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SUMMARY:CCC State of the College
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThe State of the College address will be held in-person on the Oregon City campus in the Gregory Forum and via Zoom at https://clackamas.zoom.us/j/94555234081. \n\n\n\nNo reservation required. Clackamas Community College is located at 19600 Molalla Ave.
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/ccc-state-of-the-college/
LOCATION:CCC Oregon City Campus\, 19600 Molalla Ave.\, Oregon City\, 97045\, United States
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SUMMARY:Can We All Get Along?
DESCRIPTION:Join WAIC (Wilsonville Alliance for Inclusive Community) on January 18 for an evening of engaged conversation about how we can bridge our differences. \nThese 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 experiences\, and dreams/goals. Come together and connect with intentionality in this facilitated dialogue event. \n\n\nJanuary 18 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm  \n\n\nClackamas Community College – Wilsonville Campus (29353 SW Town Center Loop E)  \n\n\nRoom W155
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/can-we-all-get-along/
LOCATION:CCC Wilsonville Campus\, 29353 SW Town Center Loop E\, Wilsonville\, OR\, United States
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SUMMARY:MLK Celebration at Mary's Woods
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/mlk-celebration-at-marys-woods/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230112T190000
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SUMMARY:Women’s BIPOC Speaker Series: Tawna Sanchez
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe speaker series continues on January 12 at 7:00 pm with Oregon Representative\, Tawna Sanchez \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis free community event will be held at Mary’s Woods in the Dunn Community Center\, Cascade Hall\, 17520 Mesnard Street\, Lake Oswego. \nLive Streaming will also be available courtesy of the West Linn Public Library: (Link will be posted when available) \nPlease note: There is limited seating available\, and  Mary’s Woods requires masks for all guests. \nParking Information: Enter Mary’s Woods campus on Holy Names Drive. Take the first left into the large parking lot. Drop-off location in front of the Dunn Community Center on Mesnard.
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/womens-bipoc-speaker-series-tawna-sanchez/
LOCATION:Dunn Community Center\, 17520 Mesnard Street\, Lake Oswego\, OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:WLA Supported Event
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SUMMARY:CCEC Quarterly Workshop
DESCRIPTION:*Save the Date* Next Quarterly Meeting will be happening on January 12 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Zoom. \nSpecial Guest will be Clackamas ESD Superintendent Larry Didway to talk about Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion in relation to schools across Clackamas County. \nBreak out rooms for Q & A with Mr. Didway\, support for candidates who may be interested in running for their local School Board and other related topics. \nLink: \nThank you\, for signing up for the virtual CCEC session on March 10\, 4:30-6pm. Below is the Zoom information for attendance: https://clackamascounty.zoom.us/j/81292174856?pwd=dW5FTHhLLzE5amNOTVJqa1R1UjRTdz09 — Meeting ID: 812 9217 4856 — Passcode: 048921 — One tap mobile +12532158782\,\,81292174856#
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/ccec-quarterly-workshop/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221115T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221115T100000
DTSTAMP:20221014T044150Z
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SUMMARY:ONLINE Author Talk: How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race with Kwame Christian
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the West Linn Public Library \nJoin 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. \nHow to Have Difficult Conversations About Race helps readers gain the confidence to not only talk about race\, but actually make a difference when you do. Negotiation expert Kwame Christian’s motto is: “The best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations.” If we want a more equitable workplace\, and a more equitable world\, we have to talk to each other about race. But\, for so many of us\, that’s easier said than done. Many people avoid conversations about race because of fear: fear of discomfort\, damaging important relationships\, being misunderstood\, “cancelled\,” or ostracized. How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race equips you with the skills you need to make these crucial conversations easier and more productive. If you’ve ever struggled to turn that passion into persuasion\, or been too afraid to speak up at work (or outside of it)\, this talk is for you. The first step toward lasting social change is productive discussion. \nAbout The Author: Kwame Christian is a best-selling author\, lawyer\, professor\, and the Managing Director of the American Negotiation Institute. He has conducted countless specialized trainings worldwide and is a highly sought after keynote speaker. In addition\, Kwame is a business lawyer at Carlile\, Patchen & Murphy LLP and serves as a professor for The Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law in its top-ranked dispute resolution program and Otterbein University’s MBA program. Kwame’s proudest achievement is his family. He’s married to Dr. Whitney Christian and they have two lovely sons\, Kai and Dominic. