Peace House

Friday Letter Writing to U.S. and State Senators/Reps
2025-08-15 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This online community is hosted by some Indivisible members in Ashland every Friday. They help you write letters and postcards, make phone calls and send emails to our U.S. and state senators and representatives. Everyone is welcome to join. Please RSVP here to attend.

ORD2 Banner Over I-5
2025-08-15 08:00 - 17:00
ORD2 (Indivisible) now has a third banner team to hold up messages on the Suncrest Road overpass in Talent. If you want to join the Friday group, contact arlenearon47@gmail.com.

One Million Rising Training #3
2025-08-13 17:00 - 18:00
Help Indivisible meet its goal of training one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation, as well as the basics of community organizing and campaign design. If you missed the first two trainings, you can still watch them here. Here is the link to register to attend the third session.

Film: "On Paper Wings"
2025-08-09 16:00 - 17:30 | First Presbyterian Church of Ashland, 1615 Clark Avenue, Ashland, Oregon, 97520, United States
In the spring of 1945, a Japanese balloon bomb claimed the lives of the only people killed on the continental U.S. as the result of enemy action during WWII. Forty years later, the decision to fold a thousand paper cranes would unite the Japanese and American civilians who were involved in and affected by this incident. Join us for a film screening of On Paper Wings, which tells the story of four Japanese women who worked on balloon bombs, the families of those killed in the U.S., and the man whose actions brought them all together 40 years after WWII.
The film is being shown in Calvin Hall at the First Presbyterian Church in Ashland at the corner of Walker & Siskiyou.

A Dance for Peace and No Nukes, Plus Great Food!
2025-08-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Bellview Grange, 1050 Tolman Creek Rd., Ashland, OR, 97520
As part of Peace House’s commemoration of the victims of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombings of August 6 and 9, 1945, and to celebrate the 80 years since without nuclear war, this fundraiser, features the dance band Blue Lightning and the the Cajun-Creole cooking of Chef Curtis Leon Paul, co-owner of the Agora Artisian Eatery in Grants Pass. Enjoy dancing and an outstanding meal while supporting the work of Peace House. The evening’s menu includes: smoked chicken & pork; chimichurri & wild mushroom/fennel cream sauce; red beans & rice; Cajun potato salad; fresh fruit cobbler. Vegetarian option: smoked tofu jambalaya. Also, gluten-free options available. Wine & beer – no host bar.
Tickets available online via Eventbrite. To reserve tickets by phone or pay by check please call or email Peace House at (541) 482-9625 or info@peacehouse.net.

Town Hall with Oregon's Attorney General
2025-08-07 18:00 - 19:30 | SOU Stevenson Union, 1250 Siskiyou Ave, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Attorney General Dan Rayfield will host a town hall at Southern Oregon University, Stevenson Union, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, with special guests State Rep. Pam Marsh and State Sen. Jeff Golden. The theme is “Safeguarding Oregon: Federal Oversight Forum.” RSVP using this link.

BASE Youth Open House
2025-08-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Bear Creek Park, 1520 Siskiyou Blvd, Medford, OR, 97501, United States
It’s that time of year again! Whether you’re new to BASE or returning for another unforgettable year, The BASE Youth Open House is your opportunity to sign up, reconnect, and explore what’s ahead. BASE is a one-of-a-kind space for Black youth in grades K–12 to grow, lead, and shine. From creative arts and STEM to cultural education, sports, entrepreneurship, and more — our programming is designed to uplift, inspire, and celebrate. Program classes officially begin in September, so this Open House is your chance to get locked in early! Pre-register now on our Youth page.
At the Open House, you can:
• Enroll in exciting new BASE classes
• Meet instructors, mentors, and staff
• Learn about field trips, events & leadership opportunities
• Ask questions and connect with other families
• Discover how BASE supports youth across Southern Oregon

Hiroshima & Nagasaki: Remembering So We Won’t Repeat
2025-08-06 08:00 - 09:00
On the 80th anniversary of the first use of nuclear weapons, we will once again remember so that we won’t forget that nuclear weapons pose an abiding threat of global annihilation. This one-hour ceremony will include music, a spiritual reflection by Rev. Daniel Green of Trinity Episcopal Church; the reading of the City of Ashland proclamation; and the water ceremony.
To be held in the grassy area at the entrance to Lithia Park. See photos from last year’s event.

