WE PROMOTE CIVILITY.

ci·vil·i·ty /səˈvilədē/ noun formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech.

WE HOST PUBLIC FORUMS.

fo·rum /ˈfôrəm/ noun 1.a place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged.

CITY CLUB

To stimulate dialog on subjects that matter.

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Conversation Creates Community.

Welcome to City Club of Central Oregon

–Our mission is to foster an informed community through dialogue and education that enhances responsible civic engagement.

As a 501 ©3 non-profit, we are led by the City Club of Central Oregon board of directors, the executive director and our volunteer committees.

We are supported. through sponsorships, memberships, forum attendance, donations and grants.

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NEXT FORUM: May 16, 2024

Foster Care Beyond the Headlines: What Child Welfare Actually Looks Like in Central Oregon

11:30am – 1:00pm

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon

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2024 Primary Candidate Forums

You can now watch all the candidate forum recordings online.

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Forums & Resources

On the Ground in Greater Bend: Moving Together from Vision to Action

Kim Gammond2024-04-19T08:57:22-07:00April 19th, 2024|Tags: bend, growth|

2024 Oregon State Senate District 28 Republican Candidate Primary Forum

Kim Gammond2024-04-17T14:24:03-07:00April 17th, 2024|Tags: candidate forum, elections|

2024 Congressional District 5 Democratic Primary

Kim Gammond2024-04-17T13:10:03-07:00April 17th, 2024|Tags: candidate forum, elections|

2024 Deschutes County Commission Position 2 Primary

Kim Gammond2024-04-17T13:10:24-07:00April 16th, 2024|Tags: candidate forum, elections|

2024 Democratic Secretary of State Primary Candidate Forum

Kim Gammond2024-04-17T13:10:45-07:00April 9th, 2024|Tags: candidate forum, elections|

2024 Republican Secretary of State Primary Candidate Forum

Kim Gammond2024-04-17T13:11:02-07:00April 9th, 2024|Tags: candidate forum, elections|

City Club Spring Membership Drive!

Kim Gammond2024-04-01T13:13:18-07:00April 1st, 2024|Tags: membership|

COCC and OSU-Cascades: Hub, Heart and Drivers of Central Oregon

Kim Gammond2024-03-25T20:49:46-07:00March 21st, 2024|Tags: education|

What the community is saying

"City Club has a powerful civic impact on the Central Oregon community. At the City of Bend, many of the topics of interest that we see rising to importance for our community are taken on and expertly guided through these forums, providing an opportunity for education and dialogue about some of the most complex issues our region is facing."

Eric King

City of Bend

"Cultivating civility and respect for others and their perspectives (even if we disagree) in today’s all-too-divisive world is needed more now than ever. That’s exactly why City Club is important: so our community can gather together to listen, learn and understand all voices. Conversation does indeed create community – which leads to a kinder, more thoughtful world."

Linda Orcelletto

Orcelletto Communications
Member since December 2017

“I’ve been a City Club member since 2011 and find great value in continuing to learn, listen and engage on a range of important topics affecting our community. Further, I’ve been proud to assist in formalizing the Tools of Civility to ensure these forums and subsequent conversations and dialogue continue to be respectful, productive and inviting to all who wish to participate.”

Zak Boone

Central Oregon Community College

“City Club of Central Oregon cherishes dialog. While ‘debate’ has its word origin in beating (down) as to win the argument, the word ‘dialog’ references creating meaning through conversation. Both have their place in society. But when we drink solely from today’s mainstream media fountain, we can be drowned in debate points causing our stance to become argumentative, angry, and at times righteous. City Club gives pause to understand others, to explore points of view, and to build collective understanding. City club has been a community asset from its inception.”

Stephen K. Hacker

Founding board member

“The more we all share life’s key information together, the more we will all support our common future” That is what City Club does for all of us.

James T. Lussier

City Club Member

Since relocating to Central Oregon, I have found City Club to be a valuable resource for networking and learning more about topics that matter in this region. I would invite others to attend City Club’s forums. The more perspectives we can engage in these community conversations, the better!

Shannon Lampe Wilcox

Central Oregon Association of REALTORS