Thank you for using the Community Tool Box Chapter 3 on public forums. For additional resources on how to initiate a public forum see one example from COMMUNITY LISTENING FORUM TOOLKIT on the following link on page 6 for tips on identifying and inviting panel members, participants, and attendees: https://facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/file_download/inline/2912319e-d643-4d95-bb65-997dba8c7d61. Pages 7-9 offer suggestions on engaging people from media and promoting the event/forum. You may also want to consider starting an online forum, if that is a viable option, to connect people and build interest. Consider engaging key stakeholders in the area where you want to have the forum and ask them for their ideas about how to initiate. One of the underlying principles is to build relationships, so you may find the following chapter helpful: CHAPTER 27, SECTION 6. CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF GROUPS TO IDENTIFY THEIR SIMILARITIES, DIFFERENCES, AND ASSETS - MAIN SECTION.
