Is Sarah Palin the Future of the Republican Party?

Republican Elephant
Date: 
September 11, 2010 - 6:00pm
Host: 
Ted and Debbie Kaye
Provocateur: 
Melody Rose, Ph.D., Founder & Director of the Center for Women, Politics and Policy; Political Science Dept. chair at the Hatfield School of Government, PSU

Reservation Deadline:  September 3, 2010

Melody Rose, member of the Club’s Board of Governors and chair of the Friday Forum Committee, is a nationally-recognized expert on women and executive politics. As chair of the political science department at Portland State University as well as founder and director of the Center for Women, Politics & Policy, she will draw from recent research to discuss the future of Republican politics.

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Upcoming Friday Forums

Packwood on Partisanship

With Bob Packwood
Bob Packwood
Date: 
September 10, 2010 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s): 
Bob Packwood, Former Oregon Senator and Founder, Sunrise Research Corporation

At their best, partisanship and the two-party system allow people with competing goals to work more easily together: when sufficiently constrained, conflict between political parties can be informative and productive. Excessive partisanship, however, can undermine effective lawmak¬ing and interfere with the Legislature's ability to func¬tion. In today's political climate, excessive partisanship too often seems the rule rather than the exception - but this was not always the case.

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Upcoming Forums:
September 17, 2010 - 12:15pm Ballot Measure 73 Debate - Sentencing
September 24, 2010 - 12:15pm Ballot Measure 74 Debate - Marijuana
October 1, 2010 - 12:15pm Metro Council President Debate
October 8, 2010 - 12:15pm Gubernatorial Debate
October 15, 2010 - 12:15pm Oregon's 5th Congressional District Debate
October 22, 2010 - 12:15pm US Senate Debate

The Corporate Citizen and Campaign Finance

Supreme Court Seal
Date: 
September 7, 2010 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm

The Bipartisan Café, 7901 SE Stark St., Portland OR 97215

In January 2010 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the Citizen’s United v. the Federal Election Commission case that seems certain to intensify corporate influence in our democracy to an unprecedented degree. The Court struck down restraints on how corporations may spend money on political ads, reasoning that corporations can exercise first amendment rights like any natural person. Oregon will likely feel a greater effect from this ruling than many other states because of its initiative process.

Committee: 
Agora Steering Committee

Human Trafficking: The Pimp and His Game

Human Trafficking
Date: 
September 13, 2010 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Kell's Irish Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave.

City Club's Agora committee invites you to join Portland Police Sergeant Doug Justus and Detective Meghan Burkeen, who will discuss the role of the pimp in human trafficking. Sergeant Justus was featured on Dan Rather's television special Pornland; Detective Burkeen was interviewed in the movie Playground: The Child Sex Trade in America. Both are very involved in anti-human trafficking efforts.

Free and open to the public.
RSVP requested, 503-228-7231 x110 or amy@pdxcityclub.org
 

Committee: 
Agora Steering Committee

Shake Things Up! Critical Skills for Portland’s New Leaders: A three-part leadership development series

Leadership
Date: 
September 25, 2010 - 10:00am - 2:30pm

City Club Commons, 901 SW Washington St., Portland OR 97205

Portland’s history is filled with stories of enterprising leaders, but Portland needs inspired, resourceful and innovative leaders prepared to tackle today’s challenges as well. Join City Club’s New Leaders Council for one or all sessions of this three-part training series where you’ll meet fellow Portlanders who are new to their leadership roles or who aspire to become leaders. You’ll learn research-based leadership fundamentals, hear perspectives from veteran Portland leaders and learn hands-on skills practice you can immediately apply to your life.

Committee: 
New Leaders Council
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