ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Past Events</TITLE> <META NAME="description" content="Project Civil Discourse Past Events"> <META NAME="author" content=""> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="navroll.js"></SCRIPT> <link rel="stylesheet" href="pcd.css" type="text/css"> </HEAD> <BODY BACKGROUND="images/background_pat1.gif" BGCOLOR="#6e92cc" ONLOAD="preloadImages();" MARGINHEIGHT="0" MARGINWIDTH="0" TOPMARGIN="0" LEFTMARGIN="0"> <!-- main table --> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" HEIGHT="100%" BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <TR> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" CLASS="background-L" WIDTH="50%" HEIGHT="1" ROWSPAN="3"> <IMG SRC="images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=1 ALT="" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2"> <!-- PCD top logo --> <TABLE WIDTH="750" HEIGHT="1" BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <TR> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <A HREF="index.php"><IMG SRC="images/pcd_logo.jpg" WIDTH=240 HEIGHT=130 ALT="Project Civil Discourse" BORDER="0"></A></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <!-- Header --> <IMG SRC="images/header.gif" WIDTH="345" HEIGHT="130" ALT="A Statewide Effort to Create Respectful Dialogue and Discourse on Public Issues in 2008"></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"> <!-- AHC top logo --> <A HREF="http://www.azhumanities.org/"><IMG SRC="images/ahc_logo_main.gif" WIDTH=170 ALT="Presented by: Arizona Humanities Council" BORDER="0"></A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" BGCOLOR="#6e92cc" HEIGHT="5" COLSPAN="3"><IMG SRC="images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="5" ALT=""></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="50%" CLASS="background-R" HEIGHT="1" ROWSPAN="3"> <IMG SRC="images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=1 ALT="" BORDER="0"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="150" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000"> <P CLASS="leftNavBar"><STRONG><A HREF="index.php" CLASS="leftNav">Home</A></STRONG></P> <P CLASS="leftNavBar"><STRONG><A HREF="mission.php" CLASS="leftNav">Mission</A></STRONG></P> <P CLASS="leftNavBar"><STRONG><A HREF="resources.php" CLASS="leftNav">Resources</A></STRONG></P> <P CLASS="leftNavBar"><STRONG><A HREF="list_of_partners.php" CLASS="leftNav">List of Partners</A></STRONG></P><P CLASS="leftNavBar"><STRONG><A HREF="calendar_of_events.php" CLASS="leftNav">Calendar of Events</A></STRONG></P> <P CLASS="leftNavBar"><STRONG><A HREF="past_events.php" CLASS="leftNav">Past Events</A></STRONG></P> <P CLASS="leftNavBar"><STRONG><A HREF="media.php" CLASS="leftNav">Media</A></STRONG></P> <P CLASS="leftNavBar"><STRONG><A HREF="contact.php" CLASS="leftNav">Contact Us</A></STRONG></P> <P CLASS="leftNavBar"><STRONG><A HREF="pledge.php" CLASS="leftNav">Take the Pledge!</A></STRONG></P> <P CLASS="leftNavBar"><STRONG><A HREF="pledge_supporters.php" CLASS="leftNav">Pledge Supporters</A></STRONG></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH="600" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <DIV CLASS="mainbody"> <!-- main body --> <h1 align="center" STYLE="margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;"> Arizona's Sales Tax Referendum Town Hall: <br> A Demonstration of Civil Dialogue and Discussion </h1> <p align="center" style="font-size:12px;Font-weight:Bold;"> Thursday, May 6, 2010<br/> AE England Building, Civic Park Space </p> <p> <img src="images/Sales Tax 050.jpg" alt="Sales Tax 050" style="float:right;height:130px;" /> On May 6, 2010, Project Civil Discourse partnered with the Arizona Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian parties to present "Arizona's Sales Tax Referendum Town Hall: A Demonstration of Civil Dialogue and Discussion." The leaders of Arizona's political parties, Democratic Chairman Don Bivens, Libertarian Chairman Michael Kielsky, and Republican Chairman Randy Pullen were in attendance to show their support for civility in the state and federal government. </p> <p> The town hall which was free and open, to the public was attended by over 100 people. The attendees included the general public, political party invitees, and high school students affiliated with Kids Voting Arizona. </p> <p> <img src="images/Sales Tax 064B.jpg" alt="Sales Tax 064B" style="float:left;height:150px;" /> A non-partisan presentation, "The One Cents Sales Tax: Where It Came From...What It Means" was given by Peter Burns, President of Burns & Associates, who has more than 25 years of experience in