Forum Reflections & Resources
2024 Regional City Managers Forum
On September 11, City Managers from Central Oregon’s largest communities gathered for a spirited conversation on their roles and the challenges facing their cities and the Central Oregon region as a whole. Bend’s Erik King started the forum with an overview [...]
Shiny Happy People—The Paradoxes of Living in Central Oregon
August 15, 2024 In our high desert community of Central Oregon, the allure of natural beauty and a desirable lifestyle often comes with hidden challenges. Residents are frequently faced with the high cost of living, employment hurdles, and soaring housing prices, [...]
How Wildfire Decisions are Made
LISTEN TO THE AUDIO June 20, 2024 On Thursday, June 20th, the City Club of Central Oregon hosted "How Wildfire Decisions are Made." This forum highlighted the intricate decision-making processes that come into play when wildfires ignite, with a [...]
Foster Care Beyond the Headlines: What Child Welfare Actually Looks Like in Central Oregon
LISTEN TO THE FORUM: May 16, 2024 Most of us will only ever interact with Oregon’s child welfare system through a news story, however this system is far more interconnected and intricate than most people perceive. [...]
Citizen Assemblies- Reinvigorating Civic Engagement
April 18, 2024 LISTEN TO THE FORUM: Speakers: Opening Remarks from Claudia Chwalisz of Democracy Next Panelists: Alex Renirie from Health Democracy Josh Burgess from the Central Oregon Civics Action Project Megan Perkins, Bend City Council Moderated by: Nicole Vulcan, [...]
News
City Club Spring Membership Drive!
City Club is launching our spring membership campaign! Members make possible the informative programming and civil dialogue our entire community relies on to enhance civic engagement. Your membership dues are a contribution that make objective, credible programs and respectful conversations available [...]
Don’t Just Join, Join In
By Erin Merz In just a few short months, conversations that started at City Club led me to two life-changing events: a new job and holding public office. A friend recommended City Club in fall 2022 as we emerged from the [...]
How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable
July 10, 2023 Being Non-Partisan in the Era of Partisanship At City Club, we host public Forums on a range of topics, for a variety of audiences. Doing that while remaining non-partisan is like walking a tightrope, so we’ve thought a [...]
2023 Membership Campaign April 1-May 31
Time to reconnect! Our mission at City Club of Central Oregon is to build a conscious and civic-minded community through dialogue, education and research that results in responsible civic engagement. We invite you to join us in our mission to engage [...]
Membership Campaign Launch
April 18, 2023 We had a great kickoff to out Spring Membership Drive at Humm Kombucha. Memberships provide 25% of City Clubs revenue. As a non-profit, this support is essential to continuing our mission to build a conscious and civic-minded community through [...]
Townhall Postponed
Due to the possibility of votes being scheduled on the House floor this Saturday, this townhall has been postponed. More information soon on a new date. [...]
Free Student Registrations at City Club Forums
Thanks to support from Brooks Resources, City Club is able to offer registration and no cost at our forums for local high school and college students. Contact us at info@cityclubco.org for promo code. Click here for event schedule. [...]
How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable
Being Non-Partisan in the Era of PartisanshipAt City Club, we host public Forums on a range of topics, for a variety of audiences. Doing that while remaining non-partisan is like walking a tightrope, so we’ve thought an lot about how to [...]
