The PublicDecisions PublicForum Book Talk series features leading thinkers and practitioners related to the practice of stakeholder engagement from around the world.<br > It's sponsored by PublicDecisions, the premiere provider of online, "live" training, professional development events and conferences on stakeholder engagement. Our international registrants include professionals in the planning, transportation and environmental sectors; community health workers and other health professionals; school administrators, librarians and nonprofit/NGO leaders. PublicDecisions programs -- such as our PublicForum book talks and webinars -- feature state-of-the-art best practices and leading-edge ideas for successfully engaging stakeholders today. Learn more at http://www.PublicDecisions.com. http://www.PublicDecisions.com/library_sarkissian_2009dec07.html 2009 PublicDecisions, All Rights Reserved http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:31:13 -0500 Beth@PublicDecisions.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:30:11 -0500 Paul@PublicDecisions.com FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com PublicDecisions PublicForum Book Talk with Wendy Sarkissian This PublicForum Book Talk features Australian community engagement practitioner and author Wendy Sarkissian. She is the co-author of Kitchen Table Sustainability: Practical Recipes for Community Engagement with Sustainability (with Steph Vajda and Yollana Shore, Nancy Hofer and Cathy Wilkinson). Published by Earthscan (2008), this timely book opens the door so that the theory and practice of sustainability can enter into the experience of the "everyday" and be released from the exclusive provinces of experts: planners, bureaucrats, scientists, intergovernmental panels, roundtables, cabinet tables and board tables. As the book explains, top-down approaches close the door to ordinary people, who, sitting at their kitchen tables, feel unable to have the informed conversations about sustaining our futures that every household needs to have. It proposes a model for participatory community engagement, education and development and provides both conceptual and practical tools for those working for and with communities who want to build a knowledgeable and truly sustainable society. Join us for an insightful exploration of practical approaches for transforming community engagement with Wendy during this December 2009 Book Talk. Beth Offenbacker Beth Offenbacker Beth@PublicDecisions.com Community Engagement, Planning, Sustainability no no http://sites.google.com/site/bethoffenbacker/ITunesBanner.jpg http://www.PublicDecisions.com/library_sarkissian_2009dec07.html PublicDecisions PublicForum Book Talk with Wendy Sarkissian 144 144 This PublicForum Book Talk features Australian community engagement practitioner and author Wendy Sarkissian. She is the co-author of Kitchen Table Sustainability: Practical Recipes for Community Engagement with Sustainability (with Steph Vajda and Yollana Shore, Nancy Hofer and Cathy Wilkinson). Published by Earthscan (2008), this timely book opens the door so that the theory and practice of sustainability can enter into the experience of the "everyday" and be released from the exclusive provinces of experts: planners, bureaucrats, scientists, intergovernmental panels, roundtables, cabinet tables and board tables. As the book explains, top-down approaches close the door to ordinary people, who, sitting at their kitchen tables, feel unable to have the informed conversations about sustaining our futures that every household needs to have. It proposes a model for participatory community engagement, education and development and provides both conceptual and practical tools for those working for and with communities who want to build a knowledgeable and truly sustainable society. Join us for an insightful exploration of practical approaches for transforming community engagement with Wendy during this December 2009 Book Talk. http://www.PublicDecisions.com/library_sarkissian_2009dec07.html Beth@PublicDecisions.com 40277CC6-809A-4084-9B9A-D0CA50ED9AE5 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:43:55 -0500 PublicDecisions PublicForum Book Talk with Wendy Sarkissian This PublicForum Book Talk features Australian community engagement practitioner and author Wendy Sarkissian. She is the co-author of Kitchen Table Sustainability: Practical Recipes for Community Engagement with Sustainability (with Steph Vajda and Yollana Shore, Nancy Hofer and Cathy Wilkinson). Published by Earthscan (2008), this timely book opens the door so that the theory and practice of sustainability can enter into the experience of the "everyday" and be released from the exclusive provinces of experts: planners, bureaucrats, scientists, intergovernmental panels, roundtables, cabinet tables and board tables. As the book explains, top-down approaches close the door to ordinary people, who, sitting at their kitchen tables, feel unable to have the informed conversations about sustaining our futures that every household needs to have. It proposes a model for participatory community engagement, education and development and provides both conceptual and practical tools for those working for and with communities who want to build a knowledgeable and truly sustainable society. Join us for an insightful exploration of practical approaches for transforming community engagement with Wendy during this December 2009 Book Talk. 28:09 Beth Offenbacker community engagement, planning, sustainability no yes