Community Partner in Education
Community Partner
Platinum Sponsors:Gold Sponsors:
Partner in Higher Education and Workforce Development:
Central Oregon Community College
Silver Sponsors:
Other:
Joey Drucker, Executive Director
City Club of Central Oregon
541-633-7163
joey@cityclubco.org
A Conversation About Acceptance
Systemic racism and social injustice still exist, even 155 years after the passage of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter Movement in 2020. It can be hard to acknowledge that these issues may be closer to home than we think. We’ll take a look at Central Oregon’s history of racial exclusion that invites a discussion of our community’s diversity and overall acceptance.
Join our panel to learn what initiatives we are taking and how you can ensure that Central Oregon grows to be more diverse, safe, and accessible to everyone.
Panel:
For a powerful primer, please watch, "PREMEDITATED UNIFORMITY: The Untold Racial History of Central Oregon." Kip Jones helped write and direct this at times heart-wrenching documentary that is guaranteed to teach you things about our local history that you never learned in school.
We encourage you to send us questions prior to the event. Please submit your questions to info@cityclubco.org.