MLK Day 2020 Highlights
Opening Panel: A conversation exploring contemporary activism in the Black community
Facilitated by DJ Ambush of the Numberz radio station
Moderated by Rachel Hartley, Campus Compact of Oregon Communications Manager
This 10-member panel of Portland activists, professionals, and advocates will engage in an in-depth, intergenerational conversation concerning activism today. Through conversation we will honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in order for Portland to move forward as a Beloved community.
Panelists include: Fyndi Jermany, Don't Shoot PDX; Special Lovincey, local organizer who has worked with Black and Indigenous communities; Shawn Forde, AmeriCorps member with Campus Compact of Oregon & Portland Community College; Quinn Foster, Urban League; Ed Washington, Portland State University; Ash Marie, Brown Girl Rise; Teressa Raifford, Don't Shoot PDX; Alexander Senai Riedlinger, African House/IRCO; Halima Hassan, African House/IRCO; Mohamud Noor Ali, African House/IRCO.
Facilitated by DJ Ambush of the Numberz radio station
Moderated by Rachel Hartley, Campus Compact of Oregon Communications Manager
This 10-member panel of Portland activists, professionals, and advocates will engage in an in-depth, intergenerational conversation concerning activism today. Through conversation we will honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in order for Portland to move forward as a Beloved community.
Panelists include: Fyndi Jermany, Don't Shoot PDX; Special Lovincey, local organizer who has worked with Black and Indigenous communities; Shawn Forde, AmeriCorps member with Campus Compact of Oregon & Portland Community College; Quinn Foster, Urban League; Ed Washington, Portland State University; Ash Marie, Brown Girl Rise; Teressa Raifford, Don't Shoot PDX; Alexander Senai Riedlinger, African House/IRCO; Halima Hassan, African House/IRCO; Mohamud Noor Ali, African House/IRCO.
Teach-in Dialogues: Breakout Sessions
- Art For Direct Action with Leila Haile of ORI Gallery
- Know Your Rights with Tai Carpenter and Fyndi Jermany of Don't Shoot PDX
- Black and Resilient: Self-Care from a Social Justice Perspective with Tamia Deary of PDX Alliance for Self-Care
- Abolition of Policing with Critical Resistance PDX
- From Brownfield to Black-Owned: The Revitalization of a Gas Station to a Sustainable Building: with June Key Delta Community Center & Portland Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
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Thank you to the members of the MLK Racial Justice Campus Collaborative who made this event possible!
Thank you to our sponsors for your support
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Thank you to our community partners on this event!
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Questions? Please contact Carmen Brewton Denison