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Council Approves New Engagement Tactic for Hughes
22 Aug 2024 At the City Council Regular Meeting on August 20, 2024, Fort Collins City Council…
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How will Fort Collins decide what to do with old Hughes Stadium? It’s trying something new
Rebecca Powell, Fort Collins Coloradoan | Published 5:01 a.m. MT July 23rd, 2024 | Updated 7:54 p.m.…
Can ordinary citizens solve our toughest problems?
By GEORGE ANDERS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy | Updated 2:00 PM PST, December 11, 2024 BEND, OREGON…
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Can Ordinary Citizens Solve Our Toughest Problems?
An effort in Bend, Ore., backed by big funders looks for answers to youth homelessness. George Anders,…
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In Oregon assembly, Americans show another kind of politics is possible
📺 Watch Deschutes County assembly members describe their experience in their own words https://youtu.be/jahGnbOnCOs As a contentious…
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Civic Assembly on Youth Homelessness wraps up its final discussion, preps proposed solutions for leaders to consider
Kelsey McGee, October 6, 2024 — BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An innovative new way for Central Oregonians…
“Thanks for giving me hope”
October 17, 2024 — From 14 September to 6 October 2024, a Civic Assembly on the topic…
Selection Event for First Civic Assembly in Central Oregon
July 30, 2024 — The Central Oregon Civic Action Project (COCAP), Healthy Democracy, and the Central Oregon…
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Move to Give Community “Seat at Table”
City Club Forum Floats Idea of Citizens Assembly to Tackle Topics in “Bend” Way Simon Mather, May…
More than 12,000 Deschutes County households invited to help launch Civic Assembly on Youth Homelessness
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Civic Action Project and Central Oregon Youth Action Board have…
Asambleas ciudadanas locales comenzarán en el otoño
La primera asamblea se enfocará en encontrar soluciones para los jóvenes sin hogar Julianna Lafollette | Translated…
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Local Citizen Assemblies to Start in the Fall
The first assembly will focus on finding potential solutions for youth homelessness JULIANNA LAFOLLETTE, JUNE 25, 2024…
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Launching a first-of-its-kind Civic Assembly in Deschutes County, Oregon, USA 🇺🇸
12,750 invitation letters have been mailed to residents in our first project to institutionalise a Citizens’ Assembly…
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Editorial: Does Deschutes County need a do over on setting policy?
May 19, 2024 — When the Bend City Council agreed Wednesday to join an effort by the Central Oregon…
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Citizen Assemblies Concept Proposed for Central OR
HEATHER ROBERTS BEND, OR — A concept to engage the public in government policy decisions rarely seen in…
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