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The centerpiece of By the People's efforts in 2005 was Deliberation Week, which ran from October 22-29. PBS stations and their community group partners, community colleges, and others hosted dialogues on healthcare and education.
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PBS broadcast a special
one-hour program, anchored by The NewsHour's Ray Suarez, highlighting
citizen discussions on healthcare and education taking place during
Deliberation Week, October 22-29, 2005.
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PBS stations sponsored more than 20 local
television broadcasts, four radio programs, and more than 130
events in 2004. KERA (Dallas, TX) featured NewsHour anchor Jim
Lehrer discussing "A World of News."
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Deliberation
Week 2005 Site
Bowling Green's
WBGU
and the Center for Regional Development hosted
dialogues on October 22-27 on healthcare. They
contributed footage to the By the People national
PBS broadcast on November 10, 2005.
Deliberation
Week 2005 Site
Cleveland, OH:
WVIZ/PBS
Ideastream hosted a community dialogue on October
22, 2005, focusing on education. They contributed
footage to the By the People national PBS broadcast
on November 10, 2005.
Deliberation
Week 2005 Site
The League of
Women Voters of Cleveland Area
October 27,
2005
The League partnered with the Cleveland Democracy
Center to host discussions on education issues.
Cleveland, Ohio
Deliberation Day
Oct. 16, 2004
In Cleveland, and in 16 other cities across the
country, a random sample of citizens participated
in day-long dialogues about what, not who, was
at stake in the presidential election with the
goal of illustrating public opinion at large at
a crucial time in our nation's history. WVIZ/PBS
Ideastream took the lead, locally.
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WOSU/Columbus, Ohio
Summer 2004: Civic engagement
discussions in Somali and Hispanic communities.
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Wisconsin PTV
Spring/Fall 2004
On March 27th, 19 community leaders from around the
state attended a day-long seminar, By the People: Wisconsin
Deliberates-Leadership Training Summit in Madison. Organized
by Wisconsin PTV and facilitated by the League of Women
Voters of Wisconsin and the Greater Green Bay Community
Foundation, the workshop offered attendees an opportunity
to lay the groundwork for hosting local community dialogues
in the fall.
Follow-up teleconferences were held on May 25th, September
2nd and 3rd to discuss the community forums in La Crosse,
Eau Claire, Green Bay, Beloit and Janesville. Summit
participants were motivated to create opportunities
for dialogue with distinct themes in their local communities.
International Institute
of Wisconsin
Nov. 19-21, 2004
Milwaukee, WI During its annual Holiday Folk Fair, the
International Institute of Wisconsin, affiliated with
the World Affairs Councils of America, hosted, a special
exhibit featuring information and mini round table discussions
targeted toward children in grades 4-8 and their teachers
on refugee issues and America's role and responsibilities.
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International Institute
of Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
Wisconsin Public Television
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