ACTION: Local ICE protests and immigrant legal resources

Published: Fri, 06/13/25

Stand with communities being terrorized by ICE and those resisting RtR Community, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ramped up efforts…

Community: Upcoming June Events! 🍿👀

Published: Thu, 06/12/25

RtR Community, June is moving fast, and things seem to be heating up from weather temperature to ICE activity. Not to mention, many of you are busy…

Joy for Juneteenth: Gloria Brown Scholarship recipients announced!

Published: Fri, 06/06/25

Updated: Fri, 06/06/25

RtR Community, Happy Friday and congratulations to the following Class of 2025 graduating seniors and Respond to Racism Gloria Brown Scholarship…

APPLY: Seeking Panelists for Art Installation Proposal Applications

Published: Mon, 06/02/25

Respond to Racism (RtR) in collaboration with Arts Council of Lake Oswego (ACLO) and the Lake Oswego Public Library (LOPL) seek applications from…

Joy for Juneteenth: Happy Birthday, Willie Poinsette!

Published: Fri, 05/30/25

RtR Community, Today’s Joy for Juneteenth email is dedicated to Willie Poinsette, co-founder of Respond to Racism (RtR) whose birthday was just…

RtR featured in BlackOut edition of the Portland Mercury

Published: Tue, 05/27/25

RtR Community, RtR E ecutive Director Bruce Poinsette has penned a new essay for The Mercury’s special insert, BlackOut: A Five-Year Retrospective on…

Recommended book display now in Lake Oswego Schools!

Published: Fri, 05/23/25

RtR Community, Uplifting local histories and stories of communities of color is vital to our work! In November, we began a push to get books from…

Joy for Juneteenth: My Why as a White Accomplice

Published: Thu, 05/22/25

Updated: Thu, 05/22/25

RtR Community, Hello, I’m Nancy Slavin, leadership team and founding member of our Clackamas County chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice. I also…

Op-Ed: What do your School Board Candidates think about Equity and Sustainability?

Published: Sat, 05/17/25

Updated: Sat, 05/17/25

RtR Community, This is an op-ed piece written by Dorothy Atwood, President of the Lake Oswego Sustainability Network and Bruce Poinsette, E ecutive…

REMINDER: Vote by May 20th: LO School Board Election

Published: Fri, 05/16/25

Updated: Fri, 05/16/25

RtR Community, If you have yet to vote for the LOSD School Board Election, ballots must be mailed in with valid postage or dropped off to an official…