Town Meeting Intensified

The Town Meeting Campaign began with a goal of having one Town Meeting in every county of the United States.  However, some states intensified that goal, such as Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas.  In Chicago, Illinois Kitty Cole and Georgiana McBurney led the “Standing Tall in the 80s campaign that offered forums to every one of Chicago’s 77 communities.

Mississippi 200

• Memories of Mississippi Town Meeting Programs:  Sandra Conant 2019, Lin Zahrt 1986, Molly Shaw 1986 and “Citizen Involvement – The Answer“, Ruth Wilson (16th Guardians Consult, April 1979).

• Town Meeting Mississippi 200 State Report, 1979. 1978 and photos

• Delta Pace MS Town Meeting Assembly, June 18, 1977

• Mississippi Town Meetings:  Amory Town Meeting,Ashland MS Town Meeting, Beartown MS Town Meeting, Bel-Air MS Town Meeting, Belmont MS Town Meeting, Caledonia MS Town Meeting, Calhoun City MS Town Meeting, Carthage MS Town Meeting,  Cedar Bluff MS Town Meeting I, Centreville MS Town Meeting, Pace Chester MS Town Meeting, Pace Clarksdale MS town Meeting,Crossroads MS Town Meeting, Pace Coahoma MS Town Meeting, Delta Pace MS Town Meeting,Duncan MS Town Meeting,Pace Jones Village MS Town Meeting, Jonestown MS Town Meeting, Jumpertown MS Town Meeting, Kilmichael MS Town Meeting, Knobtown MS Town Meeting, Kosciusko MS Town Meeting,Leakesville MS Town Meeting, Lena MS Town Meeting, Lena MS Town Meeting II,Lumberton MS Town Meeting, North Jackson Town Meeting, Winstonville Town Meeting

• Town Meeting II: 1979-1980 – Not only did Mississippi do more than 200 Town Meetings, but the decision was made to go back to those towns for a follow-up to enable implementation of the communities plan.  This effort was known as Town Meeting II:  Artesia, Cedar Bluff , Pace Clay County, Coffeeville Education Forum, Corinth, Gattman, Northwest Hills

• Other Forums:  Adams County Senior Citizens, Alcorn State University Economic Forum, Jefferson County MS Education Town Meeting, Jefferson County MS High School Community Youth Forum

Illinois

• Standing Tall in the ’80s  Report written by Lucas Bensley, ICA intern, July 2019.

• Summary reports of Standing Tall in the ’80s:  1980-1981 Program Series Report

Oklahoma 100

• Oklahoma City South Town Meeting, May 1, 1976

• Actualization: TM in Oklahoma, July 15, 1976

Texas 100

• 100 Texas Town Meetings, Jill Persichetti, 1974-75

Town Meeting (Community Forum) talks: The Future of Town Meeting”; 1977Town Meeting Objectives and Future, 1975;  A Compendium of Talks/Reports 1976, “Profound Awakenment” by Joseph Mathews 1977, “The New World” by Don Raschke at the Kemper Town Meeting 1975 and George Holcombe at Clarksburg, West Virginia Town Meeting,