Equity and Inclusion Events

February 22, 2017

Soul Food Night: a Black History Month Celebration



Join the Black Student Union (BSU) as we break bread with the Black community at Lewis & Clark, share snippets of Black cultural history and admire the important cultural leaders that have been a part of the Black community.

February 18, 2017

Listening Forum - Communicating across Cultures and Differences

To help improve our listening skills and our cross‐cultural communication, we are hosting two campus-wide forums. Lunch will be provided. 

February 17, 2017

Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. and the Northwest Indian Storytellers Association

Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. and the Northwest Indian Storytellers Association are holding two special Northwest Native American Storytelling events Friday, February 17, 2017 at Portland Community College Cascade’s Moriarty Auditorium (705 North Killingsworth, Portland, OR 97217).
February 16, 2017

Listening Forum - Communicating across Cultures and Differences

To help improve our listening skills and our cross‐cultural communication, we are hosting two campus-wide forums. Lunch will be provided.
February 1, 2017

Tackling the Racial & Ethnic Disparity

In this informational panel, come hear from Multnomah County DA Rod Underhill, Portland Police Chief Mike Marshman, and Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese about the policy changes they’ve made using data from the Racial and Ethnic Disparities (RED) report. Event is open to the public. Questions? Contact Sarah Fine at sfine@lclark.edu.
January 31, 2017

Community Gathering for Support RE: Travel Ban

Community Gathering for Support RE: Travel Ban
January 31, 2017

Gathering of Support for Those Affected by Executive Order on Immigration

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend a gathering of support for those in our community affected by the recent executive order on immigration.
January 26, 2017

Diversity & Community Building Judges Panel

Join the Diversity Committee (and sponsors) for a panel discussing how diversity plays a role in the field of law from the perspective of diverse and honorable judges. With the uncertain social and political future of the nation, it is important to embrace our differences and to build community relations together. Everyone is encouraged to attend and ask thoughtful questions of the panel. The panel includes: The Honorable Judges Adrienne Nelson, Darlene Ortega, Angel Lopez & Kenneth Walker. This event is open to the Public.
January 25, 2017

Fighting for Racial Justice During the Trump Presidency: MLK Week Keynote Lecture by James Forman

Professor James Forman Jr. is a noted legal authority on the mass incarceration of black men in the U.S. criminal justice system.  He will give our Chamberlin Social Justice lecture for MLK Week 2017, speaking on “Fighting for Racial Justice During the Trump Presidency.” Inspired by Dr. King and other civil rights activists, Forman will offer concrete strategies for improving schools and eliminating the mass incarceration of black men.




Professor Forman teaches at Yale Law School and writes in the areas of criminal procedure and criminal law policy, constitutional law, juvenile justice, and education law and policy. His particular interests are schools, prisons, and police, and those institutions’ race and class dimensions. Professor Forman’s book, titled Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America, will be published in the spring of 2017.
January 24, 2017

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) class

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) an 8-week program that involves meditation and movement to address stress
January 23, 2017

2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture: Marcilynn Burke

Marcilynn Burke, Associate Dean and Professor of Law, University of Houston Professor Burke’s expertise is in environmental, natural resources, land use, and property law. She has served at the U.S Department of the Interior and as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management helping develop federal land use, resource management, and regulatory oversight policies.
January 20, 2017

Inauguration Day Teach-In: Learn • Discuss • Act


Friday, January 20, 8:30 a.m. - 2:50 p.m., Council Chamber and various locations at the college of arts and sciences (CAS).



The Ethnic Studies Department of the CAS, with co-sponsorship by the CAS office of inclusion and multicultural engagement (IME) and the campus-wide committee on diversity and inclusion​ (CDI) will host an inauguration day teach in. The teach-in is designed to be non-partisan and has panelists from a variety of backgrounds and from the CAS and law schools. Information on the teach-in, the panels and panelists is available at the link below. In addition to the panelists listed, Prof. Bruce Podobnik will be on the environmental panel and Prof. Paul Powers will be on the international relations panel.






January 19, 2017

Tackling the Racial & Ethnic Disparity

In this informational panel, come hear from Multnomah County DA Rod Underhill, Portland Police Chief Mike Marshman, and Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese about the policy changes they’ve made using data from the Racial and Ethnic Disparities (RED) report. Event is open to the public. Questions? Contact Sarah Fine <sfine@lclark.edu>.


