Past Program List

June 24, 2020, Online: Technology and Social Justice During a Pandemic
June 24, 2020
May 27, 2020: What Can the US Learn from China?
May 27, 2020
April 22 Meeting is Cancelled
May 5, 2020
February 26, 2020: New Leadership for our City and County
February 26, 2020
January 22, 2020: Are You Ready to Take Action Against Climate Change?
January 22, 2020
November 20, 2019: The Speed of Deceit
November 20, 2019
October 23, 2019: Healing Our Salish Sea
October 23, 2019
September 25, 2019: Whatcom County Executive Candidate Forum
September 25, 2019
August 28, 2019: Bellingham Mayoral Candidate Forum
August 28, 2019
July 24, 2019: Measles
July 24, 2019
June 26, 2019: Perspectives from the Port
June 26, 2019
May 22, 2019: A State Bank for Washington – Invest in WA or Wall Street?
May 22, 2019
April 24, 2019: Let’s Talk About Race
April 24, 2019
March 27, 2019: Will Dikes Protect Our Way of Life from Sea-Level Rise?
March 27, 2019
February 27, 2019: Global Warming and its Impact on Our Planet, Our Home
February 27, 2019
January 23, 2019: Water
January 23, 2019
Taking Back Our Democracy with Hedrick Smith
December 7, 2018
November 28, 2018: Reflections on the Election by Our Own Political Gurus
November 28, 2018
Oct. 24, 2018: Guns and Pollution
October 24, 2018
Candidate Debates: U.S. Senate & 8TH Congressional District
October 6, 2018
Sept. 26, 2018: Beginning a New Chapter in Law Enforcement
September 26, 2018
August 22: Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America
August 22, 2018
July 25: Pipelines, Pot and Protectionism
July 25, 2018
June 27, 2018: Preparing for Future Jobs
June 27, 2018
#MeToo: The evolving perspective of men (Part 2 of 2)
May 23, 2018
#MeToo: A Moment in Time or a Cultural Shift?
April 25, 2018
Your Vote Counts!
March 28, 2018
Power to the People?
February 28, 2018
Peter Earle on Gerrymandering
January 24, 2018
Wandering the Food Deserts of Whatcom County
November 15, 2017
Who Will Represent Us on the County Council? Part 2 of 2
October 25, 2017
Special meeting cancelled (Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, 6:00 pm)
October 5, 2017
Who Will Represent Us on the County Council? At Large & District 3
September 27, 2017
America’s Opioid Epidemic in Our Own Backyard
August 23, 2017
Port Forum
July 26, 2017
First Things First – The State Department, NATO, and Trump’s Foreign Policy
June 28, 2017
On Buildings, Swans, and the Power of Arithmetic
May 24, 2017
“Creating a Cuisine Culture” How the wine industry ignited Walla Walla’s economy. Can NW Washington’s surging microbreweries spark attractive jobs here, too?
April 26, 2017
Repeal, Replace or Reconstruct: Obamacare Options Under the new Administration and What it Means for our State
March 22, 2017
What Will it Take to Reduce Jail Over Crowding?
February 22, 2017
Tales of Hollywood North
January 25, 2017
Hackers, Phishers Spoofers: Oh My!! Can We Keep Our Secrets Safe in a Cyber World?
November 16, 2016
Help Wanted: Keep Out! The Long History of Duality in the Immigration Policies of Our Country
October 26, 2016
How a 21st Century Bellingham Waterfront Could Work
September 28, 2016
The 2016 Election as an MRI on America
August 31, 2016
Is the initiative I-732 the Right Answer for Reducing Carbon Emissions in Washington State?
July 27, 2016
What is the Future of Cherry Point?
June 22, 2016
2015 The Year of Hate and Extremism: Polarizing Rhetoric, Shifting Demographics and Heightened Awareness of Inequities
May 25, 2016
Members Annual Meeting
May 25, 2016
Are We Really Children of a Common Mother?
