Our Community Meetings take place on the second Monday of each month.
We bring concerned citizens together (along with members of local government, news media, and the Lake Oswego School District, among others) to tackle overt and systemic racism in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Second Monday of the month
6-8 pm
Lake Oswego United Church of Christ
1111 Country Club Rd
Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034
or on our YouTube Channel
No need to register in advance. Drop in or watch via livestream. If you subscribe to our channel you can be notified when the livestream starts.
You can watch videos of the community meetings and other forums below.
Watch past Community Meetings on our YouTube Channel
- Black Girl in Suburbia | May 2024 Community MeetingBlack Girl in Suburbia is a documentary by filmmaker Melissa Lowery that examines the experiences of Black girls who live in predominantly white communities, such as Lake Oswego. We watched and discussed the film, as well as her work creating space for Black students in predominantly white schools in Portland and Beaverton. Melissa Lowery is a wife and mother that lives in the Pacific Northwest. … Read more
- Finding My Way to Funeral to Flaca with Emily Prado | April 2024 Community MeetingOn April 8, author Emilly Prado shared the evolving nature of finding her path as a writer, drawing upon her experiences as a first-generation Chicana, a college student, and a self-proclaimed troublemaker who struggled with school and mental health. We heard a reading from Funeral for Flaca and viewed archival childhood photographs to better understand how 13 year-old … Read more
- Holding Difficult Truths | March 2024 Community MeetingOn Monday, March 11 our hosts Taylor Stewart and Sarah L. Sanderson shared their knowledge on Oregon’s history of sundown towns and anti-Black violence and how we can reconcile that legacy.
- Envisioning After Dismantling Notes by Nancy Slavin of Clackamas County SURJ
Editor’s Note: On March 2, Respond to Racism cohosted a community forum with Clackamas County SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) and the Clackamas County Equity Coalition. Below are notes from the forum captured by SURJ’s Nancy Slavin. Envisioning after Dismantling: The Past, Present, and Future of DEI in Clackamas County Public Forum held on … Read more - Reinterpreting Abolition, January Community Meeting
Thank you to everyone who attended our January Community Meeting. Find a link to a recording of the meeting and abolition resources compiled by presenter amber boydston. - Video: September Community Meeting
On Tuesday, September 6 we participated in an engaging presentation about banned and challenged books and the freedom to read. Watch video