{"id":18412,"date":"2017-04-25T17:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T21:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterlevine.ws\/?p=18412"},"modified":"2017-04-25T17:00:52","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T21:00:52","slug":"agenda-for-frontiers-of-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterlevine.ws\/?p=18412","title":{"rendered":"agenda for Frontiers of Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/activecitizen.tufts.edu\/civic-studies\/frontiers\/\">Frontiers of Democracy<\/a>\u00a0will take place this June 22-24, 2017 in Boston. It is hosted by the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University, with the Deliberative Democracy Consortium, Everyday Democracy, the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, and the Carnegie Mellon\u2019s Entertainment Technology Center.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/frontiers-of-democracy-conference-2017-tickets-31104870505\">Register now<\/a>\u00a0because\u00a0two-thirds of the spaces are taken.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Draft Schedule (subject to additions and changes)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>View the full conference schedule, including speaker bios and session descriptions, <a href=\"http:\/\/activecitizen.tufts.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frontiers-2017-Schedule.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Thursday, 6\/22<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>5:00 PM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Registration and Reception<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:45 PM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Welcome and Opening Remarks: <strong>Peter Levine<\/strong>, Tisch College<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00-7:00 PM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>@Stake: A game for generating ideas and discussion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:00-7:45 PM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>\u201cShort Takes\u201d<\/strong> talks, followed by group discussion:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. F. Willis Johnson<\/strong>, senior minister of Wellspring Church in Ferguson, Missouri<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wendy Willis<\/strong>, Executive Director of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium; Director of Oregon\u2019s Kitchen Table at Portland State University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jill Abramson<\/strong>,\u00a0Harvard and\u00a0former executive editor of The New York Times (invited).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Friday, 6\/23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>8:00 AM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Breakfast\/logistics<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:00-10:30 AM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Plenary: Framework #1 for Civic Action:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Ceasar McDowell<\/strong>, Professor of the Practice of Community Development at MIT, presenting eight public engagement design principles to leverage the public\u2019s voice in five strategic types of public dialogue<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:30-10:45 AM\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>BREAK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:45AM-12:15 PM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Concurrent Sessions. <\/strong>Choose among:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Civic Gaming<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nJoshua Miller<\/strong>, University of Baltimore; <strong>Daniel Levine<\/strong>, Community Mediation;\u00a0<strong>Sarah Shugars<\/strong>, Northeastern University<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. How to Teach Democracy in Authoritarian Nations<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nTianlong You<\/strong>, Arizona State; <strong>Haimo Li<\/strong>, University of Houston; <strong>Yao Lin<\/strong>, City University of Hong Kong<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Are We Still Relevant? The role of Democratic Deliberation Innovators in a \u201cDowngraded Democracy\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Jessie Conover<\/strong>, Healthy Democracy; <strong>Ashley Trim<\/strong>, Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. How Do We Midwife the Emergence of Wise Governance Networks? <\/strong><strong><br \/>\nTracy Kunkler<\/strong>, Circle Forward; <strong>Tom Atlee<\/strong>, Co-Intelligence Institute; <strong>Steve Waddell<\/strong>, Networking Action<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Beyond Novelty: What Sustainable Civic Media Practice Looks Like<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nEric Gordon<\/strong> and <strong>Gabriel Mugar<\/strong>, Emerson College Engagement Lab<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Working to Instill Intellectual Humility in our Classrooms and Civic Life<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nJonathan Garlick<\/strong>, Tufts University and <strong>Lauren Barthold<\/strong>, Endicott College and Essential Partners<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Crime, Safety and Justice: Creating Opportunities for Citizen Decision-Making<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nAmy Lee<\/strong> and <strong>John Dedrick<\/strong>, Kettering Foundation; <strong>Martha McCoy<\/strong>, Everyday Democracy; <strong>Kristen Cambell<\/strong>, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. How to Start a Revolution<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nMaureen White<\/strong>, strategy consultant; <strong>Pedja Stojicic<\/strong>, Senior Scholar for Stewardship and Engagement,\u00a0ReThink Health<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:15PM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>LUNCH\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:15-2:45 PM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Plenary: Framework #2 for Civic Action<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Archon Fung<\/strong>, Harvard Kennedy School: Analyzing Faces of Power.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:45-3:00 PM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>BREAK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3:00-4:15 PM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Plenary: Framework #3 for Civic Action:<br \/>\n<\/strong>A \u201cFishbowl\u201d Discussion of a draft Strategic Framework from Civic Nation + Co., moderated by Edna Ishayik of Civic Nation. In the fishbowl:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jeff Coates<\/strong>, National Conference on Citizenship<\/li>\n<li><strong>Felton (Tony) Earls<\/strong>, Harvard University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lewis A. Friedland<\/strong>, University of Wisconsin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg<\/strong>, Tufts University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taeku Lee<\/strong>, University of California-Berkeley<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carmen Sirianni<\/strong>, Brandeis University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Janet Tran, <\/strong>The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4:15-6:00 PM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>\u201cShort Takes\u201d<\/strong> talks, followed by group discussion<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hardy Merriman<\/strong>, President of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflic<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rekha Datta,<\/strong> Professor of Political Science at Monmouth University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ashley Trim,<\/strong> Executive Director of the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership at Pepperdine University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carol Rose,<\/strong> Executive Director of the ACLU of Massachusetts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Saturday, 6\/24<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>8:00-9:00 AM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Networking breakfast<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:00-10:30 AM<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><strong>Concurrent Sessions. <\/strong>Choose among:<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Teaching Youth Participatory Politics in Higher Education<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Chaebong Nam<\/strong>, Harvard University<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Working in and with Faith Communities in Times of Democratic Crisis<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nElizabeth Gish<\/strong>, Western Kentucky University; <strong>John Dedrick<\/strong>, The Kettering Foundation<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. The Battle for the Soul of Our Republic<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Adam Eichen<\/strong> and <strong>Laura Brisbane<\/strong>, Small Planet Institute<\/p>\n<p><strong>12. Democratizing Our Schools<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Roshan Bliss<\/strong>, National Coalition for Dialogue &amp; Deliberation; <strong>J.A. Strub<\/strong>, Students Organizing for Democratic Alternatives; <strong>Shari Davis<\/strong>, Participatory Budgeting Project, and others<\/p>\n<p><strong>13. How might citizens use principles of opening governance to confront authoritarianism?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Jonathan Harlow<\/strong> and <strong>Erik Johnston<\/strong>, Research Network on Opening Governance, Arizona State University<br \/>\nCenter for Policy Informatics<\/p>\n<p><strong>14. How to Make Public Engagement Truly Engaging<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Maureen White<\/strong>, Former Public Engagement Campaign Manager, Go Boston 2030<\/p>\n<p><strong>15. Putting Democracy to Work: Community Action that Binds, Not Divides<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Rob Jones<\/strong> and <strong>Meagan Picard<\/strong>, Founding Forward Democracy Labs<\/p>\n<p><strong>16. Social Emergency Response Centers<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Kenneth Bailey<\/strong>, <strong>Lori Lobenstine<\/strong>, and <strong>Ayako Maruyama<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:30-10:45 AM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>BREAK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:45AM-12:15 PM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Plenary: Framework #4 for Civic Action:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Participants will work in groups of eight to apply <a href=\"http:\/\/peterlevine.ws\/images\/How_to_Respond2-1.jpg\">this framework<\/a> and will add ideas to a Google doc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frontiers of Democracy\u00a0will take place this June 22-24, 2017 in Boston. It is hosted by the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University, with the Deliberative Democracy Consortium, Everyday Democracy, the Charles F. 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