Our second UNCG Webinar for members is on Thursday, December 6 from 2-3pm Eastern / 1-2pm Central / 12-1pm Mountain / 11am - 12pm Pacific. Please let us know if you're planning on attending. Once you register, you'll receive Webinar information. As a reminder, this is a benefit for UNCG dues-paying members! If you aren't sure if you're up-to-date with your dues, email roslynr@pdx.edu.
Field Notes
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Educated in Oregon
Oregon Humanities provided funding to Kitchen Table Democracy in 2018 for "Educated in Oregon" as part of its Public Program Grants that support programs across Oregon that get people together to explore challenging questions and strive for just communities.
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Advancing Collaborative Solutions: Lessons from the Oregon Sage-Grouse Conservation Partnership
A new report from NPCC and PSU's Hatfield School of Government, "Advancing Collaborative Solutions: Lessons from the Oregon Sage-Grouse Conservation Partnership (SageCon)," explores lessons learned from this collaborative conservation effort.
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The Quiet Revolution
In fall 2016, Daniel Kemmis – author and long-time public servant – gave the inaugural Collaborative Governance talk sponsored by the Collaborative Governance Certificate Program at Portland State University.
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Transformational Communication Workshop
Our partners at Portland State University's National Policy Consensus Center are sponsoring a workshop "Transformational Communication: Tools for Cross-Cultural Understanding and Alliance Building" as part of our commitment to equity. From NPCC's equity statement: An important purpose of collaborative governance is to bring a full range of voices together to build on the promises of democracy.
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The Judge as Convener
Over the past two KTD / UNCG meetings, we've been exploring the intersection of collaborative governance and equity and social justice work. This week, John Stephens, one of our UNCG members at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's School of Government, shares this exciting story from his colleague LaToya Powell of "judge as convener" for reducing the likelihood of school-based incidents leading to juvenile justice system involvement.