Community Network Room
North of the Performance Hall, next to Kumoricon.
Co-sponsors: Asian Pacific American Student Union,
UO; Pacific Asian Community Alliance; Pride Foundation;
Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon
Tables & Presentations
Saturday & Sunday, February 16th & 17th
| TIME | GROUP (The following groups are staffing tables and/or making presentations) |
11 AM - 4 PM |
• Asian Pacific Alumni UOAA • Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon • Churchill High School/Rachel Carson School • DisOrient Asian & Pacific American Film Festival • Juventud FACETA • Klamath River Keeper • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People • Native American Student Union • Pacific Asian Community Alliance • Pride Foundation • Title VII Indian Education • UO Asian Pacific American Student Union • UO Multicultural Center • UO Survival Center • Winnemem Support Group of Oregon, Chief Caleen Sisk |
Special Events
Saturday, February 16th
| TIME | EVENT |
Ceremony is Not a Crime A presentation by Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu; Dania Colegrove of the Hoopa; and Annalea Hillman of the Yurok; all members of the Klamath Justice Coalition. They will speak about the lack of freedom of religion for tribes labeled federally unrecognized. Also shown will be a film by Will Doolittle, Ceremony is Not a Crime, which tells the shocking story of what happened on the McCloud River this past summer during the Women’s Coming of Age Ceremony. Also presenting will be Karyn Smoot of the UO Survival Center, who helped protect the ceremony during the conflict. |
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1:00 PM |
Pride Foundation Networking Jett Johnson and Amy White of Pride Foundation talk about their work to broaden the network and spread the good work for LBGTQ issues all over the region. |
2:30 PM |
Day of Remembrance at the Asian Celebration February 19th commemorates Executive Order 9066 which authorized the incarceration of Japanese Americans for the duration of WW II. DisOrient Film Festival will show Cats and Mirikitani to honor Jimmy Mirikitani, an artist who survived the Tule Lake Concentration Camp and who died October 21, 2012, at the age of 92. |
3:00 PM |
Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) Do you want to become civically engaged in community advocacy, but you’re not quite sure where to start? Come learn about APANO, a statewide grassroots organization, uniting Asians and Pacific Islanders to achieve social justice. APANO uses collective strengths to advance equity through empowering, organizing and advocating with our communities. |
Sunday, February 17th
| TIME | EVENT |
11:00 AM |
Running for the Wild Salmon Representatives from Juventud FACETA, Rachel Carson School, Bethel Indian Education, and Winnemem Support Group of Oregon talk about the Wild Salmon Run on May 4th. A short trailer will be shown of the documentary Dancing Salmon Home, which won Best Documentary at the 2012 San Francisco American Indian Film Festival. We encourage you to stop by the pop booth and support the Wild Salmon Run. |
1:00 PM |
Pride Foundation Networking Please see Saturday’s listing. |
2:00 PM |
What Is Tar Sands Action? Insights from Monica Christoffels, Quang Truong, and Ada Ball, who represented UO groups in the movement to stop the Keystone XL pipeline. |
3:30 PM |
Day of Remembrance Please see Saturday’s listing. |
REGISTER TO VOTE! Look for volunteers in red APANO T-shirts. |
