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Voter's Survival Kit: Health Care Issue Guide

It's election season again, and that means politicians are crossing the country to sell one thing: themselves. Public Agenda's Voter's Survival Kit is designed to help voters get past the spin with key facts, differing points of view, and the pros and cons of each approach. The Voter's Survival Kit is made up of six guides and this one tackles healthcare. For the full kit visit (http://www.everyday-democracy.org/Exchange/Guide.55.aspx

Author: Public Agenda

Contributed by: Shaheen Hasan

Tags: election | health care | voter | voters survival kit | voting

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Voter's Survival Kit: Climate Change Issue Guide

It's election season again, and that means politicians are crossing the country to sell one thing: themselves. Public Agenda's Voter's Survival Kit is designed to help voters get past the spin with key facts, differing points of view, and the pros and cons of each approach. The Voter's Survival Kit is made up of six guides and this one takes on energy. For the full kit visit http://www.everyday-democracy.org/Exchange/Guide.55.aspx

Author: Public Agenda

Contributed by: Shaheen Hasan

Tags: climate change | election | energy | global warming | voting

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Voter's Survival Kit: Economy Issue Guide

It's election season again, and that means politicians are crossing the country to sell one thing: themselves. Public Agenda's Voter's Survival Kit is designed to help voters get past the spin with key facts, differing points of view, and the pros and cons of each approach. The Voter's Survival Kit is made up of six guides and this one takes on the economy. For the full kit visit http://www.everyday-democracy.org/Exchange/Guide.55.aspx

Author: Public Agenda

Contributed by: Shaheen Hasan

Tags: economy | election | voters survival kit | voting

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Voter's Survival Kit: Iraq and Beyond Issue Guide

It's election season again, and that means politicians are crossing the country to sell one thing: themselves. Public Agenda's Voter's Survival Kit is designed to help voters get past the spin with key facts, differing points of view, and the pros and cons of each approach. The Voter's Survival Kit is made up of six guides and this one takes on foreign policy. For the full kit visit http://www.everyday-democracy.org/Exchange/Guide.55.aspx

Author: Public Agenda

Contributed by: Shaheen Hasan

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Voter's Survival Kit: Taxes, Spending and the Debt Issue Guide

It's election season again, and that means politicians are crossing the country to sell one thing: themselves. Public Agenda's Voter's Survival Kit is designed to help voters get past the spin with key facts, differing points of view, and the pros and cons of each approach. The Voter's Survival Kit is made up of six guides and this one takes on taxes, spending and debt. For the full kit visit http://www.everyday-democracy.org/Exchange/Guide.55.aspx

Author: Public Agenda

Contributed by: Shaheen Hasan

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Learning Liberty discussion guide at Saint Anselm College

Learning Liberty started in 2004 with a round of study circles to answer the question, "how can Saint Anselm College best educate and prepare students for a lifetime of citizenship?" We developed this guide with the help of Nancy Thomas and it was a great resource for the facilitators.

Author: Mica Stark, Saint Anselm College

Contributed by: Mica Stark

Tags: civic education | civic engagement | higher education | liberty

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Working Together to Remove Racial and Ethnic Barriers to Student Achievement: A Facilitator's Guide

• Build lasting relationships among diverse stakeholders • Engage participants to discuss racial issues • Work with parents, teachers and students to develop action plans that will address racial and ethnic barriers to student achievement and parent involvement

Author: John Landesman, Ruby Rubens, and Catherine Orland with Miriam Carter, Mark Clark, Sandra Coles Bell, Judy Jourdain-Earl, Patricia Lee, Eeshan Melder,Michael Pauls, Ottoniel Perez, Paula Puglisi, Jane Smith, and Carolyn Vasques Scalera

Contributed by: Terri Evans

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Purple Ribbon Study Circles on Domestic Abuse & Domestic Homicide

[ Abridged version ] A community-led, social impact dialogue that brings together the voices of everyday people and issue stakeholders to help break the silence and the cycle of domestic abuse and domestic homicide. To learn more about bringing a Purple Ribbon Study Circles project to your community contact donnabartos@purpleribboncouncil.org

Author: Purple Ribbon Council to Cut Out Domestic Abuse

Contributed by: Donna Bartos

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A Woman's Guide to Talking About War and Peace

A curriculum for community dialogue about a the role of the military in American democracy as we re-align our national security priorities and tools with a strategy that better reflects today's threats. Includes: a new vision for national security, a primer on civil-military relations, how to get involved in our democratic system,overview of the military services, two models of dialogue with veterans, one for small private groups, the other for larger public conversations.

Author: Lorelei Kelly and Lt Col Dana Eyre USAR

Contributed by: Lorelei Kelly

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Access through Action Dialogues

Access through Action Dialogues helps study circle groups analyze healthcare access issues at the community level, develop a vision for improved healthcare for the community and follow-through with action plans to make change and build upon what is working.

Author: Parmer Heacox - adapted from "Prosperous Communities" by Brad Rourke

Contributed by: Parmer Heacox

Tags: health | health care

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