ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH

Participate in LO City Council Meetings!  The LO City Council meets on Tues May 4 at 5:30pm & May 18 at 3:00pm.  The May 4 meeting agenda includes an overview of LO’s Police Officer hiring process.  The agenda of each meeting is posted in advance and includes time for citizen comment Meeting agenda & materials.  For more information:  (503) 534-4225; cityrecorder@lakeoswego.city

Samurai in the Oregon Sky Fri May 7th at 6:30pm.  Film and discussion in partnership with RTR, the LO Library, and the filmmaker Ilana Sol.  About Japanese pilot Nobuo Fujita, the only pilot to bomb the U.S. mainland during WWII, and his unlikely lifelong friendship with the people of a small Oregon town.  Film registration

Race in America - Senator Mazie Hirono:  Fri May 7 at 10am  Washington Post Live presents Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) talking about the recently passed COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act and sharing personal reflections from her new memoir.  Hirono registration

Respond to Racism on Instagram Live:  News/ Q&A with special guests from Lake Oswego Black Student Mentorship Program.  Mon May 10 at 7pm @RESPOND_TO_RACISM

Equity Summit:  A Spirit of Unity:  All are welcome to participate in our first virtual Equity Summit on Sat May 15 from 9am - 1pm.  This Equity Summit is being planned by the Lake Oswego School District, the City of Lake Oswego, the Chamber of Commerce, Respond to Racism, and LO for Love. Together we will take another step forward in ensuring equitable access, inclusion and opportunity for all our community members.  Summit registration

LO Rotary SASEE Awards:  The YouTube video of this event will premiere on Tue May 18 at 8pm.  Watch for a link so you can see the special people receiving awards for Service Above Self:  Educational Excellence (SASEE).

Deepening Our Connections:  RtR and the LO Public Library have collaborated on a three-book discussion series on African American Literature.  Mark your calendars for 2pm on  Sun June 13, July 18 and Aug 15.  The first book is Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs.   Series registration  200 free copies will be available at LOPL Sat May 15 from 10am-1pm.  Please contact Regan Parker reganparker@gmail.com if you can help facilitate the discussion of these 3 books.

Juneteenth Celebration:  RtR, LO Public Library and LO Parks & Recreation are collaboratively hosting a Juneteenth celebration Sat June 19th from 4:30-6:30pm.  This will be a joyous event!  If you’d like to volunteer to help out at the event, please contact Terri Kraemer tkraemer@comcast.net

Silent Walks:  Watch RtR FB, IG and website for our monthly silent walks.

Grants committee:  Experienced volunteers are needed for a grants committee.  E-mail us at respondtoracisminlo@gmail.com and put GRANTS COMMITTEE in the subject line.  Thanks!

Teaching resources by Learning for Justice staff:  How to Respond to Coronavirus racism

National Asian Pacific American bar association:  NAPABA hate crime resources

Stop AAPI Hate reporting center:  The 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. https://stopaapihate.org/

The 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.  Support Line

Report a bias incident or hate crime:  Any victim or witness of any age can report a bias incident or hate crime at Stand Against Hate, or call Oregon Department of Justice’s non-emergency Hate and Bias Hotline at 1-844-924-BIAS (2427), (711 for Oregon Relay) to report an incident and talk with trained staff.  Report online at:  DOJ