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18 June 2009
Immigration remains one of the most complex and potentially divisive issues the... More
04 March 2008
What is the nature of love and desire? What is the relationship between power... More
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18 June 2009 | Permalink
Immigration remains one of the most complex and potentially divisive issues the United States and the Northwest face today, with economic, social, cultural, and political questions that transform how communities interact. This issue is the focus of a free public panel sponsored by the Oregon Council for the Humanities in partnership with the American Leadership Forum.
“The Unfinished Nation: Dilemmas and Decisions on Immigration Reform” will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., at the Southern Oregon University Lenn and Dixie Hannon Library Meese Room 305, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland.
The panel will explore approaches to immigration reform, how immigrant families and the labor movement have been affected by this... More
04 March 2008 | Permalink
What is the nature of love and desire? What is the relationship between power and justice?
These are just two of the timeless questions Portlanders will have the chance to consider during the upcoming reading and discussion series Four Questions: Virtue, Community, Love, and Justice in the Theater, presented by the Oregon Council for the Humanities (OCH), in cooperation with Portland Center Stage (PCS).
This series of lively conversations will be held at PCS’s Gerding Theater at the Armory (128 NW 11th Ave., Portland) on four consecutive Monday evenings, beginning April 7, from 7:30 to 9:00.
Registered participants will receive reading packets containing selected scenes from four contemporary plays—Spinning into Butter, The... More
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