{"id":5772,"date":"2025-11-13T20:25:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/?p=5772"},"modified":"2025-11-17T05:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T05:49:55","slug":"civic-discourse-in-the-wake-of-political-violence-a-dci-fellows-campus-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/blogposts\/civic-discourse-in-the-wake-of-political-violence-a-dci-fellows-campus-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Civic Discourse in the Wake of Political Violence: A DCI Fellows Campus Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1545\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Civic-Discourse-Square-Copy.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Civic-Discourse-Square-Copy.png 1545w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Civic-Discourse-Square-Copy-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Civic-Discourse-Square-Copy-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Civic-Discourse-Square-Copy-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Civic-Discourse-Square-Copy-1187x1536.png 1187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1545px) 100vw, 1545px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Thursday, November 20 | 7:00 p.m. | 900 Room<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ice cream sundaes will be served! Join us and bring some friends!<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">In a time marked by a troubling rise in political violence, how can we, as a campus community, model the kind of civic discourse our society so urgently needs? This campus conversation invites students, faculty, and staff to reflect together on\u00a0<strong>how we can foster<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>a culture of free expression, respectful dialogue, and robust deliberation at Davidson<\/strong>. This event seeks to follow-up on the September joint\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthedavidsonian.news%2F1595%2Fperspectives%2Fdavidson-democrats-libertarians-and-republicans-we-stand-against-political-violence%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cruaaver%40davidson.edu%7Ce46db5f0b9ea42f9a80d08de22c7b5a2%7C35d8763cd2b14213b629f5df0af9e3c3%7C1%7C0%7C638986438338089822%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0JQpStg8AOwVPI%2BnXwZmf6jN915xtbMUBlR7ZH%2FO3zA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">editorial<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>in\u00a0<em>The Davidsonian<\/em>\u00a0by the presidents of the College Democrats, College Republicans, and College Libertarians that included a multi-part pledge to promote a culture of free expression that rejects political violence. Several Deliberative Citizenship Initiative Fellows have been developing a set of\u00a0<strong>aspirational commitments<\/strong>\u00a0designed to build on that pledge by articulating specific, community-driven principles to help us navigate the tensions inherent in public discourse today.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the Fellows present their initial ideas, attendees will break into small groups to explore how these aspirations might play out in&nbsp;<strong>specific campus scenarios<\/strong>. They\u2019ll also be invited to offer their own ideas on how we might develop a shared vision for an inclusive and deliberative culture of civic discourse at Davidson. The goal is not to generate new rules or regulations, but to cultivate a&nbsp;<strong>meaningful<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>and authentic<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>grassroots framework<\/strong>&nbsp;for how we engage with one another across differences, an approach that could serve as a model for other campuses across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, November 20 | 7:00 p.m. | 900 Room Ice cream sundaes will be served! Join us and bring some friends! In a time marked by a troubling rise in political violence, how can we, as a campus community, model the kind of civic discourse our society so urgently needs? 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