The purpose of LVN is to foster conversations that help people in communities understand one another better. We record these conversations so the hopes and concerns of community members can be heard by other people - including local media and by people in government who are in a position to shape policy. If LVN succeeds, people will:
- Know there is a new space in the community for them to engage constructively with others
- Feel more heard, understood, valued – and connected – within the community
- Try harder to hear, understand and value others across differences
- Speak with more respect to each other – in person, digitally and within the media
- See their perspectives and experiences better reflected in local journalism and local policy
- Consider LVN participation as a meaningful personal action to take in the community
- Engage civically in pushing issues and solutions onto the community’s public agenda
