March 1 – 3, 2013, DMC staff and two undergraduate interns had the privilege of attending the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network’s Spring Conference, entitled “Tell Me More,” at Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jean O’Connor-Snyder intern at the University of Montevallo, Hannah Gentry, recently described her experience: “During the blustery first weekend in March, I [...]
On September 20, the Mathews Center moderated the first in a series of eight follow-up forums sponsored by the Community Foundation of South Alabama (CFSA). The forums are focused on identifying community-based assets in eight south Alabama counties (Conecuh, Choctaw, Monroe, Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile, Washington, and Clarke). Forty-five citizens from across Conecuh County gathered at [...]
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, two Jean O’Connor-Snyder undergraduate interns at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) facilitated a deliberative discussion on the documentary film “Concrete, Steel, and Paint.” The project is entitled “Film and Deliberation,” and it is sponsored by the David Mathews Center for Civic Life and the UAB Global and Community [...]
The UAB Film and Deliberation Series was developed after two David Mathews Center interns attended a screening of “Order of Myths”, a documentary about the segregated practices of Mardi Gras in Mobile. They were very impressed with the dialogue that took place following the film. Every individual in the room was willing to share their [...]
The Mathews Center had the privilege of facilitating forums in six counties in south Alabama on the subject of “Strengthening Communities” during the first two weeks of December 2011. The Community Foundation of South Alabama, with help from the United Way of Central Alabama, sponsored a series of forums to better inform their understanding of [...]
Public Forums On Strengthening Communities in South Alabama Everyone is invited to participate in a series of public forums on strengthening communities in South Alabama. The forum series is being presented by The Community Foundation of South Alabama and the United Way of Central Alabama. The David Mathews Center for Civic Life will be facilitating [...]
