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The OPPD offers the
following services to assist those who wish to become involved in public
deliberative forums and engage their communities in discussion of
important issues through moderating, issue framing, and/or holding a
forum for their organization.
Oklahoma
Moderators and Recorders Academy
- *Formerly Public Policy Institute (PPI).
The purpose of the OMRA is to teach people to conduct deliberative forums at
the local level using NIF materials. OMRA participants will learn to:
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Convene and
promote a local forum.
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Moderate and
record a local forum for the purpose of coming to common ground and
identifying possible individual and public actions on an issue.
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Organize a
local network to support public deliberation.
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Report citizen
perspectives expressed at local deliberative forums to local, state,
and national decision makers.
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Appreciate the
importance of deliberation in identifying the public's perspective
on public policy issues.
The OMRA is
held annually in various locations across the state. The OPPD has
found when teams of two or more people from a community or organization
attend the OMRA together, they have the best success with public deliberative forums
in their communities or organizations.
The
next OMRA is scheduled for February 8-9, 2007. The new
brochure will be online soon!
Past
brochure:
Moderators and Recorders Academy
2006 Brochure
Local Issues Forums
OMRA participants return to their communities to organize and work with
a local steering committee to plan and conduct local issues forums -
typically two to four forums per year.
Approximately
200 moderators and recorders have completed the training.
Contact us
for a qualified moderator or recorder in your area!
Framing Issues for Public Deliberation Workshop
Designed for people who have completed
the OMRA, this workshop is for those who want to expand the public's
involvement in issues that affect their neighborhoods and communities.
The workshop teaches how to present your community's problems in a way
that resonates with the people's deepest concerns and values and how to
get them talking about important issues.
Goals of those in the workshop:
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To encourage
people to learn about public issues
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To help people
identify underlying concerns
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To move your
community toward common ground for action to address these
issues
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To engage citizens
in a way that is meaningful to them
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To empower and
strengthen problem-solving skills for communities and their leaders
No
Issue Framing workshops are currently scheduled. If you
or your organization would like to request one, please
contact
us!
Past
Workshop Brochures:
Framing Issues for
Deliberation 2005 Brochure
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