TOWN HALL LOS ANGELES

TOWN HALL LOS ANGELES (THLA) IS NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES AS A GATHERING PLACE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRESENT AND SHAPE THE FUTURE THROUGH OPEN DISCUSSION. FOUNDED IN 1937, THLA HAS HOSTED HEADS OF STATE, CORPORATE LEADERS, EDUCATORS, SCIENTISTS AND VISIONARIES. THLA MEMBERSHIP REFLECTS THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND THEIR PROGRAMS PROVIDE AN ASSORTMENT OF PERSPECTIVES VITAL TO WELL INFORMED CITIZENS. SPEAKERS AND AUDIENCES INTERACT IN A TRUE TOWN HALL FORMAT, PROMOTING A VIGOROUS EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND HELPING PARTICIPANTS BE INFORMED.THLA GOALS ARE TO EXPOSE THE COMMUNITY TO NEW POINTS OF VIEW THROUGH A VIGOROUS EXCHANGE OF IDEAS. PARTICIPANTS CAN LOOK A WORLD LEADER OR CORPORATE MOGUL IN THE EYE AND ASK A DIRECT QUESTION THAT LEADS TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF TIMELY ISSUES.INDIVIDUALS MAY JOIN THLA AT SEVERAL LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP, EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES ADVANCED NOTICE AND REDUCED RATES TO ALL EVENTS AND ADMITTANCE TO THE MEMBERS ONLY PROGRAMS.CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS ALSO ENJOY MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THEY CAN MAKE A VALUABLE COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY BY BECOMING AN UNDERWRITER OR SPONSOR TO THLA'S PROGRAM AND OVERALL MISSION.THLA'S AMERICAN HERITAGE STUDENT PROGRAM EXTENDS THE MESSAGE OF CIVIC INVOLVEMENT TO A NEW GENERATION, INVITING AREA HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THLA EVENTS. TOGETHER, THE TOPICS, SPEAKERS AND AUDIENCES AT THLA CREATE AN EXPERIENCE UNPARALLELED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.