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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
San Diego's KPBS
hosted a community dialogue on October 29, 2005,
that focused on healthcare cost and quality in
California. The station contributed footage to
the By the People national PBS broadcast on November
10, 2005.
Deliberation
Week 2005 Site
Hands On Sacramento
October 27,
2005
Hands On Sacramento hosted a two-part program.
The event began with discussion forum and Q&A
session on education issues with experts from
the Sacramento City Unified School District. After
the forum, Hands On Sacramento launched its ReadingWorks
program - a book club whose goal is to educate
Sacramento citizens about policy issues.
San Diego, Calif.
Deliberation Day
October 16,
2004
In San Diego, and in 16 other cities across the
country, a random sample of citizens participated
in day-long dialogues about what, not who, is
at stake in the upcoming presidential election
with the goal of illustrating public opinion at
large at a crucial time in our nation's history.
KPBS led the local project.
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MiraCosta Community
College District
Fall 2004
Oceanside, Calif. - MCC's Institute for International
Perspectives held debates featuring U.S. congressional
candidates from the 49th and 50th districts prior to
the November elections. These debates focused on how
candidates view America's role in the world.
World Affairs Council
of Northern CA
Oct. 18, 2004
San Francisco, Calif. - The World Affairs Council of
Northern California convened a town hall meeting featuring
a diverse panel of experts on foreign policy, economics
and local political concerns.
Santa Barbara Community
College
Sept. 16-Nov. 18,
2004
Santa Barbara, Calif. - SBCC supported a series of forums
and panel discussions covering topics ranging from the
2004 election, the war on terrorism and the Mideast
conflict. Cosponsors of these events included LWV of
Santa Barbara, U.N. Association, American Red Cross
and the American Association of University Women.
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Deliberation
Week 2005 Site
Seattle's KCTS
Television and Seattle Works hosted a community
summit on October 22, 2005, which focused on healthcare.
The station contributed footage to the By the
People national PBS broadcast on November 10,
2005.
Deliberation
Week 2005 Site
Seattle Works
Oct. 22, 2005
Seattle works partnered with KCTS Television to
host Deliberation Week discussions on healthcare
issues. Look to them for information on ways to
continue the conversations after the event.
Seattle, Wash.
Deliberation Day
October 16,
2004
In Seattle, and in 16 other cities across the
country, a random sample of citizens participated
in day-long dialogues about what, not who, is
at stake in the upcoming presidential election
with the goal of illustrating public opinion at
large at a crucial time in our nation's history.
KCTS led the local project.
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Cascadia Community
College
Nov. 10-11, 2004
Bothell, Wash. - CCC held a series of activities to
promote global literacy by expanding critical thinking
about the role of the United States internationally.
The event combined interactive lectures and roundtable
discussions by experts and members of the community.
A Web site was developed to offer the extended community
a chance to reflect on the discussions and communicate
via a chat room.
Edmonds Community
College
Fall 2004
Lynnwood, Wash. - EdCC hosted a panel series through
its Brown Bag Lecture program entitled A Comparative
Assessment of Foreign Policy Platforms. Panel members
and speakers with a significant background in diverse
political foreign policy were recruited with the assistance
of the local World Affairs Council.
World Affairs Council-Global
Classroom
Oct. 16, 2004
The World Affairs Council of Seattle, Wash.Hosted its
fourth annual Youth Summit, a forum for Washington high
school students to participate in democratic processes
and to make their voices heard. The event featured a
panel of adult expert speakers providing background
material, followed by opportunities for dialogue among
students.
KCTS/Seattle, Wash.
The Community Conversations begun by KCTS in 2004 expanded
to more diverse neighborhoods, and reached citizens
in White Center where 32 languages are spoken. In partnership
with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, KCTS has trained
moderators for bilingual Community Conversations in
Spanish and Vietnamese.
KSPS/Spokane, Wash.
As a result of the BTP
project, KSPS secured a long-term partnership with Shaw
Cable, a Canadian broadcast company to provide free
fiber optic feeds for live programming efforts. Through
this partnership, KSPS is working on a series of live
programs focusing on the "Canadian Connection" topic.
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