Deliberative Dialogues
 
This series of public forum events will be using the Deliberative Dialogue Process to ask the question,
"What does it take to build peace in a community?"
Up Next:
Deliberative Dialogue with Youth and Parents
April 7, 2010, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Light refreshments will be served
Event is free and open to the public.
Parking is available on the street or at the Federal parking lot.
RSVP with Natalie Cohen at natalie@westernjustice.org
What is Deliberative Dialogue?
“Deliberative dialogue is a form of discussion aimed at finding the best course of action... The purpose is not so much to solve a problem or resolve an issue as to explore the most promising avenues for action. Thinking together involves listening deeply to other points of view, exploring new ideas and perspectives, searching for points of agreement, and bringing unexamined assumptions into the open..." http://www.scottlondon.com/reports/dialogue.html
Past Dialogues
November 12, 2009 How to build peace in our community: An Interfaith perspective
Interfaith Dialogue Summary
View the Interfaith Dialogue Flyer
September 10, 2009 How to build peace in our community: A youth perspective
Youth Dialogue Report
Youth Dialogue Summary
Youth Dialogue flyer
July 9, 2009 How to build peace in our community: A woman's perspective
Women Dialogue Summary
Women Dialogue Flyer
June 4, 2009 Community and Police Dialogue
Community Police Dialogue Summary
Community Police Dialogue Flyer
Peacebuilding Brownbags, Townhalls
What are the Peacebuilding Brownbags and Townhalls?
The Western Justice Center Foundation has organized Peacebuilding Brownbags and Townhalls as public informational panels and capacity-building trainings with deliberative dialogue sessions focused on inter-group relations and violence prevention. The topics arise from ideas community members have identified as next steps in dialogues the Western Justice Center Foundation has organized over the past few years.
The Peacebuilding Brownbags grew out of the Pasadena Talks program. A yearlong spike in inter-group conflicts has since resulted in a rash of hate crimes and ten homicides in Pasadena, and The Western Justice Center Foundation was asked in Fall 2006 to serve as facilitator for an inter-group relations advisory committee convened by the Pasadena City Manager’s office to address this increase in inter-group violence. The Western Justice Center Foundation convened with the Advisory Committee three community dialogues in October 2006 on this issue. The Advisory Committee, renamed the Pasadena Talks Leadership Group, met monthly in dialogue from December 2006-June 2007 to discuss inter-group relations and violence prevention in Pasadena. The Peacebuilding Brownbags provide a next step in building a more comprehensive understanding of inter-group relations and violence prevention issues through the sharing of best practices and models and learning about available resources and how to access them.
Past Brownbags & Townhalls
October 30, 2008 The Aftermath of Brown v. The Board of Education:. Refelctions of Experiences at Central High
The Aftermath of Brown v. The Board of Education Townhall Flyer
August 4, 2008 Actual Practices in Gang Intervention
Actual Practices in Gang Intervention Townhall Flyer
May 28, 2008 Community Engagement in Violence Prevention Policymaking
Click here for more details
March 5, 2008 Emerging Statewide Trends in Gang Violence Prevention, Intervention and Enforcement
Click here for more details
January 23, 2008 Legislation and Gang Violence
Click here for more details
September 11, 2007 Youth Hate Crime & Hate Speech Prevention
Click here for more details
August 14, 2007 School Safety Collaborative
Click here for more details
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