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Friday, 17 September
Cosponsored with the City of Portland and City Club of Portland, The Mending Wall brings together writers and scholars for a panel discussion about Arizona’s recent immigration law, SB 1070, Portland City Council’s resolution condemning the law, and international human rights issues. Panelists include Daniel Tichenor, Cas Mudde, Elizabeth Hovde, and Juliet Stumpf. This event is funded by an Oregon Humanities Responsive Program Grant. Attendance is free, but please RSVP.
World Affairs Council of Oregon, 5:30 p.m., Portland City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Ave., Portland
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Tuesday, 07 September
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel will read from his book, The Good Soldiers, a chronicle of the infantry soldiers of 2-16 who were part of the 2007 surge in the Iraq War.
Powell's Books (cosponsored by Oregon Humanities), 7:30 p.m., Powell's City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside, Portland
Tuesday, 14 September
Friend Me? Notions of Friendship in a Changing World by Courtney Campbell and Lani Roberts. Host Organization: OASIS Education Center. Contact: Jane Griffen at (503) 241-3059 or by email.
10:30 a.m., OASIS Education Center Adult Classroom, Macy's, 4th Floor, 621 SW 5th Ave., Portland
Tuesday, 14 September
Landscapes and Livelihoods: A Sustainable Future for Rural Oregon by Victoria Sturtevant. Host Organization: Boardman Library. Contact: Marsha Richmond at (541)481-2665 or by email. This Conversation Project program is sponsored by Libraries of Eastern Oregon.
7:00 p.m., Boardman Library, 200 S. Main St., Boardman
Wednesday, 15 September
Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes by Reiko Hillyer. Host Organization: Washington County Museum. Contact: Jennifer Kozik at (503) 645-5353 or by email.
3:30 p.m., Washington County Museum, 17677 NW Springville Rd., Portland
Wednesday, 15 September
Seeding a Sense of Place: Science, Stories, and Smart Forest Policy by Gail Wells. Host Organization: McMinnville Senior Center. Contact: Anne Lane at (503) 435-0407 or by email.
6:30 p.m., McMinnville Senior Center, 2250 NE McDaniel Ln., McMinnville
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29 July 2010 | Posted in Publications | Comments? (0 so far)
Posts for the “Ha!” Issue of Oregon Humanities magazine are due Monday, September 20, 2010. Send your submission of 400 words or less by email or postal mail to Oregon Humanities magazine, Posts, 813 SW Alder St., Suite 702, Portland, OR 97205. Read the full call for submissions and... More
23 June 2010 | Posted in Events Publications | Comments? (0 so far)
If you enjoyed reading the spring 2010 issue of Oregon Humanities magazine on the theme of “Look,” we hope you’ll join us for a reading with a few of the authors from that issue: R. Gregory Nokes (“What Remains”), Christine Dupres (“Seen though Not Heard”), and Scott... More
07 June 2010 | Posted in Publications | Comments? (0 so far)
Oregon Humanities magazine is seeking submissions for the fall 2010 issue on the theme “Ha!” which will explore humor, happiness, and joy, especially as they pertain to American history, culture, values, and identity. We are especially interested in submissions that consider... More
03 June 2010 | Posted in Publications | Comments? (0 so far)
Posts for the “Work” Issue of Oregon Humanities magazine are due Monday, June 21, 2010. Send your submission of 400 words or less by email or postal mail to Oregon Humanities magazine, Posts, 813 SW Alder St., Suite 702, Portland, OR 97205. Read the full call for submissions and
08 March 2010 | Posted in Publications General | Comments? (0 so far)
Oregon Humanities magazine is seeking submissions for the summer 2010 issue on the theme of work. Thomas Aquinas famously said, “To live well is to work well.” But in difficult economic times, can every American truly aspire to “work well,” or has the goal of finding a... More
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Annie Dubinsky
I was sitting in my office last week reading a final report that one of our recent Responsive Program Grant recipients submitted when I realized how much I don’t know about war, especially how the notion of “home” changes so drastically. The Southern Oregon Goodwill Industries,... More
Raina Hassan
Last night, my husband, Amos, and I were cruising around on Netflix when we settled on an instant-play movie called Boys Don’t Cry. When it came out in 1999, I meant to go see it in the theater but missed it. Even though I didn’t catch it on the big screen, it garnered enough... More
Brian Doyle
Hmm. The moments that most changed the way I think about the world, o dear sweet jesus yes I can tell you those moments, with glee and gaping, still. There were three of them, actually. One was at about three in the afternoon, and the others, I remember vividly, were 1:14 and 1:15... More
Dave Weich
If developments in science could extend your life by five or more healthy, vital years, would you opt in? Probably, right?
Ten weeks ago, my company took on a project for a New York publisher. A Pulitzer Prize winner had written a book about “the strange science of immortality.” The... More
Carole Shellhart
After bicycling to Oregon Humanities to lead a weekly staff yoga session, our fearless yoga leader Maggie admitted that she was wearing borrowed pants. Not from her sister or her best friend, but loaners that were given to her by a woman in the class she was leading after a tragically... More
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