E-News from Everyday Democracy (formerly The Study Circular)

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Everyday Democracy launches the 'Making Every Voice Matter' youtube video contest!

We've extended the deadline to Apr.16 to enter the Making Every Voice Matter video contest! Did we mention that you can also win $1,000? Learn more.

Making Every Voice Matter national conference hosted by Everyday Democracy on June 12-14 in Denver, Colo.
Where can you learn about creating equitable opportunity and access among racial and ethnic groups? Moving the dialogue to action? Or, getting help in identifying possible assets and resources needed to accomplish program action ideas? These topics and more will be covered at the "Making Every Voice Matter" national conference hosted by Everyday Democracy on June 12-14 in Denver, Colo. Register today!

Stay tuned for our April water cooler

Join us at the DemocracySpace.org blog on April 17 to talk with the eight programs taking part in Everyday Democracy's "Communities Creating Racial Equity" initiative to find out what the initiative is about, why it's happening and what the programs hope to achieve. Read more

Citizen activist nominations open

Do you know people who deserves recognition for their path-making social change work? Nominate them for the 2008 Citizen Activist Award. Read more

Hundreds unite in Lynchburg, Va., to tackle racism

“When people mumble and grumble about the state we’re in... I wish they could go to places like Lynchburg and see what everyday people can accomplish," says Everyday Democracy's Molly Barrett. Read more

Make Hope Real

Make Hope Real offers five succint guidelines on how civic leaders and community organizers can nurture the new national impulse for involvement and change. Read more

Community's first-ever cultural event to promote diversity

City-wide dialogues in Fond du Lac, Wis., lead to the community embracing and celebrating its diversity at the upcoming "Celebrate CommUNITY" event. Read more

Poverty and racism "joined at the hip"

Drawing on his anti-racism work in Burlington, Vt., Hal Colston talks to his hometown newspaper in York, Pa., about tackling issues of racism and poverty and the benefits of a dialogue-to-change effort. Read more

Palo Alto, Calif., aims to include all voices in community issues

"In an ideal world, this would be a community where everybody, no matter what your ethnic background, gender, age, level of physical fitness ... felt they have a stake in the community..." says Barbara Spreng. Read more


Everyday Democracy (formerly the Study Circles Resource Center) is a national organization that helps communities find ways for all kinds of people to think, talk and work together to solve problems. We work with neighborhoods, cities and towns, regions, and states, helping them pay particular attention to how racism and ethnic differences affect the problems they address. Created in 1989 by The Paul J. Aicher Foundation, Everyday Democracy has worked with more than 550 communities nationwide on many different public issues.

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