The Environmental Center

Love Your Neighbor: Oregon's Black Exclusion Laws
2021-02-24 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Learn perspectives from local community members of color, and share your ideas for advancing racial justice locally and around the country.

About this Event

A series of laws discouraged Black Americans from living in Oregon and were in effect for 82 years until 1926 when the last was repealed. Their impact is seen across Oregon today, a state that was 87% white in 2019 according to U.S. census estimates.

Racist and offensive place names: The movement to rename mountains, rivers and valleys
2022-04-19
There are thousands of racist and problematic names of mountains, rivers, and valleys on public lands. There are also efforts to rename these geological features to reflect the diversity of our country.
Experts will include grassroot activists, scientists and community leaders who are working to make the names of rivers, mountains and valleys more inclusive and representative of our nation’s diversity.
