In this newsletter, read about:
- How to watch the recording of "An Online Introduction to Historic Decisions Issue Guides"
- Resources related to using Historic Decisions Issue Guides
- An article by Joni Doherty - "Historic Decisions: Looking Deliberatively at the Past"
- A New Issue Guide - "War in Ukraine: How Should the United States Respond?"
- Presentations at the upcoming NCDD "Summer Learning Springboard" July 25-30
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Historic Decisions Issue Guides & Resources |
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Watch the Recorded "Introduction to Historic Decisions Issue Guides" |
The workshop panel was facilitated by Mark Wilson, Director, The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities, Auburn University, and Cristin Brawner, Kettering Foundation associate.
Panelists included:
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Gabrielle Lamplugh, Communications Director, Mikva Challenge, and former Director of Education for the David Mathews Center for Civic Life
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Magdalena Mieri, Director, Special Initiatives, and Director, Program in Latino History and Culture, Smithsonian National Museum of American History
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Nicole Moore, Director of Education, National Center for Civil and Human Rights
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Clare Shubert, Capstone Director, Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes, and former Director of Engagement and Programming, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation
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Sarah S. Wilson, Director of Education, Autry Museum of the American West
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Read an Article by Joni Doherty
Historic Decisions: Looking Deliberatively at the Past
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Joni Doherty, a Kettering Foundation program officer, recently wrote an article about the framing and use of a series of Historic Decisions issue guides that have been produced by museums around the country. The article, titled Historic Decisions: Looking Deliberatively at the Past, was posted on the Kettering Foundation website blog on June 21, 2022.
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New Issue Guide
Free to Download and Use
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War in Ukraine: How Should the United States Respond?
An issue guide from The Democracy Commitment
at Monroe Community College
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On February 24th, 2022, Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine. Since the invasion, thousands have died, with millions more uprooted and forced to flee their homes. This has led to a robust discussion regarding Russia’s motivations for invading Ukraine, including fears over NATO expansion and Ukraine’s interest in Western institutions, the democratization of Ukraine, and the expansion of Russian borders...This issue sheet proposes three options for a possible response: Minimal Intervention, Continued Sanctions and Diplomacy, and Military Intervention.
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National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation
Summer Learning Springboard July 25-30
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National Issues Forums Institute and Kettering Foundation
Two Sessions at the upcoming Summer Learning Springboard
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The National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD) is once again presenting a Summer Learning Springboard, a week-long series of informative and skill-building sessions. This year's series will include a session by the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI), and also a session by the Kettering Foundation.
The following are descriptions of each of the two sessions:
Monday, July 25, 2022 3:00-4:30 PM Eastern/12:00-1:30 PM Pacific
Convening and Facilitating Deliberative Discussions: How Can We Encourage and Safeguard Voting?
In this session, participants will explore the fundamental concepts and practices of deliberative dialogue within the context of convening and facilitating community and campus discussions on the critically important and timely issue of encouraging and safeguarding voting. Participants will receive a wide range of issue-specific and general materials to help them in their future efforts. (All levels)
Registration: Included with Springboard general registration
Betty Knighton
National Issues Forums & Kettering Foundation
A range of materials are available to help people deliberate about encouraging and safeguarding voting, including the NIFI issue guide titled How Should We Encourage and Safeguard Voting? Click here to learn more about this national initiative and about the materials and resources that are available, and to watch a webinar that was presented about the initiative and how to organize and lead forums about voting.
Monday, July 25, 2022 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern/10:00-11:30 AM Pacific
A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action?
Reframing Dialogue & Deliberation as Formational Practices
Everyone has heard it: I don't JUST want to talk about something, I want to take ACTION. This session draws together several leaders in the field of dialogue and deliberation to complicate this distinction between talk and action. When we frame dialogue or deliberation as something other than action, we run the risk of missing the potential that D&D has to shape people, communities, and institutions. Taking part in deliberation and dialogue is an essential form of action that involves talking, listening, weighing, feeling, imagining, connecting, being seen and heard, and so on. When we take part in these practices, they shape who we are and have potential to shape the communities where we live. This 90 minute session engages participants in reframing the distinction between talk/action, suggests activities that can help explore this, and provides examples of the way that D&D has been a meaningful formational practice for individuals, communities, and institutions. (Intermediate)
Registration: Included with Springboard general registration
Brad Rourke
Program Officer, Kettering Foundation
Elizabeth Gish
Program Officer, Kettering Foundation
Pastor, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Katya Lukianova
Program Officer, Kettering Foundation
Michael Nygren
President, Live Your Best Life, Inc.
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Opportunities to share what you're doing with the network |
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Do you have news or events related to the deliberative public forums work you do? We'd love to be able to share what you're doing. Please send information to Patty Dineen.
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Support public deliberation
Would you like to make a difference in how people talk about public issues in our society? There are three ways to support our work: donate to the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI), the Taylor L. Willingham Legacy Fund, or the Elizabeth "Libby" Kingseed Teaching With Deliberation Memorial Award. Click below to learn more and to donate.
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About Deliberation in National Issues Forums |
National Issues Forums issue guides are designed to stimulate public deliberation, which is a way of making decisions together that is different from discussion or debate. The purpose of deliberative forums is to inform collective action. As citizens, we have to make decisions together before we can act together, whether with other citizens or through legislative bodies. Acting together is essential for addressing problems that can't be solved by one group of people or one institution. These problems have more than one cause and therefore have to be met by a number of mutually reinforcing initiatives with broad public participation.
About the National Issues Forums Institute
The National Issues Forums Institute's mission is to promote the use of public deliberation in schools, colleges, civic organizations, and religious institutions in the United States. The institute's members are volunteers drawn from leaders in government, colleges and universities, libraries, civic organizations, the media, and medicine. For more information visit www.nifi.org.
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