The Jefferson Center Program Committee is pleased to invite you to our next salon/discussion Sunday, January 9 at 4 pm on Zoom (meeting will open at 3:40 p.m.) To Access Link to Register, Please visit https://thejeffcenter.org/salon-future-events Here we go again! Smoke…and another fire! What should we do? Charisse Sydoriak will lead an informational discussion on […]
On January 14th, 15th and 16th Dharma Teachers Sister Peace, Ava Avalos, Joe Reilly and Peggy Rowe will offer a special new year's practice from Thich Nhat Hanh. Visit the event website here. "We will share sitting and walking meditation, restorative yoga and mindful movement, and other experiential exercises that support releasing the old year […]
'Hope in a Changing Climate' features filmmaker John Liu who optimistically reframes the debate on global warming. Illustrating that large, decimated ecosystems can be restored, this documentary reveals success stories from Ethiopia, Rwanda, and China which illustrate that bringing large areas back from environmental ruin is possible, and is key to stabilizing the earth's climate, […]
Workshops are offered on Sunday afternoons and monday evenings between January 16 and February 21. Attendance to either day's workshop can be intermixed over the six week period. Progressives want peace, social & economic justice, a sustainable environment and climate, and much more. Six engaging sessions offer powerful insights, practical methods, and useful handouts: #1 […]
Join World Beyond War in participating in a weekly online course about War and the Environment. Grounded in research on peace and ecological security, this course focuses on the relationship between two existential threats: war and environmental catastrophe. This course is online and interactions are not live or scheduled, so you can take part whenever […]
The mayor of Ashland, Julie Akins, Ashland City Councelor Gina DuQuenne, as well as an ad hoc group of Ashland residents will be gathering Monday, January 17 at 12:30 p.m. at the Ashland Plaza to present Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech, offer a musical introduction, and community testimonials to reiterate […]
A new film from Southern Oregon BASE leader Vance Beach will premiere with a live chat discussion on Monday, January 17, 2022 at 2:00PM. In the film, the children of BASE’s AfroScoutz program explore issues identified by Dr. King in Why We Can't Wait, including education, economics, civics, and policing. Together, the leaders of today […]
This MLK Day, the Varsity Theater in Ashland will screen "Selma" at 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 17. "Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led […]
Have you been curious to try a Compassionate Listening workshop but aren't ready to dive into an intro course? Have you already been transformed by CL and want to introduce a friend? Or perhaps it's been a while since you took an intro and you'd appreciate a refresher. Our upcoming Taste of Compassionate Listening is […]
Rogue Action Center will facilitate a free de-escalation training tin two parts: January 20 and 27th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm on Zoom. "The RAC facilitates de-escalation training for community members to support local movements for social justice, and coordinates a volunteer team of de-escalators which helps de-escalate conflicts, potential violence and minimize disruptions from […]
Rogue Action Center 's Crisis Response Network invites you to join one of three Listening Sessions, intended to hear from community members about experiences receiving critical social services in Jackson County. From the RAC: "Have you or a loved one sought mental health, addiction or crisis services in Jackson County? The Community Engagement Committee of […]
Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) invites you to join a monthly book club called The Powers that Be Book Club, beginning January 27. Starting Thursday January 27th the group will meet monthly online. Dr. Fernando Ona, the inaugural recipient of the Walter Wink & June Keener Wink Fellowship, will lead the group through Walter Wink’s landmark […]
