Community Conversation Project: Dialogue Training Application

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Description Community Conversation Project participants will participate in a day-and-a-half workshop focused on deliberative dialogue, civic engagement, and facilitated discussions on January 16-17 as well as three two-hour evening trainings during the weeks of January 16th, 22nd and 29th. Starting with basic public engagement and deliberative democracy theory, students will explore their value in democracy and community-building and challenges to effective implementation. On a practical level, students will learn basic facilitation skills and take part in mock dialogues to practice managing challenging group or participant dynamics and difficult conversations. Over the course of the semester, students should expect to commit between three and five hours per week to the project. This is a paid opportunity- all training and project work will be compensated. This year's training will be led by Professor Alma Lowry. Alma Lowry’s work focuses on public participation, participatory democracy and environmental justice policy. In addition to her academic work, Lowry has practiced environmental law for more than 20 years, primarily representing low-income communities and communities of co...