Free Statewide Community Discussions this Spring
Oregon Humanities sponsors Conversation Project programs across Oregon March through June 2010.
02 March 2010 | Permalink
Through the Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua, Oregonians around the state have access to free community discussions year-round. The Conversation Project, which connects Oregonians with public scholars and provocative ideas through idea-driven dialogue, is a program of Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the Humanities).
The 2009–10 Conversation Project lineup features seventeen programs presented by sixteen scholars. This season’s programs span diverse topics, including friendship, mega cities, the future of rural communities, media literacy, and reimagining the American prison system. Programs from March 3, 2010, through June 27, 2010, are listed below by county. For more information about each program and to view the full events calendar, please visit oregonhumanities.org.
Clackamas
• Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources, by Veronica Dujon (3/3/10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 SW Wilsonville Rd., Wilsonville)
• Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh, by Geoffrey Hiller (3/31/10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 SW Wilsonville Rd., Wilsonville)
Columbia
• Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh, by Geoffrey Hiller (4/6/10 at 7:00 p.m. at the Vernonia Public Library, 701 Weed Ave., Vernonia)
Deschutes
• Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes, by Reiko Hillyer (5/1/10 at 3:00 p.m. at the Deschutes Public Library, 507 NW Wall St., Bend)
• Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources, by Veronica Dujon (5/22/10 at 3:00 p.m. at the Deschutes Public Library, 507 NW Wall St., Bend)
• Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources, by Veronica Dujon (5/22/10 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory, 57245 River Rd., Sunriver)
Jackson
• Landscapes and Livelihoods: A Sustainable Future for Rural Oregon, by Victoria Sturtevant (4/14/10 at 6:00 p.m. at the Gold Hill Public Library, 202 Dardanelles St., Gold Hill)
Jefferson
• Beyond Bars: Reenvisioning the Prison System, by Walidah Imarisha (3/18/10 at 7:00 p.m. at the Jefferson County Library District, 134 SE E St., Madras)
Lane
• Night of a Thousand Stars: A Portrait of Life in Iraq, by Joel Preston Smith (3/30/10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Springfield Public Library, 225 5th St., Springfield)
• Friend Me? Notions of Friendship in a Changing World, by Courtney Campbell and Lani Roberts (6/11/10 at 1:30 p.m. at the Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield)
Lincoln
• Walking Our Talk: Moral Integrity and Self-Deception, by Lani Roberts (4/13/10 at 6:00 p.m. at Oregon Coast Community College, 3788 SE High School Dr., Lincoln City)
• Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes, by Reiko Hillyer (5/11/10 at 6:00 p.m. at Oregon Coast Community College, 3788 SE High School Dr., Lincoln City)
Malheur
• Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh, by Geoffrey Hiller (5/12/10 at 1:00 p.m. at Treasure Valley Community College, 650 College Blvd., Ontario)
• Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh, by Geoffrey Hiller (5/12/10 at 5:00 p.m. at the Ontario Community Library, 388 SW 2nd Ave., Ontario)
• Borderless: Migration, Globalization, and Changing Communities, by Elliott Young (5/27/10 at 1:00 p.m. at Treasure Valley Community College, 650 College Blvd., Ontario)
• Borderless: Migration, Globalization, and Changing Communities, by Elliott Young (5/27/10 at 5:00 p.m. at the Ontario Community Library, 388 SW 2nd Ave., Ontario)
Marion
• Of the People or For the People: Getting the Government We Deserve, by Jeff Golden (3/18/10 at 5:30 p.m. at the Mission Mill Museum, 1313 Mill St. SE, Salem)
• The American Character: The Power of Individualism and Volunteerism, by Prakash Chenjeri and Daniel Morris (4/24/10 at 2:00 p.m. at the Friends Of Historic Champoeg, 8239 Champoeg Rd. NE, Saint Paul)
• Beyond Bars: Reenvisioning the Prison System, by Walidah Imarisha (4/27/10 at 10:00 a.m. at the Willamette University Institute for Continued Learning, 900 State St., Salem)
• Seeding a Sense of Place: Science, Stories, and Smart Forest Policy, by Gail Wells (5/28/10 at 3:00 p.m. at the Stayton Public Library, 515 N. 1st St., Stayton)
Multnomah
• The Voters Have Spoken: Oregon’s Controversial Ballot Initiatives, by Jackson Miller (5/5/10 at 6:00 p.m. at the Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland)
• Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh, by Geoffrey Hiller (5/6/10 at 7:00 p.m. at Newspace Center for Photography, 1632 SE 10th Ave., Portland)
• Of the People or For the People: Getting the Government We Deserve, by Jeff Golden (6/26/10 at 2:00 p.m. at the Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland)
• Of the People or For the People: Getting the Government We Deserve, by Jeff Golden (6/27/10 at 10:00 a.m. at Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave., Portland)
Polk
• Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources, by Veronica Dujon (4/17/10 at 11:15 a.m. at the Dallas Public Library, 950 Main St., Dallas)
Wallowa
• Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes, by Reiko Hillyer (5/26/10 at 7:00 p.m. at Fishtrap, 400 E Grant St., Enterprise)
Washington
• Hard Choices Ahead: Adapting to Global Interdependence, by Richard Clinton (3/6/10 at 1:00 p.m. at the Beaverton Resource Center, 12500 SW Allen Blvd., Beaverton)
• Borderless: Migration, Globalization, and Changing Communities, by Elliott Young (5/19/10 at 3:30 p.m. at the Washington County Historical Society and Museum, 17677 NW Springville Rd., Portland)
• Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes, by Reiko Hillyer (6/15/10 at 3:30 p.m. at the Washington County Historical Society and Museum, 17677 NW Springville Rd., Portland)
• Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes, by Reiko Hillyer (6/15/10 at 7:00 p.m. at the Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard)
For more information, contact Jennifer Allen, Director of Programs, Oregon Humanities, (503) 241-0543 / (800) 735-0543, ext. 118, or by e-mail.
Oregon Humanities connects Oregonians to ideas that 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.
