Feb 4 Rogue Basin Water Action Community Event

Medford Public Library

2023 Kick-off Event
 Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 9 AM to Noon at the Medford Public Library's Large Meeting Room at 205 S. Central Avenue. The event is free and open to everyone. The Water Action Community flows from the ideas brought forth during SOPA’s Rogue Valley Water Solutions Summit last fall. Water League, which […]

Public Broadcasting In the Rogue Valley Event

Ashland Library 410 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland, OR, United States

“The Past, Present & Future of Public Broadcasting in Our Region” is the subject of the next “Big Ideas” discussion on Tues., February 7, 4:00-5:30 p.m., in the Gresham Room at Ashland Library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd. Paul Westhelle, Executive Director, Jefferson Public Radio; and Phil Meyer, President & CEO, Southern Oregon PBS; will explain public […]

Anti-racist Speaker Series: The Struggle of Cannabis Workers in Local Grows

Oregon Shakespeare Production Site 408 Talent Avenue, Talent, OR, United States

Thursday, February 9, register and participate in a discussion titled, “The Struggle of Cannabis Workers in Local Grows” with  Únete Oregon, a movement of farm workers and immigrants. The event is one in the Anti-racist and Decolonization of Agriculture Winter Speaker Series. Rogue Valley Food System Network, SOU Native American Studies and OSU Extension partnered to […]

VFP 156 Presents: War-torn Ukraine, the photos of Christopher Briscoe

Veterans for Peace, Rogue Valley Chapter 156, invites the public to attend this special program at 5:30 pm Monday, February 13th, in the Adams Room of the Medford Central Library, 205 S. Central Ave. Christopher Briscoe is perhaps the Rogue Valley's finest professional photographer. He regularly travels the world, taking amazing pictures of people & […]

V Day: Break the Chain of Violence Ashland

Wesley Hall 175 N Main Street, Ashland, OR

V-Day Is the global activist movement to end violence against all women (cisgender and transgender), gender diverse people, girls and the planet.  It was begun by Eve Ensler, and has now grown into a global grassroots organization called One Billion Rising. One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence against women in […]

Anti-racist Speaker Series: Good Fire: Tribal First Foods and Indigenous Fire Science

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Thursday, February 16 “Good Fire: Tribal First Foods and Indigenous Fire Science” with Joe Scott,Traditional Ecologist and Practitioner, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. Joe lives and studies on Kalapuya Illahee as Curriculum Director for the Traditional Ecological Inquiry Program, partnering with regional land stewards to serve tribal families to support environmental stewardship, promote food sovereignty, […]

Benefit Concert Supporting Our Unhoused Neighbors

Havurah Synagogue 185 N. Mountain Avenue, Ashland, OR, United States

On Saturday, February 18, 2023 from 7 to 9:30 PM, the Havurah Synagogue is holding a benefit concert to support their parking program serving unhoused individuals and families. The program provides safe parking, dedicated bathroom facility and trash receptacle for participants. The concert features the Rogue Valley Peace Choir, Plan Be, Indelible Soul and Gene […]

Who Wrote That? Artificial Intelligence Discussion February 19

Science Works 1500 East Main Street, Ashland, OR, United States

The Jefferson Center will present a discussion of ChatGPT and similar Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems that use language in amazingly human ways led by Jefferson Center member Dr. Tony Davis. Sunday, February 19, 2023, 4-6 pm. Co-Hosted by Science Works at 1500 East Main St. in Ashland. Dr. Davis will facilitate a conversation about the […]

Gareth Higgins: How Not to Be Afraid

Ashland Presbyterian Church 1615 Clark Ave, Ashland, OR, United States

Join Peace House and the Hearth for an evening of storytelling and conversation with Irish writer Gareth Higgins, author of How Not to Be Afraid. The world seems terrifying. Whether your fear is about violence, shame, illness, money, meaning, or the collapse of certainty, you are not alone. Yet the power of the fear we […]