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Recent Posts

Transparency (v. Hierarchy)

Transparency

One of the cornerstones of democratic decision-making is the free flow of information. In any state, town, business or organization that aspires to be a democracy, there must be the opportunity for constituents to educate themselves in order to make informed decisions. Even in organizations where the power to make decisions is concentrated to a […]

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Accountability (v. Blame)

Here at Action Circles we do our best to use the Action Circles model in all of our work. Like everyone else, there are times that we are great at practicing what we preach, and sometimes we could do better. When this happens, we try not to spend time discussing who or what to blame,

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What is a Right? – Falko Schilling at the Vermont Afterschool Youth Summit

Falko Schilling at the Youth Summit

Young Vermonters ages 9-22 gathered on October 20th in Randolph to draft a Youth Declaration of Rights and express what they feel are salient needs for young people across the state. Vermont Afterschool brought together 38 youth for the Youth Rights Summit spent at the Chandler Music Hall to meet new people from around the state,

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