April 27, 2016
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SLAVERY IN AMERICA TODAY
March 23, 2016
Pot and Public Policy: Washington’s Marijuana Industry
February 24, 2016
“The Poor are Us”: Middle class poverty politics
January 27, 2016
The Impending Cataclysmic Earthquake — How Real Is It?
November 18, 2015
Climate Change, Oil Trains, Bellingham Bay Cleanup and More: A Conversation with Department of Ecology Director Maia Bellon
October 28, 2015
So Who Should I Vote For for County Council?
September 23, 2015
Changing the shape of voting in Whatcom County
August 26, 2015
Envision 2036: Bellingham, Lynden and Ferndale Plan for the Future
July 22, 2015
Are we building a jail for the future or are we stuck in the past? A conversation about incarceration, alternatives and finances as we look to build a new jail in our community
June 24, 2015
The Affordable Care Act: Promise and Practice
May 27, 2015
Bellingham’s Waterfront: From Early Visioning to Development Agreement
April 22, 2015
Tough Guise at Pickford Film Center
April 1, 2015
It Happens In Our Town: When Everyday Behavior Becomes Abuse
March 25, 2015
Volatile oil prices: The Pacific Northwest feels the impact
February 25, 2015
Has “The Dream” Been Fulfilled? What Are the Prospects of Racial Justice 51 Years After the March On Washington?
January 28, 2015
Election 2014: What Just Happened and What Does It Mean for Us?
November 19, 2014
What’s Happened to Community Policing – Are the Feds Really Taking Over?
October 29, 2014
Quest For Control of the Washington State Senate: Battle for the 42nd District
September 17, 2014
Coal, Carbon and Consequences
August 29, 2014
The End of Big
July 24, 2014
Chemical Dependence in Whatcom County
June 26, 2014
Opening of Arctic Waters
June 8, 2014
Dealing with Drugs & Crime
April 25, 2014
Robert Gates: How I see My Duty
March 27, 2014
Fifty Years Into The War On Poverty: Who Is Still Hungry In Whatcom County?
February 28, 2014
Mayor Kelli Linville and County Executive Jack Louws: The First Two Years and a View to the Future
January 24, 2014
From Mountain Glaciers to the Salish Sea: Climate Change Impacts Our Water Resources
December 3, 2013
20th Anniversay Celebration
December 1, 2013
What’s Happening in British Columbia? Should it matter to us?
October 15, 2013
Election 2013 – Port of Bellingham Candidates: The Port and the Future of Whatcom County
September 15, 2013
Why Doesn’t Anyone Read Newspapers Anymore?
August 15, 2013
When Faith and Secular Beliefs Collide: A Community Conversation About Faith Based Medical Care
July 25, 2013
Who Stole the American Dream?
July 15, 2013
Washington State Water Law: Whose Water Is It Anyway?
May 22, 2013
The Best Bad Idea: The True Story of Argo
May 16, 2013
How Economic Development is Delivered in Whatcom County: A Practitioners Perspective
April 25, 2013
Can You Afford to Grow Old in Whatcom County?
March 21, 2013
Whatcom, the World and How We’re Connected: People, Products and Ideas
January 31, 2013
What Just Happened? What the Election Results Mean to Our Country and our Region
December 3, 2012
Helping Vulnerable People Who Need Housing – Challenges and Solutions
October 15, 2012
How Social Media is Changing… Everything
September 15, 2012
Facts, Fears and the Future: Healthcare Reform in Washington State
August 15, 2012
What’s Knowledge Now?
July 30, 2012
A Conversation with Jay Inslee, Candiate for Governor
July 15, 2012
Globalization and Its Effects on Labor in North America
May 1, 2012
Salish Sea: Where is it? What is it? Why is it important? What’s ahead?
April 15, 2012
What Ever Happened to the Neighborhood Beat Cop?
March 15, 2012
Treating Mental Illness, Social Duty or Just Good Business?
February 15, 2012
Whose Land is it? Growth Management and Whatcom County
January 15, 2012
Local Economic Development: from Slogans to Substance
November 15, 2011