Thank you Jeff for this valuable text from Tom Atlee, I have read part of his extensive webpage. I am passionately interested in what makes meetings, in particular, democratic, what values it stands on and how it can be accomplished. Agneta Falk Skaparlust Väddö, Sweden
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Aitken" <j...@svn.net> To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 5:25 PM Subject: Job: Deliberative Democracy staff director > forwarded from Tom Atlee: > > Dear friends, > > As you know, I believe we need a more deliberative democracy -- a > democracy built from the informed, high-quality, empowered dialogues > * of ordinary citizens about their shared needs, fears. dreams, > circumstances and possibilities; > * of stakeholders about their very real conflicts and common ground; and > * of powerholders and activists about the common good above and > beyond the adversarial partisanship of our existing political system. > > If our democracy were run by empowered public judgment (see > http://www.co-intelligence.org/CIPol_publicjudgment.html ) instead of > manipulated public opinion and shady machinations, we would generate > the powerful collective wisdom and will needed to deal with every > social and environmental issue we face. > > The tools, know-how and creativity to build such a wise deliberative > democracy exist today. One of the first efforts to pull the pieces > together so that it can actually happen is the new Deliberative > Democracy Consortium, which has just gotten funding to establish a > staff and programs. > > The first step is to get them a top-notch Staff Director. If you > think you'd do well at this job, please apply. If you know of anyone > else who might be a good prospect, please forward this to them. > > Who holds this job could make a very big difference for the direction > of US democracy and, therefore, for the unfolding of the fateful > possibilities before us. > > Coheartedly, > Tom > > _ _ _ _ _ > > > JOB ANNOUNCEMENT > > STAFF DIRECTOR > > DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY CONSORTIUM > http://www.deliberative-democracy.net/ > > > The Steering Committee of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium seeks > qualified applicants for the position of Staff Director. This is a > part-time (3 days/week), salaried position with benefits. Start date > is December 12, 2002. > > Position Description > > The Deliberative Democracy Consortium is seeking an energetic > professional with leadership experience and an interest in the fields > of democracy building, public policy, and dialogue. The successful > candidate will work in a highly autonomous environment to develop and > implement new strategic initiatives, build partnerships and promote > the nascent field of deliberative democracy. In general, the Staff > Director will lead the Consortium's effort to build momentum within > the movement and within government. The Staff Director must be > comfortable working with professionals from a range of backgrounds - > academics and practitioners, funders and government officials - in > the areas of citizen engagement, public involvement, dialogue, and > electronic democracy. > > The Staff Director will report to the Chair of the Committee and > support the work of Consortium Steering Committee. The Staff Director > will be responsible for working with the Chair of the Steering > Committee to manage the development of the Deliberative Democracy > Consortium, including strategic planning, external communications, > fundraising, and program development. > > * * * > > Existing initiatives of the Consortium include: > > Creation of a 'network-of-networks' among communities of practice, > including fields such as Conflict Resolution, Alternative Dispute > Resolution, Intergroup Dialogue and Civic Engagement. > > Define and identify ways to strengthen the key elements of a > national, nation-wide infrastructure for deliberation > > Knowledge building activities that connect fields of research and practice > > * * * > > In addition to 3-5 years relevant professional experience, the > successful candidate will possess the following: > > Excellent written and visual communication > > Superior public speaking abilities > > Program development and project management skills > > Excellent organization and information management > > Working knowledge of MS Office, database management, and desk-top publishing > > Knowledge of Macromedia Dreamweaver or comparable WYSIWYG editor and > email/internet applications > > Strong knowledge of organizations and leaders in U.S. and > international democratic reform > > * * * > > Consortium Profile > > The Deliberative Democracy Consortium is a new initiative, funded for > two years under a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett > Foundation. The purpose of the Consortium is to further the growth > and success of the nascent movement to bring about a more > deliberative American democracy through the development of relevant > theory, research, and promotion of innovative practices of > deliberative democracy at the national level and nation-wide. > > The work of the Consortium includes research, design and > experimentation; dissemination of results; collaboration within the > field; fundraising; and increasing the credibility and visibility of > the deliberative democracy movement in the U.S. and around the world. > > The Deliberative Democracy Consortium is overseen by a 16-member > Steering Committee composed of practitioners and researchers working > in the United States and around the world to promote deliberative > citizen participation in democratic decision-making. > > > Contact > Lars Hasselblad Torres > Research Associate, AmericaSpeaks > Phone: 202-299-0694 > Email: lhtor...@americaspeaks.org > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, > Visit: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
