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    SLIDESHOW: Art and Inclusion in LO
    • May 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    SLIDESHOW: Art and Inclusion in LO

    On Friday May 24, 2019, Lake Oswego Junior High hosted Better Together Day, a daylong celebration of the diversity in the community that included a panel featuring Lake Oswego High School students, as well as workshops on a variety of subjects, including everything from gender identity and expression to the connection between culture and music theory. During Better Together Day, LOJ student Sarah Al Quirem and I led a discussion on using public art and spaces to promote inclu
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    VIDEO: School Board Candidate Forum Batch #2
    • May 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    VIDEO: School Board Candidate Forum Batch #2

    Check out the second batch of videos from the Respond to Racism and LO for LOve School Board Candidate Forum below. Once again, thanks to RtR steering committee member Ian Egan for capturing the evening. #lakeoswegoschooldistrict #education #lakeoswegoschoolboard #schoolboardcandidateforum #youth #equity #diversity #inclusion #loforlove #respondtoracism
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    VIDEO: School Board Candidate Forum Batch #1
    • May 3, 2019
    • 1 min

    VIDEO: School Board Candidate Forum Batch #1

    Videos from the Respond to Racism and LO for LOve School Board Candidate Forum are now up. Check out the first batch below, courtesy of RtR steering committee member Ian Egan. #lakeoswegoschooldistrict #lakeoswegoschoolboard #education #youth #politics #respondtoracism #loforlove #equity #diversity #inclusion
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    AUDIO: School Board Candidate Forum
    • May 2, 2019
    • 1 min

    AUDIO: School Board Candidate Forum

    On Monday, Apr. 29, Respond to Racism and LO for LOve hosted a candidate forum for the upcoming Lake Oswego School Board election. The forum, which was held at Lake Oswego United Church of Christ, focused on the role of school board members in fostering diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in LO schools. The hosts for the evening were RtR co-founder Willie Poinsette and LO for LOve co-founder Amy Waterbury. Participating on the panel were LOSD board candidates Kelly Calabria
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    RTR and LO for LOve Will Host LOSD School Board Candidate Forum Apr. 29
    • Apr 3, 2019
    • 1 min

    RTR and LO for LOve Will Host LOSD School Board Candidate Forum Apr. 29

    If we hope to make diversity, equity, and inclusion priorities in LO schools, then we have to make sure these issues are an integral part of any decision-making discussion. To that end, Respond to Racism and LO for LOve are coming together again to host a candidate forum for the upcoming Lake Oswego School District School Board Election. Our previous city council candidate forum turned out to be a pivotal moment in putting the town on notice that diversity, equity, and inclus
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    Respond to Racism and LO for LOve to Host City Council Candidate Forum Oct. 8
    • Oct 4, 2018
    • 2 min

    Respond to Racism and LO for LOve to Host City Council Candidate Forum Oct. 8

    Diversity, equity, and inclusion have been issues in Lake Oswego dating back to discriminatory exclusionary property ownership policies. Headlines in the past few years have shined a light on current racist incidents in our community, further contributing to the infamous nickname “Lake No Negro.” Fortunately, this has spurred a groundswell of advocacy and support among residents and elected officials to chart a more inclusive course for the future of our city. While the non-w
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