Deliberative Democracy Consortium
by Wendy Willis Yesterday was my birthday. Though I know it is undignified to admit in such a serious gathering, I love birthdays. First of all, of course, there is cake. And who doesn’t love cake? And, secondly, we Americans have become such workaday creatures that we don’t get to celebrate, let alone ceremonialize, that […]
by Wendy Willis _____ As part of a program of Citizen University, DDC Director Wendy Willis partnered with several other organizations–Portland Underground Graduate School, Healthy Democracy, Oregon Humanities, Kitchen Table Democracy, and The Attic Institute–to put on a Civic Saturday in Portland, Oregon. Below is the text of Wendy’s Civic Saturday Sermon. _____ I began […]
by Wendy Willis Executive Director, Deliberative Democracy Consortium Writer in Residence, Healthy Democracy It won’t surprise you when I say: The state of our union is a little rickety. Hate crimes have increased for the fourth straight year. Political disagreements have strained family relationships to the breaking point. A majority of urban Americans and a majority of […]