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NEWS & PAST FORUM FOLLOW UPS
Reflections From June’s Forum: ‘All’ Includes Us – Expanding Healthcare for Transgender Central Oregonians
June’s forum opened a topic many were unfamiliar with – the unmet needs of the transgender community in healthcare. The speakers were not only knowledgable but open, honest, and enlightening.
If you missed the forum, we’ll be […]
Continue the Conversation: The Future of Higher Education – College at a Crossroads
Higher education is at a crossroads. During the May forum, we heard directly from students planning to attend college express their excitement for a career as well as concerns of affordability. Reduced state funding and an […]
City Club of Central Oregon Presents Honorary Membership to Bend’s First Creative Laureate
Bend, OR (June 25, 2019): City Club of Central Oregon wants to hold conversations where all sectors of Central Oregon are represented at their forums. To that end, funded by the law firm of Buchanan Schmid […]
“Never doubt that a small group of concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.”
“Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument an exchange of ignorance.”
“A lot of problems would disappear if we talk to each other instead of about each other.”
“Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference. It means promoting the quality of life in a community, through both political and non-political processes.”
“Conversation is the most difficult thing in a democracy – and also the most important.”
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