In 2016 Oregon’s legislature designated March 28 Minoru Yasui Day to honor the state’s only Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee’s tireless fight for equality, justice, democracy, and civil rights. This year the Min Yasui Day program is scheduled for Saturday, April 1, from 1 to 3 pm. In person at the White Stag Building (70… Read More »Minoru Yasui Day
The Making of American Whiteness Presented by Dr. Carmen P. Thompson, in conversation with Dr. Darrell Millner Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 5:30pm At the Oregon Historical Society, Portland Free and open to the public Register Here The Making of American Whiteness: The Formation of Race in Seventeenth-Century Virginia changes the narrative about the origins… Read More »The Making of American Whiteness
Supporting Equity-Minded Candidates Join the CCEC Quarterly Meeting, April 13, 4:30-6pm via Zoom. Panel participants will share information on supporting equity-minded candidates. Breakout rooms to follow for discussion. Panel Participants Neelam Gupta, member of LO for Love and Lake Oswego School Board Catherine McMullen, member of West Linn Alliance for Inclusive Community and Clackamas County… Read More »Clackamas County Equity Coalition Quarterly Workshop
West Linn High School's Affinity Club has organized a celebration for Eid (holiday honoring the end of Ramadan) on April 21st at the West Linn Public Library 3:30 - 6:00 pm. Admission is free, and anyone is welcome! There will be food and fun activities like henna available.
In partnership with the Clackamas County Historical Society (CCHS), Gail Mandel, Deputy Director of the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (OJMCHE), will deliver a presentation on Thursday, April 27, 7-8pm in the Murdock Gallery. She will provide an overview of the history of Jews in Oregon – where they came from and… Read More »Oregon Jewish History And Jews In Clackamas County
Framing Forgiveness This panel will feature local community leaders who will complicate their quests for Justice, examining the nature of Forgiveness as illustrated in the book, The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limitations of Forgiveness, by Simon Wiesenthal. Panelists will be invited to speak about their journeys to right the historic and current harms suffered… Read More »Rising Up for Human Dignity: Justice and Repair
Interrupting Contemporary Antisemitism: What Can We Do About It? May 4 | 7pm | Congregation Beth Israel and online Antisemitic bias crimes and incidents have increased in Oregon and across the nation in the last few years. From conspiracy theories about COVID to violent attacks on synagogues, Jewish communities are facing a new wave of… Read More »Interrupting Contemporary Antisemitism: A Community Conversation
Understanding Urban/Rural Divides An Oregon Humanities Conversation Project with Nick Nash When: May 6, 2023 at 2:00-4:00 pm Where: West Linn Public Library Free Event The West Linn Alliance, in partnership with the West Linn Public Library, is pleased to bring you “Understanding Urban/Rural Divides.” We live in a time of increasing polarization that often… Read More »Understanding Urban/Rural Divides – An Oregon Humanities Conversation Project
2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the flood that destroyed Vanport, once Oregon’s second-largest city and the largest WWII federal housing project in the United States. Join us for the 8th Vanport Mosaic Festival, our annual memory activism celebration to REmember, REpair, REclaim, and RE-imagine our collective story. Let’s commemorate together the 75th anniversary of… Read More »Vanport Mosaic Festival
Madaraka Day ("Internal self rule" or Self-Governance Day) is a national holiday that is celebrated annually on June 1 in the Republic of Kenya. It commemorates the day in 1963 that Kenya attained internal self rule after being a British colony since 1920. Join students from West Linn High School’s Affinity Club to learn more… Read More »Madaraka Day: Kenyan Independence Day Celebration
City of Wilsonville Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Lecture Series 2023 Thursday, June 8, 6:30-7:30 PM Wilsonville Library – Oak Room (Doors open at 6:00 PM – complimentary refreshments are provided) Presenter: Rudyane Rivera- Lindstrom, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Higher Education Coordinating Commission Systemic Racism in Oregon Schools Systemic racism… Read More »Systemic Racism in Oregon Schools
