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Join us for a panel discussion October 2018: TRAGEDY ON THE MAX: ONE YEAR LATER At tonight’s RACE TALKS, we’ll feature an in-depth discussion on the state of Portland one year after the tragedy that shook our city. After a screening of the A&E series Divided States: Portland, which profiled the attack, the audience will […]
Join us for a panel discussion June 2018: Opening the Great Outdoors to People of Color Traditionally, People of Color have avoided many of the pleasures of “The Great American Outdoors.” Evidence shows that White populations disproportionately access public lands for outdoor recreation. Join us as we discover the underlying causes of this disparity and […]
Join us for a panel discussion May 2018: THE NEXT 100 YEARS: Changing the Complexion and Gender of Golf Presented by City of Portland Parks and Recreation Department: Portland’s oldest public golf course turns 100 this year! Traditionally a sport of wealthy white men, the City of Portland Park’s and Recreations Department is focusing on […]
Join us for a panel discussion April 2018: MIND, BODY, SOUL The Correlation of RACE and Health According to a new study by the nonprofit organization Catalyst, 51-58% of all women of color and 60-64% of Black and Latino men pay an “emotional tax” due to micro-aggressions and exclusionary behavior in the workplace that’s detrimental […]
Join us for a panel discussion February 2018: Crossing Over: Transgender People of Color Transgender women, men, and gender-nonconforming people are among the least understood community in the United States. Join us at RACE TALKS and learn more about the transgender community and what we can do to make them feel safer and more a […]
Join us for our first program of 2018: SISTAHS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES Women of Color in the Social Justice Movement Women have always been at the forefront of the social justice movement. TIME Magazine recognized as its 2017 Person of the Year women who spoke up about sexual assault and helped spur what […]
Williams Avenue’s Black History Corridor N Williams Avenue is changing. A lot. What many now living, working and playing in the area don’t know is that for the majority of the 20th century, N Williams, in the Albina neighborhood, was Portland’s largest African American community. Join our speaker panel to learn how the Historic Black […]
RACE TALKS presents JOINING THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT: PINK POWER, POLITICS & RACE @McMenamins Kennedy School
RACE TALKS January 10, 2017 Film “13th” – From Slavery to Mass Incarceration The 2016 Collins Lecture by Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III with a panel presentation by local faith community leaders @McMenamins Kennedy School 6 p.m. doors & networking; 6:45 p.m. short film for new people 7:00 Film “13th” length : 1h 40min 8:40 […]
RACE TALKS November 8, 2016 Redeeming the Soul of America: Race, Justice and Reconciliation The 2016 Collins Lecture by Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III with a panel presentation by local faith community leaders @McMenamins Kennedy School Doors – 6 p.m., program – 7 p.m. Free/All Ages