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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.

Natural Resource Communities
05/01/2022
Katie Murray

Katie Murray tells of her experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mongolia in the early 2000s, and how that shaped her career supporting natural resource communities in Oregon. Murray is the Executive Director of Oregonians for Food and Shelter.

Ukraine and U.S. China Relations
04/24/2022
Mel Gurtov

Presentation by Mel Gurtov. China has given limited support to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Beijing is missing an opportunity to show international leadership -- playing a peacemaking role. The Biden administration also missed an opportunity to get China’s cooperation on Ukraine. Gurtov is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at PSU. He is author of 30 books on China and U.S. foreign policy.

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