Author Josh Lerner Speaks on a More Inclusive & Participatory Democracy

We are pleased to host Josh Lerner, author of Making Democracy Fun at Talking Leaves Books, Monday, Sept. 8th at 7:30pm

Lerner is co-founder and executive director of the Participatory Budgeting Project in NYC. For over a decade, he has developed, researched and worked with dozens of community engagement and participatory budgeting processes in North America, Latin America and Europe. He completed a PhD in Politics at the New
School for Social Researcher and a Masters in Planning from the University of Toronto.

His articles have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, the National Civic Review, YES! Magazine, Shelterforce, the Journal of Public Deliberation, and the Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management.

In Making Democracy Fun, Lerner draws on more than a decade of practical experience and extensive research, Lerner explains how participatory practices have been integrated into a variety of public programs in North and South America.

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Join us for a FREE reading and book signing.

Monday, September 8th 7:30PM

Talking Leaves Books, 3158 Main St. Buffalo

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