National Issues Forums Institute

💭 As America approaches its 250th anniversary, how we talk about our values matters.

Join us tomorrow for the second of a two-part experience led by Martín Carcasson, director of CSU Center for Public Deliberation, exploring how communities can navigate values-based conversations with more nuance, curiosity, and understanding. Missed the first session? No worries! Martín will catch you up to speed for Tuesday's interactive demonstration forum that will show you what this process actually looks like in practice.

📅 June 9 | Values with Nuance Demonstration Forum
⏰ 7–9 p.m. ET
🔗 https://zoom.us/meeting/register/OTP8F3izQL6zzz68Wpf4gg

💭 As America approaches its 250th anniversary, how we talk about our values matters.

Join us for a two-part experience led by Martin Carcasson, director of CSU Center for Public Deliberation, exploring how communities can navigate values-based conversations with more nuance, curiosity, and understanding.

🧭 First: learn the process
Join a free workshop introducing How to Talk About Our Values with Nuance — including facilitation tools, videos, background materials, and coaching opportunities to help spark conversations in your own community.

🗣 Then: experience it live
Come back for an interactive demonstration forum to see what the process actually looks like in practice.

📅 June 3 | Introduction to Talking About Values with Nuance
⏰ 8–9 p.m. ET
🔗 https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ctWYFS9lQiezoqhkzFxx_g

📅 June 9 | Demonstration Forum
⏰ 7–9 p.m. ET
🔗 https://zoom.us/meeting/register/OTP8F3izQL6zzz68Wpf4gg

Less than one week left to apply!

If you’re a faculty member, administrator, or campus leader working to strengthen dialogue across difference, consider applying to the Centers for Civic Life + Faculty Fellows program from NIFI and The Madison Center for Civic Engagement.

This four-year program supports campuses in:
• Building spaces for productive dialogue
• Advancing free speech and civic engagement
• Connecting with a national network of practitioners

🗓 Deadline: May 29
🔗 Apply here: https://shorturl.at/h0jgO