Young people’s involvement and leadership is central to creating sustainable community change. But many community groups run into problems when they try to engage young people in their work. Here, we lay out solutions to some of the most common issues.
Hands on guide for youth and adults, who are dedicated to finding ways for all kinds of people to engage in dialogue and problem solving on critical social and political issues.
Use these worksheets to help your group design a strategy for reaching out and getting new volunteers and participants.
This handout will help you understand the importance of talking points and give you four simple steps for developing your own.
This activity will help groups gain an understanding of different ways change can happen, and in particular how Everyday Democracy's dialogue process differs from other ways of creating change in a community.
This exercise is designed to help you have a conversation about how your community’s racial dynamics may be impacting your work as organizers. It will also help you to think about how to work together as a team more equitably during this phase of the process.
This discussion will help your group begin talking about a situation that is causing tension in our community or that presents a great opportunity. It will help you narrow down an issue that you should move forward on as a team.
The purpose of this activity is to help coalition members identify their hopes and concerns for the project so that everyone can have a meaningful discussion about goals. The best time for this activity is during the first or second meeting of your coalition.
This activity can be used to identify the resources that will help your coalition organize a dialogue-to-change effort.
If you have a message that you want to spread to members in your community, you'll be more effective and reach more people if you have a clear strategy. Use this worksheet to help guide your team in creating a messaging strategy.
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.
