FROM THE COLUMN: “I am involved with the Citizens4Civility (C4C) non-profit here in Sisters Country. For about 18 months we have been hosting quarterly Civility Project/Speak Your Peace meetings to share ideas and techniques for how we can all be more respectful with each other. We have been focusing on nine core tenets of civility.”

EXCERPTED FROM THE ARTICLE: “Citizens4Community is presenting its sixth free skill-building presentation on Thursday evening, April 20, at the Sisters Fire Hall. The evening will be a community conversation about civility, to help one another improve skills and understanding. Local volunteers who care about community, communication, and civility will facilitate the conversation. ….”

Citizens4Community will on April 20 present its next educational/skill-building session, kicked off by the popular "Soup & Civility" community-building and networking meal. The event runs 5:15 to 7:30 at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Station Community Hall, 301 S. Elm St., in Sisters.

FROM THE ARTICLE: “Oregon State University professor Dr. Gregg Walker utilized two role-playing scenarios to help Sisters residents practice dealing with constructive confrontation and positive criticism at last week's Citizens4Community public forums.”

Explore “Constructive Confrontation”

By Sue Stafford

Published Jan. 17, 2017 in the Nugget Newspaper

C4C's next quarterly community-wide event—Soaring Toward Common Ground—is set for Wednesday, Jan. 25. The evening will explore the concept of what it means to "Be Agreeable" (even when you disagree)—one of the 9 basic principles of the Sisters Country Civility Project and Speak Your Peace.

Citizens4Community, host of the Civility Project, is planning for the future. We'd like to ask for your views and opinions about the efforts of our nonprofit. Comments submitted by Nov. 25 will be incorporated into the C4C steering committee's December strategic planning session. The survey takes only a few minutes to complete. Thank you in advance!

Citizens4Community members consider ourselves very fortunate to be working with 2016 Sisters High School graduate Alena Nore, artist for the official poster of the Sisters Country Civility Project. Alena and C4C members have collaborated to develop images that symbolize the Project's civility concepts while simultaneously depicting life in Sisters. The poster is expected to be finalized this month.

FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Sisters Country Civility Project introduced its brand-new poster of the nine tenets of civility last week at their quarterly public training at the fire hall.”

The Nugget—June 28, 2016
Speaker Seeks to Take 'War Out of Words'
by Sue Stafford

On July 12, Sisters residents will learn new skills that can help them communicate more powerfully, encourage one another and foster understanding. Citizens4Community and the Sisters Country Civility Project will present Summer Quarter 2016 Information and Skill-Building Sessions from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Hall, 301 S. Elm St.

FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Sisters City Council has jumped on board with the community civility project "Speak Your Peace" — with one dissenting vote.”

The Nugget—February 17, 2016
Sisters Country Civility Project continues work, quietly
by Sue Stafford

You might start noticing our Sisters Country Civility Project “Tool Cards" circulating around town—maybe being handed around and discussed over a latte at Sisters Coffee Co. or a tasty pint at Hop & Brew...

The Source—February 3, 2016
Speak Your Peace: Event helps open up communication in Sisters
by Corinne Boyer

Citizens4Community invites you to enjoy this short, casual conversation below that highlights ways each of us can make a difference in the big picture of civility.

Maybe it’s beyond our ability—today—to elevate the oft-surly tone trending nationally in politics and media. But in our own communities we can make a difference today—and every day. Anita Stech of the League of Women Voters and Citizens in Action (Duluth, MN) offers advice that evokes a root wisdom of philosophy: know thyself. Think about what motivates you to at times react with frustration instead of courtesy, she says. “You can’t make someone else be civil; but you can change the way you engage.”

Thank you, Sisters Nugget, for your ongoing coverage of Citizens4Community's inaugural project: Speak Your Peace. And thank you, Sisters Country, for your show of support and enthusiasm.

Enjoy these quick reports by Kelly Bleyer of KBND, featuring coverage of C4C's Speak Your Peace forum, held Jan. 14 at the Sisters Fire Hall.

The Nugget—January 6, 2016
Civility project gets underway in Sisters
by Sue Stafford