Everyday Democracy

The Oakland neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pa., is using the dialogue-to-change model to engage community members in shaping their new strategic plan. Wanda Wilson, executive director of the Oakland Planning & Development Corp. talks about why they chose this process, what messaging they used, and how they've included underrepresented groups in the conversations.

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Listen in as Martha McCoy, executive director of Everyday Democracy, tells us about some of the amazing success stories of individuals and communities making their voices heard in an effective way in an interview on The Coffee Party radio.

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Roberta Rael, project manager for the KUNM Youth Radio Project, discusses the importance of empowering youth through leadership roles and engaging them in early childhood development work. She is currently involved with Strong Starts for Children, an early childhood development initiative in Albuquerque, N.M.

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Program Liaison and Editor Molly Barrett discusses the key elements of bringing a team together to produce a successful discussion guide: who to include and what to do once you've gathered a team together.

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Carling Sitterley, a participant in the Many Voices – One Community program in Lynchburg, Va., talks about experiences that piqued her interest in racial equity and her ideas for involving young people in dialogues and action groups.

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Vince Two Eagles tells his story of how he got involved in the Wagner (S.D.) Horizons Racism Study Circles and shares his insights on how to direct change to benefit everyone in a community.

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Jah’shams Abdul-Mu’min, director of Success A New Beginning in South Central Los Angeles, discusses the role of healing in civic processes and the innovative ways the organization is working with grassroots groups to help people make a difference in their community.

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In response to the recent beating death of a teenager in Chicago, Lisa Sharon Harper of South Bronx Community Conversations shares what lessons she’s learned about building community in the wake of tragic violence.

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Clark Davis interviews businesswoman Anne Durham of Create Huntington: "Create Huntington (WV) is a group of citizens that meet once a week to come up with new ideas on how to better the city... [The group] has decided to tackle the issue of crime, which one member called the 'big elephant in the room' no one wants to talk about." Listen to the podcast to hear ideas on how to improve city livability and address the issue of crime and safety within their community.

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