How Climate Science Divides Us , How to Build Consensus
2025-07-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Medford Library, 205 Central Avenue, Medford, Oregon
An abundance of scientific evidence is readily available confirming the reality of human-induced global warming and its climate consequences – and the causes. There is also a wealth of evidence regarding what is needed to divert the current climate trajectory which threatens life on the planet as we know it. Given this evidence, climate scientists and activists are frustrated and disappointed by the limited success of climate mitigation policies.
Dr Rob Winthrop, a member of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Maryland, has reflected on this conundrum and will discuss his thinking on the reasons for this failure. Dr. Winthrop’s presentation is the focus of the July Southern Oregon Climate Action Now free monthly public general meetings.
Winthrop argues that climate change is not an environmental problem. It is a social problem with profound environmental consequences. While acknowledging the soundness of climate science, he questions how the science has been used to shape policies around highly technical objectives (such as “net zero” emissions) that lack social salience and fail to build consensus. He suggests that we should encourage social mobilization for a climate-positive future around shared goals, not beliefs (including a belief in human-caused climate change). Thus, he thinks that rather than focusing primarily on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, we should pursue climate action as a co-benefit of other socially desired goals, such as energy efficiency and self-reliance.

Child survivor of Hiroshima shares her memoir
2025-07-27 15:00 - 16:30 | Medford Congregational United Church of Christ, 1801 E. Jackson, Medford, OR, 97504, United States
Hideko Tamura Snider, child survivor of Hiroshima, is sharing her memoir One Sunny Day and her
mission to bring people together in collective healing. This event is in Lidgate Hall at the church. The memoir tells of Hideko’s extraordinary life as a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and how she chose to dedicate her life to peace. One Sunny Day is a poignant story of courage and resilience and remains deeply relevant today, offering a profoundly personal testimony against the ongoing threat of nuclear warfare.

All Ages Book Club to Discuss 'The Adventures of Alaren'
2025-07-26 13:00 - 14:30
Ari Ara Book Club For All Ages is a free, monthly book discussion throughout 2025 on the novels in Rivera Sun’s Ari Ara series. Join this virtual book club for kids and adults to discuss the award-winning, peace-waging fantasy of Rivera Sun’s Ari Ara series. We’ll also use art, creativity, games, and group exercises to explore the real-life skills that Ari Ara uses in the adventures. We can be heroes, too! This discussion will be about The Adventures of Alaren.
Author Rivera Sun will facilitate this all-ages group. Bring your kids, friends, educators, grandparents, book-lovers and peace activists. Children under 9 years old should come with an adult. Adults of all ages are encouraged to come … and if you can bring young people with you, that’s even better!
About the Ari Ara Series: This unique and much-loved series combines fantasy adventures with nonviolent heroines and peace-waging plot twists. The Ari Ara series contains all the classic elements of epic myths – courage, daring, adventure – with the skills of conflict resolution, anti-bullying, peace and nonviolence. It’s been winning fans among children, teens, parents, educators, librarians, peace activists, and beyond.
Use this form to join.
Partners: We’re delighted to be partnering with these organizations: Nonviolent Schools Rhode Island, Inc; Unity Through Creativity Foundation, Unitarian Universalist Church of Grand Junction, CO; the Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion; and Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service.

Beekman Bank Museum Open for Summer
2025-07-26 11:00 - 15:00 | Beekman Bank Museum, 110 W. California Street, Jacksonville, OR, United States
You are invited to “Step Behind the Counter” of the oldest financial institution in the Pacific Northwest — Jacksonville’s 1863 Beekman Bank Museum — when Historic Jacksonville, Inc. opens the museum for summer tours.
Established as a “gold dust” office in 1856, it was the first “bank” north of San Francisco. Scheduled 2025 “banking hours” are 11am to 3 pm, Saturdays and Sundays, from May 24 through August 31.
Guests can interact with costumed docents sharing stories of late 19th Century banking practices, gold shipping, and handshake deals; step behind the counter and peer in drawers containing old checks, stage schedules, and paperwork; and enter the vault that stored millions in gold!
Visitors can spend as much or as little time as they like — although we suggest they allow at least 30 minutes. Tours are FREE, but donations are encouraged since all monies go towards the preservation and maintenance of this historic legacy.
See more about the museum or call 541-245-3650.

