Events & Opportunities
October 19, 2018
Conversation Project: What Makes Life Meaningful?
The question of what makes life meaningful has occupied human thinking for thousands of years. This conversation with philosophy professor Prakash Chenjeri and chaplain Fred Grewe aims to engage participants in a thoughtful and meaningful discussion about this very human question.
7:00 p.m., Columbia Ecovillage Condominium Common House, Portland
October 19, 2018
Exploring Power and Privilege with Courage, Creativity, and Compassion
Join facilitator Ridhi D’Cruz for a conversation that explores how we face and transform oppression in our everyday lives. This conversation will include some hands-on activities.
11:00 a.m., Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare, Portland
October 20, 2018
Conversation Project: Why DIY? Self-sufficiency and American Life
This conversation investigates why we strive to be makers and doers in a world that provides more conveniences than ever before. How might the “new industrial revolution” of tinkerers and crafters affect American schools and workplaces?
3:00 p.m., Astoria Public Library, Astoria
October 20, 2018
Conversation Project: Bias and Kids
How Do Our Prejudices Affect Our Children?
2:00 p.m., West Linn Public Library, West Linn
October 22, 2018
Conversation Project: Beyond Fake News
How We Find Accurate Information about the World
5:30 p.m., Port Orford Public Library, Port Orford
October 23, 2018
Conversation Project: The Space Between Us
Immigrants, Refugees, and Oregon
6:00 p.m., Hillsboro Shute Park Library, Hillsboro
October 24, 2018
Think & Drink with Eli Saslow
Join journalist Eli Saslow, author of Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist for a conversation about how white supremacist movements are born and how they gain power.
7:00 p.m., Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland
October 24, 2018
Conversation Project: What's the Purpose of Public Education?
Join facilitator Aimee Craig for a conversation that explores the extent to which our various—and sometimes conflicting—ideals about the purpose of public education align with what is happening in our schools.
6:30 p.m., Columbia Grange #267, Corbett
October 25, 2018
Conversation Project: Won't You Be My Neighbor?
How Relationships Affect the Places We Live
7:00 p.m., Silver Falls Library, Silverton
October 26, 2018
Conversation Project: Seeing the Forest for the Trees:
Stewarding Our Public Forests
6:30 p.m., Siskiyou Field Institute, Selma