January 2017 E-News from Diversity and Inclusion
January 2017 E-News from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Welcome!
In this monthly e-newsletter, you will find information on upcoming programs, workshops,
and other events. Your input, ideas, and questions are welcome! Please contact Christy
Walker, Director, Diversity and Inclusion at cwalker2@cocc.edu or call 383-7412 for more information or visit our webpage at: www.cocc.edu/multicultural.
Programs and Events for January 2017
2017 SEASON OF NONVIOLENCE
Our annual Season of Nonviolence is dedicated to the work for Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Cesar Chavez, and Chief Wilma Mankiller. Please join us in honoring
their work of advocacy for social justice and nonviolent change. All events are free
and open to the public.
The F-Word: Stories of Forgiveness Banner Exhibit
January 17-27, 2017, COCC Barber Library, Rotunda
Stories of Forgiveness exhibition is a thought provoking collection of arresting images and personal narratives
exploring forgiveness in the face of atrocity. The Forgiveness Project uses the real
stories of victims and perpetrators to explore concepts of forgiveness, and to encourage
people to consider alternatives to resentment, retaliation and revenge. First launched
in London in 2004, it has since been displayed in over 550 venues worldwide. The exhibition
examines forgiveness as a healing process, a path out of victimhood and, ultimately,
a journey of hope. Videos featuring stories from The Forgiveness Project will also be shown.
Co-sponsored by COCC, The Forgiveness Project http://theforgivenessproject.com/ and the Interfaith Network of Central Oregon (INCO) https://sites.google.com/view/interfaithnetwork/home
The F-Word: Personal Stories of Forgiveness
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, 4 5:30 pm Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, Bend Campus
Join COCC instructor, Tony Russell, and a panel of local community members who will
share their personal experiences related to forgiveness and explore how concepts of
reconciliation, conflict resolution and dialogue can be used to break cycles of violence
and restore hope.
Co-sponsored by COCC, The Forgiveness Project http://theforgivenessproject.com/ and the Interfaith Network of Central Oregon (INCO) http://www.interfaithnetworkco.org/
Irresistible Justice: Cultivating Joy as a Pathway to Equity a film and dialogue session
Shakti Butler, Ph.D., Filmmaker and Racial Justice Educator
January 24, 2017, 6-8:30 p.m., Wille Hall, COCC Bend Campus
Using clips from her groundbreaking film, Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity, Dr. Shakti Butler will discuss the system of racialization through a holistic framework.
She will offer an explanation of these systems that promotes a union between the head
and heart. Dr. Butler teaches that it is the head that recognizes, analyzes and strategizes
to overcome disparities, and the heart obliterates fear and connects people with others.
Through thoughtful dialogue with a focus on understanding how white privilege is manifested
in all our institutions, Dr. Butler will lead us on a path to begin to see and deconstruct
racial identity.
Strategic Questioning for Social Change: A Workshop on Tools to Address Inequity
Shakti Butler, Ph.D., Filmmaker and Racial Justice Educator
January 25, 2017, 9 11:00 a.m. Wille Hall, COCC Bend Campus
Dr. Butler will engage us in a dialogue about justice and introduce the technique
of strategic questioning to create knowledge that awakens possibilities of change.
Using examples of inequities within our own community, we will apply this process
to address these important issues from multiple perspectives. This workshop will foster
a deeper understanding of systemic injustice and provide a structural lens that encourages
dialogue and community action.
About Butler: Founder and President of World Trust, Shakti Butler, Ph.D. is a multiracial
African American woman (African, Arawak Indian, and Russian-Jewish) whose work as
a creative and visionary bridge builder has challenged and inspired learning for over
two decades. She is the producer and director of several acclaimed documentaries.
Her newest film, Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity, uses interviews, story, theater and music to illuminate the larger frame of structural
and systemic racial inequity.
Community Book Conversations Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality
in America by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva.
January 17 February 28, various dates and location.
Several community organizations are joining COCC and Building Common Ground in hosting
book conversations on Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality
in America by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva. The conversations will span a period of four - six weeks beginning on the dates
and times listed here: https://www.cocc.edu/mcc-events/. To join in this community-wide conversation, choose a group that works for you and
register with the organizer of that group discussion. Books are available at local
book stores, online, and at public libraries. We hope you will join in this powerful
exploration of stereotypes and advance our understanding of how to work for social
justice in our community.
Amazon.com provides this description of the book:
Beneath our contemporary conversations about race lies a full blown arsenal of phrases,
arguments, and stories that account for racial inequalities. Eduardo Bonilla-Silvas
acclaimed Racism without Racists documents how whites use these to account for and
ultimately justify those inequalities. This provocative book explodes the belief that
America is now a color-blind society.
Cultural Student Club Meetings
African Heritage Student Club, Wednesdays, Noon 1 pm, Multicultural Center, Coats Campus Center, Bend Campus. Contact
Annemarie Hamlin for more information, ahamlin@cocc.edu.
Asian Student Club, Contact David Liu, dliu@cocc.edu, 541-383-7725
First Nations Student Union, Bend Campus, Thursdays at 2:30 3:30 pm, Multicultural Center, Coats Campus Center, Bend Campus.
Contact Gina Ricketts for more information: rricketts@cocc.edu .
First Nations Student Union, Madras Campus, Mondays at 3 pm, Madras Campus. Contact Gina Ricketts for more information: rricketts@cocc.edu.
LGBTQ and Allies Club, Mondays at 3 - 4 pm, Multicultural Center, Coats Campus Center, Bend Campus. Contact
Chris Rubio for more information: crubio@cocc.edu.
Historical World Cultures and Languages Club, Thursdays, at 1:15 - 2:15 pm, Multicultural Center, Coats Campus Center, Bend. Contact
Daniel Gardner for more information: dgardner3@cocc.edu
Jewish Student Club, contact Pat Givens for more information at pgivens@cocc.edu
Latino Club Bend Campus, Tuesdays at Noon - 1 pm, Multicultural Center, Campus Center, Bend Campus. Contact
Evelia Sandoval for more information: esandoval@cocc.edu
Latino Club Redmond Campus, Wednesdays, Noon - 1 pm, Multicultural Center, Building 3, Redmond Campus. Contact
Evelia Sandoval for more information: esandoval@cocc.edu
Lactation Spaces on Campus
Room 226 in the library.
Ask for the lactation room key/fob at the circulation desk located near the front
door of the Barber Library. Room 226 is a staff conference room that may be used for
lactation needs when not in use. It is available until 6 pm Monday through Thursday
and until 5 pm on Fridays.
Grandview 2nd floor bathroom/shower next to the regular bathrooms.
Ask for a key from the Math Department office on the second floor of Grandview or
the Business and Aviation Department office on the first floor of Grandview from 8
am 5 pm (offices are closed during the lunch hour and on weekends and during the summer
months.)
For those who need access at other times, please contact the Student Life Office,
209 Campus Center, by phone at 541-383-7211, or Christy Walker at cwalker2@cocc.edu.
COCC Diversity and Inclusion
For current information about COCC, please visit www.cocc.edu/mcc-events.
Contact Us.
Christy Walker - Director of Diversity and Inclusion
216 Campus Center
Central Oregon Community College
2600 NW College Way
Bend, OR 97703
541-383-7412
cwalker2@cocc.edu
Central Oregon Community College
2600 N.W. College Way
Bend, Oregon 97703
541-383-7700
