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World Affairs Council 2010 International Speaker Series from February through May 2010
Jewish Theatre Collaborative's Kindertransport Talkback with Djimet Dogo
Jewish Theatre Collaborative's Kindertransport Talkback with Sam Giori
Conversation Project: Of the People or For the People
Conversation Project: Beyond Bars
Family Empowerment and Support Program's Film Screening of "Brick Lane"
David Theo Goldberg presents, “Socialities of the Skin”
Family Empowerment and Support Program Discussion, "Transnational Abandonment of South Asian Women"
Portland Arts & Lectures presents Ruth Reichl
Conversation Project: Night of a Thousand Stars
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Mission Mill Museum's Speaker's Series: Picking Oregon's 37th Governor: Candidates' Public Forum
O. Hm. Essay Contest Submissions Due Today
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Conversation Project: Walking Our Talk
Conversation Project: Landscapes and Livelihoods
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Portland Arts & Lectures presents Edwidge Danticat
Conversation Project: The American Character
Conversation Project: Beyond Bars
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Conversation Project: The Voters Have Spoken
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Cultural Development Grant Applications Due Today
Conversation Project: Borderless
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Conversation Project: Borderless
Conversation Project: Borderless
Conversation Project: Seeding a Sense of Place
Conversation Project: Friend Me?
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Conversation Project: Of the People or For the People
Conversation Project: Of the People or For the People
Calendar
Events and important dates from the Oregon Humanities calendar.
05 January 2010 | Tuesday
World Affairs Council 2010 International Speaker Series from February through May 2010
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
14 March 2010 | Sunday
Jewish Theatre Collaborative's Kindertransport Talkback with Djimet Dogo
Jewish Theatre Collaborative presents Kindertransport, a play that weaves the story of three generations of women whose lives are intertwined when nine-year-old Eva is sent from Germany to Manchester in 1938. Tonight’s post-performance talkback features Djimet Dogo, refugee from Chad and Director of Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization’s Africa House. For more information, please visit the Jewish Theatre Collaborative’s website or contact Sacha Reich at (503) 512-0582 or by email. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
2:00 p.m. performance, 4:15 p.m. talkback, Artists Repertory Theatre, Alder Stage, 1515 SW Morrison St., Portland
18 March 2010 | Thursday
Jewish Theatre Collaborative's Kindertransport Talkback with Sam Giori
Jewish Theatre Collaborative presents Kindertransport, a play that weaves the story of three generations of women whose lives are intertwined when nine-year-old Eva is sent from Germany to Manchester in 1938. Tonight’s post-performance talkback features Sam Giori, social worker and Portland State University adjunct staff. For more information, please visit the Jewish Theatre Collaborative’s website or contact Sacha Reich at (503) 512-0582 or by email. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
7:30 p.m. performance, 9:45 p.m. talkback, Artists Repertory Theatre, Alder Stage, 1515 SW Morrison St., Portland
18 March 2010 | Thursday
Conversation Project: Of the People or For the People
Of the People or For the People: Getting the Government We Deserve by Jeff Golden. Host Organization: Mission Mill Museum. Contact: Kylie Pine at (503) 585-7012 or by email.
5:30 p.m., Mission Mill Museum, 1313 Mill St. SE, Salem
18 March 2010 | Thursday
Conversation Project: Beyond Bars
Beyond Bars: Reenvisioning the Prison System by Walidah Imarisha. Host Organization: Jefferson County Library District. Contact: DeRese Hall at (541) 475-3351 or by email.
7:00 p.m., Jefferson County Library Rodriguez Annex, 134 SE E St., Madras
20 March 2010 | Saturday
Family Empowerment and Support Program's Film Screening of "Brick Lane"
This event is part of the Pedagogy Institute’s film and discussion series about domestic violence, isolation of the immigrant Indian family, and economic hardships and solutions. For more information, please contact Nita Shah at (503) 841-3855. This is an Oregon Humanities Grant-funded project.
1:00 p.m., Beaverton Public Library, 12375 SW 5th St., Beaverton
25 March 2010 | Thursday
David Theo Goldberg presents, “Socialities of the Skin”
Author and professor of comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine, and director of the UC system’s Humanities Research Institute David Theo Goldberg will discuss socialites, history, and demographic and cultural homogeneity, as well as recent shifts in race prompted by contemporary neoliberalism. Please visit the PSU Center for Public Humanties website for more information. This event is co-sponsored by Oregon Humanities.
PSU Center for Public Humanities, 7:00 pm, PSU's Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 238
26 March 2010 | Friday
Family Empowerment and Support Program Discussion, "Transnational Abandonment of South Asian Women"
This is the fourth and final event in Pedagogy Institute’s film and discussion series about domestic violence, isolation of the immigrant Indian family, and economic hardships and solutions. The discussion will focus on the article “Transnational Abandonment of South Asian Women” by Shamita Das Dasgupta and Urjasi Rudra. For more information, please contact Nita Shah at (503) 841-3855 or by email. This is an Oregon Humanities Grant-funded project.
