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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
Albuquerque's KNME
and Youth Development, Inc. hosted a Community
Summit on October 29, 2005, focusing on the education
achievement gap. They contributed footage to the
By the People national PBS broadcast on November
10, 2005.
Deliberation
Week 2005 Site
League of Women
Voters of Greater Las Cruces
October
The League hosted discussions on healthcare issues.
Deliberation
Week 2005 Site
League of Women
Voters of Albuquerque/Bernalillio County
October 29,
2005
The League hosted a discussion titled: "Building
a Better Health Care System." The featured speakers
were the President of the National Coalition on
Health Care, Dr. Henry E. Simmons, M.D., M.P.H.,
F.A.C.P. and State Senator Dede Feldman, co-chair
of the Legislative Health & Human Services Committee.
Albuquerque,
N.M. Deliberation Day
Oct. 16, 2004
In Albuquerque, 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. KNME took
the lead, locally.
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University of New
Mexico-Gallup
Fall 2004
Gallup, N.M. - UNMG sponsored a series of five public
forums leading up to and immediately following the election
to address the role of the United States in the world.
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Cy-Fair College
Sept. 9, Oct. 5, 19,
26, 21, Nov. 23, 2004
Cypress, Texas - Cy-Fair College hosted a series of
activities focused on security and economics including
town hall meetings, a faculty forum, a student-led panel
discussion focused on NAFTA and its impact on national
security and the Texas economy, book club discussions
-- moderated by Cy-Fair faculty -- and an ongoing online
discussion of Iraq and Afghanistan hosted by the local
Phi Theta Kappa chapter.
KERA/Dallas, Texas
Ongoing: Thirty North
Texas residents have been meeting monthly at KERA to
discuss topical world affairs issues, such as Middle
East policy and the challenges of the new Europe, as
part of the World Affairs Council and KERA's "Great
Decisions Discussion Series."
Houston World Affairs
Council
Fall 2004
The Houston World Affairs Council hosted a town hall
meeting, America's role in the world: Power vs. Influence.
Clyde Prestowitz of the Economic Strategy Institute
and Chase Untermeyer of the University of Texas served
as principle speakers.
KUHT/Houston, Texas
August - Fall 2004: Beginning
in August, KUHT began hosting a series of four public
events. The timeline for the remaining events includes:
Aug. 31, Post-911 Security, Roundtable Discussion on
the connection and Sept. 9, Post-911 Security, Public
Forum.
Collin County Community
College
October-November 2004
Plano, Texas - CCCC held a series of lectures and workshops
to provide students with experience grappling with the
opportunities and constraints faced by foreign policy
decision-makers.
Northwest Vista College
Fall 2004
San Antonio, Texas - NVC supported events related to
two interdisciplinary courses offered at the college,
Sociologically Speaking and Reading Sociology.
Students enrolled in these courses were placed into
cohorts to research topics related to America's role
in the world, specifically in the context of U.S. influence
in shaping global policy.
World Affairs Council
of San Antonio
September 2004
The World Affairs Council of San Antonio supported a
series of dinners that allowed participants to have
in-depth discussions with experts in various fields
of U.S. foreign policy and international issues.
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