Diné Activist Pat McCabe (Woman Stands Shining) to Speak
2025-07-23 12:00 - 13:00
Join the Pachamama Alliance upcoming Resilience & Possibility in These Times session with Pat McCabe (Woman Stands Shining) — Diné activist, ceremonial leader, writer and longtime friend and ally of Pachamama Alliance.
When bombs are dropped and families are torn apart, when power feels immune to conscience, it can feel like nothing we do will make a difference. And yet, Indigenous leaders like Pat McCabe remind us: another way is not only possible but it has always been part of the human story.   She asks us to consider that what’s needed now may not be more urgency or sharper strategy, but a deeper kind of listening and remembering — one that aligns our actions with the profound intelligence of life. She invites us into “a mad love affair with the Earth” as the way through.
Pat brings a wisdom and worldview shaped by Indigenous tradition and a fierce devotion for life on Earth. Her work dissolves outdated paradigms around power, gender, even science, and offers, in their place, a sacred worldview rooted in kinship, reciprocity, and collective thriving.
Pat McCabe — also known as Woman Stands Shining — is a Diné (Navajo) mother, grandmother, activist, artist, writer, ceremonial leader, and international speaker. Rooted in Indigenous sciences of “Thriving Life,” she weaves healing through her writing, talks and ceremonies—reframing power, gender, technology, and science into sacred systems of kinship, consent, and collective flourishing. She is a long time friend and partner to Pachamama Alliance. Register.

Rogue Valley Farm Tour 2025
2025-07-20 10:00 - 15:00 | Garden Girl Farm, 4130 Independence School Road, Medford, OR, United States
Pollinator Project Rogue Valley is thrilled to bee at Garden Girl Farm again for the Rogue Valley Farm Tour – one of THE annual highlights of a Southern Oregon summer!
The Rogue Valley Farm Tour offers you unique and intimate visits to agricultural destinations in Jackson and Josephine counties. Step behind the scenes and meet the makers, taste artisanal foods, and explore a vast array of local goods. FREE TO ALL.

Good Trouble Day in Ashland
2025-07-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Good Trouble, 87 4th Street, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Ashlanders are joining Good Trouble Lives On, a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lies with the people. See more about Good Trouble Day nationally.
From voter suppression bills like the SAVE Act to the criminalization of protest, the Trump administration is launching a full-scale attack on our civil and human rights. But we know the truth: in America, the power lies with the people, and we’re rising to prove it.
This is more than a protest; it’s a moral reckoning. A continuation of the movement Lewis helped lead, and a new front in the struggle for freedom.
Please note: A core principle behind our Good Trouble Lives On actions is a commitment to nonviolence in all we do. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.
See more about the Ashland event.

What's Your Plan?: Final Session, Wildfire Preparedness
2025-07-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Historic Armory, 208 Oak St., Ashland, 97520, United States
It’s more important than ever to be proactive and prepared when it comes to wildfire. This is Session 4 in the Better Prepared Wildfire Series, a unique opportunity to gain the skills and strategies to safeguard your home, loved ones and the community.
The series is presented in collaboration between Ashland.news, Ashland Climate Collaborative, Ashland Together and the City of Ashland. We are working together to help you take action now and build resilience before disaster strikes.
Registration is OPEN.
Let’s get prepared, Ashland! We are better together. Join us this spring and summer to build a safer, more resilient community. See updates and information on supporting programs.
Registration is OPEN.

Family Friendly Recycling Open House
2025-07-12 10:00 - 14:00 | Ashland Recology, 220 Water Street, Ashland, Oregon, 97520, United States
Southern Oregon Master Recyclers in Action (SOMRA) and Recology Ashland are hosting an open house at the Ashland Recycling Center. Swing by to learn about recent changes to Oregon’s expanded and producer-supported recycling system and check out exhibitors and the new Goodwill donation trailer on site. This family friendly event will have music, snacks, and exhibitor booths from local groups working to reduce waste.

Oregon Pollinator Conservation Day at Herb Pharm
2025-07-12 09:00 - 13:30 | Herb Pharm Farm, 110 Bonlinda Lane, Williams, OR, United States
Please join Herb Pharm Farm to learn about our local diversity of pollinators, conservation, and regenerative agriculture farm practices. Learn from 9 keynote speakers about the biodiversity of native Oregon bees, moths and the iconic western monarch butterflies. You’ll also learn how to improve pollinator habitats and the benefits of saving seeds and growing a native pollinator garden at home. Enjoy touring Herb Pharm’s fields of herbs and visit Herb Pharm’s Botanical Education Garden.
Suggested $15 donation in support of Herb Pharm Aid. Register and see more details about the event on Eventbrite.