public policy, with specialties in the areas of finance, forecasting, administration, operations, strategic planning and legislation. <br><br><br> <b>View The Presentation</b><br> <a href="media/Sales Tax PowerPoint Presentation.pdf" target="_blank">"The One Cents Sales Tax: Where It Came From& What IT Means"</a> <br><br><br><br> </p> <p> After the presentation, attendees participated in small round tables discussions lead by a trained facilitator and reporter. Everyone was encouraged to participate and voice their perspectives. <ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><b>The Discussion Questions</b> <li style="list-style-type:decimal;">There are viewpoints in favor of and against the proposed sales tax increase, which would raise the State of Arizona sales tax by 1% for three years. What are your thoughts about the different perspectives, giving particular consideration to the types of services that the state government should provide its citizens?</li> <li style="list-style-type:decimal;">Regardless of the outcome of the May 18th referendum, the task of planning for Arizona s long-term financial needs remains. What actions might Arizona citizens, elected officials, business leaders, and others take to meet the state s future financial needs?</li> </ol> </p> <P STYLE="border-bottom: #CCCCCC 1px solid; margin: 20px 0px 15px 0px;"></P> <h2 align="left" STYLE="margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;">The Report & Conversation Highlights</h2> <p> <img src="images/Sales Tax 120.jpg" alt="Sales Tax 120" style="float:right;height:150px;" /> The report is a compilation of the key comments and suggestions from each of the round table discussions. <br> <br> <ul><b>Comments included:</b> <li><i>"I like to hear from others. I felt that I was heard and I heard others, and people didn't need to agree to feel heard and included in the process."</i></li> <li><i>"If we agree, we can celebrate. Where we disagree we can learn from each other."</i></li> <li><i>"For the greater good, we need to think about what unites rather than what divides."</i></li> <li><i>"I heard and got a chance to understand where other people are coming from. Thinking about other points of view was helpful to me."</i></li> </ul> <br> <a href="media/PCD Sales Tax Town Hall Report.pdf" target="_blank">Read the Report</a> <br> <a href="media/Sales Tax Town Hall Handout.pdf" target="_blank">Read the Handout and Background Information</a> </p> <P STYLE="border-bottom: #CCCCCC 1px solid; margin: 20px 0px 15px 0px;"></P> <h2 align="left" STYLE="margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;">Photos</h2> <p> <a href="PhotoGallery2.aspx">Click Here for the Photo Gallery</a> </p> <P STYLE="border-bottom: #CCCCCC 1px solid; margin: 20px 0px 15px 0px;"></P> <h2 align="left" STYLE="margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;">Partner Organizations</h2> <p> Arizona Association for Conflict Resolution<br> Arizona Association of Facilitators<br> Arizona Consumers Council <br> Arizona Democratic Party<br> Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education <br> Arizona Humanities Council <br> Arizona Libertarian Party<br> Arizona Republican Party<br> Arizona State University College of Public Programs<br> Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Lodestar Dispute Resolution Program<br> Arizona Town Hall<br> ASU Center for Civic Education and Leadership<br> HandsOn Greater Phoenix <br> International Association for Public Participation<br> Kids Voting Arizona <br> Maricopa Community Colleges Center for Civic Participation <br> Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators<br> Morrison Institute for Public Policy<br> O'Connor House Project </p> <P STYLE="border-bottom: #CCCCCC 1px solid; margin: 20px 0px 15px 0px;"></P> <!-- end of main body --> </DIV> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="150" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="1" BGCOLOR="#000000"></TD> <TD WIDTH="600" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM" HEIGHT="1" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <DIV CLASS="mainbody"> <!-- top button --> <P><A HREF="calendar_of_events.php" ONMOUSEOVER="changeImages('bttop', 'images/bt-top-on.gif'); return true;" ONMOUSEOUT="changeImages('bttop', 'images/bt-top.gif'); return true;"> <IMG NAME="bttop" SRC="images/bt-top.gif" WIDTH=550 HEIGHT=20 ALT="TOP" BORDER="0"></A></P> <!-- end of top button --> <!-- main body bottom navigation --> <!-- end of main body bottom navigation --> </DIV> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <!-- end of main table --> </BODY> </HTML>