 
December 9, 2016

Meeting of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion

You are invited to attend the December meeting of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. Space is limited, so please RSVP.
December 6, 2016

Central City Coffee tasting event

A social enterprise of the non-profit Central City Concern working to end homelessness.
December 1, 2016

PTL: The HERO in Us All!

Come and join Joe-Barry Gardner in this Passport to Leadership Workshop where we break down the strengths of different Superheroes and correlate them to the strengths you already currently use.

November 29, 2016

PTL: Staying Woke Requires Rest: Leadership Means Mindfulness to Take Care of Yourself and Your Community

How do you balance being a student, taking leadership responsibilities to support your community, and taking care of yourself?  This interactive workshop explores strategies to become more effective student leaders while holding space for community-building and self-care.
Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration
November 20, 2016

Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration

Everyone is welcome to this Interfaith Celebration of Thanksgiving.   Our theme this year is standing together in solidarity and hope. There will be pumpkin pie and apple cider afterwards.  Please contact Mark Duntley (duntley@lclark.edu) or Hilary Martin Himan (hmhiman@lclark.edu) for more information.
November 10, 2016

Ray Warren Symposium Keynote Presentation: Jeff Chang

“You,” “Me,” and “We”: Difference, Belonging, and Community in the Era of Black Lives Matter







Jeff Chang, cultural critic and author 

November 9, 2016

Ray Warren Symposium Keynote Panel: No Place Like Home: Housing and Displacement in Portland

Join us in kicking off the Ray Warren symposium with our keynote panel on housing and displacement in Portland, featuring local activists and community leaders.
November 7, 2016

An Evening with W. Kamau Bell

Join President Barry Glassner, the Campus Activities Board, Dean of Students Anna Gonzalez, Student Activities, and Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement for…

An Evening with W. Kamau Bell

Monday, November 7th at 7pm
Agnes Flanagan Chapel

One (1) free ticket for Lewis & Clark students, faculty, and staff is available in advance (you’ll need to provide your L&C ID #). Each L&C student, faculty, or staff member is allowed to bring one (1) guest. Guest tickets are $25.00 each (plus at $2.25 service fee). You can get your ticket at https://lewisandclark.ticketleap.com/wkamaubell.
November 5, 2016

3rd Annual (De)Constructing Leadership Conference

Join the 3rd Annual Leadership Conference at Lewis & Clark College, hosted by the office of the Dean of Students. The theme is (DE)CONSTRUCTING LEADERSHIP, and the event will include, speakers, workshops, networking, lunch, and a raffle! Sign up by emailing leadcon@lclark.edu or in person at one of the tabling events in Templeton.
November 4, 2016

Lewis & Clark International Film Festival

LCIFF Presents: AYANDA
November 3, 2016

Screening and Discussion: The newly-released documentary, “13th”

The newly-released documentary, 13th, focuses on the critical language of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, except as punishment for a crime. The screening will be followed by a discussion, and pizza and beer will be served!
November 3, 2016

Portland Police Union Contract Panel

Leaders of local activist group Don’t Shoot Portland, and Portland NLG member/civil rights attorney Ashlee Albies, will discuss recent events surrounding the controversial Portland Police Association contract, which was pushed through City Council with little community oversight and significant opposition. Lunch provided, vegan diets welcome.
November 2, 2016

National Prison Strike Solidarity Panel

The largest prison work strike in U.S. history is happening right now! Come hear from currently (via phone) and formerly incarcerated organizers of the strike in Alabama and Oregon. They’ll be talking about the 13th Amendment, prison slave labor, organizing in the face of severe repercussion, and more! Lunch provided, vegan diets welcome.
November 1, 2016

Lewis & Clark International Film Festival

LCIFF Presents: SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME
November 1, 2016

Racial Microaggressions Workshop

Kasia Rutledge of Metropolitan Public Defender/Portland NLG will lead a workshop to help us unpack issues of implicit racial bias and microaggressions, and learn to have dynamic, honest conversations about race. Lunch provided, vegan diets welcome.

