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The overall strategy
Success will build from the bottom up. Note #1: This townhall takes place on the National Mall in DC on September 12th. If you cannot attend in person, you can still contribute your reasons for and...
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Specific details of the process
Standardized data collection with locally customized dialogue. The American Townhall on Health Care will be decentralized. This means that individuals can organize their own mini-townhall and...
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Hello, people. We’re taking ’em back! (DRAFT)
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Schedule
Calendar September 12: hold mini-townhalls across the country September 12-19: open up the survey online to begin collecting opinions of those that could not attend on the 12th September 20: aggregate...
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The budget
A mini-townhall may require the following supplies: three photocopies per participant (brainstorm, ballot, and evaluation) writing utensils clipboards homemade signs for marking where the phases take...
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Dialogue Ground Rules
We encourage participants to remain curious and respect their fellow Americans in this dialogue. listen to what others are saying and expect to be listened to. refrain from interrupting others and...
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Reducing the risk of conflict
It’s probable that some participants will arrive with the desire to get into a shouting match with others. We will reduce the risk of conflict in the following ways: While people are waiting in line,...
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Some folks are expressing legitimate concerns that dialogue will not be possible on September 12th on the National Mall due to the politically charged climate. I firmly believe that dialogue is...
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Questions we may address
Dialogue will occur in Phase III of the townhall. Each dialogue facilitator will choose his or her own format for their small group dialogue. Facilitators will also be free to choose their own...
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Responsibilities of volunteers
We currently have 25 volunteers (from DC, MD, VA, NY, and CT) and those numbers will grow as we continue reaching out to other groups. The more volunteers we have, the more successful this event will...
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