SOUTHERN OREGON TOWN HALL

Definition
- "Southern Oregon Town Hall" is a regional community engagement project that brings opinion leaders and community members together to discuss community issues and uses consensus facilitation to develop strategies to address their concerns.
Goal
- The goal is for SOPTV to use its communication resources to focus the region’s thinking on a specific regional issue such as: "managing residential growth" or "creating jobs" or "transitioning from an agricultural to a service economy" or "the opportunities and effects of expanding our tourist industry" or "addressing the needs of low income families," etc.
Implementation
- SOPTV will work with key stakeholders to organize, plan, and host the Town Hall, and will use the power of its television and news media resources to provide coverage of the meeting and develop a community outreach plan.

SOUTHERN OREGON TOWN HALL: Avoiding Investment Fraud

A special SOUTHERN OREGON TOWN HALL aimed at helping viewers avoid investment fraud by exposing some of the common tricks and deceptions.

SOUTHERN OREGON TOWN HALL: The Jackson County Commissioner Candidates

The 2010 candidates for Jackson County Commissioner discuss local issues with southern Oregon journalists.

SOUTHERN OREGON TOWN HALL: Education and the Economy

A town hall program on the particular challenges posed to education and job-training by the current national/international economic crisis.

SOUTHERN OREGON TOWN HALL: Seeking Sustainability in Our Community

A series of related Town Hall programs exploring sustainability in business and at home and focusing on community sustainability issues facing county and municipal governments in southern Oregon.