Compassionate Listening Training

On Friday, June 18th The Hearth will offer a FREE “Compassionate Listening Gathering”—a restful, restorative, connecting time for all of us to cultivate the skills and sensibilities of deep listening. In My Grandmother’s Hands therapist and author Resmaa Menakem depicts trauma as “a wordless story our body tells itself about what is safe and what […]

Juneteenth Celebration in Medford

Join the Black Alliance for Social Empowerment (BASE) for their Juneteenth Celebration in Medford at Pear Blossom Park from 11 am - 5 p.m. on June 19th. The event will feature Bishop Mayfield, live bands, Black-owned businesses booths, DJs, and more. If you are a Black business owner or service provider, be sure to reserve […]

LGBTQIA2S+ History in Southern OR

What: LGBTQIA2S+ History in Southern OR: We need to know where we're coming from to know where we're going Where: Zoom Pre-Register Here When: Wednesday June 23rd, 6:00 PM Find the Facebook event here What can we learn from the long history/herstory of LGBTQ+ community-building in southern Oregon? What are the role of LGBTQ+ people […]

Bridging the gaps: Traditional Ecological Knowledge & Contemporary Science

Join us on this year-long learning adventure in our Love Where You Live webinar series.  Once a month we will host a guest speaker sharing their knowledge and experiences that highlight unique qualities of the KS that are the crux of why we love where we live and why conservation in this region is important. For the 9th talk in the series, […]

Pride in the Valley: Cave Junction

Act Out IV, with the Rogue Action Center, presents Pride In The Valley, an all-ages family friendly celebration of our LGBTQ+ community. On June 26th, come hang out at Jubilee park in Cave Junction from 12-4pm, and enjoy food, live music, speakers, and more! Bring a blanket, some friends, and help us lift up our […]

16-Hour Core Training in Kingian Nonviolence

The training will be from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm every Tuesday from June 22 to July 20. The fabulous facilitation team is Martina Müller, Lea Marcotrigiano, Esther Salomon, Nancy Cavalcante, Mark Friedman, and Cristobal Van Breen. The Training will include: 4 Pillars of Kingian Nonviolence Social Dynamics of Nonviolence 6 Principles (the will) - […]

Central America’s Forgotton History: Discussion with Author Aviva Chomsky

The Solidarity Collective will be hosting a discussion with Aviva Chomsky about her new book Central America’s Forgotten History: Revolutions, Violence, and the Roots of Migration - an absolute must read for those seeking to understand and respond to the influx of Central American refugees seeking asylum in the United States today. To join the […]

SOCAN Monthly Meeting: Climate Change Communication

Southern Oregon Climate Action Now is excited to devote our monthly meeting program to a presentation by Dr. Jennifer Marlon, Research Scientist with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.  Dr. Marlon will identify tactics that we might consider using as we try to discuss climate science with those less convinced than we are. From […]

Virtual Direct Action Training with Rising Tide

Rising Tide North America invites you to join an online training for people interested in organizing a demonstration in solidarity with the movement to Stop Line 3.  The training will cover principles of direct action (strategy & tactics), what to take to an action and how to plan an action. It will also cover what […]

Know Your Rights Conversation: Focus Trans and Queer Rights

The Southern Oregon Bias Reporting System is proud to announce the first event in our monthly Know Your Rights Conversations series. This month, Kieran Chase from Basic Rights Oregon, will be leading a conversation on Trans & Queer Rights. Organized by the Bias Incident Response System in partnership with SOEquity, the Josephine County Social Justice […]

Warheads to Windmills: The Green New Deal

Learn about the Green New Deal and Nuclear Disarmament during this first of two online sessions hosted by Olympia, Washington-based organizations reviewing a 70-page booklet available on the topic titled, "Warheads to Windmills." You can download the PDF of the full document here. Tom Crawford from the Thurston Climate Action Team (TCAT) will facilitate our […]

Tell the Banks: No Line 3 Pipeline

Next Friday, June 16, climate activists will hold brief vigils at the Ashland branches of three Wall Street banks that are financing Enbridge's Line 3 tar sands pipeline. Participants will gather at 9 a.m. in the Ashland Plaza, then proceed to Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America. This local action will be one of […]