A 4-Week Series Ashland Together, in collaboration with other community partners, is proud to present "Unwelcomed: Understanding Oregon's History Exclusion." This 4-week online course is led by Portland State University Professor Kristin Teigen. Professor Teigen will take us through the deliberate steps taken to construct Oregon, first as a territory and later as a state, […]
Special Screening of Origin at The Varsity in Ashland, OR February 10th at 7 PM Academy Award Nominee Ava DuVernay's New Film: Origin Based on the New York Times Bestselling Book by Isabel Wilkerson Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Will be followed by a Q&A NOTE: THIS SPECIAL SCREENING IS SOLD OUT BUT YOU […]
This event will kick-off the launch of the Sunrise Project in Ashland. The Sunrise Project aims to help former sundown towns reconcile their history of racial exclusion by creating new identities as that of "sunrise communities," the opposite to sundown towns. After starting in Grants Pass, the Oregon Remembrance Project is now working with community members in […]
On Saturday, February 17 @ 3:00pm in the Great Hall RVUUF will host a potluck and storytelling afternoon with David West, (Enrolled: Citizen Potawatomi Nation) and Director Emeritus of SOU’s Native American Studies Program. After inviting everyone to share in a water and food blessing, David will share stories with a focus on water and seven […]
Southern Oregon University's Black Student Union will be featuring inter-generational storytelling where Black members of the Rogue Valley will share their experiences living here. Their stories will center the power and magic of the spoken word emphasizing that listening to the experiences of another makes healing possible. Wednesday, February 21st 6:00-7:30 pm Location: 1525 Webster […]
Looking at our similarities and not our differences Instructor: Gina DuQuenne FREE EVENT FEBRUARY 28, 2024 | 6PM Co-op Community Classroom 300 N. PIONEER, ASHLAND OR 97520 A robust, open conversation with your city Councilor Gina DuQuenne, the first openly Queer Black American to be an elected official in Southern Oregon. We will discuss micro-aggressions, […]
People of African descent have lived and worked in Oregon since before the founding of the earliest English-speaking settlements in the Americas. Despite this, the popular narrative of our state's history excludes the experiences of African Americans before the mid-20th century. This erasure is the result of historic legal and social marginalization that contributes to […]
New Cultivation has a two-day online summit coming up on March 30th and 31st Culture of Unity and Repair in Ashland/The America's A yearly catalyst and a safe space for visionary leaders to express the visions we are needing to hear collectively to create change in land use, housing, resources and engage in creating and […]
Together we will unpack what race means historically and socially and how racism functions in American society. We will establish common vocabulary to support fruitful conversations, and we will dive into the history of racism in our country, including how that history has socialized us and where we see the impact of that history today. […]
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 The first 10 show-up […]
A Rose That Grew From Concrete features a talented children's acting troupe headed by actress and director Shanique Scott. Back in January, she brought 14 talented youths together for a three month creative journey. Starting with an original concept, followed by writing, set design and some really unique collaborations with veterans in the world of […]
Presented by Zachary Stocks Free and open to the public Friday, April 26, 2024 7PM – 8PM The Backyard Community Food Cart 812 S. Riverside Ave. Medford, Oregon 97501 The earliest sustained community of African Americans in Oregon was not in Salem or Portland, but in Jacksonville. At the time of statehood, Jackson County’s Black […]
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