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Third "Power of a New Idea" Film Available Online

26 October 2009 | Posted in New Ideas | Comments? (0 so far)

The third film produced for Oregon Humanities by Jelly Helm and Grow Film is now available for viewing online at the Oregon Humanities website and on YouTube. Like the other previous two films, this one explores “The Power of a New Idea,” but looks at how disagreement and discomfort... More

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Events and important dates from the Oregon Humanities calendar.

Tuesday, 05 January

The International Speaker Series features prominent national and international figures who address the most significant issues of our time. Speakers in the 2010 series include Karl Rove, Howard Dean, and Pervez Musharraf (president of Pakistan, 2001–2008). For more information visit http://worldoregon.org/events/iss.php.

World Affairs Council, 7:00 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR

Monday, 08 February

The radio documentary Heavy Weather by Barbara Bernstein premieres on KBOO FM’s Locus Focus program at 10 a.m. Heavy Weather explores the connections between the increase in extreme weather and changing climate and landscapes. This is an Oregon Humanities Grant-funded project.

KBOO FM, 10 a.m., 90.7 FM Portland, 91.9 Hood River, 100.7 Corvallis, and on the Web at http://www.kboo.fm/locusfocus

Wednesday, 10 February

The American Character: The Power of Individualism and Volunteerism by Prakash Chenjeri and Daniel Morris. Host Organization: Shady Cove Branch Library. Contact: Holly Hertel at (541) 878-2270 or by e-mail.

7:00 p.m., Shady Cove Branch Library, 22477 Hwy 62, Shady Cove

Wednesday, 10 February

Night of a Thousand Stars: A Portrait of Life in Iraq by Joel Preston Smith. Host Organization: Wilsonville Boones Ferry Historical Society. Contact: John Smith at (503) 682-2396 or by e-mail.

6:30 p.m., Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 SW Wilsonville Rd, Wilsonville

Wednesday, 10 February

In this town hall sponsored by the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, panelists will share perspectives on how inner North/Northeast Urban Renewal Areas have historically impacted neighborhoods. Attendees will be invited to share their own views on the history of Urban Renewal Areas. Feedback will be incorporated into a final report given to the Portland Development Commission (PDC). RSVPs are encouraged. For more information, contact Shoshana Cohen at (503) 823-4575 or by email. This is an Oregon Humanities Grant-funded event.

6:30 p.m., Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 N. Tillamook St., Portland

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Share your mind-changing moment in the O. Hm. essay contest

01 February 2010 | Posted in Community Publications | Comments? (0 so far)

Share a moment of insight or surprise—a time when you’ve read, seen, or heard something that changed the way you think about the world—in the O. Hm. essay contest.

Essays must be 500 words or less and submitted by Monday, April 5, 2010, to Oregon Humanities, O. Hm. Essay Contest,... More

Oregon Poet Laureate Call for Nominations

19 January 2010 | Posted in Community | Comments? (0 so far)

Do you know a bold and articulate voice for culture across the state? Oregon’s Cultural Partners are now accepting nominations for Oregon’s next Poet Laureate.

The role of the Poet Laureate is to foster the art of poetry, encourage literacy and learning, address central issues... More

Oregonian newspaper feature tells story of Oregon Humanities' new branding campaign

27 September 2009 | Posted in Inside O. Hm. | Comments? (1 so far)

You’ve heard about the name change. You’ve seen the website and the first short film. Now, read the Oregonian newspaper article that tells the story of how Jelly Helm helped transform the Oregon Council for the Humanities to Oregon Humanities.

Help secure federal funding for the humanities

25 September 2009 | Posted in Advocacy | Comments? (0 so far)

In the coming days, the House and Senate will be meeting in a special conference committee to work out differences between their funding recommendations for the National Endowment for the Humanities. There’s a lot at stake in the outcome of this negotiation: If the House funding... More

Look: call for proposals and submissions

15 September 2009 | Posted in Publications General | Comments? (0 so far)

Oregon Humanities magazine is seeking submissions for the spring 2010 issue on the theme of Look. We are particularly interested in articles and essays that explore this concept through various topics, including aesthetics, design, visual literacy, appearance, and images as... More