1:00 p.m., Pedagogy Institute, 2828 NE Alberta St., Portland
28 March 2010 | Sunday
Portland Arts & Lectures presents Ruth Reichl
Literary Arts’ Portland Arts & Lectures presents an evening with food writer and editor Ruth Reichl. Oregon Humanities is an underwriter of the 2009-10 series.
Literary Arts, 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland
30 March 2010 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Night of a Thousand Stars
Night of a Thousand Stars: A Portrait of Life in Iraq by Joel Preston Smith. Host Organization: Springfield Public Library. Contact: Carrie Schirdele-Cupples at (541) 726-3766 or by email.
6:30 p.m., Springfield Public Library, 225 5th St., Springfield
31 March 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh by Geoffrey Hiller. Host Organization: Wilsonville Boones Ferry Historical Society. Contact: John Smith at (503) 682-2396 or email.
6:30 p.m., Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 SW Wilsonville Rd., Wilsonville
01 April 2010 | Thursday
Mission Mill Museum's Speaker's Series: Picking Oregon's 37th Governor: Candidates' Public Forum
Mission Mill Museum, with the League of Women Voters Marion/Polk County, the Salem City Club, the American Association of University Women Salem Branch, and the political science departments of Willamette University and Western Oregon University, has invited 2010 candidates for Oregon’s Governorship to participate in a public forum. Attendees include Bill Bradbury, John Kitzhaber, and Bill Sizemore. Get updates on this event. For more information, please contact Keni Sturgeon at (503) 585-7012 or by email. This is an Oregon Humanities Grant-funded program.
6:30 p.m., Mission Mill Museum, 1313 Mill St. SE, Salem
05 April 2010 | Monday
O. Hm. Essay Contest Submissions Due Today
Submission for the O. Hm. essay contest are due today. In 500 words or less, 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. Send your submission to Oregon Humanities, O. Hm. Essay Contest, 813 SW Alder, Suite 702, Portland, Oregon, 97205, or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Winning entries will be published in the summer 2010 issue of Oregon Humanities magazine.
Monday, April 5, 2010, 813 SW Alder St., Ste. 702 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
06 April 2010 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh by Geoffrey Hiller. Host Organization: Vernonia Friends of the Library. Contact: Nancy Burch at (503) 429-1818 or email.
7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library, 701 Weed Ave., Vernonia
13 April 2010 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Walking Our Talk
Walking Our Talk: Moral Integrity and Self-Deception by Lani Roberts. Host Organization: American Association of University Women, Lincoln City Chapter. Contact: Marlene Ankeny at (541) 996-3489 or by email.
6:00 p.m., Oregon Coast Community College, 3788 SE High School Dr., Lincoln City
14 April 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Landscapes and Livelihoods
Landscapes and Livelihoods: A Sustainable Future for Rural Oregon by Victoria Sturtevant. Host Organization: Gold Hill Branch Library. Contact: Lori Hettman at (541) 855-1994 or by email.
6:00 p.m., Gold Hill Branch Library, 202 Dardanelles, Gold Hill
17 April 2010 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources by Veronica Dujon. Host Organization: Dallas Public Library. Contact: Donna Zehner at (503) 623-2633 or by email.
11:15 a.m., Dallas Public Library, 950 Main St., Dallas
22 April 2010 | Thursday
Portland Arts & Lectures presents Edwidge Danticat
Literary Arts’ Portland Arts & Lectures presents an evening with writer Edwidge Danticat. Oregon Humanities is an underwriter of the 2009-10 series.
Literary Arts, 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland
24 April 2010 | Saturday
Conversation Project: The American Character
The American Character: The Power of Individualism and Volunteerism by Prakash Chenjeri and Daniel Morris. Host Organization: Friends of Historic Champoeg. Contact: Kim Martin at (503) 678-1649 or by email.
2:00 p.m., Friends of Historic Champoeg, 8239 Champoeg Rd., St. Paul
27 April 2010 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Beyond Bars
Beyond Bars: Reenvisioning the Prison System by Walidah Imarisha. Host Organization: Willamette University Institute for Continued Learning. Contact: Phil Hanni at (503) 587-8672 or by email.
10:00 a.m., Willamette University, Ford Hall, Room 122, 900 State St., Salem
01 May 2010 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes by Reiko Hillyer. Host Organization: Deschutes Public Library. Contact: Liz Goodrich at (541) 312-1032 or by email.
3:00 p.m., Deschutes Public Library, 507 NW Wall St., Bend
05 May 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: The Voters Have Spoken
The Voters Have Spoken: Oregon’s Controversial Ballot Initiatives by Jackson Miller. Host Organization: Multnomah County Central Library. Contact: Stephanie Miller at (503) 988-5234 or by email.
