Oregon Humanities

January and February Conversation Project programs cover topics such as life in Iraq, immigration, and the American prison system.

02 December 2010 | Permalink

Communities around the state have year-round access to free discussions through the Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua, a program of Oregon Humanities that connects Oregonians with public scholars and provocative ideas.

The 2010–11 Conversation Project lineup features 16 programs presented by 15 scholars. This season’s programs span diverse topics, including immigration, volunteerism, life in Iraq, moral integrity, and reimagining the American prison system. Programs scheduled from January 6 to February 26, 2011, are listed below by county. For more information about each program and to view the full events calendar, please visit oregonhumanities.org.

Clackamas
• Borderless: Migration, Globalization, and Changing Communities, by Elliott Young (1/25/11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Canby Public Library, 292 N Holly St., Canby)
• Night of a Thousand Stars: A Portrait of Life in Iraq, by Joel Preston Smith (2/09/11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Molalla Public Library, 201 E 5th St., Molalla)

Deschutes
• The American Character: The Power of Individualism and Volunteerism, by Prakash Chenjeri and Daniel Morris (1/11/11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bend Public Library, 601 NW Wall St., Bend)

Josephine
• Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes, by Reiko Hillyer (1/21/11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Grants Pass Museum of Art, 221 Southwest G St., Grants Pass)

Marion
• The American Character: The Power of Individualism and Volunteerism, by Prakash Chenjeri and Daniel Morris (2/09/11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Historic Deepwood Estate, 1116 Mission St. SE, Salem)
• Borderless: Migration, Globalization, and Changing Communities, by Elliott Young (2/15/11 at 1:00 p.m. at the Willamette University Institute for Continued Learning, 900 State St., Ford Hall, Salem)

Multnomah
• The American Character: The Power of Individualism and Volunteerism, by Prakash Chenjeri and Daniel Morris (1/29/11 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hillsdale Branch Library, 1525 SW Sunset Blvd., Portland)
• Landscapes and Livelihoods: A Sustainable Future for Rural Oregon, by Victoria Sturtevant (1/30/11 at 2:00 p.m. at the Woodstock Branch Library, 6008 SE 49th Ave., Portland)
• Borderless: Migration, Globalization, and Changing Communities, by Elliott Young (1/31/11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Midland Branch Library, 805 SE 122nd Ave., Portland)
• Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes, by Reiko Hillyer (2/05/11 at 10:00 a.m. at the Bosco-Milligan Foundation/Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Ave., Portland)
• Night of a Thousand Stars: A Portrait of Life in Iraq, by Joel Preston Smith (2/19/11 at 2:00 p.m. at the Kenton Library, 8226 N Denver Ave., Portland)
• Walking Our Talk: Moral Integrity and Self-Deception, by Lani Roberts (2/15/11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Capitol Hill Branch Library, 10723 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland)
• Slow Learners: Two Hundred Years of Unheeded Warnings, by Richard Clinton (2/22/11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hollywood Branch Library, 4040 NE Tillamook St., Portland)
• Hard Choices Ahead: Adapting to Global Interdependence, by Richard Clinton (2/26/11 at 10:30 a.m. at the OASIS Education Center, c/o Macy’s, 4th Floor, 621 SW 5th Ave., Portland)

Washington
• Beyond Bars: Reenvisioning the Prison System, by Walidah Imarisha (1/06/11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Beaverton Community Center, 12350 SW 5th St., Beaverton)
• Borderless: Migration, Globalization, and Changing Communities, by Elliott Young (2/03/11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Beaverton Community Center, 12350 SW 5th St., Beaverton)

Oregon Humanities connects Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities. More information about our programs and publications—which include the Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua, Think & Drink, Humanity in Perspective, Teacher Institutes, Happy Camp, Public Program Grants, Responsive Program Grants, and Oregon Humanities magazine—can be found at oregonhumanities.org. Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust.

For more information about Conversation Project programs, please contact Annie Dubinsky, Program Coordinator, (503) 241-0543/(800) 735-0543 ext. 116, or by email