This podcast episode of Village SquareCast will drop on February 9th. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts or at https://podfollow.com/villagesquarecast/view. In a culturally, religiously and racially diverse society like ours — with a single public school system designed to educate America’s children — maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that the culture wars have…
Citizen Discourse’s Conversation Collective is a community from around the country — and even the globe!! — who gather for compassionate and restorative conversation. We start with a mindful moment and incorporate some writing and reflecting and one on one conversation. First timers are welcome to come join us as a guest. Membership is available…
Every 2nd and 4th Monday, Eugene City Council holds meetings that have an opportunity for public comment on any topic. The meetings start at 7:30, but you must sign up to comment within only the 30 minutes before it starts (that is, between 7:00 and 7:30).Please testify in person if you can by going to the…
Engage in this exciting webinar, Working with Youth Projects in Europe: Youth Leadership and Peacebuilding. This 90-minute event will be on May 14th, 2024, at 12:00 pm ET (UTC -4) / 6:00 pm Andorra. Please use the Time Zone Converter to determine when this engaging conversation will be in your time zone. This webinar will focus on: – Youth…
Join State Business Executives and Gallup as they host an Education and Workforce Summit on May 14th at Gallup’s world headquarters in Washington, D.C. The event will feature some of our Nation’s foremost organizations working on skills-based hiring, talent development, credentials and career readiness. Keynote speakers include U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, U.S. Department of Education Assistant…
Grab a drink and come hear about the latest democracy news, topic of the week, ongoing efforts to fix democracy, and actions you can take at our weekly Democracy Happy Hour, Wednesdays @ 5 pm PT.
Citizen Discourse’s Conversation Collective is a community from around the country — and even the globe!! — who gather for compassionate and restorative conversation. We start with a mindful moment and incorporate some writing and reflecting and one on one conversation. First timers are welcome to come join us as a guest. Membership is available…
Black voters have increasingly been identified as a pivotal Democratic voting bloc in critical state and federal elections, with over 85% voting for Democratic candidates in recent national, state, and local elections Despite overwhelming support for Democratic candidates, Black voters hold a range of ideologies; they are conservative, moderate, liberal, and progressive, and approximately 10%…
Most people agree that we want to reduce the stigma around mental health issues so that individuals and families are more inclined to seek help. Many people look to traditional western medicine for the primary answers to mental health problems. There is growing interest in exploring a wider variety of ways to support people facing…
Family relationships are becoming casualties of our toxic political environment. Family members are having nasty political arguments, avoiding each other, or even cutting off lifetime relationships. If you want to preserve important family bonds while still being true to your values and political beliefs, this workshop will offer you: Insight into why family differences over…
ot all immigrants to the U.S. hope or want to become citizens. However, many do, and many who don’t want their children to become citizens. For those who do, the United States (like most countries) has developed a set of criteria that must be met in order to earn citizenship. At this meeting we’ll look…
Do you ever wonder about the impact political spending has on the state of American businesses? Join American Promise for the next chapter in our Speaker Series where we will talk with leading economic experts, Michael Donnelly and Maureen Kline, about how our lopsided campaign finance laws negatively affect the U.S. economy. Their conversation will…