2018 Programming
February 2018
Saturday, February 10, 2018 1-5 p.m.
Friend, Neighbor, Ally: Community Response and Supportive Engagement with those Targeted by Hate and Bias. Moderated by Janet Steverson, Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, Lewis & Clark College
Panelists included:
Michael Braxton, MBA, MSW, CADC III, CGAC I, CRM, CSWA, Executive Director of the Empowerment Clinic Inc
Jaboa Lake, MS ABD, Graduate Research Assistant/Doctoral Student, Applied Social Psychology, Portland State University
Shweta Moorthy, Researcher, Coalition of Communities of Color
Karin Moscon, Civil Rights Education Specialist, Oregon Department of Education
March 2018
Friday, March 2, 2018, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Recognizing and Responding to Hate/Bias: Counselors as Points of Contact and Agents of Change
Teresa McDowell, EdD, LMFT, Professor and Chair, Department of Counseling Psychology, Graduate School of Education and Counseling at Lewis & Clark College
Saturday, March 24, 2018, 1-4 p.m.
“I’m Scared and Angry”: Using Neuroscience and Intercultural Skills to Engage Effectively
Cheryl Forster, PsyD, Therapist, Supervisor, and Coordinator of Diversity and the Psychology Internship, Center for Student Health and Counseling, Portland State University, Owner and Intercultural Trainer at Bookmark Connections.
Saturday, March 31, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Transgender in America: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Jenn Burleton, TransActive Gender Center
April 2018
Saturday, April 7, 2018, 1-4 p.m.
The Origins and Mutations of Racism: Understanding History to Change the Future
Reiko Hillyer, PhD, Assistant Professor of History, Lewis & Clark College
Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 6-7:30 p.m.
Places of Remembrance: Legislation and Human Rights in the Third Reich and the U.S. Today
April Slabosheski, MA, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Friday, April 27, 2018, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Hearing in Silence & Listening Past Noise: Creating a Foundation for Advocacy at First Contact
Meg Garvin, MA, JD, Executive Director, National Crime Victim Law Institute
May 2018
May 2-4 (Session A), May 18-20 (Session B) 2018
Reframing Racism: Language and Tools for Advancing Equity
Center for Equity and Inclusion
Friday, May 4, 2018, 1-5 p.m.
Acting as Partners in Resistance to Ableism and Violence
Patricia Berne, Co-Founder, Executive and Artistic Director of Sins Invalid
Saturday, May 12, 2018, 1-5 p.m.
Anti-Discrimination Response Training (ART): A Social-Emotional Learning Workshop for Active Listening
Lina Darwich, PhD, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling, and Adam Zarakov, MA, MAT, Middle School Language Arts Teacher, Trillium Public Charter School
Saturday, May 19, 2018, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Connecting Across Differences: Moving Beyond Hate, Indifference, and Tolerance with Intercultural Communication
Cheryl Forster, PsyD, Therapist, Supervisor, and Coordinator of Diversity and the Psychology Internship, Center for Student Health and Counseling, Portland State University, Owner and Intercultural Trainer at Bookmark Connections.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018, 5:30-8 p.m.
Knowledge is Power: Your Legal Rights in a Time of Uncertainty
Aliza Kaplan, JD, Professor of Law, Director, Criminal Justice Reform Clinic, Lewis & Clark Law School
June 2018
Friday, June 8, 2018, 1-5 p.m.
Intersections of Hate: Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminism (TERF), the Alt-Right and Extremist Ideology
Jenn Burleton, TransActive Gender Center
Friday, June 15, 2018, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Interrupting Injustice: Teachable Moments
John Lenssen, Adjunct Professor, University of Oregon and Lewis & Clark College, and Hector Roche, Consultant, former Senior Equity Manager, Portland Public Schools
Saturday, June 16, 2018, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Managing Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
Evan Dumas, MA, Support Coordinator, Oregon Counseling Association, Burnout Counselor and Mental Health Humorist
Center for Community Engagement is located in Rogers Hall on the Graduate Campus.
MSC: 85
email cce@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-6040
fax 503-768-6045
Director Matsya Siosal
Center for Community Engagement
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road MSC 85
Portland OR 97219