Greensboro History Museum Launches Democracy Tables Conversations Sept. 26

Press release from the City of Greensboro:

Post Date:09/23/2020 2:30 PM

The Greensboro History Museum and the UNCG Department of Communication Studies are launching a series of online Democracy Tables with curated conversations focused on voting in Greensboro. Community members are invited to talk about why voting matters, what it requires of us and what challenges voters face. The first Democracy Table will take place from 1-2:30 pm, Saturday, September 26 on Zoom. Participants can register at this website. Additional Democracy Tables are scheduled for Tuesday, September 29, from 11 am to 12:30 pm; and Thursday, October 1 from 7–8:30 pm.

Democracy Tables are designed to promote civic engagement and build democracy in an informal setting while supporting academic research. UNCG students will be observing and taking notes on general themes and questions that arise during the Democracy Table conversations. Their goal is to learn more about how unidentified people talk about and participate in building democracy.

Questions that come up during the conversation sessions will find answers from community experts at a special follow-up session, Democracy Tables: You Asked! at 6 pm, Sunday, October 4. That program will stream live on the Greensboro History Museum Facebook page.

Democracy Tables are part of the Project Democracy 20/20 initiative, organized by the museum to explore American democracy through exhibitions, public programs, and innovative community connections.

The Greensboro History Museum is one of five grant recipients of the National Communication Association – Center for Communication, Community Collaboration, and Change housed in the UNCG Department of Communication Studies. The center seeks to facilitate partnerships with community-based organizations that create sustainable change for underrepresented and/or vulnerable communities through the production and application of communication-related scholarship and practice that lead to measurable outcomes for its community partners.

The Greensboro History Museum – an AAM-accredited Smithsonian Affiliate – shares the city’s compelling history through diverse collections, engaging exhibits, educational programs and community dialogue. Learn more at the museum's website.

This press release was produced by the City of Greensboro. The views expressed here are the author’s own.