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By
the People Sponsors Range of Events |
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Since its launch in 2002, By the People has supported
well over 200 citizen deliberations around the country and more than 100 national
and local PBS broadcasts, on issues including national security, healthcare, education,
and citizenship in 21st century America.
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Hard Times, Hard Choices |
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Over 300 Michigan citizens debated key issues and concerns for the state, including tax and budget reform, education, and an economic overhaul, for the documentary “Hard Times, Hard Choices” which aired in January 2010. The participants were randomly selected and represented a microcosm of Michigan. Over a weekend in November 2009, they met with fellow citizens and experts to discuss options and debate new ideas. The By the People program was produced by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and anchored by Kwame Holman, correspondent for the PBS NewsHour. |
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By the People: Citizenship in the 21st Century |
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 Jim
Lehrer hosted By the People: Citizenship
in the 21st Century, that first aired on most PBS stations on Jan. 4, 2008.
You can watch the full one-hour program as it captures the discussions from a
unique weekend in Colonial Williamsburg, where nearly 50 influential Americans
debated the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Craigslist founder Craig
Newmark, Grammy award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis, and former race car
driver Janet Guthrie, among others, join "Patrick Henry" and "Thomas Jefferson"
for a lively discussion.
(requires Flash)
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Deliberation
Week 2005 |
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Fifteen By the People Citizen Deliberations on
two critically important issues before the nation—healthcare and education—were
the centerpiece of a PBS national program on November 10, 2005. The television
broadcast "By the People: Citizens Voices" covered more than 1,000 Americans at
forums hosted around the country during Deliberation Week, October 22-29, 2005,
by local PBS stations and their civic partners. It was produced by MacNeil/Lehrer
Productions and anchored by Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for The NewsHour
with Jim Lehrer. |
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Community
Colleges, Civic Groups Participate in BTP |
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By the People citizen deliberations have included
events on community college campuses, youth forums, conversations at local libraries;
and presentations and discussions hosted by community groups and broadcast on
local radio—all on topics ranging from humanitarian issues to security and terrorism. |
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2004
Local PBS Broadcasts and Activities |
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PBS aired two national specials in 2004.
One focused on By the People's Deliberation Day of discussions on "America's role
in the world" in ten communities. The other was an election special called "Time
to Choose," anchored by Jim Lehrer. In all, 23 local PBS stations took part in
By the People projects in 2004. Through these station partners, at least 60 local
TV programs were aired and more than 130 events took place—including a variety
of citizen dialogues and discussions, plays and follow up conversations, film
presentations and discussions, a student essay contest, student forums and town
hall forums. |
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2003
National Issues Convention |
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The inaugural event of By the People brought
together more than 300 Americans in Philadelphia, birthplace of the U.S. Constitution,
to discuss America's role in the world in a National Issues Convention broadcast
on PBS on Sunday, January 12, 2003. Local PBS stations and community groups extended
the conversation with follow-on events. |
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