Events & Opportunities

April 9, 2025

Consider This: The Lands We Live On with Chuck Sams - Willamette University screening

Join us at Willamette University in Salem on April 9, at 7:00 p.m. for a live screening of a conversation about public lands with Chuck Sams, former director of the National Park Service.

7:00 p.m., Willamette University, Smullin Film Studies Theater 122, Ford Hall, Salem

April 9, 2025

Consider This: The Lands We Live On with Chuck Sams

Join us at 7:00 p.m. on April 9 at Pendleton Center for the Arts for a conversation about the relationship between people and public lands with Chuck Sams, who was until very recently the director of the National Parks Service. Charles F. "Chuck" Sams III is Cayuse and Walla Walla and an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Northeast Oregon, where he grew up. He also has blood ties to the Cocopah Tribe and Yankton Sioux of Fort Peck.

Tickets are available for $15 (General Admission) and $30 (Conversation Starter). To purchase tickets, please use this form.

7:00 p.m., Pendleton Center for the Arts, Pendleton

April 10, 2025

Otherness and Empathy

Otherness is the state of being different from the members of a group. Whether we are talking about us mammals, us Oregonians, or us bird-watchers, anyone who is not part of us is part of the other. How does otherness shape our sense of identity and our perception of others? In this conversation, we will reflect on our personal experiences of belonging to uncover the universality of otherness and examine how we can use empathy to bridge the divides in isolated communities and foster the acceptance of diverse voices. This exploration of otherness aims to cultivate empathy for both ourselves and others, leading to a more inclusive understanding of our identities and those around us as well as exploring otherness as a form of strength and our own uniqueness.

Register for this free online conversation.

3:00 to 4:45 p.m. Pacific, Virtual Event, statewide

April 15, 2025

Preservación de nuestra cultura y tradiciones

Reflexionemos sobre la Importancia de la identidad cultural latina, el uso de la lengua nativa y la preservación de las tradiciones y costumbres. Esta conversación es para personas que han emigrado de países hispanohablantes, o descendientes de inmigrantes (hasta la 3ra generación) que están interesados en reconectarse con su cultura. Aquí compartiremos historias y vivencias sobre el nivel de conexión que aún tenemos con nuestras raíces, y finalmente reflexionaremos sobre qué podemos hacer para reconectarnos en caso de que exista tal añoranza.

Regístrate aquí.

10:00 to 11:45 a.m. Pacific, Virtual Event, statewide

April 15, 2025

Consider This with Nikole Hannah-Jones

Oregon Humanities and the Oregon State University Center for the Humanities present a Consider This conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine.

Tickets for this event are $5 for OSU students and $15 for the general public. Ticket sales will open February 13. Purchase tickets here.

7:00 p.m., PRAx, Corvallis

April 17, 2025

Beyond 250 Facilitation Training

Oregon Humanities will present three free trainings in 2025. These trainings will help participants strengthen their skills in leading conversations about vital issues and ideas across differences, beliefs, and backgrounds. With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence as a jumping off point, participants will learn about facilitation and reflective conversation, practice new skills and techniques, and learn to design and facilitate conversations that allow people and groups to learn more about themselves and each other. The trainings are designed with staff, board members, volunteers, and program partners of Oregon libraries of all types (public, academic, school, and tribal) in mind, but all are welcome to participate.

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Pendleton Public Library, Pendleton

April 22, 2025

Conversation Project: What Matters at Life’s End?

Many of us know we should talk about what matters at the end of our lives, but we don’t always know where or how to start these conversations. Once people start exploring death and dying, they often realize it’s not so scary to talk about after all. It can be comforting and empowering to know more about your options and consider what would be helpful for those who may be making decisions on your behalf. Who do you want with you when you are dying? What environments feel most comfortable? Do you have a preference for what happens to your body and your possessions after you die? How do you want to be remembered? This conversation provides a space and dedicated time for reflecting and exploring your end-of-life wishes.

3:00 p.m., Tillamook Library, Tillamook

April 22, 2025

Tertulias . . . ¡de película!: Santuario

Este hermoso documental muestra de primera mano una hermosa iniciativa de protección ambiental para crear el santuario marino más grande de la Tierra en el Océano Antártico.

Tertulias . . . ¡de película! es un programa que busca proveer espacios de conexión para comunidades hispanohablantes. En Tertulias de película se habla abiertamente y sin prejuicios sobre nuestras ideas y sentires a partir de la interacción con el arte cinematográfico y documental. Un lugar en el que se le de rienda suelta al mundo de las ideas. Un espacio de autoeducación popular, con el lenguaje español como el vehículo que conecta.

Ubicación: Envía un correo electrónico a juliana@oregonhumanities.org para registrarte y recibir la dirección.

6:00 p.m., Ubicación por definir, Bend

April 26, 2025

Good Energy: Collaborating with Land, Story, Music, and Material with Fish Martinez

Optional community-building and snacks: 12:00–12:30 p.m. & 3:30-4:00 p.m. | Workshop: 12:30-3:30 p.m., Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport

April 29, 2025

Conversation Project: The Science and Story of Awe

During times of great change, anxiety and overwhelm can keep us stuck asking “What can I do?” on repeat, often leading to fear and isolation. The experience of awe, as employed in both science and story, can help us all get unstuck. What is awe, and what good does it do? Join Amber Peoples for an experience and exploration of the transformative nature of wonder.