Hundreds of community leaders and residents from all over Boston will come
together to discuss strategies for expanding civic engagement and
participate in education sessions. The summit takes place Saturday, May 3
at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
We need to recruit over 30 experienced volunteer facilitators for this
critical event.
Please consider being a volunteer table facilitator. Learn more and apply
at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iE_2f8QdiVeb6_2bs2_2bCYtlMRA_3d_3d
Forward this request to others in the Boston area that might be qualified
and interested in this opportunity, and share with us any suggestions you
have for individuals or organizations we should contact directly. E-mail
dclark@americaspeaks.org or call 773-728-3929.
Please sign up right away to help us track our progress.
Volunteer facilitators will work with small groups of 6-10 people to
deliberate about a series of questions pertaining to expanding civic
engagement in Boston. Facilitators will be oriented to the program and are
expected to have experience with small group face-to-face deliberation,
comfort with diversity and difference of opinion. The time commitment
entails attendance from 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, with lunch
provided.
The Boston Civic Summit is an independent project co-chaired by Maureen E.
Feeney, President, Boston City Council and James E. Rooney, Massachusetts
Convention Center Authority. This summit will start a conversation on how
community leaders and residents can strengthen the overall vitality of city
life by promoting greater civic engagement and fostering dialogue between
community groups. It will also provide current and prospective community
leaders with tools, training and support to better exercise their important
civic responsibility.
The afternoon sessions are being conducted by AmericaSpeaks, a non-partisan,
non-profit organization with the mission of providing citizens with a
greater voice in the most important decisions that affect their lives.
AmericaSpeaks has engaged more than 130,000 citizens across the country on
such topics as healthcare reform, rebuilding after Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita, shaping municipal budget priorities in Washington, D.C., creating
regional plans for the greater Chicago and Cleveland regions, and developing
rebuilding plans for the World Trade Center site in New York City. For
more about AmericaSpeaks visit:
http://www.americaspeaks.org
<http://www.americaspeaks.org/>
We hope that you will consider joining us for this important and exciting
project. If you have questions or want to suggest other experienced
facilitators for us to contact, please contact Daniel Clark (info below).
Thank you,
Daniel Clark
AmericaSpeaks
dclark@americaspeaks.org
773-728-3929
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