Make Posters for Good Trouble Day
2025-07-12 09:00 - 12:00
The ORD2 Indivisible Art for Democracy Collective is inviting you to attend a mini workshop with resident artist Kelly Russell. We’ll be creating collages on poster boards for the upcoming July 17 Indivisible National Day of Action event. (See ORD2 Indivisible for updates on July 17 event.) For our collage subjects, we will focus on John Lewis and other civil rights icons in history. Please bring paper plates, disposable cups for water and crappy craft brushes, big and small, and also any ideas for quotes that you would like to incorporate to make a statement. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP LouAnn at 503-689-6302

SOCAN's July 4 Events
2025-07-04 08:00 - 16:00 | Lithia Park, Winburn Way, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN) will once again have a vibrant, climate-themed presence in the Ashland 4th of July Parade — and we need your energy and enthusiasm to make it great. Whether you’d like to walk with us in the parade or help staff our outreach booth at the park afterward, we’d love to have you on the team. Sign up and make a difference!

What is Indivisible's Plan?
2025-07-03 12:00 - 14:00 | Online
Join Indivisible’s co-founders Ezra and Leah for a live discussion about what’s happening in the news and how we can counter it. The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back.
Register here.

Uncle Foods Diner Community Meal
2025-07-01 16:30 - 18:30 | Trinity Church, 2nd Street, Ashland,, OR, 97520, United States
Every Tuesday, Peace House hosts a free community meal downtown Ashland.

Call U.S. Representatives NOW – It’s Not too Late to Stop the “Big Ugly Bill”!
2025-07-01
The Senate passed Trump’s Medicaid-slashing, billionaire-enriching, big ugly bill. Republicans are celebrating, and we understand if you’re feeling angry and deflated, but this fight isn’t over. You’ve already moved the needle. You made Medicaid the defining issue of the debate. Senator Thom Tillis broke with Trump on national TV, called out the cruelty of this bill, and announced he wouldn’t seek re-election rather than betray his state’s Medicaid recipients. That didn’t happen in a vacuum — it happened because North Carolinians showed up, called in, rallied at Hands Off events, and refused to let him look away. The bill now heads back to the House, where Republicans can only afford to lose three votes. It barely squeaked by with a single-vote margin the first time, and it’s only gotten more divisive since. Here is what you can do now.

Europe In Crisis Webinar
2025-06-30 09:00 - 10:30
In the midst of tectonic and dangerous geopolitical change, Europe and the NATO nations are becoming warfare, not welfare states. This will be consolidated in this month’s NATO summit.
Caught between Trump shocks, the Ukraine War, and the Russia/China quasi alliance, Europe is in the midst of war, turmoil, and massive remilitarization.
In addition to increasing the danger of war, massive cuts in social welfare spending provide openings for renewed European fascism. France, Germany, Britain, and Poland are pressing military collaboration and creation of a new European Union military within and potentially independent from NATO as anti-Russian fervor takes hold. Germany’s massive rearmament adds to anxiety in Paris as well as in Moscow. And incidents in the Baltic Sea could lead to escalating – even nuclear – conflict.
To help our movements respond, Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA) and Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security (CPDCS) have organized this webinar featuring Kate Hudson and Reiner Braun.
Kate Hudson is a British political activist and academic and vice-president of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and co-national secretary of Left Unity. She has served as CND chair, general secretary from 2010 to 2024, and as an officer of the Stop the War Coalition. She is a board member of the International Peace Bureau.
Reiner Braun is a German journalist, historian, and peace activist. Until recently, he was executive director of the International Peace Bureau and previously served as IPB president. Reiner has been involved in the peace movement since 1982. He worked for the Krefeld Appeal against nuclear weapons, was a founding member of the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility and was executive director of the German section of the International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms.
Register and get more information.

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Artist-in-Residence Reception
2025-06-29 14:00 - 15:00 | Ashland Co-Op Classroom, 300 N. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Medford District BLM is delighted to be hosting a reception for this year’s Artist in Residence Paul Atkinson. The BLM Artist-in-Residence program offers opportunities for painters, photographers, potters, sculptors and other artists.

