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, […]
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