October 31, 2016

Why Race Matters Tabling in the LRC

Please join the National Lawyers Guild for the Why Race Matters Series. Stop by and say hello!
October 26, 2016

PTL: Rolling with Resistance: Tools for Anyone to help Create Change

This workshop will share the basics of Motivational Interviewing and how to implement these in fostering healthy relationships and consultation of your friends/colleagues feelings.
October 24, 2016

PTL: Across any Border: Inclusion and Leadership in any Group, Environment and Culture

At this Passport to Leadership workshop, we will use some diversity concepts to find ways to be included when being in a different environment, culture or in places out of our comfort zone.
October 24, 2016

Lewis & Clark International Film Festival

LCIFF Presents: INSIDE THE CHINESE CLOSET
October 24, 2016

Constructing Inclusive and Equitable College Classrooms

Samuel D. Museus is Associate Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Indiana University, Bloomington. Dr. Museus consults with college campuses that seek to transform their institutions and cultivate more inclusive campus environments. RSVP by this Friday, October 21st to dos@lclark.edu is required. Space is limited.
October 24, 2016

Creating a Culturally Engaging Campus Environment

Samuel D. Museus is Associate Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Indiana University, Bloomington. Dr. Museus consults with college campuses that seek to transform their institutions and cultivate more inclusive campus environments. RSVP by this Friday, October 21st to dos@lclark.edu is required. Space is limited.
October 21, 2016

Lunch & Learn: Unpacking Gender–invitation to faculty, staff, administration and common services.

You are invited to the Department of Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement’s Lunch & Learn: Unpacking Gender.
October 17, 2016

Lewis & Clark International Film Festival

LCIFF Presents: LAMB
October 15, 2016

Intercultural Communication: Critical Understandings for Effectiveness

Saturday, October 15, 2016
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
October 14, 2016

Overseas Application Due Date

Applications for Full Year/Fall/Summer/Domestic programs due October 14th, 2016 by 4:00pm.
October 12, 2016

French Dinner Table

Enjoy your dinner while having a conversation with your peers in French!
October 11, 2016

Robotics to Reach Out and Change the World

Robotics is poised to be a groundbreaking technology that impacts our everyday lives. Join Chad Jenkins as he presents his work in bringing robots out of research laboratories and into the real world.
October 11, 2016

Spanish Lunch Table

Come and converse! 
October 10, 2016

Student of Color Speakeasy Study Hall

Study with other students of color and have access to the Intellectual Learning Center in Miller. 
October 10, 2016

Japanese Dinner Table

Chat in Japanese while having dinner!
October 3, 2016

Ethnic Studies Forum on General Education and Diversity

This forum will provide a space for discussing how we can accomplish the goal of prioritizing diversity in General Education.

 • What do we mean by diversity?

• How can we guarantee that all students graduating from L&C grapple with issues of      cultural difference and social power?

• Should exploring diversity be one of the goals of a core class like E & D?

 

September 20, 2016

Overseas & Off-Campus Programs Information Fair

Stop by the Information Fair for 2017-2018 Overseas Programs - meet faculty leaders, past program participants, and learn more about the application process.
Douglas K. Newell Professor of Teaching Excellence and Chair of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion Janet Steverson
September 9, 2016

Meeting of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion

You are invited to attend the September meeting of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. Space is limited, so please RSVP.
Flanking the front entrance of the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art are two monumental bronze sentries created by Monta...
July 19, 2016

Lunch-hour outdoor art tour with Hoffman Gallery Director Linda Tesner

Join Hoffman Gallery Director Linda Tesner on a walk through campus to view the College’s outdoor art collection.
June 18, 2016

“Transgender”: A Decolonizing Framework for Transitioning in Clinical Practice

Saturday, June 18, 2016
9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

May 24, 2016

Restorative Justice: Building Relationships One Circle at a Time

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
5-8 p.m.
Free
May 13, 2016

May Meeting of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion

You are invited to attend the May meeting of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. Space is limited, so please RSVP below.

If you are not able to attend but have questions or comments for the committee, you are welcome to submit them in advance using this form.
April 25, 2016

Roy Saigo, Southern Oregon University President: Diversity, Inclusion & Higher Education Leadership

IME Presents:
Roy Saigo, President of Southern Oregon University, shares reflections from his experiences as a change agent for diversity and inclusion in higher education leadership.
April 11, 2016

The Middle East Studies Symposium

The Middle East Studies Symposium offers three days of panel discussions with topics ranging from teaching STEM in Saudi Arabia to the Israeli-Arab Conflict. 
until 12:00am on April 13, 2016
April 8, 2016

Meeting of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion

You are invited to attend the April meeting of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. Space is limited, so please RSVP below.