Peace Village Festival: Dream Big - Stay Strong
2025-06-28 11:00 - 2025-06-30 23:00 | Jackson Wellprings
This year’s Peace Village Festival is June 27-29. Featuring a local and national line-up of world renowned and beloved musicians, the festival offers both familiar and new music in a variety of genres, including Ayla Neeo, MaMuse, and many, many more.
Get the details.

Tips and Tools for Contacting Your Reps
2025-06-25 13:00 - 14:00
Have you been thinking about calling your rep or Senator but wonder if it really works or what to say? Join Indivisible for an informational meeting online to hear why constituent phone calls are one of the most effective tools we have in a resistance movement. Led by our experienced phone bank team, we will offer training on the “5 Calls” app which connects you directly to your Senator and House Rep offices, and provides a range of scripts. We will work in small break-out rooms and have time for discussion and questions. Learn more.

Rally! Take Back Congress’s Constitutional Authority to Declare War
2025-06-25 10:00 - 11:30 | Vogel Plaza, 12 S. Central Avenue, Medford, OR, 97501, United States
On Saturday, June 21, after 9 days of war between Israel and Iran, President Trump bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, effectively entering the US as a party to the war.
Trump’s strikes violated international law and destroyed the fragile trust that had been built between the U.S. and Iran — and made diplomacy harder, not easier. As with the Iraq War, these strikes are based on faulty intelligence and fear-mongering. Trump started this war — now Congress must stop it before more lives are lost.
Americans don’t want this war. Lawmakers have a choice to make: will they side with the people they represent, or align with a warmongering minority intent on dragging us into disaster?
That is why Peace House is calling on Representative Cliff Bentz to uphold the Constitution and support House Concurrent Resolution 38. The resolution condemns President Trump’s violation of the U.S. Constitution and the War Powers Act of 1973, and requires that any hostilities with Iran be explicitly authorized by a declaration of war.
We’ll gather at Vogel Plaza, then we’ll proceed to field office of U.S. Representative Cliff Bentz at 14 N. Central Ave., Medford, around 10:15 a.m.
Bring signs! No War With Iran, No Illegal Wars, Yes to HCR 38

How to Go Solar, Storage and Incentives
2025-06-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Medford Library, 205 Central Avenue, Medford, Oregon
Nicole Maticic, Program Manager at Solar Oregon, will answer your questions about how grid-tied solar energy and battery systems work, share information about incentives available, and help you take the first step to adding solar and or battery storage on your home or business. Information Tables from related businesses and non-profits in the Rogue Valley will be available to answer your questions. The event is co-sponsored by: Solar Oregon, Energy Trust of Oregon
Businesses and Non-profits with tables: Solarize Rogue, Electrify Ashland Now, Action Team of Ashland Climate Collaborative

A Public Art Unveiling honoring Lorraine Hansberry and Black Lives
2025-06-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Railroad Park, 785 A Street, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
A landmark cultural moment in Ashland: the unveiling of one of the city’s first Playwright’s Plaques, honoring legendary playwright Lorraine Hansberry and commemorating Black lives lost to racial injustice — including local youth Aidan Ellison, is timed just after Juneteenth.
This public ceremony marks a significant step in Ashland’s effort to uplift voices of social justice and Black artistry through lasting, visible art. The plaque — featuring original artwork by Micah BlackLight and bronze casting by local artist Jack Langford — will be permanently installed as a touchstone for reflection and dialogue.
This is a story of community-led action, collaboration between artists, students, and local organizations, and a rare project funded by the city’s public arts budget. Supporting organizations include Ashland’s Social Equity & Racial Justice Advisory Committee, Public Arts Advisory Committee, and Ashland Playwrights Walk, sponsors — Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Southern Oregon University, the Ashland Chamber of Commerce & the City of Ashland.
About the Playwright’s Plaques:
The Playwright’s Plaques are a series of bronze artworks installed throughout Ashland to celebrate the city’s rich theater culture. Initiated by community members and supported by local institutions, the project aims to honor playwrights and significant cultural figures. Each plaque features a quote from the honoree, serving as a lasting tribute to their contributions to the arts and society. Ashland News
About the Public Arts Advisory Committee:
The Public Arts Advisory Committee (PAAC) is a volunteer group appointed by the Ashland City Council to advise on matters related to public art in Ashland. The committee works to enhance the city’s cultural landscape through the promotion and support of public art initiatives. The PAAC recommends the use of funding (through a small percentage of the Transient Occupancy Taxes) to the city council for approval. City of Ashland
