Oregon Humanities

$1,000 Grant Awarded for Occupy Portland Teach-in

Oregon Humanities awards Responsive Program Grant to the Dill Pickle Club for November 14 teach-in

09 November 2011

Oregon Humanities has awarded a Responsive Program Grant of $1,000 to the Dill Pickle Club to support “The 99%: A Teach-in about Occupy Portland,” which will take place on November 14, 2011, 6-8 p.m. at the Portland Building Auditorium (1120 SW 5th Ave., Portland). The event is free and open to the public.

The teach-in will consist of short presentations that objectively bring together various perspectives on the current Occupy Wall Street movement, focusing on the... More

$1,000 Grant Awarded for Modoc War Documentary

Oregon Humanities awards Responsive Program Grant for screening and discussion of OPB’s Modoc War documentary

20 October 2011

Oregon Humanities has awarded a Responsive Program Grant of $1,000 to the Klamath County Museum to support the premiere screening and post-screening panel discussion of OPB-produced “Oregon Experience: The Modoc War” on October 27, 2011, at 7 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater (218 N 7th St., Klamath Falls). Admission is free for both the film and panel discussion.
The Modoc War, which occurred entirely within the Klamath Basin, was one of the nation’s most prolonged and... More

Happy Hour Conversation about Happiness

Author of The Happiness Myth headlines Wordstock Think & Drink

22 September 2011

Cultural historian Jennifer Michael Hecht tackles the history of happiness in the fall 2011 Think & Drink. The Oregon Humanities happy-hour conversation will be Wednesday, October 5, 2011, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at rontoms, 600 E. Burnside, Portland.

Hecht will also participate in a forum to address the evolution of environmental ethics on October 2. “The Eye of the Storm: Re-imagining Ethics for Changing Times” takes place at Oregon State University in Corvallis and... More

Oregon Humanities Awards Grant for Series about Families Affected by War

Homefront 911: Military Family Monologues begins in Portland on August 5

13 July 2011

The Sanctuary for Veterans and Families, located in Medford, will bring the war home in August through a series conversations in locations throughout the Willamette Valley.

Homefront 911: Military Family Monologues is a presentation by families of Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans about how war affects the families left behind, followed by a scholar-facilitated community discussion, led by Karen Spears Zacharias, exploring the past decade of war as historically unique, how... More

Apply Now to Host Summer and Fall Conversation Project Programs

Oregon Humanities seeks partners to host conversations statewide

15 April 2011

What is the role that prisons serve in Oregon? How do migration and globalization affect Oregon communities? How do our landscapes reflect our community’s values? Are individualism and volunteerism compatible?

The Conversation Project provides nonprofits statewide with free humanities-based public discussion programs, facilitated by humanities experts, about important issues and ideas. Oregon nonprofits may apply until May 31, 2011, to host Conversation Project programs... More