6:00 p.m., Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland
06 May 2010 | Thursday
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh by Geoffrey Hiller. Host Organization: Newspace Center for Photography. Contact: Laura Valenti at (503) 963-1935 or email.
7:00 p.m., Newspace Center for Photography, 1632 SE 10th Ave., Portland
11 May 2010 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes by Reiko Hillyer. Host Organization: American Association of University Women, Lincoln City Chapter. Contact: Marlene Ankeny at (541) 996-3489 or by email.
6:00 p.m., Oregon Coast Community College, 3788 SE High School Dr., Lincoln City
12 May 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh by Geoffrey Hiller. Host Organization: Treasure Valley Community College. Contact: Christina Macklin at (541) 881-8822 ext. 206 or email.
1:00 p.m., Treasure Valley Community College, Weese Building, 650 College Blvd., Ontario
12 May 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh by Geoffrey Hiller. Host Organization: Ontario Community Library. Contact: Darlyne Johnson at (541) 889-6371 or email.
5:00 p.m., Ontario Community Library, 388 SW 2nd Ave., Ontario
14 May 2010 | Friday
Cultural Development Grant Applications Due Today
Nonprofits around the state must deliver or postmark applications for the Oregon Cultural Trust’s Cultural Development Grants today. Visit the Trust’s website for the grant guidelines and application.
Oregon Cultural Trust, 775 Summer St. NE, Suite 200 Salem, OR 97301
19 May 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Borderless
Borderless: Migration, Globalization, and Changing Communities by Elliott Young. Host Organization: Washington County Museum. Contact: Jennifer Kozik at (503) 645-5353 or by email.
3:30 p.m., Washington County Museum, 17677 NW Springville Rd., Portland
22 May 2010 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources by Veronica Dujon. Host Organization: Deschutes Public Library. Contact: Liz Goodrich at (541) 312-1032 or by email.
3:00 p.m., Deschutes Public Library, 507 NW Wall St., Bend
22 May 2010 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources by Veronica Dujon. Host Organization: Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory. Contact: Nancy Flood at (541) 593-4442 or by email.
7:00 p.m., Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory, 57245 River Rd., Sunriver
26 May 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes by Reiko Hillyer. Host Organization: Fishtrap. Contact: Rick Bombaci at (541) 426-3623 or by email.
7:00 p.m., Fishtrap, 400 E. Grant St., Enterprise
27 May 2010 | Thursday
Conversation Project: Borderless
Borderless: Migration, Globalization, and Changing Communities by Elliott Young. Host Organization: Treasure Valley Community College. Contact: Christina Macklin at (541) 881-8822 ext. 206 or by email.
1:00 p.m., Treasure Valley Community College, Weese Building, 650 College Blvd., Ontario
27 May 2010 | Thursday
Conversation Project: Borderless
Borderless: Migration, Globalization, and Changing Communities by Elliott Young. Host Organization: Ontario Community Library. Contact: Darlyne Johnson at (541) 889-6371 or by email.
5:00 p.m., Ontario Community Library, 388 SW 2nd Ave., Ontario
28 May 2010 | Friday
Conversation Project: Seeding a Sense of Place
Seeding a Sense of Place: Science, Stories, and Smart Forest Policy by Gail Wells. Host Organization: Stayton Public Library. Contact: Louise Meyers at (503) 769-3313 or by email.
3:00 p.m., Stayton Public Library, 515 N 1st Ave., Stayton
11 June 2010 | Friday
Conversation Project: Friend Me?
Friend Me? Notions of Friendship in a Changing World by Courtney Campbell and Lani Roberts. Host Organization: Willamalane Adult Activity Center. Contact: Trish Phetteplace at (541) 736-4444 or by email.
1:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St., Springfield
15 June 2010 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes by Reiko Hillyer. Host Organization: Tigard Public Library. Contact: Joyce Niewendorp at (503) 684-6537 or by email.
7:00 p.m., Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard
15 June 2010 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes by Reiko Hillyer. Host Organization: Washington County Museum. Contact: Jennifer Kozik at (503) 645-5353 or by email.
3:30 p.m., Washington County Museum, 17677 NW Springville Rd., Portland
26 June 2010 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Of the People or For the People
Of the People or For the People: Getting the Government We Deserve by Jeff Golden. Host Organization: Multnomah County Central Library. Contact: Stephanie Miller at (503) 988-4228 or by email.
2:00 p.m., Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland
27 June 2010 | Sunday
Conversation Project: Of the People or For the People
Of the People or For the People: Getting the Government We Deserve by Jeff Golden. Host Organization: Humanists of Greater Portland. Contact: Joyce Lackie at (503) 222-5531 or by email.
10:00 a.m., Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave., Portland
