Please join our community meeting on Monday, June 5 from 6:30-8:00pm.  Join us in person at the Lake Oswego United Church of Christ, or online by Zoom.  Register now!

Actions, Events and Resources - June 2023

Mon Jun 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.  Reserve a spot!

Mon Jun 5, 6:30-8:30pm in person and online

RtR Community Meeting:  We will hear the views of two former law enforcement officers, Bob Henderson (City of Santa Clara) and Don Plunkett (NYC/South Bronx), in a moderated discussion with Denmark Whitaker. We will learn more about the history of law enforcement, modern-day policing, gun violence, and the impact on our community. Register!

Tue Jun 6, 4:30pm; Tues Jun 20, 3pm; Tue Jun 27, 3pm, at LO City Hall 

LO City Council Meetings:  This month, three City Council meetings are with the Redevelopment Agency. 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

Thu Jun 8, 6:30-7:30 at Wilsonville Library

City of Wilsonville Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Speaker Series:  "Systemic Racism in Oregon Schools" presented by Rudyane Rivera-Lindstrom, Higher Education Coordinating Commission

Sat Jun 10, 10am-noon 

LOUCC invites you to visit Eloheh with us!  Randy Woodley (RtR’s April speaker) will spend the morning with us, sharing the vision of Eloheh and what it means to farm in ways that care for the earth.  Please RSVP to Leslie Soken (lesliesoken@outlook.com) or Carl Wamser (wamserc@pdx.edu) 

Sun Jun 11 noon-3pm Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education 724 NW Davis St

Free public cultural street festival to celebrate reopening– music, performances and even a taco truck! 

Sun Jun 18, 1-4pm at LO City Hall

Juneteenth 2023 Join the City of Lake Oswego, Respond to Racism, the Arts Council of Lake Oswego, and LO for LOve to commemorate the end of slavery with a community celebration honoring the historic day.

Sat Jun 24, 9-noon Eloheh, 6033 NW Lilac Hill Rd, Yamhill, OR

Open volunteer days are held on the last Saturday of each month from February through October, and other days as well.  Sign up to volunteer

EXHIBITS & THEATERS

Starting Sun Jun 11 Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education 

Human Rights After the Holocaust (exhibition) calls on visitors to ponder the work needed to achieve dignity and rights for all persons. 

Good-trouble (digital exhibition) With John Lewis in mind, OJMCHE asked our community to share the ways in which they have participated in “good and necessary trouble” over the years. 

through June 18, at Portland Playhouse

The Sounds of Afrolitical Movement Created by Ramona Lisa Alexander, Oluyinka Akinjiola, Darrell Grant, and Charles Grant.  Weaving music, dance, and documentary footage together, this performance explores the past, present and future of BIPOC-led protest movements.  BIPOC performances:  Wed May 31, Fri Jun 9, Thu Jun 15 and Sat Jun 17 at 7:30pm;  Sun Jun 4 at 2pm. 

June 8 - 25 Profile Theater at Imago

How to Make an American Son by christopher oscar peña.  Father and son, Mando and Orlando, are living different versions of the American Dream. The two must face tough truths about their citizenship, business, love, and the importance of family, in order to keep their dreams alive in a society that won’t let them truly belong.

Through Jul 23, 2023 at Pittock Mansion

This IS Kalapuyan Land at Pittock Mansion is an exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art works alongside a selection of historical panels curated by Steph Littlebird (Grand Ronde, Kalapuya, Chinook)

RESOURCES

Mercatus BIPOC Business Directories Search by community, business sector, or intersectionality.

Eloheh Center for Earth Justice Information and ways to get involved.

Oswego Lake Watershed Council Upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, resources and more!

Tryon Creek Watershed Council Upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, resources and more!

The Oregon Water Futures Project is a collaboration between water and environmental justice interests, Indigenous peoples, communities of color, low-income communities, and academic institutions.  Through a water justice lens, we aim to impact how the future of water in Oregon is imagined through storytelling, capacity building, relationship building, policymaking, and community-centered advocacy at the state and local level.

Right to Be  Five different methods to support someone who’s being harassed. 

Unite Against Book Bans 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.  Currently reading:  The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale.

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.