West Linn Alliance for Inclusive Community is forming a new study group to delve deeply into the issues raised in Resmaa Menakem’s book My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies. Key to this book is the perspective that… Read More »My Grandmother’s Hands
Something’s Happening Here Nine o’clock at night is not when I would hope to be online waiting to deliver a message to our local School Board. Yet there I was, sitting at my desk, waiting for my allotted three minutes to address the Board. It… Read More »An Orwellian Dilemma
Community safety and the history of policing The Clackamas County Equity Coalition will hold its quarterly meeting on: Thursday, September 15, 20224:30 pm Guest speaker and local pastor, Aric Clark, will offer an information session on community safety and the history of policing. Breakout discussions to follow. Register: https://bit.ly/3cGJLaG
Join us for a free online presentation and facilitated discussion: Thursday, September 22, 7:00-8:30 PM Co-sponsored by the West Linn Alliance and the West Linn Public Library Not every refugee fleeing violence in Central America gains asylum in the U.S. The work of several U.S. attorneys… Read More »What It Takes to Migrate
The recent enshrining of radical Christian aspirations into law, at both Federal and State levels, should raise a red flag for anyone who values diversity and religious freedom.
Public Statement Regarding Women’s Rights
The City of West Linn is seeking your reflections on inclusion in our community.
We want our members to know that Clackamas County has an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Council.
Diversity – May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Taken from a Facebook Post by Khanh Pham #AAPIHeritageMonth is just as much about the PI – Pacific Islander – part of this aggregated term. Oregon is home to many Pacific Islanders who celebrate this month and… Read More »Oregon is home to many Pacific Islanders
The West Linn Alliance, along with our partners West Linn Lutheran Church, Mary’s Woods Diversity Committee, and the Refugee Care Collective, want to thank the many local volunteers, merchants, and donors who helped with our campaign in February and March. If you missed the campaign… Read More »Thank you for providing over 130 Refugee Restart Kits!