Please join us at 6pm on Monday, December 5 for an important announcement from RtR’s President, Willie Poinsette.  Please use this Zoom link and password: DWYYj3?3G   Then, join us promptly at 6:30 for the first of two training sessions, Bystander Intervention in Public Spaces.  Please Register in advance. 

Actions, Events and Resources - December 2022

Mon Dec 5 5-5:30pm online

Storytime with Katharine Phelps:  Respond to Racism and the Youth Empowerment Committee proudly host monthly story time for K-5 elementary-aged children — and older!   Featuring narratives from a multitude of experiences, voices, and cultures.  Register!

Mon Dec 5 6:30-8pm online

RtR Community Meeting:  Please Register in advance for the webinar, Bystander Intervention in Public Spaces.  Training will be conducted online by Right to Be (formerly Hollaback!). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. 

Tue Dec 6 5:30pm & Tue Dec 20 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

Sat Dec 10 8:45am-4:15pm Oregon Historical Society

Using primary sources to teach ethnic studies - workshop for educators

Mon Dec 12 10:30pm OPB broadcast and online at OHS

Oregon Experience: Searching for York  The story of York, a slave to William Clark from boyhood and comrade on this journey, has been obscured by omission and stereotype.

Thu Dec 15 7-8pm Oregon Historical Society, online

"Brakeen v Haaland" and the Indian Child Welfare Act:  Understanding the 1978 Legislation and the 2022 SCOTUS Case.

Fri Dec 16 1-2pm EST, 10-11am PST

Positive Deviant Dialogue  Taylor Stewart founded the Oregon Remembrance Project in 2018 to help communities unearth stories of injustice, and engage in the truth-telling and repair required to reconcile instances of historical harm.

Sun Dec 18 3pm circle at 1st & Evergreen in LO

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

Thu Jan 12 7pm at Mary’s Woods 17520 Mesnard Street

Women’s BIPOC Speaker Series:  Live streaming will also be available courtesy of the West Linn Public Library:  https://youtu.be/BtzIbByGTB8  

Subsequent speakers Feb 9, Mar 23.

Sun Jan 15 2pm at Lake Oswego High School

Martin Luther King Jr Day MLK Celebration and Car Rally: We NEED 6 volunteers to be on site 1:30-4pm to direct traffic and 2 volunteers to help with odd jobs. Please email 

info@respondtoracism.org and let us know how you can help.   

Exhibits & theaters

Through Sun Dec 18 Portland Center Stage at the Armory

Sweatshop Overlord by Kristina Wong:  With sharp humor and brilliant social commentary, this tour-de-force look at the early days of global change offers a guide for community building and an inspiring path back into a healing world.  BIPOC affinity night Fri Dec 9 at 7:30

Through Thu Dec 22 Japanese American Museum of Oregon

Resilience: Sansei (third generation) Japanese American artists reflect on the impact of WWII incarceration and its resonance through the generations. 

Through the end of December Hollywood Theater

Portland Latin American Film Festival: Sign up to receive email notifications about upcoming screenings.  For further information, visit: www.facebook/ Portland Latin American Film Festival or call (503) 737-8605.

Through Sun Jan 29 Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education 

Harley Gaber, Die Plage (The Plague):  The exhibition features 390 collaged images, music, and objects from Harley’s life. It considers the role of individuals in the course of history and consequently challenges viewers to examine their responsibility to their nation and to one another in the plagues of our times. 

Current exhibits Portland Art Museum

Multiple exhibits feature the works of Oscar Howe, Jeffrey Gibson, Otis Quaicoe, Isaka Shamsud-Din, and more! 

Jan 3 - 29, 2023 Artists Repertory Theater

American Fast by Kareem Fahmy centers on Khady Salama, a 21-year-old college basketball sensation, set to compete in March Madness, which this year falls during Ramadan.  BIPOC affinity night Sat Jan 21 at 7:30

Resources

Right to Be (formerly Hollaback!) Five different methods to support someone who’s being harassed. The 5D’s of bystander intervention.

https://righttobe.org/guides/bystander-intervention-training/

Unite Against Bookbans is a national initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship.

Banned Books Book Club:  A monthly book club, library and fund dedicated to reading and protecting the most important books for our generation.  October’s read:  The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition was created to lead the pursuit of understanding and addressing the ongoing trauma created by the U.S. Indian Boarding School policy of 1869.  Bookmark this site to follow and support passage of legislation to establish a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the US (HR 5444, S 2907) 

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline:  988 

If you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the Lifeline network is available 24/7 across the United States.  

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.