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/online-author-talk-how-to-have-difficult-conversations-about-race-with-kwame-christian/
CATEGORIES:WLA Supported Event
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SUMMARY:Women's BIPOC Speaker Series: J’reyesha Brannon
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe speaker series continues on November 10 at 7:00 pm with J’reyesha Brannon\, Senior Engineering Associate – City of Portland. Ms. Brannon is an accomplished young woman with a rare background in environmental justice\, science\, and art. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis free community event will be held at Mary’s Woods in the Dunn Community Center\, Cascade Hall\, 17520 Mesnard Street\, Lake Oswego. \nLive Streaming will also be available courtesy of the West Linn Public Library: https://youtu.be/BtzIbByGTB8 \nPlease note: There is limited seating available\, and  Mary’s Woods requires masks for all guests. \nParking Information: Enter Mary’s Woods campus on Holy Names Drive. Take the first left into the large parking lot. Drop-off location in front of the Dunn Community Center on Mesnard.
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/womens-bipoc-speaker-series-jreyesha-brannon/
LOCATION:Dunn Community Center\, 17520 Mesnard Street\, Lake Oswego\, OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:WLA Supported Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221027T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221027T203000
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SUMMARY:Book Discussion Group - Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The online discussion has been cancelled\, but we encourage you to read the book on your own. \nCeremony by Leslie Marmon Silko\nTayo\, 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 Pueblo reservation only increases his feeling of estrangement and alienation. While other returning soldiers find easy refuge in alcohol and senseless violence\, Tayo seeks for another kind of comfort and resolution. Tayo’s quest leads him back to Indian traditions\, to beliefs about witchcraft and evil\, and to the ancient stories of his people. The search itself becomes a ritual\, a curative ceremony that defeats the most virulent of afflictions – despair. \nThe West Linn Public Library has copies of the book.
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/discussion-group-ceremony/
CATEGORIES:WLA Sponsored Event
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SUMMARY:Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
DESCRIPTION:View Film Trailer Here \nREGISTER HERE \n 
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/who-we-are-a-chronicle-of-racism-in-america/
CATEGORIES:WLA Supported Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221013T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221013T203000
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SUMMARY:Women's BIPOC Speaker Series: Bandana Shrestha
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe speaker series kicks off on October 13 at 7:00 pm with Bandana Shrestha\, Director of AARP Oregon. Ms. Shrestha is the new state director for AARP Oregon. She represents the interests of 506\,000 members\, and oversees the work of 7 professional staff and 150 volunteers to advance AARP’s social impact mission for people age 50 and older statewide. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis free community event will be held at Mary’s Woods in the Dunn Community Center\, Cascade Hall\, 17520 Mesnard St\, Lake Oswego. \nLive Streaming will also be available courtesy of the West Linn Public Library: https://youtu.be/UPp-Z0GxuJI \nPlease note: There is limited seating available\, and Mary’s Woods requires masks for all guests. \nParking Information: Enter Mary’s Woods campus on Holy Names Drive. Take the first left into the large parking lot. Drop-off location in front of the Dunn Community Center on Mesnard. \n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/womens-bipoc-speaker-series-bandana-shrestha/
LOCATION:Dunn Community Center\, 17520 Mesnard Street\, Lake Oswego\, OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:WLA Supported Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221009T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221009T150000
