Bruce Poinsette
- Jan 15, 2020
- 2 min
VIDEO: LOSD Professional Development Day Student Panel
On Nov. 25, 2019, Respond to Racism hosted a student panel for the Lake Oswego School District's Professional Development Day featuring a diverse group of students from Lakeridge and Lake Oswego High School. During the event, the students discussed the pervasiveness of racism in the school district, how teachers and staff tend to respond, daily microaggressions, and more. It should be noted, that while these panels can be enlightening, the ultimate goal is for community membe
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Bruce Poinsette
- Jan 9, 2020
- 1 min
ACTION: Submit Comments for the 2020 City Council Goals Input by Noon on Jan. 10
If we want to change the culture of racism in LO, we need to attack it at all levels. That includes applying pressure to local government to make sure they prioritize funding, resources, and space for anti-racism work. The LO City Council is accepting public comment for their 2020 goals until Jan. 10. You can help contribute to making sure anti-racism stays on their radar by submitting comments that highlight these needs. If you're looking for an example of what that might lo
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Bruce Poinsette
- Dec 23, 2019
- 1 min
EVENT: Mary's Woods 6th Annual MLK Celebration to Feature Portland Black Panther's Founder K
Mary's Woods has been providing great Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration programming for years now and 2020 will be no different. For their 6th Annual MLK Celebration, Mary's Woods will be featuring Portland Black Panthers founder Kent Ford and music from the Northwest Freedom Singers. For more info, check out the flier below. #maryswoods #kentford #blackpanthers #history #mlk #mlkday #portland #lakeoswego #northwestfreedomsingers #peacemovement
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Bruce Poinsette
- Dec 6, 2019
- 4 min
This Week’s 5: B.I.R.S.
Author's Note: This Week's 5 is a weekly collection of stories designed to provide insight into how racism works and serve as an easily accessible resource for people trying to have nuanced discussions about these issues. For more explanation on how This Week's 5 works and descriptions of each of the categories, click here. Overt I’ve never been great with acronyms. Right now, I’m workshopping a variation of KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid). Version 1.0 is BIRS, or Blackface Is R
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Bruce Poinsette
- Nov 29, 2019
- 5 min
This Week’s 5: Seriously Though, Why Does Tucker Carlson Still Have a Job?
Author's Note: This Week's 5 is a weekly collection of stories designed to provide insight into how racism works and serve as an easily accessible resource for people trying to have nuanced discussions about these issues. For more explanation on how This Week's 5 works and descriptions of each of the categories, click here. Overt School districts get sued for racism often for a reason. There’s only so much shoulder shrugging parents can take when racist teachers keep getting
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Bruce Poinsette
- Nov 22, 2019
- 4 min
This Week’s 5: Fire Stephen Miller
Author's Note: This Week's 5 is a weekly collection of stories designed to provide insight into how racism works and serve as an easily accessible resource for people trying to have nuanced discussions about these issues. For more explanation on how This Week's 5 works and descriptions of each of the categories, click here. Overt Some white supremacists make a point of covering their tracks. By making their bigotry appear subtle (or even questionable to the untrained eye), th
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Bruce Poinsette
- Nov 16, 2019
- 5 min
This Week’s 5: Hostile Workplace
Author's Note: This Week's 5 is a weekly collection of stories designed to provide insight into how racism works and serve as an easily accessible resource for people trying to have nuanced discussions about these issues. For more explanation on how This Week's 5 works and descriptions of each of the categories, click here. Overt When I started This Week’s 5, I imagined the overt racism section would be the weekly racial slur report. However, white supremacist terrorists have
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Bruce Poinsette
- Nov 8, 2019
- 4 min
This Week’s 5: White Supremacists Just Won’t Leave the Emmett Till Memorial Alone
Author's Note: This Week's 5 is a weekly collection of stories designed to provide insight into how racism works and serve as an easily accessible resource for people trying to have nuanced discussions about these issues. For more explanation on how This Week's 5 works and descriptions of each of the categories, click here. Overt If you want to know how committed white supremacists are, look no further than the Emmett Till Memorial. Vandalized, destroyed, and rebuilt over and
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Terri Kraemer and Bruce Poinsette
- Nov 6, 2019
- 1 min
ANNOUNCEMENT: RtR and LO Library to Host "Priced Out" Screening on Dec. 6
Mark your calendars. We are thrilled to share that the Lake Oswego Public Library is partnering with Respond to Racism for the Library’s December First Friday Film Discussion Group. The Library's Film Discussion Group meets monthly at the Lake Theater & Café, and the Library plans to partner with Respond to Racism for these events on a semi-regular basis. This partnership is an opportunity to bring community members together to view and discuss movies and documentaries that
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