KSKQ Community Radio and the Ashland Community Peace Meal invite the community to a summer music folk and rock festival on August 9th at the Lithia Park Bandshell starting at 6 pm. Broadway Phil and the Shouters will open the festival with get-on-your-feet rock and roll. From Jacksonville, Oregon, Broadway Phil and the Shouters have […]
On August 6 in Ashland, people will gather at 8 a.m. at the entrance to Lithia Park in an annual vigil event in remembrance of the victims of the US nuclear attack on Hiroshima on the same day in 1945. The event will include remarks from Rev. Fred Grewe, Dr. Hideko Tamura Snider, Hiroshima survivor, […]
Remembering Daniel Ellsberg On August 9, Peace House and our partners will host a discussion and memorial event for the late Daniel Ellsberg, revered lifetime anti-nuclear activist and US whistleblower, who died last August. The event will include a memorial for Daniel Ellsberg, a viewing of a one hour video, and discussion with action opportunities […]
2-Hour Online Workshop with Lara Schaffler Saturday, August 10, 2024 10am-12pm PT // 11am-1pm MT // 12-2pm CT // 1-3pm ET $30, scholarships available Yoga isn't just about physical poses; it's a holistic practice that touches every aspect of our being, that’s why it has a long-lasting connection to nonviolence. For thousands of years, yoga […]
Monday August 12th 7:00 to 8:00 pm Rachel Barton is a poet, writing coach, and founding editor of Willawaw Journal. She also serves as an associate editor for Cloudbank Books. Her collection, This is the Lightness, was published by The Poetry Box in 2022. Her chapbook, Happiness Comes, was published by dancing girl press in […]
All are welcome to attend a public tour of Tashi Choling Center for Buddhist Studies, a traditional Tibetan Buddhist temple. We are located in the Colestin Valley, 40 minutes from Ashland. See our traditional art and architecture, learn our story, and enjoy our peaceful grounds. Bring a sack lunch if you would like to linger […]
Ashland Together and Bloomsbury Books are happy to bring Mitzi and David Loftus back for an encore presentation of their book, From Thorns to Blossoms A Japanese American Family in War and Peace. Mitzi will share her experience in the camp and the aftermath of that experience. David will provide some history and context for […]
On August 31, the Jackson County Fuel Committee will host a Folk Music Festival at Paschal Winery to celebrate 46 years of mutual aid work that provides much-needed firewood and utility advocacy for residents of the Rogue Valley. The important fundraising event will feature delicious food, live music, and an opportunity to learn how you […]
In November 2020, Oregon voters overwhelmingly passed Ballot Measure 110, which reclassified possession/penalties for specified drugs including heroin, methamphetamine and others. This year the measure was significantly amended by Oregon House Bill 4002, which repealed the drug decriminalization portion in response to public backlash. Rep. Pam Marsh, Oregon House of Representatives, District 5; and Kerri […]
You are invited to tea and conversation with Hiroshima atom bomb survivor, author and activist Hideko Tamura Snider from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Peace House, 543 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR 97520. This intimate gathering honoring Hideko - sponsored by Southern Oregon Pachamama Alliance, Peace House and One Sunny Day Initiatives […]
Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance to host webinar on Northwest Forest Plan Amendment. On August 30th, the US Forest Service will release the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed changes to the Northwest Forest Plan. For 30 years, the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) has guided forest management across the PNW on federal lands. This […]
Wonder by the Wayside: Indigenous, Edible, and Medicinal Plants of Southern Oregon by Roland Smith FREE ADMISSION – 1757 Ashland St., Ashland, OR. One mile west of I-5 Exit 14 In age of technology and industry, most of us have lost our connection with nature we see it as scenery, a picture a, post just […]
