PEACE HOUSE

Wildfire anniversaries involve emotions and decisions. In this free, virtual event, a panel of experts will explain insurance and legal deadlines and other considerations. United Policyholders, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, is providing guidance and support for wildfire survivors across Oregon, including the Almeda and Obenchain fires. Register HERE

Six Feet Apart: Stories of Resilience and Transformation is an innovative multimedia work of choral music that harnesses the power of music, poetry, and visual art to amplify diverse voices and foster collective healing during the COVID-19 pandemic. It features music by Ethan Gans-Morse, poetry by Tiziana DellaRovere with special guest poets Anis Mojgani & […]

Tuesday, September 14; 6:30-8:00 PM, “Our Path to Recovery: A Report from District 5,” will provide residents with an account of our progress. Community partners, including the cities of Talent and Phoenix, the Talent-Phoenix School District, the Long Term Recovery Group, the housing community, and others will share their perspectives on the past year as […]

When should government officials speak up? What happens if their leadership does not listen? Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman will share the lessons he learned and what ultimately drove him to come forward during the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The Press Freedom Defense Fund will host an important discussion on the ongoing challenges public […]

The Global Days of Listening enables ordinary people across the world to transcend barriers of distance and language, to speak to one another with the help of translators about life in their respective countries and their wish to live without war. This is a direct, person-to-person conversation. The Global Days of Listening was inspired by […]

From their website: "This group is comprised of community members, most of whom self- identify as white, and who acknowledge holding a role in the white supremacist systems within our community." ​ A few resources for further self education in preparation for the meeting are as follows: What is Racism web workbook by Dismantling Racism […]

The United Nations Associations in California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii have joined together to present a groundbreaking forum in anticipation of the United Nations 26th Climate Conference (COP26) to be held in Glasgow in early November, 2021. Renowned climate experts from federal as well as state governments, NGOs and the academic community, joined by youth […]

September 28th at 6:00 pm, Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN) will introduce their Businesses Taking Action program, explain how it achieves its purpose, and provide an opportunity for three recognized businesses to discuss what they are doing and why. The group has coordinated a panel including OSU student Gabriela Safay who developed the program […]

Democracy School is a stimulating and illuminating virtual course that teaches residents and activists an empowering new approach about how to reframe exhausting and often discouraging single-issue work – such as banning pesticides, halting overdevelopment, protecting water and watersheds, and addressing climate change – in a way that we can confront corporate control and government interference on a powerful front: the people’s right of local self-governance and Nature’s rights.