Civic Engagement
The Wheeler Center is dedicated to improving political discourse in Montana through civic engagement. We seek to increase public participation in local and regional policy by organizing conferences for policy stakeholders, public interest lectures, and public information drives, with the aim to build a more informed and active citizenry. Our goal is to strengthen democracy from the ground up, ensuring every voice is heard and every community member has the opportunity to contribute to making a better Montana.
Ted Celeste Speaking About Civility in Politics
Former Ohio Representative Ted Celeste leads Next Generation, a project of the National Institute for Civil Discourse, designed to inspire and support state legislators who want to promote greater understanding and decision making.
Ted Celeste lectured the night before our annual conference on Divisiveness in Democracy to promote civil discourse in politics
A Conversation With the Next Generation of Politicians and Activists
A conversation with the next generation of politicians and activists
Dan Zolnikov – Rep. HD 47, Billings (R)
Jenny Eck – Rep. HD 79, Helena (D)
Chuck Tooley – Principal, Tooley Communications, Former Mayor, Billings, MT
Rachel Huff-Doria – Executive Director, Forward Montana
Chase Sick – Montana Field Director, Turning Point, USA
Wheeler Center Lecture Series Fall 2013 The Honorable John W Snow, former Secretary of Treasury
The Honorable John Snow was the Secretary of Treasury under President George W. Bush. He spoke about the politics and economics of the ongoing federal debt crisis and its implications for Montana and the West. Snow explored the dynamics of current congressional and presidential politics and their impact on fiscal policy and economic conditions.
Dr. David Large: The Return of the Repressed
David Clay Large, Senior Fellow at the Institute of European Studies at U.C. Berkeley and Co-Director of Berkeley’s Austrian Studies Program lecture on the current prominence of right-wing populism in Europe and the origin of these sentiments.
David Clay Large is currently Senior Fellow at the Institute of European Studies at U. C. Berkeley and Co-Director of Berkeley’s Austrian Studies Program. He is also Roger Boas Professor of History at the Fromm Institute, University of San Francisco.
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Find our entire lecture series on a variety of issues on our YouTube Channel.