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Creating a Democracy Movement
06/05/2022
Greg Coleridge

Presentation by Greg Coleridge. Social change that expands people’s rights and calls for protecting the planet has been the result of committed individuals who organize powerful peoples’ movements. The crises that we face (political, constitutional, ecological, economic and social) demand a diverse democracy movement. Greg Coleridge is co-director of “Move to Amend”. He has worked for more than three decades with the American Friends Service Committee in Ohio where he dealt with a range of justice, environmental, and democracy issues. He is the author of several works on social change.

Rehabilitation U.S. Correction System
05/29/2022
Caitlin Taylor

Presentation by Caitlin J. Taylor. She will discuss challenges to providing rehabilitation programs in the U.S. prison system. This includes prison culture, corruption, public opinion, and therapeutic relationships. Is this a system that can be reformed or should it be abolished? Caitlin Taylor, is an associate professor in Sociology & Criminal Justice at La Salle Univesity. Her research centers on the collateral consequences of mass incarceration as well as challenges faced by returning citizens.

A Troubling Flag
05/22/2022
Eva Guggemos

Presentation by Eva Guggemos. There is a troubling U.S. flag in the Pacific University Museum. It is significant because of its age and its history. This flag was carried by a militia company that helped violently repress Native People in the 1850s-1880s. Ms. Guggemos discusses the wars between Pacific Northwest Tribes and the U.S. Government, the removal of tribes to reservations, and the difficulties in curating a flag with such a fraught history. Eva Guggemos is the Archivist and an Associate Professor at Pacific University.

Bybee Lakes Hope Center
05/15/2022
Alan Evans

Alan Evans shares his story of being addicted and homeless at age 13. He tells of his journey over 25 years in turning his life around. Then he had the idea to start programs for people like him. Evans is founder and CEO of Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers, turning a life of lived experience into an opportunity to serve people still experiencing homelessness and addiction in Oregon.

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