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SUMMARY:Clackamas County's Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration will take place on Sunday\, October 9\, 2022. \nClackamas Community College in the Environmental Learning Center\, 21 Inskeep Drive\, Oregon City 97045 \nThis 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 event will feature: \n\nSisters Fry Bread\nLoom with a.c. ramírez\nStorytelling with Darlene Foster and Ed Edmo\nFlutist\, Jan Michael Looking Wolf\nRed Lodge Transition Services Master Recycling\nFree books with Libraries in Clackamas County (LINCC)\nA variety of Indigenous artists selling handmade creations\nScavenger Hunt for youth
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/clackamas-countys-indigenous-peoples-day-celebration/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220922T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220922T203000
DTSTAMP:20220903T071425Z
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SUMMARY:What It Takes to Migrate
DESCRIPTION: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: \n\n\n\nWhat It Takes to Migrate \nRegistration Link: https://calendly.com/wlpl-programs/wla-sep-2022 \n\n\n\nNot every refugee fleeing violence in Central America gains asylum in the U.S. The work of several U.S. attorneys involved in providing legal support to asylum seekers is documented in a new film\, Las Abogadas: Attorneys on the Front Lines of the Migrant Crisis. (West Coast premiere is at the Portland Film Festival this October.) Learn firsthand from the attorneys and the film’s producer about one migrant family’s quest for safety. Discussion follows. \nHere is a link to the trailer of the film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLafqoDcJF8 \n\nAbout the Speakers \nRebecca Eichler has over 20 years of experience practicing immigration law in the Washington DC area and providing disaster legal aid around the world\, working with clients seeking protection under U.S. and international law. In fall 2018\, she spearheaded central Mexico’s legal aid response to the migrant caravans\, providing individual consultations and know-your-rights presentations to hundreds of migrants on what to expect at the border. She currently lives and works in Mexico as a human rights advocate\, advising deportees from the U.S\, migrants in transit\, and asylum seekers at the U.S. border. Her work is documented in the film. \nCareen Shannon\, executive producer of the film\, is an attorney\, writer\, and former law professor who has focused on U.S. immigration law and policy for nearly 30 years. She is the co-author of several books\, and the author of hundreds of articles\, about immigration law and global migration. She has made numerous trips to the U.S.-Mexico border to provide pro bono legal services to immigrant families held by the U.S. government in detention camps in New Mexico and Texas. She also sits on the Board of Directors of Safe Passage Project\, a New York-based nonprofit that provides free lawyers to immigrant youth\, as well as the Latin American Relief Fund which supports Albergue ABBA\, a migrant shelter in central Mexico. \nLaura Seltzer-Dunn\, social impact producer for the film\, produces social issue and historical documentaries featuring unsung heroes and the people they help. Laura has produced many stories about migration\, the plight of refugees\, and their efforts to resettle. She is an award-winning PBS documentary and educational filmmaker. With her latest PBS film\, Nobody Wants Us\, about Holocaust refugees\, she has taken outreach and audience engagement to a new level\, creating a robust social impact strategy that includes nonprofit\, film festival\, and university screenings\, as well as the creation of a middle school curriculum.
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/what-it-takes-to-migrate/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WLA Sponsored Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220918T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220918T200000
DTSTAMP:20220904T171215Z
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SUMMARY:Lake Oswego 2022 Cultural xChange
DESCRIPTION: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 will be many unique vendors to visit and a wine & beer garden too! \n(More Information)
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/lake-oswego-2022-cultural-change/
LOCATION:Millennium Plaza Park\, 200 First Street\, Lake Oswego\, OR\, 97034\, United States
CATEGORIES:WLA Supported Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220915T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220915T180000
DTSTAMP:20220904T200015Z
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SUMMARY:CCEC Quarterly Meeting - community safety and the history of policing.
