People's Town Hall's IF WE CAN KEEP IT. This week we talk with Sharon Meieran, a practicing emergency room physician in Portland, Oregon, and a serving Multnomah County Commissioner. We talk about her path to public service, balancing a career in medicine with a political life, how public testimony by constituents is an under-utilized tool for making change, and sources of hope that sustain her in her work.
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IF WE CAN KEEP IT: Candace Avalos
People's Town Hall's IF WE CAN KEEP IT. This week we talk with Candace Avalos, an Oregon-based activist and movement leader. We discuss her motivation to becoming involved in her city, her run for office, her involvement in creating a new charter for Portland, and reasons for hope for the future of our democracy.
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Virtual Town Halls: An Oregon Veterans Town Hall - June 4, 2022
Listen in to a town hall with Oregon veterans, family members, those working in veterans services, Senator Ron Wyden, Walla Walla VAMC Director Scott Kelter, and Teresa D. Boyd, D.O., Network Director, VISN 20.
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Virtual Town Halls: Hood River County, OR w/ Ron Wyden - June 3, 2022
Listen in to a virtual town hall with Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and his constituents in Hood River County.
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Virtual Town Halls: Tillamook County, OR w/ Ron Wyden - 5-28-22
Listen in to a virtual town hall with Senator Ron Wyden and his constituents in Tillamook County, Oregon.
People's Town Hall is dedicated to strengthening our democracy by fostering real, substantive conversations between Americans, and with our elected officials.