E-News from Everyday Democracy (formerly the Study Circular)

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Reflections on the Making Every Voice Matter conference

Through Everyday Democracy's first-ever podcasts, Solomon Hatch of Chattanooga, Tenn., Tessa Garcia McEwen of Chicago, Ill., and Gina Valencia of Jackson Hole, Wyo., share the ideas and tools they took away from our national conference and how they're putting them into action. Read more

It’s time to be online!

Could you use some free help in setting up a blog, making a guest post at DemocracySpace, publicizing events at Facebook, or learning how to make a simple video? Everyday Democracy can help! Read more

Keeping neighborhoods neighborly

Residents of Visalia, Calif., join a "Sustaining our Neighborhoods" forum to discuss ways to maintain a thriving neighborhood despite the growing number of home foreclosures. Read more

Horizons effort results in educational scholarships

In a Horizons dialogue-to-change program, residents of Ritzville, Wash., identified the need for more educational opportunities. The community is now receiving a $10,000 grant to provide scholarships to a new distance learning center. Read more

A "Race for Excellence" in Macon, Ga.

Residents of Macon, Ga., are working together in a "race toward excellence" to dismantle racism and create a vibrant community. Read more


Everyday Democracy (formerly the Study Circles Resource Center) is a national organization that helps communities find ways for all kinds of people to think, talk and work together to solve problems. We work with neighborhoods, cities and towns, regions, and states, helping them pay particular attention to how racism and ethnic differences affect the problems they address. Created in 1989 by The Paul J. Aicher Foundation, Everyday Democracy has worked with more than 550 communities nationwide on many different public issues.

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