To Bear Witness – Extraordinary Lives
OJMCHE“To Bear Witness” takes its name from the words of the late Nobel Prize-winning writer, activist, and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, who emphatically proclaimed, “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” And so we present these profiles of survivors of the Nazi Holocaust, genocides in Europe, Africa, and Asia, and unimaginable atrocities…
Professionals Rising in Oregon – Gathering
An Emerging Professional's Group Focused on Growth It can be hard to establish yourself as a new professional, and we think the best way to advance in your field is to do it together. The professionals who are just coming into their own in Oregon are amongst a generation incredibly tuned in to global issues:…
2022 International Speaker Series: “INTERSECTIONS” with Soledad O’Brien
OnlineWorldOregon presents the 2022 International Speaker Series: Intersections Celebrating its 22nd season, WorldOregon’s International Speaker Series puts you in the room with the global leaders, visionaries, and inspiring voices that are changing our world. This year’s series, presented virtually, brings to WorldOregon audiences four of the globe’s brightest, boldest thinkers and advocates discussing race and social…
Rising Up for Human Dignity: TOOLS OF SURVIVAL
OnlineIn the face of cultural erasure, what can a community do to ensure the survival of its core identity? What are the shared responsibilities of the greater community? Join us for a series of events, in observance of Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month, exploring historical attempts at erasure of various communities’ ancestral cultures, the lived…
Tools of Survival: Tribal Education, Relationships, and Sovereignty in Oregon – A conversation with Lisa Watt and Brent Spencer
ZoomSince the early 1800s, Native peoples in the place that became Oregon have used a variety of tools to resist genocide and cultural erasure. The U.S. government and the dominant culture have employed practices including land theft, violence, boarding schools, political and economic discrimination, and termination policy in repeated attempts to destroy tribes and their…