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Actions, Events and Resources - July 2022

• Monday July 4: Meet us between 9:00 - 9:30am at the staging area, Lake Garden Court & Iron Mountain Road;  parade starts at 10am

LO 4th of July parade:  Join Respond to Racism and celebrate our 5th anniversary by walking in the parade with us. Bikes/trikes/wagons/dogs welcome!  Wear your RtR shirt!  

To purchase, email info@respondtoracism.org

 

* Tue Jul 5 5:30pm & Tue Jul 19 3pm

LO City Council Meetings:  The agenda of each meeting is posted in advance and includes time for citizen comment. Meeting agenda & materials.  More information: (503) 534-4225; cityrecorder@lakeoswego.city

 

*  Kids’ Story Time with Katharine Phelps:  On hiatus this summer, and will return with more great reads in the fall!

 

* Mon Jul 11 6:30-8:30pm online

RtR Community Meeting - Guest speaker Natchee Barnd is an Ethnic Studies  faculty member at OSU.  He will speak from his experience as a comparative ethnic studies scholar and educator, helping educators prepare to implement ethnic studies for K-12 students.

 

* Tuesday, Jul 12 6pm City Council Candidate Workshop

Interested in running for LO City Council?  Lake Oswego voters will vote for three Councilors in the November 8, 2022 general election.  Join Mayor Buck on July 12 at 6pm at City Hall, Council Chamber to learn more about being a City Councilor.

 

* Sun Jul 17 3pm circle at 1st & Evergreen in LO

Silent walk:  Co-hosted by Respond to Racism & LO for LOve.  Quietly walk in support of our BIPOC community, thinking of equality, love, belonging and healing.  

 

Sanctuary Promise Hotline: 1-844-0924-STAY [1-844-924-7829],

1-844-6-AMPARO [1-844-626-7276]

The system is designed to help Oregon DOJ investigate suspected violations to Oregon’s Sanctuary Promise Act and provide support where possible.  Advocates on the hotline are multilingual and identify as members of supported communities.  Interpretation services are available in 240+ languages.

 

Bias Response Hotline: 1-844-924-BIAS [1-844-924-2427],

Oregon Relay 711

The Oregon DOJ Bias Response Hotline is a non-emergency reporting and referral service designed to support bias victims.  Any victim or witness of any age can report a bias incident or hate crime online or by phone.  If you believe a crime has occurred and want it investigated, contact your local law enforcement agency.  For emergency assistance, dial 911.

 

Stop AAPI Hate: The reporting center tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

 

Racial Equity Support Line (503) 575-3764 is a service led and staffed by people with lived experience of racism. They offer support to those who are feeling the emotional impact of racist violence and micro-aggressions, as well as the emotional impact of immigration struggles and other cross-cultural issues. 

 

A guide to how you can support marginalized communities,

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