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Friday, August 10, 2018
Project for September 2018
Consider this DRAFT ONLY of an early Fall project and give me your feedback of what you like, don't like, and ways you can offer help.
To DOWNLOAD the draft RIGHT CLICK the image and SAVE IMAGE AS to a directory of your choice. Paste into a word processor or photo reader and enlarge for readability.
To DOWNLOAD the draft RIGHT CLICK the image and SAVE IMAGE AS to a directory of your choice. Paste into a word processor or photo reader and enlarge for readability.
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Friday, August 4, 2017
Download the flyer (above) and spread the word.
Find and LIKE the DemocracyInThePark Facebook page
Tell us how you or your group plan to participate in our civic festival, September 17 -- see suggestions below...
Find and LIKE the DemocracyInThePark Facebook page
Tell us how you or your group plan to participate in our civic festival, September 17 -- see suggestions below...
HOW TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST...
POST A COMMENT HERE: 1) Identify yourself and describe how you or your group will participate; 2) Provide a contact name and email; 3) Ask any questions you have. OR email this same information to valuesandvoices@gmail.com
POST A COMMENT HERE: 1) Identify yourself and describe how you or your group will participate; 2) Provide a contact name and email; 3) Ask any questions you have. OR email this same information to valuesandvoices@gmail.com
Suggestions to participate in "Democracy in the Park":
Older students and adults
can organize activities for younger children such as:
·
Set up popular games during the Revolutionary
era such as graces, hoop and stick, nine pin.
·
Provide a large version of the Preamble for
citizens to add their signature.
·
Provide colonial outfits at a Dress Up station
for unique photo posing.
·
Mural drawing with a patriotic theme
·
Contests, such as memorizing the Preamble or
Bill of Rights
·
Borrow or simulate a voting booth to teach about
the election process
ARTS
•
Wandering minstrels or musicians playing from the bandshell stage… early
American music and patriotic songs
•
Youth or adults in historical costume and character telling about their role in
1787, such as: James or Dolley Madison; Ben Franklin; George or Martha Washington
•
Display posters, letters or crafts students create at school or on site
•
Calligraphy demonstrations and creating souvenir bookmarks
• Put on a skit or puppet show to teach about the Constitution
• Poetry reading and composing to honor our rights &
responsibilities
• Dance: A colonial jig? A circle dance? How to express E Pluribus Unum?
• Balloons, ribbons, flags, festoons
LETTERS
•
Express your love of arts, history, political science, philosophy, religious
studies, literature, sociology, or…
• Provide postcards and addresses for writing to our elected
representatives
• Share your history knowledge… (find resources at www.constitutionfacts.com/ and
other sites)
• Quiz the crowd about essential and fun facts about the U.S.
Constitution on its 230th
anniversary
• Learn how to support a community library about the Constitution and
to plan more public conversation events
CITIZENSHIP -- visit https://constitutioncenter.org/ --
our National Constitution Center in Philadelphia
• Record visitors’ answers to “What does democracy mean to you?”
• Speak on a soapbox promoting democracy and issues you care about
• Propose new Constitutional amendments or petitions to local, state,
or federal government
• Review the rights and responsibilities of citizenship; explain the
process to become an American citizen
• Display purpose of your organization or class and future public
events (bring own table and materials as needed)
• Groups may choose one or more delegates to read a section of the
Constitution beginning at 3pm
CHOOSE YOUR WAY TO EXPRESS WHAT
DEMOCRACY MEANS TO YOU.
INTERACT WITH YOUR FELLOW CITIZENS
Celebrate the U.S. Constitution’s 230th Anniversary
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Welcome
- Whose voices do you hear in central Wisconsin weaving the American story?
- How do we network to build bridges for the common good from our academic towers, church steeples and halls of government?
- Where/when are events open to the public offering space for civil discourse and value exchange?
- Who speaks wisdom, compassion, and reconciliation when values clash?
- What conversation do you want to continue or commence?
Kudos to the American
Values Religious Voices: 100 Days.100 Letters campaign
that inspired this regional page to share our values and voices in central
Wisconsin.
Our gratitude to Rabbi Andrea L. Weiss who came up with the idea,
and Lisa Weinberger who has shared her media design with us, such as the
masthead on this page.
Our thanks to the 100 scholars from
diverse faith traditions who live “from sea to shining sea.” May their
inspiring open letters find new readers well past the first 100 days, and
nourish ongoing conversations in this and other venue.
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