The Clackamas County Equity Coalition will hold its quarterly meeting on: Thursday, September 15, 2022 4:30 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 in a full-day festival that celebrates the diversity of our community. Channeling the feeling of a bustling market abroad, the event showcases different cultures through traditional dance and music performances, artisan vendors, food vendors, nonprofit groups, and more. Festivities take place at Millennium Plaza Park with performances at two stages throughout the day. There… Read More »Lake Oswego 2022 Cultural xChange
The West Linn Alliance and West Linn Public Library are pleased to host a free online presentation and facilitated discussion on Thursday, September 22. The topic is: What It Takes to Migrate Registration Link: https://calendly.com/wlpl-programs/wla-sep-2022 Not every refugee fleeing violence in Central America gains asylum in the U.S. The work of several U.S. attorneys involved… Read More »What It Takes to Migrate
Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration will take place on Sunday, October 9, 2022. Clackamas Community College in the Environmental Learning Center, 21 Inskeep Drive, Oregon City 97045 This year Clackamas County will hold an in-person celebration of Indigenous history and culture. Immerse yourself in Indigenous Peoples Day with food, music, storytelling, and vendors. This vibrant cultural… Read More »Clackamas County’s Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
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 kicks off on October 13 at 7:00 pm with Bandana Shrestha, Director of… Read More »Women’s BIPOC Speaker Series: Bandana Shrestha
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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.
