Events & Opportunities
July 25, 2018
Conversation Project: What Is Cultural Appropriation?
Issues of cultural appropriation and identity are complicated. Facilitator Surabhi Mahajan will lead us in a conversation to explore cultural appropriation beyond who’s “allowed” to wear certain clothing or cook particular foods.
6:30 p.m., Hollywood Mental Health, Portland
August 3, 2018
Conversation Project: Just a Number
Aging and Intergenerational Friendship
7:00 p.m., Gaiety Hollow, Salem
August 10, 2018
Conversation Project: Showing Up
Join facilitator Chi Mei Tam in this conversation to explore what it means to be part of a community. What does it looks like when community shows up for you and vice versa? How does it work? To what extent are shared values and identities in our community enough or not enough to help us thrive?
6:00 p.m., Coos History Museum, Coos Bay
August 15, 2018
Conversation Project: Ritual and Ceremony in Modern Life
Holly Pruett leads a conversation about the role of ritual and ceremony in participants’ family and cultural histories, the impact of life events that have passed unobserved, and the new ceremonies that people are creating to mark these milestones.
6:00 p.m., Hollywood Mental Health, Portland
August 17, 2018
Conversation Project: Talking about Dying
This conversation provides an opportunity for participants to reflect on what stories and influences shape their thinking about death and dying and to hear perspectives and ideas from fellow community members.
2:00 p.m., Terwilliger Plaza, Portland
August 23, 2018
Conversation Project: Race and Place
Racism and Resilience in Oregon's Past and Future
6:30 p.m., Four Rivers Cultural Center, Ontario
August 24, 2018
Conversation Project: Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Stewarding Our Public Forests
6:30 p.m., Siskiyou Field Institute, Selma
August 30, 2018
Conversation Project: Showing Up
Join facilitator Chi Mei Tam in this conversation to explore what it means to be part of a community. What does it looks like when community shows up for you and vice versa? How does it work? To what extent are shared values and identities in our community enough or not enough to help us thrive?
7:00 p.m., Gaiety Hollow, Salem
August 30, 2018
Conversation Project: Everyday Leaders
Recognizing Leadership Beyond Power and Authority
3:30 p.m., Union County Safe Communities Coalition, La Grande
September 6, 2018
Conversation Project: Where Are You From?
Drawing on the diverse histories and backgrounds of participants, Kerani Mitchell leads a conversation that asks what makes us Oregonian and how can we create inclusive communities.
Noon, Oregon State Capitol, Salem