First 2019 Civic Change Champion Announced
Mayme Webb Bledsoe of the Duke Durham Neighborhood Partnership Uses Dialogue to Lift Voices in the Duke / Durham Community
Racial Equity
Everyday Democracy Hosts Stand Against Racism Event
Everyday Democracy is hosting a community dialogue 4/26/19 on immigrant and refugee justice as part of the 2019 YWCA’s STAND Against Racism Day. Join us to engage and learn from each other
through a dialogue that will help us break down the assumptions and messages we hear about immigrants and refugees.
Four Communities Across the Country That Have Embedded Dialogue to Change
For more than 25 years, Everyday Democracy has worked with communities across the country to foster a healthy and vibrant democracy – one that is characterized by strong relationships across divides, racial equity, and widespread leadership and voice. Here are snapshots of just four of the hundreds of communities that have been positively transformed through their Dialogue to Change efforts.
2018 Aicher Award Winners
For more than 25 years, Everyday Democracy has worked with communities across the country to foster a healthy and vibrant democracy – characterized by strong relationships across divides, leadership development, including the voices of all people, and understanding and addressing structural racism. In 2017, the organization launched the Paul and Joyce Aicher Award Competition for Leaders in Democracy to raise the visibility of people and organizations who are supporting this work and Generation Justice of Albuquerque, New Mexico was the first recipient of the award. Awardees receive $10,000 to further their mission.
In 2018, this distinguished award, went to Beth Broadway, President/CEO of InterFaith Works of Central New York. Beth’s winning nomination was selected from 67 nominations of both individuals and organizations, in this second annual national contest. New this year, was a "Runner Up" category which went to Mayme Webb-Bledsoe of Duke / Durham, North Carolina, who received $2,500.
Learn more about Beth and Mayme's work, as well as the accomplishments of the award finalists, honorable mentions and promising practices.
Curriculum: Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow
There are many people who don’t realize that we have yet to achieve a society where everyone has equal opportunities, and that we’re still dealing with the affects slavery and Jim Crow. That’s why it’s so important for our children to learn about this history, to see examples of people who fought for equal rights, and to understand how that history impacts us today.
Racial Equity and the Power of Voice at the Core of the Inaugural Institute for Community Change Leaders
People from all backgrounds and geographic areas, nonprofits, government agencies, community based organizations and educational institutions – came together for a week to explore what it means to be a leader in the 21st Century. Everyday Democracy’s first Institute for Community Change Leaders was held in December 2018, in Southbury, Connecticut. Forty-seven community leaders were selected from 15 states through a competitive application process.
Syracuse New York's Beth Broadway wins 2018 Paul Aicher Leadership in Democracy Award
Beth Broadway, President/CEO of InterFaith Works of Central New York, was selected as the winner of the 2018 Paul and Joyce Aicher Leadership in Democracy Award. Beth’s winning nomination was selected from 67 nominations of both individuals and organizations, in this second annual national contest, and as a result, $10,000 for her agency and an award statue was presented to Beth at a ceremony in Hartford, CT on December 6.
CT Civic Ambassador Summit Shares Insight from Civic Leaders and Each Other
Civic engagement isn't just about voting. This second annual Connecticut Civic Summit engaged 50+ residents from throughout the state, to talk about ways to promote civic health in the state.
Criminal Justice Reform Advocates Take "A Time to Talk"
Criminal justice reform advocates are trying to spark a larger conversation regarding the role race and poverty play in experience with the justice system. In Hartford recently, a dialogue took place between lawyers, public officials, and community stakeholders, including formerly incarcerated individuals.
A Time to Talk: a Dialogue about Poverty, Criminal Justice and Race
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. As people throughout the state and country lose faith that there is any resemblance of equity in our jail, prison, sentencing and overall justice systems, an action-driven collaborative in Connecticut is organizing a day of dialogue and deliberation, led by the national non-profit, Everyday Democracy. The collaborative includes: ACLU Smart Justice Connecticut; Capital Community College, Community Capacity Builders, Community Solutions, City of Hartford, the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy, Katal Center for Health, Equity and Justice and Phoenix Association. Join Us Saturday, November 17th at noon (11am lunch) at the Chrysalis Center for a Discusssion and Dialogue with Peter Edelman. Registration is required.
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Dialogue to Change
Our ultimate goal is to create positive community change that includes everyone, and we believe that our tools, advice, and resources will help foster that kind of change. Whether you’re grappling with a divisive community issue, or simply want to include residents’ voices in city government, Everyday Democracy's Dialogue to Change process, using a racial equity lens, can help.