LO High School Allies Raise Funds and Donate to Respond to Racism
Good news! Two freshmen from Lake Oswego High School, Jackson and Zach, on their own initiative, decided to do a Go Fund Me fundraiser...
A neighborhood effort to interrupt racism in Lake Oswego, OR
Admin
- Aug 18, 2020
Respond to Racism LO Co-Founder Willie Poinsette Featured in Story About Climate of Racism in Lake O
Respond to Racism LO President and co-founder Willie Poinsette was recently interviewed by KGW for a story on the climate of racism in...
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Admin
- Aug 18, 2020
Respond To Racism featured on ABC Series "Localish"
Respond to Racism LO was recently featured on the ABC series "Localish". Check out the full segment below.
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Admin
- Aug 7, 2020
Respond to Racism's Bruce Poinsette featured in Willamette Week Article
After a neighborhood dispute about a Black Lives Matter sign went viral, Willamette Week talked to Respond to Racism volunteer Bruce...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Jun 17, 2020
Petition Calls on LOSD School Board to Take Concrete Anti-Racist Measures
A group called LO Change is calling on the Lake Oswego School District School Board to make immediate changes to be a more anti-racist...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Jun 9, 2020
LOSD School Board Applications Due Jun. 12 at 4 pm
With Senator Rob Wagner stepping down from the Lake Oswego School District Board of Directors, Position 2 is currently vacant. This is a...
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Bruce Poinsette
- May 4, 2020
VIDEO: Lake "No Negro" (documentary)
Documenting history is an integral part of organizing work. In addition to creating a record of events, it creates further opportunities...
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Willie Poinsette
- Mar 15, 2020
Notice of Upcoming Cancellations
Dear Respond to Racism LO community, In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be suspending all public RtR events until further notice....
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Bruce Poinsette
- Mar 5, 2020
EVENT: Spring BIPOC Speaker Series
Update: The Spring BIPOC Speaker Series has been cancelled in light of the COVID-19 pandemic until further notice. Respond to Racism LO...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Jan 9, 2020
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...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Jan 1, 2020
Congrats to RtR Steering Committee Member Gloria Brown on Publishing Her New Book!
LO doesn't always do the greatest job of celebrating the history makers in our midst. With that in mind, we would like to congratulate...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Dec 23, 2019
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...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Dec 14, 2019
ACTION: Show Up to Oppose Bigotry at the Dec. 16 LO School Board Meeting
Vindictive organizations and individuals attacking the safety and wellbeing of our children is an unfortunate reality. However, we do not...
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Admin
- Nov 21, 2019
Long Island Divided--Racial Bias in NY Real Estate
A 3 year undercover investigation of racial bias in the real estate business in Long Island, NY. By Ann Choi, Keith Herbert, Olivia...
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Terri Kraemer and Bruce Poinsette
- Nov 6, 2019
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...
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Admin
- Jun 10, 2019
An Open Letter to the LO Community About the City’s Upcoming DEI Task Force
Community members of Lake Oswego, As we approach the two-year anniversary of Respond to Racism, it’s important to recognize progress. In...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Jun 6, 2019
Walidah Imarisha to Present at Mary's Woods on July 23
Respond to Racism is excited to announce that we're partnering with the West Linn Alliance for Inclusive Community and Mary's Woods to...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Jun 3, 2019
Applications for City of LO's DEI Task Force Due June 21
The City of Lake Oswego is putting together a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ad Hoc Task Force and applications are due Jun. 21, 2019....
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Bruce Poinsette
- Apr 12, 2019
AUDIO: RTR Co-Founder Willie Poinsette on OPB's Think Out Loud
On Apr. 10, Respond to Racism co-founder Willie Poinsette appeared on OPB's Think Out Loud with Dave Miller. During the interview,...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Apr 3, 2019
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...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Apr 3, 2019
LOJ Looking for Presenters for Better Together Day; Applications Due Apr. 8
Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially in areas with deeply ingrained issues like Lake Oswego, requires intentionality....
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Admin
- Apr 1, 2019
Press Release: An Evening with State Senator Rob Wagner
The West Linn Alliance for Inclusive Community, Respond to Racism, and Mary’s Woods Diversity Task Force have invited State Senator Rob...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Mar 26, 2019
Workshop Opportunity: "Learning to Undo Racism"
One of the most common requests we receive from Respond to Racism attendees is the desire for more opportunities to participate in...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Mar 8, 2019
Organizers Looking for Input on Resolution to Name Racism as a Threat to Public Health
As human beings, especially in our current political environment, we have a tendency to view all political decisions as all-or-nothing....
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Admin
- Mar 7, 2019
Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce to Honor Willie Poinsette at Annual Celebration of Excellence Dinner
The Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce has announced it will be honoring Respond to Racism co-founder Willie Poinsette with the Community...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Jan 28, 2019
Upcoming School Board Election is a Great Opportunity for Equity
Are you an equity-minded person looking to enact change in the LO community? The Lake Oswego School Board is holding elections for two...
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Terri Kraemer and Bruce Poinsette
- Nov 15, 2018
Call for Volunteers!
Respond to Racism is looking for new volunteers. In the short time since we began organizing in summer 2017, our reach has grown to...
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Terri Kraemer
- Jun 21, 2018
Clackamas County Commissioners' Statement on Immigrant Families
At the June 21 Business Meeting of the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners, Commissioner Sonya Fischer introduced a statement...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Jun 19, 2018
Apply Now for Resolutions Northwest Summer 2018 Youth Interships
Resolutions Northwest is seeking interns for its upcoming YouthFirst Conference. According to Resolutions Northwest: "This year we are...
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Admin
- May 17, 2018
LOSD Wants Your Input!
The following letter went out this week from LOSD superintendent Dr. Heather Beck. It's a great opportunity for all of us to have a say...
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Admin
- May 16, 2018
Teaching Tolerance: A Training
"Speak Up!" is a a pocket guide to interrupting bigoted speech. It was designed for students and adults to stop hate in many forms,...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Apr 20, 2018
LOSD Looking for Applicants for New DEI Advisory Committee
The Lake Oswego School District recently created a Board-appointed Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. According to the...
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Tom Hardy
- Mar 23, 2018
National Geographic: A Single-Topic Issue on the Subject of Race
One of the hardest things for progressive whites to admit is their own racism. True, it's often unconscious, hidden, cloaked in...
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Terri Kraemer
- Mar 22, 2018
Perception: From Prison to Purpose—a documentary
This documentary deals with an issue of concern to many of us: the school-to-prison pipeline. It tells the story of Noah Schultz, who was...
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Bruce Poinsette
- Mar 14, 2018
LOHS Students Publish Zine Tackling Race
As adults, we often shortchange young minds, especially when it comes to issues like race and politics. Only when we stop to listen do we...
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Tom Hardy
- Mar 10, 2018
Diverse Book Finder
Check out this organization working to be sure our children have access to the latest books about cultural issues affecting them. The...
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Admin
- Dec 28, 2017
With Great Sorrow . . .
It is with great sorrow that we acknowledge the passing of Deirdre Mackey and her daughter Grace Misztal. Deirdre was a woman dedicated...
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Admin
- Oct 26, 2017
Calling Out Racism Talk – LO Public Library
Thanks to Paul Miller, and thanks to those of you who joined us Oct 24 to hear Paul talk on today's critical challenge of calling out...
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Admin
- Jul 17, 2017
The post that sparked this group
In late June, several media channels picked up a story about a black police officer who experienced a racist incident in Lake Oswego....
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