{"id":43,"date":"2026-01-25T18:43:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T18:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/acefellows\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:52:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:52:54","slug":"dining-with-democracy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/acefellows\/dining-with-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Dining with Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Dining with Democracy?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dining with Democracy is an event that brings students, educators, and community members together for facilitated conversations on pressing public issues over a shared meal. Dining with Democracy is an innovative, research-informed approach to civic learning that is rooted in deliberative dialogue practices that create structured opportunities for civil discourse across lines of difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/acefellows\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/IMG_0946-scaled-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/acefellows\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/IMG_0946-scaled-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/acefellows\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/IMG_0946-scaled-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/acefellows\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/IMG_0946-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/acefellows\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/IMG_0946-scaled-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/acefellows\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/IMG_0946-scaled-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/acefellows\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/IMG_0946-scaled-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2019, NC State University has hosted 12 Dining with Democracy events and reached more than 1,500 participants. Dining with Democracy events have taken place on NC State\u2019s campus, at local middle and high schools, and as part of local community events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/wolfden\/resources-for-teachers\/\">Follow this link<\/a> to access the free educational resources used at past Dining with Democracy events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How will ACE Fellows Engage with Dining with Democracy?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To extend the work of the seminar program to schools and local communities, each cohort of ACE Fellows will collectively plan 2-3 Dining with Democracy events in their region. Each event will include accessible materials to support multigenerational participation. Our teacher participants and their students will help choose the topics and co-facilitate the discussions, ensuring that the experience is rooted in their region\u2019s voice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dining with Democracy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xY4iyHhzs2E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Past Middle School Teachers Have Said About Dining with Democracy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ncst-blockquote\">\n    I felt that the whole purpose of Dining with Democracy [was to] sit there, have a conversation, and not agree with people. And it&#8217;s okay. And hearing the students\u2019 perspective was much more powerful in [the cell phone discussion]. I was sitting there, and I&#8217;m getting chills\u2026it was really cool to see.\n  <\/blockquote>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ncst-blockquote\">\n    It&#8217;s a really cool opportunity for kids at that age group to really feel\u2026valued for their opinion. I really feel like they walked away feeling positive about how they spoke to adults, and how they were able to speak with \u2026 NCSU professors, and with their teachers.\n  <\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Dining with Democracy? Dining with Democracy is an event that brings students, educators, and community members together for facilitated conversations on pressing public issues over a shared meal. 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