Wilsonville Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Speaker Series
We hope that you attended the March 2 event this week, “Displacing Black Portland: A History of Housing Discrimination,” which was presented by Zachary Stocks, Oregon Black Pioneers.
Be sure to mark your calendars today for these upcoming events (all events begin at 6:30 pm):
April 27 “Growing up Muslim in Clackamas County” (at Hilton Garden Inn)
Presented by Imran Haider, Washington State University
May 4 “The Mainstreaming of Antisemitism in America” (at Charbonneau Country Club)
Presented by Bob Horenstein, Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
June 8 “Systemic Racism in Oregon Schools” (at Wilsonville Library)
Presented by Rudyane Rivera-Lindstrom, Higher Education Coordinating Commission
July 6 “The Culture, Language and Etiquette of Disability” (at Clackamas Community College)
Presented by Ian Jaquiss, Relay Resources
No pre-registration is required. For more details on the DEI Lecture Series events, contact Bill Evans, 503-570-1502; evans@ ci.wilsonville.or.us.
WAIC Gathering: Come join us on March 15 at 7 pm
Our bi-monthly gathering is an excellent place to connect with others and join in the movement to make Wilsonville a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community!
We gather on a bi-monthly basis (3rd Wednesday of the month) to do the following:
Take part in an activity that deepens our understanding of each other and diversity, equity, and inclusion in Wilsonville.
Eat snacks and enjoy music.
Talk about ongoing events and how we can support each other.
Talk about the operations of the organization, set goals, and plan to work together to achieve them.
Location: Conference Room W207, Clackamas County Community College - Wilsonville Campus (29353 SW Town Center Loop E)
Please contact us at connect@wilsonvillealliance.org if you are interested in coming. We would love to see you there!
Take the next step, become a WAIC representative
Through our dialogue-based decision-making process, we have decided that the following people will represent WAIC as representatives of the organization:
Co-Chairs: Garet Prior and (OPEN)
Treasurer: Jay Edwards
Secretary: (OPEN)
Process Inclusion: (OPEN)
We are actively looking for people to take the next step of involvement with the Wilsonville Alliance and fill open roles. If you are interested, please read the position descriptions and email us (connect@wilsonvillealliance.org) with any questions or if you would like to discuss this further!
Please reach out (connect@wilsonvillealliance.org) to us if you have experience with either of these services.