Ashland Together
Include, Engage, Educate, Amplify
Photo Credit: Bob Palermini
Include, Engage, Educate, Amplify
Photo Credit: Bob Palermini
An Ashland community that welcomes all, a circle of support dedicated to racial and social healing.
With a focus on kinship, Ashland Together brings attention to groups and organizations doing vital social and racial equity work in Ashland, and beyond. We engage our neighbors to be active participants in creating a socially just community.
“Many people in Ashland care but don’t know what to do. We are a resource for helping people move from caring to doing.” —Hillary Larson, Ashland Together
Photo Credit: Carlton E. Smith
Introducing our profile series featuring local leaders and members of Ashland’s cultural community.
Written by Barbara Cervone
“We have been educators since time immemorial.”
In February 2024, Kenwanicahee (Kenwani) Kravitz became the Native Nations Liaison at SOU, a new position on campus. With roots in the Madesi and Northern Wintu Bands of the Pit River Nation and a strong scholarly background, Kravitz brings a deep knowledge and a gentle but determined voice to this exciting new role. [Read…]
A conversation with Oregon author Sarah L. Sanderson, author of The Place We Make: Breaking the Legacy of Legalized Hate, and Taylor Stewart. Sarah will share her story of discovering that her ancestors participated in exiling Jacob Vanderpool from Oregon City in 1851 under the exclusion laws that prevented Black people from residing in Oregon.
Monday July 8, 6:30-8:00
OSF Carpenter Hall, 44 S. Pioneer St. Ashland
“Before I moved to Ashland, I’d heard Oregon was an anti-slavery state. I assumed that meant Oregon supported abolitionism. When I took Kristn’s class last year, I learned my assumption was wrong. Oregon didn’t want slavery because they wanted a whites-only state.”—Elizabeth Fairchild
Ashland Sunrise Project with host Mike and Emily Green for a conversation about how we can build a common ground of knowledge and understanding, not necessarily agreement.
With Taylor Steward, Oregon Remembrance Project. Hosted by Tara Houston, OSF Community and Engagement Manager.
Tuesday, November 12 6:30-8:00 PM
Carpenter Hall, 44 S Pioneer St. Ashland
Video of the interview with Kenwani Kravitz produced by Barbara Cervone as a contribution from Ashland Together to the Unheard Voices project at Ashland.news.
Opportunities to learn, get involved, connect with others.
If you have a social or racial justice event or organization that you would like us to amplify, please email ashlandtogether@gmail.com with a short description and your event flyer.