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February is an especially great opportunity to share and discover more books, art, podcasts, and stories from our Black community members. We’d like to start with a 3-episode podcast focused on the displacement of Portland’s Black residents, Our Fires, which came out in 2021. The first episode features storyteller O.B. Hill, who survived the devastating Vanport flood of 1948. O.B. has participated in many Write Around Portland workshops and was published in our anthology Awake in Waves. The Our Fire podcast can be found on iTunes, SoundCloud and Spotify. ... See MoreSee Less

Holding important conversations is the heart of Oregon Humanities - you can watch last night's conversation re: a humanist perspective on labor organizing with Vanessa Veselka at the shared link below 💙Thank you to everyone who came to last night's Consider This event to explore "the human experience of organizing" with author Vanessa Veselka. From selling flowers on the highway to attempting to unionize an Amazon warehouse, Veselka discussed the many jobs she has held and the role of human connection and power in labor organizing. Check out the full conversation on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsD0A20FeBo ... See MoreSee Less

HI, MONDAY. Sharing this piece by Sijer from Fall 2022 workshop hosted at Springdale Job Corps and published in our latest anthology, Moon Leaps. [Image description] Swirling green and pink background with the text: Clocks Don't Run Long. The clock runs out and the sun rises as I get up and out of bed it feels like I’m sitting under an hourglass reminding me that it is time to go, we must sing the songs of work and make sure to go home before the clock runs long or else the day will never end day by day it gets longer and soon your clock runs out of clicks as you hear this make sure you use your time wisely. ... See MoreSee Less

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