If you are not able to attend but have questions or comments for the committee, you are welcome to submit them in advance using this form.
The WA State Senate passes SR 8607 Honoring 2015 Depublic Day in India January 26, 2015, the 15th day of the Legislative Session.
April 1, 2016

From Activist to Politican- Senator Pramila Jayapal

Pamplin Society of Fellows, Distinguished Visiting Scholar Senator Pramila Jayapal
March 12, 2016

Community Mapping: A Tool to Strengthen LGBT Justice

Saturday, March 12, 2016
9 a.m.- 3 p.m.
March 11, 2016

Meeting of the Committee on Diversity & Inclusion

You are welcome to attend the March meeting of the committee. Space is limited, so please use the space below to RSVP and/or share your ideas or questions with the committee in advance of the meeting.
March 9, 2016

35th Annual Gender Studies Symposium

The 35th Annual Gender Studies Symposium will examine concepts of fun and play in relation to gender and sexuality.

February 27, 2016

Leadership Retreat to Cape Lookout State Park!

The Department of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement is pairing up with College Outdoors to hold a beach leadership retreat at Cape Lookout State Park Saturday February 27 to Sunday February 28!
February 22, 2016

Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements. Reading & presentation with Walidah Imarisha

All organizing is science fiction. Those wanting to change the world must first be able to dream of new worlds. That’s where Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements comes in. Join co-editor Walidah Imarisha for a reading and presentation/community conversation/discussion about radical science fiction and social change.
Sponsored by Ethnic Studies, Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement, Gender Studies and English
February 12, 2016

Committee on Diversity and Inclusion: Office hours with undergraduate representative, Gabriela Rodriguez ’16

Talk with undergraduate representative on the committee of Diversity & Inclusion, Gabriela Rodriguez, Tuesdays 1-2 p.m., Fridays 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Trail Room.
February 11, 2016

Portland International Film Festival

Drawing an audience of 38,000, the Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) is the biggest film event in Oregon, premiering more than 140 international shorts and feature films to Portland audiences each February. Audiences can experience a variety of parties, visiting artists, and plenty of festival adventure taking in this feast of cinematic fare.
until 12:00am on February 27, 2016
February 9, 2016

Committee on Diversity and Inclusion: Office hours with undergraduate representative, Gabriela Rodriguez ’16

Talk with undergraduate representative on the committee of Diversity & Inclusion, Gabriela Rodriguez, Tuesdays 1-2 p.m., Fridays 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Trail Room. 
February 6, 2016

Chinese New Year Cultural Fair at Portland Convention Center

Year of the Monkey Fair at the Convention Center Exhibit Hall E
February 5, 2016

“More Than A Score: The New Uprising Against Standardized Testing” Talk with educator and activist, Jesse Hagopian

Please join Jesse Hagopian, educator and activist, for his talk at Lewis & Clark College on February 5, 2016, at 5 pm in the Gregg Pavilion.
“More Than A Score: The New Uprising Against Standardized Testing”

February 1, 2016

Black Lives Matter: Diversity at Lewis & Clark College

Join us for the third in our panel series,
Black Lives Matter: Diversity at Lewis & Clark College
Cheryl Forster, Psy.D.
January 30, 2016

Talking About Race and Racism: A Developmental and Integrative Approach

Saturday, January 30, 2016
9 a.m-5 p.m
January 28, 2016

Intersecciones: Havana/Portland

Havana-Portland is an exhibition featuring six young Cuban artists.
until 12:00am on March 13, 2016
January 27, 2016

Preview & Artist Talk, Intersecciones: Havana/Portland

Preview & Artist talk. Join us for an opportunity to meet four of the artists who have travelled from Havana to Install site-specific work.
Douglas K. Newell Professor of Teaching Excellence and Chair of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion Janet Steverson will guide the d...
December 7, 2015

Committee on Diversity and Inclusion Listening Forum

The CDI will continue its work with an open forum Monday, December 7, from 6:30-8:00 PM.
Renée Watson
December 3, 2015

An Evening with Renée Watson

Thursday, December 3, 2015
5-6:45 p.m.
November 30, 2015

From the Rez to The White House: Dr. Amanda Tachine’s Journey of Gratitude–Native American Heritage Month event

Dr. Amanda Tachine, a postdoctoral scholar at Arizona State University’s Center for Indian Education, will be sharing her journey to her doctorate degree, as well as her research and practice in the areas of access and equity in education for Native Americans.
Left to right: Representatives Davis, Vega Pederson, and Frederick
October 29, 2015

OLMV State of Civil Rights Forum - 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

6th Annual State of Civil Rights Forum Special Celebration - 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act with State Representatives John Davis, Lew Frederick, and Jessica Vega Pederson who will be awarded for their work championing civil rights in our state this year.
October 24, 2015

