We want to talk to you — in person

Mecklenburg County has partnered with The Lee Institute to conduct a pilot program called MeckConnect, the purpose of which is to identify what motivates and what inhibits civic involvement in local government and the community. A key feature of the pilot is holding a series of dialogue sessions to learn why people are involved and [...]

Ready, Set…

Yesterday I had the opportunity to sit in on the monthly meeting of a church group comprising people 50 years and above (although I qualify by age, I was a guest rather than a member).  These folks allowed us to spend time asking them some of the questions we’ve been posing on this blog…stuff about citizen [...]

Are you a good citizen?

Over the last several days we’ve been getting a lot of hits to this blog.  It might be that folks are just curious about what we’re discussing after hearing some news reports about Mecklenblog.  It might also be interesting to know that we’re having some face-to-face discussions about civic engagement in focus groups. We’ve met with a library book club, and [...]