The online discussion has been cancelled, but we encourage you to read the book on your own. Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko Tayo, a young Native American, has been a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, and the horrors of captivity have almost eroded his will to survive. His return to the Laguna… Read More »Book Discussion Group – Ceremony
The West Linn Alliance is pleased to support the Women's BIPOC Speaker Series in collaboration with Mary's Woods, Respond to Racism, LO for Love, West Linn Public Library, Lake Oswego Public Library, and African American Women of Lake Oswego. The speaker series continues on November 10 at 7:00 pm with J’reyesha Brannon, Senior Engineering Associate… Read More »Women’s BIPOC Speaker Series: J’reyesha Brannon
Hosted by the West Linn Public Library Join bestselling author Kwame Christian as he chats about his new book How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race: Practical Tools for Necessary Change in the Workplace and Beyond. How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race helps readers gain the confidence to not only talk about race, but… Read More »ONLINE Author Talk: How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race with Kwame Christian
*Save the Date* Next Quarterly Meeting will be happening on January 12 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Zoom. Special Guest will be Clackamas ESD Superintendent Larry Didway to talk about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in relation to schools across Clackamas County. Break out rooms for Q & A with Mr. Didway, support for… Read More »CCEC Quarterly Workshop
The West Linn Alliance is pleased to support the Women’s BIPOC Speaker Series in collaboration with Mary’s Woods, Respond to Racism, LO for Love, West Linn Public Library, Lake Oswego Public Library, and African American Women of Lake Oswego. The speaker series continues on January 12 at 7:00 pm with Oregon Representative, Tawna Sanchez This… Read More »Women’s BIPOC Speaker Series: Tawna Sanchez
The Mary's Woods Annual MLK Celebration will be held on on Saturday, January 14 at 2pm in the Chapel of the Holy Names. This year's program features speaker Leroy Clemons plus the powerful voices of the Northwest Freedom Singers.
Join WAIC (Wilsonville Alliance for Inclusive Community) on January 18 for an evening of engaged conversation about how we can bridge our differences. These are critical times that challenge us to be bigger and bolder in defining ourselves and our relations to others. We each have an arch of understanding based on our identity, legacy… Read More »Can We All Get Along?
This year's State of the College will explore the college's values of learning, equity, student success, community and belonging. President Cook will discuss the how the college is adapting to changing student needs, along with upcoming challenges and opportunities, including enrollment, funding and new initiatives. The State of the College address will be held in-person… Read More »CCC State of the College
All Power to the People: “It’s a marathon not a sprint”, remembering the Legacy of the Black Panther Party in Portland, with Mr. Kent Ford and Invited Guests Friday, February 24, 2023 6:00 PM Sunday, February 26, 2023 2:00 PM Historic Alberta House5131 Northeast 23rd AvenuePortland, OR, 97211United States (map) GOOGLE CALENDAR ICS The Vanport… Read More »All Power to the People
Tuesday, March 7, at 7:00 p.m. - a conversation about the personal and the political with Kiese Laymon at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland. (Sponsored by Oregon Humanities) The event will also stream live on YouTube. Kiese Laymon is a Black southern writer from Jackson, Mississippi, whose essays and fiction explore race, the body, poverty, and place with humor,… Read More »The Personal and the Political with Kiese Laymon (Oregon Humanities)
Benefit from a live screening of "Racially Charged: America's Misdemeanor Problem". Following the film, President of Brave New Films, Robert Greenwald and Always For The People (AFTP) Foundation Founder and "Mr. Checkpoint", Sennett Devermont discuss exposing injustice through media, grassroots organizing, and the critical role of white allyship in the fight for racial equality. The… Read More »Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem
March 13, 2023 Meeting Agenda 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (zoom link to be sent separately) Tentative Agenda Approve Minutes of February 13, 2023 meeting Candidate pages on our webpage for March election. Update on the BIPOC Women Speaker Series Earth Day April 22 seed packet update Update on March 11 School District diversity conference… Read More »Outreach Planning Committee Meeting
