Listen to how Text, Talk Act, is taking the pain we have experienced around mental health and turning it into a healing process. The talk around mental health is personal, powerful, and raw, and hearing it might just cause you to act.

The power of talking with each other about mental health

Feb 8th, 2016 9m 56s

We all carry hopes, fears, and worries inside of us, and there’s only one way to get such things out. Text, Talk Act, is striving to foster an accepting environment where we can talk about the things that matter. Listen to the second part of th

Transforming mental health conversations with text messages

Feb 4th, 2016 9m 47s

“The things in our heads are very important, we just don’t talk about them enough.” Anxiety, stress, and sadness are normal, healthy aspects of life; however, when societal stigma keeps us from talking about issues the resulting silence is anyt

What it takes to create sustainable change

Jul 29th, 2015 6m 55s

Anyone doing community change work wants to make a lasting impact. It can be difficult to find a way to make dialogue and action integral to the way the community works. In Wagner, S.D., residents have been engaging the community in dialogues o

Strategic planning using the dialogue-to-change model

Jun 15th, 2011 4m 40s

The Oakland neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pa., is using the dialogue-to-change model to engage community members in shaping their new strategic plan. Wanda Wilson, executive director of the Oakland Planning & Development Corp. talks about why

Making your voice heard

Feb 11th, 2011 59m 56s

Listen in as Martha McCoy, executive director of Everyday Democracy, tells us about some of the amazing success stories of individuals and communities making their voices heard in an effective way in an interview on The Coffee Party radio.

Bridging youth and early childhood movements in New Mexico

Dec 14th, 2010 2m 42s

Roberta Rael, project manager for the KUNM Youth Radio Project, discusses the importance of empowering youth through leadership roles and engaging them in early childhood development work. She is currently involved with Strong Starts for Childr

Tips for keeping your writing team on track

Jul 21st, 2010 2m 59s

Program Liaison and Editor Molly Barrett discusses the key elements of bringing a team together to produce a successful discussion guide: who to include and what to do once you've gathered a team together.

What motivated me to get involved

May 11th, 2010 5m 35s

Carling Sitterley, a participant in the Many Voices – One Community program in Lynchburg, Va., talks about experiences that piqued her interest in racial equity and her ideas for involving young people in dialogues and action groups.

Directing change for the good of all community members

Apr 12th, 2010 4m 12s

Vince Two Eagles tells his story of how he got involved in the Wagner (S.D.) Horizons Racism Study Circles and shares his insights on how to direct change to benefit everyone in a community.

Interview with Jah'shams Abdul-Mu'min on role of healing in civic processes

Oct 28th, 2009 3m 22s

Jah’shams Abdul-Mu’min, director of Success A New Beginning in South Central Los Angeles, discusses the role of healing in civic processes and the innovative ways the organization is working with grassroots groups to help people make a diff

Interview with Lisa Sharon Harper in response to recent beating death of Chicago teen

Oct 12th, 2009 6m 43s

In response to the recent beating death of a teenager in Chicago, Lisa Sharon Harper of South Bronx Community Conversations shares what lessons she’s learned about building community in the wake of tragic violence.

Create Huntington (WV) to address crime and community safety

Oct 2nd, 2009 2m 42s

Clark Davis interviews businesswoman Anne Durham of Create Huntington: "Create Huntington (WV) is a group of citizens that meet once a week to come up with new ideas on how to better the city... [The group] has decided to tackle the issue of cr

Taking on racism in South Sacramento, Calif.

Dec 4th, 2008 5m

Interview with Kirsten Parker-Smith of Lynchburg, Va., on her dialogue facilitator experience

Aug 20th, 2008 9m 44s

Interview with Gina Valencia on her Everyday Democracy conference experience

Aug 6th, 2008 4m 29s

Gina Valencia of the Center for Resolution in Jackson Hole, Wyo., shares how the Center helped initiate a dialogue-to-change effort to address tensions between incoming Latino immigrants and European American residents. Valencia talks about the

Interview with Tessa Garcia McEwen on her Everyday Democracy conference experiences

Aug 6th, 2008 5m 26s

Tessa Garcia McEwen, a former program director with the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network and currently the director of marketing and school relations at Midtown Educational Foundation in Chicago, talks about what she took away from Everyday De

Interview with Soloman Hatch on his take aways from the

Jul 24th, 2008 5m 16s

Solomon Hatch of the office of multicultural affairs for the city of Chattanooga, Tenn., shares his experience at Everyday Democracy's "Making Every Voice Matter" national conference and how he plans to use the tools and connections he made to

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