League of Women Voters to Examine Knight Commission Recommendations
LWV 2010 Convention
The League of Women Voters will feature the work of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy at its annual convention in Atlanta this month. The 2010 Convention, with the theme “Making Democracy Work,” will be held June 11-15, 2010.
Charlie Firestone, executive director of the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program, will lead-of the first convention workshop with an overview and presentation of key Knight Commission recommendations related to LWV’s mission. The workshop, “Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy and Citizen Participation in the Digital Age,” is designed as a training opportunity for LWV members to explore what role the national and local LWV organizations can play to bring about healthier, more informed communities.
The workshop will feature a panel of experts and a small group exercise adapted from Appendix I in the Informing Communities report. Participants will be asked to rate their own communities’ information health, identify challenges, and suggest what role the League can play is resolving those challenges.
Information about the convention is available on the League of Women Voters website. Follow the convention on Twitter (#LWVAtlanta2010).
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