Forums
2006 Public Forums
Co-sponsored by Council for Public Deliberation
We welcome you to attend these forums and become involved in civic
dialog in your community.
- Tuesday, February
28, 6:00 PM
Mid-Ohio
Regional Planning Commission
285 E Main St., Columbus, OH 43215
Topic: "Voting Rights: a panel discussion."
Introduced by James Stowe and moderated by Ahmad Al-Akhras,
Columbus Community Relations Commission.
Sponsors: City of Columbus
Community Relations Commission; Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission;
Council on American-Islamic Relations; and Ohio Civil Rights
Commission.
Contact: 614-645-1993 or
Ahmad Al-Akhras, ahmad@cair-ohio.com
- Thursday,
March 23, 7:00 PM
Whetstone
branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library
3909 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43214
Topic: "Parking in the Urban Neighborhood"
Sponsor: Clintonville
Incorporated
Contact: Greg Denby at 614-479-3153
- Tuesday, March 28, 7:00 PM
Old
Worthington Library
820 High St., Worthington, OH 43085
Topic: "Restoring Trust in the Media"
Sponsor: Worthington Libraries
Contact: Steve Herminghausen 614-807-2626
- Tuesday, April
18, 7:00 PM
Old
Worthington Library
820 High St., Worthington, OH 43085
Topic: "What can be done to stop
and reverse Global Warming?"
Sponsor: Worthington Libraries
Contact: Steve Herminghausen 614-807-2626
- Thursday,
April 20, 7:00 PM
Whetstone
branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library
3909 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43214
Topic: "Licensed Beverage Sales
Options"
Sponsor: Clintonville
Incorporated
Contact: Greg Denby at 614-479-3153
- Tuesday, May 16, 7:00 PM
Old
Worthington Library
820 High St., Worthington, OH 43085
Topic: "The Struggle to Make End
Meet"
Sponsor: Worthington Libraries
Contact: Steve Herminghausen 614-807-2626
- Tuesday, July 11, 7:00 PM
Old
Worthington Library
820 High St., Worthington, OH 43085
Topic: "The Role of the Public School
in the 21st Century"
Sponsor: Worthington Libraries
Contact: Steve Herminghausen 614-807-2626
- Wednesday, August 9, 7:00 PM
Griswold
Senior Center
777 High St., Worthington, OH 43085
Topic: "Who Should Pay for Worthington
Schools - Property Tax v. Income Tax v. Bond Issues"
Contact: Steve Herminghausen 614-807-2626
- Thursday, September 7, 7:00 PM
Old
Worthington Library
820 High St., Worthington, OH 43085
Topic: "Finding Common Ground in a
Divided Society"
Sponsor: Worthington Libraries
Contact: Steve Herminghausen 614-807-2626
- Thursdays October 5, October 19, November
2, 7:00 PM
Old
Worthington Library
820 High St., Worthington, OH 43085
Topics will included Minimum Wage, Gambling/School Funding, Smoking
Bans.
Sponsor: Worthington Libraries
Contact: Steve Herminghausen 614-807-2626
Topics
CPD sponsors and presents forums on many timely topics. Some
forums use guidebooks and issue framing developed by the Kettering
Foundation's National Issues Forums, such as:
Frequently CPD works on developing and presenting forums that
involve issues of local interest, including:
- Planning
for Growth & Development
- Ohio's State Budget Crisis
- Eminent Domain: When is it the Right Choice?
- Discussion of ballot issues and state initiatives
- Freedom of Speech or promoting hate speech?
- Immigrant experiences in Columbus
- Discussions of Parking, Alcohol Sales, and
Commercial planning in Clintonville
See a list of past forums.
Supporting
Information
By The People Forums
Summary The
following resources are available for download (Adobe pdf file
format).
Health Care Public
Forum Series Final Report (May 26, 2004)
Columbus Forums Final Report
(116 KB)
America's Role
in the World, Coming Together in Columbus Ohio 2003
Columbus Forums Final Report
(768 KB)
Complete Chart
Notes (135 KB)
Complete Observer
Notes (176 KB)
Survey
Tabulation Summary (125 KB)
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