this thing we call “engagement”
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Adam Fletcher's keynote address from the 2011 North Carolina Rural Partners Forum in Chapel Hill.TRANSCRIPT
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This Thing We Call “Engagement”:Where does a community start?
Adam FletcherAuthor, Advocate, SpeakerCommonAction Consulting
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The Cycle of Engagement © 2011 Adam Fletcher
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Strategies
• Change Attitudes• Transform Culture• Develop Structures
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Adult Views of Youth: Apathy
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Adult Views of Youth: Pity
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Adult Views of Youth: Sympathy
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Adult Views of Youth: Apathy
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Adult Views of Youth: Empathy
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Adult Views of Youth: Solidarity
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Ladder of Engagement
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Five Point Plan
1. Every young person in every community all
of the time
2. Encourage and educate every adult
3. Promote community-wide accountability
4. Create safe and supportive opportunities
5. Mainstream youth engagement
immediately
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The Freechild Project– New Roles for Young People in Societywww.freechild.org
SoundOut– Promoting Student Voice in Schoolswww.soundout.org
CommonAction Consultingwww.commonaction.org