News

News concerning our programs

Think & Drink
Sports and American Culture with the University of Oregon's Richard Lariviere and Mike Bellotti, Mayor Kitty Piercy, and NEH Chair Jim Leach

Think & Drink, the popular Portland happy-hour series, will visit Eugene on Friday, February 12, 2010, at 5:30 at Cozmic Pizza, 199 West 8th Ave., Eugene. University of Oregon... More

Think & Drink
Take the Think & Drink Survey and Win O. Hm. Merch

If you attended Think & Drink with Jensine Larsen, Andi Zeisler, and Sarah Dougher in Portland on February 3, we’d love to hear what you thought of the event. Take our short survey,... More

Humanity in Perspective
Apply Now for HIP Salem 2010

This summer, adults living on low incomes in the Salem area who want to explore challenging ideas about power, justice, knowledge, and community will have a chance to participate in... More

Special Projects
Oregon Poet Laureate Call for Nominations

Do you know a bold and articulate voice for culture across the state? Oregon’s Cultural Partners are now accepting nominations for Oregon’s next Poet Laureate.

The role of the... More

Grants
Responsive Program Grants Now Available

In an age of sound bites, the humanities can provide a broader context for understanding complex issues in the news, as well as opportunities for
collective learning and reflection.... More

From the blog

Posts from staff, peers and others

Harriet Fasenfest
Harriet Fasenfest
The Intentions of Design

I’ve been thinking about design—its merits and its effect. I know nothing can escape it since, in its natural expression, design is everywhere—the rock, the potato, the wisps of cloud formation. But what changes a thing from being whole unto itself into what we might rather it... More

Sarah Van Winkle
Sarah Van Winkle
A Valuable Insight on Addiction

Perhaps I had never truly contemplated the struggle of drug addiction until I read Beautiful Boy by David Sheff. You may have heard of this book—the author garnered praise, but also a fair amount of criticism for publishing what some called an exploitive account of his son’s... More

Cara Ungar-Gutierrez
Cara Ungar-Gutierrez
Looking for an Out

If you read my last post, you know that I’m interested in gender. And, by the way, for those of you who did read that last post, I remain unsettled by Betty Draper’s character development in Mad Men last season. I’m proud of her. I’m mad at her. I’m impressed by her. And... More

Eliza Canty-Jones
Eliza Canty-Jones
Women and War

The pairing of women and war brings so many other words, other ideas, to my mind. Like most who share my age, class, and nationality, my knowledge of war comes mainly through language. Newspaper or magazine articles, novels, history books, lectures. It just is not a duo I have seen in... More

John Frohnmayer
John Frohnmayer
The Optimism of Philanthropy in Tough Times

The word philanthropy first surfaced 2,500 years ago in the Greek play Prometheus Bound, the Greek word being a combination of caring for humans and promoting human potential. It has come to mean a private initiative for the common good. As such, it is rooted in... More

Voices

Comment from across the site.


Those of you in Portland who can’t attend our Eugene Think & Drink might want to attend an upcoming talk by Tom Krattenmaker, author of...

Jennifer Allen, Portland | on Think & Drink with Richard Lariviere, Mike Bellotti, Kitty Piercy, and NEH chair Jim Leach


Dear O.Hm.

I like the website when i am just playing around, but coming back to find something—anything—is the problem.  I can’t find things...

kate powell, portland | on Letter from the Editor Fall/Winter 2009


Please send an application for the OHIP class in Salem at Willamette. Thanks.

nicole taylor, salem, oregon | on Oregon Humanities 2010 grant application deadine


Bartending will definitely help you learn things about people, overall kind of depressing.  I definitely couldn’t do the job.  Overall though...

Charles, Michigan | on Dave Weich on the job that changed his life


I don’t think so. Coz some people just think that it’s only an art in their body. They don’t make the tattoo as something to define...

Belinda Scheider | on Dave Weich on the job that changed his life

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ONLY 1 MORE WEEK to nominate the next Poet Laureate! Deadline is 2/15. www.oregonpoetlaureate.org has the Call for Nominations. PASS IT ON!

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Jensine on Haiti: women are already vulnerable, so media portrays them as "powerless." In truth, a women led camp in the DR is in the works

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Q&A begins. Oregon historical quarterly editor, Eliza Jones, asks about women and governance. Jensine responds with stories about Liberia.

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