Operations Director
This position manages our internal affairs – organizational logistics, budgeting, and other policies, procedures, and systems. As with all staff...
This position manages our internal affairs – organizational logistics, budgeting, and other policies, procedures, and systems. As with all staff...
This position is responsible for designing all outward-facing visual materials for the organization, including designing unique web and social media...
This position manages our external affairs – developing strategies for public outreach, cultivating partnerships for advocacy and new projects, and,...
Over the summer, Healthy Democracy was grateful to welcome Annabelle LaRosa as our 2020 Nevins Fellow. The Nevins Fellowship, through...
For Immediate Release August 12, 2020 Media Contact: Robin Teater, Executive Director Ph: 503-841-6865; Email: robin@healthydemocracy.org WHAT: Oregon Citizen...
Healthy Democracy’s good friend and former Board member, John Frohnmayer, shares his thoughts on what we are learning from the...
The Oregon legislature just started their short session on February 1. Senator Arnie Roblan, who sponsored the bill that put...
Civic Saturday - Clackamas Community College Civic Saturday is designed to be a civic ritual — a place to nurture...
For the Milwaukie Citizens Jury, citizen panelists will consider this question: “Should Milwaukie City Council members be paid more than...
Join us to learn about Healthy Democracy’s experience with transformational models of lottery-based, citizen-centered deliberative democracy and how they can be adopted in the community of Ashland. Bring your creativity and your passion for helping to build a democracy that is truly by the people, for the people.
For a few weeks in September, we had the pleasure of hosting a visiting undergraduate student, Jillian Gilburne, who is...
Farres Alkhaiyer joined Healthy Democracy in August as a fellow with the 2019-2020 Community Solutions Program, a prestigious fellowship program run...
On September 21 at Concordia University, Healthy Democracy hosted the 3rd, and final, component of the 2019 Community Oregon program,...
On Saturday, September 14, at the C Bar C Ranch in Powell Butte, Oregon, Citizen University, Healthy Democracy, Oregon Humanities,...
A one-day exposition that will include all Community Oregon participants and special invitees. The brief and varied presentations will showcase what has been learned and to invite support for initiatives and projects that participants wish to develop or support as a result of their experience in the program.
Join us in beautiful Central Oregon on Saturday, September 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., as we gather together...
Monday, August 12 marked Farres Alkhaiyer’s first day with Healthy Democracy. Farres joins Healthy Democracy as a fellow in the 2019-2020...
Five thousand randomly selected Milwaukie households were mailed a letter this week, giving individuals in those households a chance to...
John Frohnmayer was the keynote speaker at the Healthy Democracy 10th Anniversary Celebration on April 8, 2019. Enjoy his words...
Join us on Monday, April 8, 2019 at The Armory at Portland Center Stage for our 10th Anniversary Celebration!
Join us on Tuesday, November 6 at 6 p.m. at Oregon Public House for our second-ever trivia night, Drinks for Democracy: E Pluribus Brewnum . . . the Election Night Edition!
Join us for to learn about the Measure 26-199 Citizens’ Statement, as information for voters by voters, as it is presented at various CIR Community Information Meetings throughout the Portland metro area.
Join us on Tuesday, June 19 at 7 p.m. at Oregon Public House for our first-ever trivia night, Drinks for Democracy: E Pluribus Brewnum.
Exciting development from our friends across the pond @SortitionNow: a new int'l network for lottery-deliberation advocates of all stripes – individuals and groups. (And they've conveniently made the timing of the launch event Western Hemisphere–friendly!) Free and open to all. twitter.com/SortitionNow/s…
— Healthy Democracy @(healthydem) 2 months ago
Thrilled to participate in our first meeting as a member of the OECD Innovative Citizen Participation Network -- and to present on the Oregon Citizen Assembly on COVID! @ClaudiaChwalisz @ICesnulaityte @OECDgov
— Healthy Democracy @(healthydem) 6 months ago
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— Healthy Democracy @(healthydem) 9 months ago
Honored to be part of a landmark new @OECD report on lottery-selected deliberative democracy. Significantly, Chapter 5 proposes some of the first int'l principles for these types of democratic institutions. We contributed to them and couldn't agree more with how they turned out. twitter.com/ClaudiaChwalis…
— Healthy Democracy @(healthydem) 10 months ago
October 8, 2020
After too many years working in the advertising industry as a Creative Director, one day I came to the liberating...
August 31, 2020
It has been my great privilege to have served the Healthy Democracy organization over the past 4 ½ years alongside...
August 15, 2020
Over the summer, Healthy Democracy was grateful to welcome Annabelle LaRosa as our 2020 Nevins Fellow. The Nevins Fellowship, through...