DESCRIPTION:The Clackamas County Equity Coalition  will hold its quarterly meeting on: \nThursday\, September 15\, 2022\n4:30 pm \nGuest speaker and local pastor\, Aric Clark\, will offer an information session on community safety and the history of policing. Breakout discussions to follow. \nRegister: https://bit.ly/3cGJLaG
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/ccec-quarterly-meeting-community-safety-and-the-history-of-policing/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220906T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220906T203000
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SUMMARY:Freedom to Read
DESCRIPTION:Response to Racism LO is holding a community event entitled – Freedom to Read: What’s at Stake. Attacks on school and public libraries around the country are on the rise\, with vocal minorities seeking to control what others can read. The acquisition of knowledge is perceived as a danger by some who see exposure to ideas they disagree with as unacceptable.  The expansion of individual awareness and intellectual horizons through reading is at stake. \nRegister at: respondtoracism.org \n(This is a virtual event)
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/freedom-to-read/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220623T203000
DTSTAMP:20220823T034659Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220823T034659Z
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SUMMARY:Resolving Hate in America: A Group Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The West Linn Alliance\, in partnership with the West Linn Public Library\, is pleased to host a discussion on Resolving Hate in America. \nLocation: Online \nEvent Registration: https://calendly.com/wlpl-programs/resolving?month=2022-06 \nDate: June 23\, 7:00-8:30 pm \nWeek after week we witness more massacres of Americans in shopping malls\, grocery stores\, places of worship\, streets\, and schools. \nLast June\, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas told the Senate that the greatest domestic threat is homegrown terrorism from “racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists\,” specifically white supremacists. Last September\, FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Senate committee that “lone actors” are our greatest threat. The most recent report by the Southern Poverty Law Center\, tracking over 1\,600 U.S. hate groups\, states that the extremist ideas mobilizing these groups “now operate more openly in the political mainstream.” \nSo how can we resolve some of this hatred and violence and restore a modicum of civility? \nWe have much to learn from the life story of German-born\, former neo-Nazi TM Garret\, who now lives in Memphis. In a 2021 interview with C-SPAN host Bill Scanian\, he explains why he got involved with white supremacists\, why he turned away\, and how he is now dedicating his life to helping people move out of the rut of hatred. This interview will be the basis for our online\, facilitated discussion. \nLink to the C-SPAN interview: https://www.c-span.org/video/?508578-4/washington-journal-tm-garret-discusses-white-supremacy-domestic-terrorism \n 
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/resolving-hate-in-america-a-group-discussion/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WLA Sponsored Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220514T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220514T210000
DTSTAMP:20220823T034815Z
CREATED:20220504T050329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220823T034815Z
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SUMMARY:Oregon Rises Above Hate
DESCRIPTION:Join together to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and the AANHPI (Asian\, Asian American\, Native Hawaiian\, Pacific Islander) community in its resilience and commitment to combat the continued rise of anti-Asian hate. \n12:00-600pm\nCultural heritage institutions will be open for free to encourage exploration of AANHPI culture & history\, including Japanese American Museum of Oregon\, Lan Su Chinese Garden\, Oregon Historical Society\, Oregon Jewish Museum\, Portland Chinatown Museum\, and others. \n6:00-9:00pm\nVigil and memorial at Lan Su Chinese Garden to honor those that came before us and those that we have lost during the pandemic\, featuring Michael Looking Wolf’s land blessing\, Fear No Music’s concert\, Chinese calligraphy demonstration\, and floating lantern release at dusk. \nRead more…
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/oregon-rises-above-hate/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220514T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220514T120000
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SUMMARY:Unraveling Othering
DESCRIPTION:This free online workshop\, co-sponsored by the West Linn Alliance and the West Linn Public Library\, focuses on our perception of others\, some of which is rooted in our biology and some of which is rooted in our cultural experience. Through mindful writing and other activities\, we will come to know more about our encounters with “the other” and experiences of being viewed as “the other” in a creative\, safe zone. \nRegistration is required for planning purposes: REGISTER \n\nAbout the Facilitator\nTamara Gilbert\, owner of Creative Openings\, is an expressive arts facilitator and communications consultant. A Brown University graduate\, Ms. Gilbert earned her MA in Dance Ethnology from UCLA. She has taught dance/movement for over 20 years and has earned numerous awards for her creative work in the field of environmental communications. Since graduating from Tamalpa Institute\, Ms. Gilbert uses a holistic approach to expressive arts to help groups tap into their creativity and build community.
