Intergenerational Equity Framework
Our intergenerational equity framework provides a definition and five principles needed for building intergenerational equity in your community work.
Racial Equity
Dialogue to Change Guide for School Districts
Making sure that all young people have equitable opportunities to do well in school and in life is key to the health of our communities and our whole democracy. This brief guide is designed to help you bring this essential work to your local school district and community.
Forming a More Connected Community - Stamford, CT
Stamford is a city of contrasts and divergences. It is a city in which you will find picturesque New England coastal residences as well as day laborers on highway ramps running toward vehicles in an attempt to earn a day’s wage. Eminent domain, urban revitalization, new immigrants and modernization are changing the dynamics and social fabric of Stamford. It is in this landscape of disparities that we launched a seven session dialogue series titled “Facing Racism in Stamford.”
Everyday Democracy Partners with the CT Historical Society for a Talkback – Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow
On June 6, 2019 a dozen Hartford-area residents gathered for a Tour and Talkback at the CT Historical Society to reflect on the Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow exhibit and the many related challenges we still face today.
Immigrant Justice is Racial Justice
This guide for brief 2-hour community discussions was developed by Everyday Democracy for 2019's Stand Against Racism Day.
Stand Against Racism - Take Action
On April 26, 2019, Everyday Democracy hosted its 7th Stand Against Racism Day event in partnership with the YWCA of Greater Hartford. Entitled No Hate, No Fear: Immigrant Justice is Racial Justice, the event brought together Everyday Democracy staff members as well as representatives of some of the nonprofit organizations that are also part of the CT Nonprofit Alliance to address shared concerns about the racist, divisive, and hateful narrative that we hear almost every day about immigration and the so-called “crisis at the border.”
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
Everyday Democracy Hosts Stand Against Racism Event
Everyday Democracy hosted a community dialogue 4/26/19 on immigrant and refugee justice as part of the 2019 YWCA’s STAND Against Racism Day. Here is a glimpse of the event where participants engaged and learned from each other
through a dialogue, breaking 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.
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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.