Center for Communication and Democratic Engagement

The Center for Communication and Democratic Engagement (CDE) is dedicated to fostering communities and knowledge through democratic engagement.

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Sam West, 2nd year MA student in Communication & Rhetoric. She worked with the CDE to redesign a new logo that represented public deliberation. Sam loves being active and has two cats. Upon graduation she hopes to return to state politics.

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“I wish more adults would listen to their voices." - @PhaedraPezzullo.

Last Friday, youth went on strike for #climatechange and #ClimateAction, our CDE grad fellow Warren Cook joined them in solidarity at the local Boulder strike.

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Former Research Graduate Fellow, @constancegordon had the opportunity to partner w. The Shed during which she helped re-image their web presence and build connections in the community to help co-organize a countrywide food justice campaign during her time at @CUBoulder.

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Dr. Joëlle Cruz, CDE Advisory Board member, joins us this Friday from 3:30-5:00 for her talk, "Making space for marginality in organizational communication: Liquid organizing in postcolonial contexts." You don't want to miss this exciting opportunity.

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Submit your funny #climate entries @cu_cde @CU_CEJ @CUBoulderComm @CUBoulder #envcomm #climatecomm #scicomm

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Exciting news! @TiaraNaputi , @PhaedraPezzullo , @leah_sprain , and Lydia Reinig co-authored research through the CDE, published last December, we are thrilled to announce their recent publication: Engaging publics through climate math. Well done! https://t.co/vPncglgmIH

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The @APAInstitute panel: Migration as Survival in the Era of Climate Crisis ft. our very own @TiaraNaputi!

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He’s never broken a bone. Enjoys oreo and almond milk with a spoon. He joins us from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, welcome our Graduate Research Fellow, Michael Warren Cook. Warren is interested in the pursuit of social and ecological justice.

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“The theme of the conference this year is Exploring Energy. Our presentation considers the discursive construction of water as a spiritual energy, which helps residents resist the commodification of their water and exploitation of their landscape.” —Warren Cook, Graduate Fellow

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@CUBoulderCMCI One College Symposium @CUBoulderComm Chair @PeteSimonson making me laugh ahead of time & raising important questions about care, craft, publics, & other alternative logics to the neoliberal university

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Yesterday, @PhaedraPezzullo (CDE) & fellow panelists, @nechchai, Lori Emerson, Janice Peck, & Teri Rueb discussed the role of universities.

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We’re thrilled to announce Tiara Na’puti will be a panelist for the Migration as Survival in the Era of Climate Crisis on Feb 26, hosted by @APAInstitute. Tiara will be discussing the impact of climate crisis on oceanic regions. The full event here: https://t.co/b0PgPt9L6i

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Friday, @cu_cde hosted faculty from Shenzhen University in coordination with @NatComm & CU Denver, as director @PhaedraPezzullo addressed the art & science of #climate #communication, including engaging cross-disciplinary tours of campus exhibits @CUArtMuseum & @nestcuboulder

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Dot-voting on priority issues for action in Boulder county. Which issue do you care about? Weigh in at https://t.co/5TcEMSYjbP #EcosystemsSummit2018

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People are filtering into the City of Boulder's #EcosystemsSummit2018. Join the livestream https://t.co/5TcEMTfUAp!

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Thanksgiving 2.0 #2018 Executive Committee member Tiara Na'puti & her @CUBoulderComm students revisit the toolkit inspired by Standing Rock, reminding people to make Thanksgiving relevant to environmental events, & honor the best of the holiday season. https://t.co/QcAhJv6Lt1

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CDE Executive Board member and Co-Founder Prof. @TiaraNaputi is speaking at the @UN 4th Committee Meeting on #Decolonization, happening right now in New York. Watch yesterdays proceedings here >https://t.co/hjIKAGMqZI and live coverage at https://t.co/N60uWN9bb0

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Today is the day for #PAC2018 @CUBoulder! Thanks to sponsors @cu_cde @CUBoulderCMCI @CUCommDept and co-sponsors @NatComm & more. Roundtables on Education and Justice at 2:30pm, our Keynote @EricKingWatts2 at 5pm both open to the public. Learn more: https://t.co/74aVuQDwSf

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Are you excited about #PAC2018 tomorrow @CUBoulder? Here is some help with land acknowledgment. We invite you to use the following acknowledgment developed in collaboration with @cucnais. #SocialJustice #Boulder #rhetoric

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#PAC2018 is featured in @cuboulder today! The conference starts tomorrow with roundtable discussions on "Education and Justice" and "Rhetorical Studies and Trends in Education" as well as our keynote lecture by @EricKingWatts2. Both are open to the public. #Boulder #SocialJustice