Category: Community Engagement
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92 Residents Discuss Priorities, Then Select Education
The hallways at Atlanta Area School for the Deaf were filled with the diversity of Clarkston. Ninety-two Clarkston residents speaking 10 different languages gathered last night to determine a priority for the community to fund. The meeting was the first in the process of the Clarkston Community Trust, which is in its inaugural year.
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Community Trust Inspired by NYC
In 2012, members of the New York City Council embarked on what they called “a new form of democracy”—a process called Participatory Budgeting. For the first time in the history of New York City, residents themselves had the opportunity to decide how the city would spend a portion of its public funds.
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PTA Membership Increases by 500%
Increases like 500% make ears perk up, especially when they represent an increase in PTA membership at the local elementary school. During the 2012-2013 school year, membership in the Indian Creek Elementary School’s PTA rose by a staggering 500%.
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Group of Residents Connect Through Neighborhood Watch Group
On August 1, 20 Clarkston residents met as part of an enlivened Neighborhood Watch Group. They met to share concerns and possible solutions and discuss crime in the community with the Clarkston Police Department.
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People don’t want to engage in discussion: FALSE!
Why don’t more people participate in politics? Some theorists believe that most people simply do not want to be bothered. If professional politicians can handle the decisions, the thinking goes, why would ordinary people want to be involved?
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ESL Educators “Swap” Ideas for What Works
The Clarkston area is home to over 60 languages. With this staggering linguistic diversity comes a large number of English Language Learners.
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Millennial Lessons Cross Ages and Cultures
My father’s voice echoed in my head as I sat in a session at the Georgia Forward Forum last week. The topic: Millennials and Civic Engagement.
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5 Ways to be a Good Community Partner on Social Media
How many times have you posted an item on Facebook or Twitter, only to later see it on your friend’s feed with the exact same wording you used?