LGBTQ Justice in the Black Lives Matter Movement

Saturday, October 24
9:00a.m. - 3:00p.m
October 23, 2015

“A New Paradigm of Anti-Racism: Why Discourse of White Privilege, Justice, and Equality Does Not Work” by Naomi Zack

Naomi Zack’s recent books are White Privilege and Black Rights: The Injustice of U.S. Police Racial Profiling and Homicide​ (2015), The Ethics and Mores of Race: Equality after the History of Philosophy  (2011), and Applicative Justice: A Pragmatic, Empirial Approach to Racial Injustice (2016). She now presents a new way to think about racial oppression and other forms of present injustice. She rejects White Privilege discourse, Rawlsian Ideal Theories of Justice, and the idea of Equality. Instead, Zack proposes a comparative approach––blacks should not be treated as whites are not treated.

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION.  IT WILL NOW BE HELD IN THE GREGG PAVILLION.
October 21, 2015

Red Chamber Ensemble Concert

The Lewis and Clark College Music Department, Office of Overseas and Off-Campus Programs, Office of the Dean, and East Asian Studies Department present the Red Chamber Ensemble in concert.
October 7, 2015

Vigil for Black Lives

Join the Lewis & Clark Black Law Students Association (BLSA), Black Student Union, National Lawyers Guild (NLG), and more to honor the Black lives taken by systemic racism and its resulting police brutality and vigilantism.

We will have food, music, speakers, and community building, and will uplift Black voices first and foremost. Please join us in solidarity.

This event is free and open to the public! Bring your friends, and prepare your singing voice to say the names of victims with Don’t Shoot Portland!  The march from Gate 2 of Griswold Stadium parking lot to the Chapel will depart at 6:25pm.
October 1, 2015

BLACK LIVES MATTER SERIES: Politics, Identity and Intersectionality

Join us for the first panel of a series that will focus on arguably one of the most significant social movements of our day.

Contact: cjackson@lclark.edu for more information. Snacks will be provided!!

Sponsored by Ethnic Studies, Office of Inclusion and
Multicultural Engagement (IME) , and The Black Student Union.
September 30, 2015

Microaggressions: A campus climate conversation with Maura Cullen

Faculty and staff are invited to join the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion’s webinar presentation, “Microaggressions: A campus climate conversation with Maura Cullen”
LC Students learning Ghanaian dances
September 28, 2015

Ghana Program Summer 2016 Info Session

A presentation and discussion with faculty leader Beth Szczepanski and organizer Susan Addy about the Summer 2016 overseas program in Accra, Ghana
March 7, 2015

50th International Fair

Come celebrate cultural diversity with food and performances from around the world! 
Brunch: 11am - 1pm
Show: 2pm - 4pm
Ralph Ellison in 1957, four years after his novel Invisible Man won the National Book Award. Ellison died in 1994.
February 27, 2015

Ralph Ellison Centennial Symposium

Lewis & Clark College is proud to present the “Ralph Ellison Centennial Symposium.” The event will bring together nationally recognized scholars of literature, history, and the arts to explore Ellison’s legacy. Ralph Waldo Ellison, an American novelist, literary critic, scholar, and writer is best known for his novel Invisible Man, a definitive text on the African-American experience. For more information go to go.lclark.edu/ellison.
until 4:00pm on February 28, 2015
February 25, 2015

Valerie White presentation for Black History Month

Please join Ombuds Valerie White for An American Story: The Arc of US American History Across One Black Family.  A story about her family’s connections to activities such as running blockades in the War of 1812, Underground Railroad, Ellis Island, Buffalo Soldiers, Tuskegee Airmen.
February 21, 2015

Sister Outsider

Presenting SISTER OUTSIDER!

Sister Outsider Poetry is an award-winning duo representing two of the top three female slam poets in the world, Dominique Christina and Denice Frohman. Their tour marks the first time that two Women of the World Poetry Slam Champions have paired up. They have appeared on six national poetry slam finals stages and have six championships collectively.

Inspired by the life and work of Audre Lorde, they write and perform their “otherness” into the center and use spoken word as a tool for social change.
Douglass
October 29, 2014

E&D Fall Colloquium: Douglass’ Narrative

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass

The lectures will feature speakers from different traditions and disciplines discussing with one another the great works read in the fall E&D sections in an open format.  Discussion will feature thoughts, ideas and concepts that will broaden students understanding of Frederick Douglass’ Narrative.

Guest panelists followed by Q&A.

  • Dr. Maureen Reed, American Studies
  • Dr. David Galaty, History of Science

The Colloquium Series is free and open to the Lewis & Clark Community.