Consider This

From left: Gwen Carr, Melissa Lowery, Rhea Combs, and Adam Davis. Photo by Tojo Andrianarivo

Consider This: People, Place, and Power

This year’s Consider This series explores questions about power. How does power show up in our communities? Who holds power, and what form does it take? Join us from September 2022 through summer 2023 for a series of in-person and online conversations.

Consider This with Mónica Guzmán

An onstage conversation with the author of <em>I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times.</em> Join us April 18 at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland and online via YouTube.

Consider This with Kiese Laymon

Join Oregon Humanities March 7 in Portland for an onstage conversation with author Kiese Laymon. This event will take place in person at the Alberta Rose Theatre and will be streamed live on YouTube.

Consider This with Vanessa Veselka

Join Oregon Humanities on January 26 in Portland for an onstage conversation with writer Vanessa Veselka. This event will take place in person at the Alberta Rose Theatre and will be streamed live on YouTube.

Consider This: Black Political Power in Oregon

Join us on Wednesday, September 14, for a conversation on the state of Black political power in Oregon with Joy Alise Davis, Keith Jenkins, and Marcus LeGrand.

Consider This Archive

Did you miss one of our Think & Drink conversations? You can find audio and video from past events here.

Since 2009, Oregon Humanities has hosted onstage conversations with writers, civic leaders, activists, and artists in bars, cafes, pubs, and theaters in Portland and around Oregon. You can find recordings of many of these events in our archive. Originally called Think & Drink, the program was renamed Consider This in 2020.

These onstage conversations between featured guests and an interviewer have taken place in Portland, Bend, Eugene, Astoria, Salem, Tillamook, Grants Pass, and Ashland.

Consider This is made possible thanks to the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Oregon Cultural Trust, Susan Hammer Fund of Oregon Community Foundation, and the City of Portland's We Are BetterTogether program.

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