Ashland Together
Include, Engage, Educate, Amplify
Include, Engage, Educate, Amplify
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 white people 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
Why is Southern Oregon still largely white?
How can understanding history inform our future….for the better?
Ashland Together core planning team with Taylor Stewart of Oregon Remembrance Project on Monday February 12, marking the official launch of the Ashland Sunrise Project.
L to R: Tamsin Taylor, Brady Rubin, Tara Houston, Allyson Phelps, Elizabeth Fairchild, Hillary Larson, Gina DuQuenne, Harriet Watson, Connie Minogue, and Taylor Stewart.
April 13 & 14, 2024
Lithia Motors Pavilion SOU Campus – Ashland, OR
Grand Entry – Saturday @ 1 PM & 7 PM Sunday @ Noon
Friendly competition for jrs-adult categories
Special Guest Miss Indian World Tori McConnell
Water Blessing to be held in honor of past and future water warriors
Our Next Community Gathering for Ashland Sunrise Project will be in conversation with artist Micah Blacklight and community activist Cassie Preskenis.
Monday, May 27 | 6:30 –8:00 PM
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
NBC5 News shared how even before the state was formed minorities weren’t allowed to settle in the territory. Oregon banned slavery, and while thousands of it’s soldiers fought for the union in the Civil War, the state prohibited black people from living here.
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.
