<div dir="ltr"><br>Hello All,<div><br></div><div>Those of us who are available at noon, next Wed., July 15th & are interested in citizen's engagement will find this talk worthwhile.  I have heard Peter <span class="" id=":110.1" tabindex="-1" style="">MacLeod</span> speak & he is engaging and very knowledgeable about citizen's assemblies & deliberative processes.</div><div><br></div><div>Wishing everyone  well,</div><div>Sharon</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Chris Ellis</strong> <span dir="auto"><<span class="" id=":110.3" tabindex="-1" style="">chris</span>@<span class="" id=":110.4" tabindex="-1" style="">masslbp</span>.com></span><br>Date: Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 3:14 PM<br>Subject: 📜 Join us for the launch of a landmark report<br>To: Sharon <<span class="" id=":110.5" tabindex="-1" style="">sharonsommerville</span>@<a href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u>

    
        
        
                
        
        
                

    
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<span style="font-size:13px"><span style="color:#cc3300">👉🏻Download the <span class="" id=":110.9" tabindex="-1" style="">OECD</span> report </span><a href="https://masslbp.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=85c97474638a8af0af6ba7f51&id=b7743fab89&e=ca7ee8aaf7" style="color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#cc3300">here</span></a><span style="color:#cc3300">.</span></span></p>

<div><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="color:#cc3300">👉🏻Check out Peter MacLeod’s talk on the Deliberative Wave </span><a href="https://masslbp.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=85c97474638a8af0af6ba7f51&id=4fb4acaebc&e=ca7ee8aaf7" style="color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#cc3300">here</span></a><span style="color:#cc3300">.</span></span></div>

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Join us online for the Canadian launch of this report to learn about Canada’s important role in pioneering citizen deliberation, how public agencies have used citizen deliberation to shape their decisions, and how citizen deliberation can be used in tandem with other participatory methods.<br>
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Learn about the findings of this report, participate in a Q&A, and catch the growing deliberative wave!</p>

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