Berkeley Model
Sample Pre-reads and Questions

The following are sample events run by the Berkeley Alliance, with their pre-reads and discussion questions.

1. “Who is Destroying Democracy?”

Pre-reads:

• We Need to Preserve American Democracy. Here’s How to Do It. (Council on Foreign Relations)

• Presidential centers from Hoover to Bush and Obama unite to warn of fragile state of US democracy (AP News)

Discussion questions:

• Who are you? Where do you live? What brought you to this meeting?

• What does democracy mean to you?

• Thinking of the topic, "Who is destroying Democracy"? What are good arguments the other side is making?

• How can American Democracy protect the rights of both the majority and minority?

• If you had three wishes for the future of democracy, what would they be?

2. “DEI Under the Gun! How Can this Wild Beast be Tamed?”

• The FULL Erec Smith: A Diversity Trainer Speaks Out Against DEI

• Glossary of Definitions and Core Concepts for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

• Perspective: Why some diversity, equity and inclusion programs fail to get off the ground (Deseret News)

• Perspective: How to promote diversity without creating division (Deseret News)