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/unraveling-othering/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WLA Sponsored Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220512T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220512T130000
DTSTAMP:20220428T012655Z
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SUMMARY:Jewish Community Relations Council Gubernatorial Candidate Forum
DESCRIPTION:Join the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland for their third Gubernatorial Candidate Forum. This is an opportunity to hear from Republican candidate and former Oregon House Minority Leader Christine Drazan. \nREGISTER
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/jewish-community-relations-council-gubernatorial-candidate-forum-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220509T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220509T203000
DTSTAMP:20220508T205502Z
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SUMMARY:WLA Outreach Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The West Linn Alliance holds regular monthly meetings to plan our community outreach activities and to share progress on the implementation of our strategic plan. Everyone is welcome to attend. \nThe next meeting takes place on May 9\, 7:00-8:30pm. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84527977706?pwd=WHljejNkZkY0RHhoSWFjbTlzYTZKUT09 \n 
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/wla-outreach-committee-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Including All Abilities: A Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The West Linn Alliance is pleased to partner with the West Linn Public Library for a virtual panel discussion about including people of all abilities in our community. \nDate: April 28 \nTime: 7:00 to 8:30pm \nREGISTER \nAfter being signed into law on July 26\, 1990\, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guaranteed that people with disabilities would have the same access as anyone else to employment\, transportation\, public education\, and other government programs. Although much progress has been made\, there is still room for improvement. Our four panelists will share their personal stories with time for questions after the presentation. Closed captioning will be provided. \nPanelists \n\nScott Hatley\, mobility impaired\, Executive Director of Incight\nBill House\, parent of adult child with Rett Syndrome\, Director of Archean Enterprises\nKaty Mawson\, hearing impaired\, audiologist with Pacific Audiology\nEmily Purry\, vision impaired\, principal of Purry Consultants
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/including-many-abilities-a-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WLA Sponsored Event
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UID:733-1650542400-1650547800@westlinnalliance.org
SUMMARY:Tools of Survival: Tribal Education\, Relationships\, and Sovereignty in Oregon
DESCRIPTION:Since the early 1800s\, Native peoples in the place that became Oregon have used a variety of tools to resist genocide and cultural erasure. The US government and the dominant culture have employed practices including land theft\, violence\, boarding schools\, political and economic discrimination\, and termination policy in repeated attempts to destroy tribes and their cultures. Because of the power of Native resistance\, those attempts have failed. Today\, tribes in Oregon are working to heal from the centuries of trauma while forming relationships with and educating non-Native organizations\, students\, and neighbors about the histories\, cultures\, and governments of their people. Join us for a discussion with Lisa Watt and Brent Spencer about what Tribes have been forced to do to survive and how they are utilizing education\, relationships\, and sovereignty to maintain their cultures and benefit the broader community today. \nPresented in partnership by Never Again Coalition\, Oregon Historical Society\, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education\, Portland State University’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies Project\, WorldOregon\, The Immigrant Story\, Japanese American Museum of Oregon\, Portland Chinatown Museum\, Five Oaks Museum\, Native Arts and Culture Foundation \nREGISTER
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/tools-of-survival-tribal-education-relationships-and-sovereignty-in-oregon/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WLA Supported Event
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DTSTAMP:20220414T171525Z
CREATED:20220401T223450Z
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UID:787-1650542400-1650546000@westlinnalliance.org
SUMMARY:Jewish Community Relations Council Gubernatorial Candidate Forum
DESCRIPTION:Join the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland for their second Gubernatorial Candidate Forum for an opportunity to hear from former Oregon Senator Betsy Johnson. Betsy is running for governor as an independent leader unaffiliated with any political party. After her presentation\, she will take questions from the attendees. The final Forum will give you the chance to meet the Republican candidates (date TBD). \nREGISTER \n 
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/jewish-community-relations-council-gubernatorial-candidate-forum/
CATEGORIES:WLA Supported Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220407T190000
