Events & Opportunities
October 14, 2024
Conversation Project: Does Nature Have a Purpose?
Oregonians have long struggled to balance cultural, political, and values-based differences tied to our use of land and resources. As we enter an age of accelerating environmental change and scarcity, it is important to understand what drives these differences. In this conversation we will explore our attitudes and assumptions about the purpose of the environment in our lives and how those attitudes and assumptions shape our perception of environmental issues and policies.
5:00 p.m., South Tillamook County Branch Library, Pacific City
October 15, 2024
Dear Stranger Letter-writing Party with Portland Correspondence Co-op
Join Oregon Humanities and Portland Correspondence Co-op at the Independent Publishing Resource Center to learn about the Dear Stranger letter exchange, meet mail artists and letter-writers, and try out a vintage typewriter. We'll be on hand to answer questions and collect letters for the fall 2024 Dear Stranger exchange—no stamps required!
6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland
October 18, 2024
Cultura y Preservación del Patrimonio con Hilda Leon
Reflexionemos sobre la Importancia de la identidad cultural latina, el uso de la lengua nativa y la preservación de las tradiciones y costumbres. Esta conversación es para personas que han emigrado de países hispanohablantes, o descendientes de inmigrantes (hasta la 3ra generación) que están interesados en reconectarse con su cultura. Aquí compartiremos historias y vivencias sobre el nivel de conexión que aún tenemos con nuestras raíces, y finalmente reflexionaremos sobre qué podemos hacer para reconectarnos en caso de que exista tal añoranza.
6:30 p.m., Becky Johnson Community Center, Redmond
October 20, 2024
Conexión con Nuestro Territorio
A hike and conversation in Spanish, presented in partnership with Vámonos Outside and Bend Parks and Recreation District.
En este espacio haremos una actividad de senderismo mientras te invitamos a que converses con otros participantes sobre tu relación con el territorio, y descubras nuevas formas de explorarlo. Conectémonos a través de nuestra cultura y experiencias compartidas. Tendremos alimentación y transporte incluído para quienes lo soliciten. Vámonos Outside estará a cargo de actividades para niños.
12:00–3:00 p.m., Shevlin Park, Bend
October 21, 2024
Tertulias . . . ¡de película!: Una Isla en el Continente
No te pierdas el cierre del ciclo de Tertulias 2024/2025, con un hermoso documental del director Mexicano Juan Pablo Mikirrays. Una Isla en el Continente narra la problemática social y ambiental de la Península de Baja California: el último pedazo de tierra conquistado por los españoles, habitado originalmente por pueblos incomunicados con las civilizaciones Mayas y Aztecas. Y quédate para un conversatorio con el director al terminar la película!
6:00 a 8:00 p.m., Tin Pan Theater, Bend
October 30, 2024
Books! Books! Books!
Join us for an early evening reading featuring magazine contributors and authors Paul Susi, Lola Milholland, and Jessica E. Johnson.
5:30 p.m., Turn! Turn! Turn!, Portland
November 7, 2024
Reflective Conversation Training (in-person)
During this in-person facilitation training, participants will:
- learn about facilitation and reflective conversation
- have an opportunity to practice new skills and techniques
- reflect on and share your own beliefs and assumptions and listen to beliefs, backgrounds, and experiences different than your own
- design and participate in reflective conversations and debriefs that analyze facilitation tools and choices.
This training will take place in the Oregon Humanities office in Portland (610 SW Alder St., Suite 1111) over the following days:
- Day 1: Thursday, November 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Day 2: Friday, November 8, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
To register for the November in-person training, click here.
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Oregon Humanities, Portland
November 10, 2024
Consider This with Manu Meel
Join us for a conversation about political differences, young people, and the long-term health of our democracy with Manu Meel, CEO of BridgeUSA, a multi-partisan student movement working to bridge our differences and change how we talk about politics.
7:00 p.m., Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland
November 10, 2024
Consider This with Manu Meel - La Grande screening
Join Oregon Humanities staff in La Grande for a live screening of Consider This with Manu Meel, CEO of BridgeUSA, a multi-partisan student movement working to bridge our differences and change how we talk about politics.
7:00–8:30 p.m., HQ, La Grande