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DTSTAMP:20220324T014050Z
CREATED:20220323T030214Z
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UID:731-1649358000-1649363400@westlinnalliance.org
SUMMARY:Resisting Cultural Erasure in America
DESCRIPTION:Ethnocide\, a word first coined in 1944 by Jewish exile Raphael Lemkin (who also coined the term “genocide”)\, describes the systemic erasure of a people’s ancestral culture. Just as the concept of genocide radically reshaped our perception of human rights in the twentieth century\, reframing discussions about race and culture in terms of ethnocide can change the way we understand our diverse and rapidly evolving racial and political climate today. Join us for a conversation with author Barrett Holmes Pitner and historian Jennifer Fang on ethnocide in America\, and its particular impacts on Black and Chinese Americans\, who have endured that erasure for generations. Pitner and Fang will discuss the personal lived consequences of existing within an ongoing erasure—and how to combat it. \nPresented in partnership by Never Again Coalition\, Oregon Historical Society\, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education\, Portland State University’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies Project\, WorldOregon\, The Immigrant Story\, Japanese American Museum of Oregon\, Portland Chinatown Museum\, Five Oaks Museum\, Native Arts and Culture Foundation \nREGISTER
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/resisting-cultural-erasure-in-america/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WLA Supported Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220329T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220329T203000
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CREATED:20220303T183309Z
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UID:409-1648580400-1648585800@westlinnalliance.org
SUMMARY:Jewish Community Relations Council Gubernatorial Candidate Forum
DESCRIPTION:Join the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland for their Gubernatorial Candidate Forum-Democrat Edition for an opportunity to hear from State Treasurer Tobias Read (7:00-7:40 pm) and former Speaker Tina Kotek (7:45-8:30 pm). Each will present separately and then take questions from the community. Forums to meet the Independent and Republican candidates coming soon.\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/elections-forum-sponsored-by-the-jewish-federation-of-greater-portland/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WLA Supported Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220327T130000
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CREATED:20220303T004729Z
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UID:402-1648377000-1648386000@westlinnalliance.org
SUMMARY:Refugee Restart Kits - Collection day
DESCRIPTION:West Linn Lutheran Church Lower Entrance – 20390 Willamette Drive
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/refugee-aid-kits-collection-day-10/
CATEGORIES:WLA Sponsored Event
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SUMMARY:Refugee Restart Kits - Collection day
DESCRIPTION:West Linn Lutheran Church Lower Entrance  – 20390 Willamette Drive
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/refugee-aid-kits-collection-day-8/
CATEGORIES:WLA Sponsored Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220324T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220324T203000
DTSTAMP:20220320T003807Z
CREATED:20220215T163736Z
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UID:322-1648148400-1648153800@westlinnalliance.org
SUMMARY:March Program: Can We Get Along?
DESCRIPTION:West Linn Alliance is pleased to host the Oregon Humanities program\, Can We Get Along?  \nThis virtual event will be held on March 24\, 7:00-8:30 pm \nChisao Hata will open the program with a presentation followed by small group discussions. \nEvent Registration Link: https://calendly.com/wlpl-programs/get-along?month=2022-03 \nRodney King’s iconic question still resonates today. Despite decades of social justice movements\, police brutality and divisions persist in the United States. COVID-19 has only added more challenges. How can we connect to each other during these times? What holds us back from connecting with each other? How do our personal experiences contribute to barriers\, or have the potential to break them down? Join facilitator Chisao Hata as she holds space to examine individual questions on race\, cultural values\, and what brings us together and what separates us.
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/march-program-can-we-get-along/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WLA Sponsored Event
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SUMMARY:Refugee Restart Kits - Collection day
DESCRIPTION:West Linn Lutheran Church Lower Entrance        20390 Willamette Drive
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/refugee-aid-kits-collection-day-7/
CATEGORIES:WLA Sponsored Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220319T090000
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DTSTAMP:20220320T005213Z
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SUMMARY:Refugee Restart Kits - Collection day
DESCRIPTION:West Linn Lutheran Church Lower Entrance\n   20390 Willamette Drive
URL:https://westlinnalliance.org/event/refugee-aid-kits-collection-day-6/
CATEGORIES:WLA Sponsored Event
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