Immigration Symposium with Catholic Charities
Join a panel of diverse community leaders who will engage participants in dialogue, reflection and inspiration in facilitated round tables to address the ongoing need for individuals and communities to be advocates for the needs of their communities. Featuring a keynote address by Oregon's Attorney General, Ellen F. Rosenblum.
Following the keynote, a panel of experts from the community will share their unique perspectives. The panel will include Judge Michael Bennett (Retired), Portland Immigration Court; Mike Krantz, Captain, Portland Police Bureau; and Lucrecia Suarez LCSW, Director of Western Conexiones. Moderated by Ron Silver, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney and Advisory Board Member of Catholic Charities' Center for Immigration Defense.
The symposium will conclude with breakout sessions. Attendees can choose to hear more about one of three breakout topics:
- Social and Mental Health Impacts of Migrant Individuals and Families
- Identifying Fast-Changing Trends in Immigration Enforcement and Detention
- Humanitarian Relief Under Threat and Response from Social Service Agencies.
Sunday, November 19
9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
FREE
Complimentary snacks and drinks will be available.
Use the Promo Code "CHARITIES" for $10 off your ticket to Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles. (Not available on previously discounted tickets or Area 4 seating, subject to availability).
Be sure to join us for our post-show discussion series immediately following our weekend matinees too. The full schedule and details can be found here.
About Catholic Charities
Inspired by the transformative power of God’s love, Catholic Charities — the social service arm of the Catholic Church in western Oregon — partners with the most vulnerable, regardless of faith, to achieve lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. Catholic Charities envisions a society in which all people thrive economically, socially, and spiritually; cultivate diverse, respectful, and just communities; and recognize the inherent dignity and sanctity of human life.
Catholic Charities provides a broad array of programs and services for our community: Family Support & Counseling, Family Success/Economic Empowerment, Refugee Services, Legal Services for Immigrant Communities, Permanent & Transitional Housing, and Homeless Supportive Services.
More about Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles:
"Mojada" Special Cocktails
Bar Supervisor (and resident mixologist) Melissa Larrabee introduces the specialty cocktails inspired by Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles.
Ni de aqui, ne de alla (Not from here, not from there) Gallery
Through November, The Armory hosts a collaborative art project in support of the Center for Immigration Defense.
Immigration Resources for "Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles"
If you or someone you know is in need of low cost immigration legal services, help is available.
"Mojada" Cast and Creative Team
The cast from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival production comes to Portland!
Additional Resources: "Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles"
Reading lists and research materials for Mojada.
Reviews of "Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles"
"What the American theater should be." - The Daily Tidings
"Mojada" Playwright and Director Interview
Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles playwright Luis Alfaro and director Juliette Carrillo talk about working together and the meaning of the word "mojada."
Current & Upcoming
Art Exhibit: ¡Soy Yo! by Mika Martinez
¡Soy Yo!, is a multi-media project, created by Mika Martinez, that examines and celebrates Latinx identity featuring more than 50 portraits of the Hispanic/Latino community in Portland.
Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Join us for this monthly event with local songstress Courtney Freed and Portland-based pianist David Saffert as they host a good old-fashioned PIANO BAR.
Improvisation Classes for Beginners
Whether you're looking to get more confident in social situations, think quicker on your feet, or get in touch with your imaginative side, these "one-off" improv classes will set you on the path to success!
Nassim
From Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour (creator of the Off-Broadway smash hit White Rabbit, Red Rabbit) comes an audacious new theatrical experiment, presented in collaboration with Boom Arts. Each night, a new, unrehearsed local performer joins the playwright on stage, while the script waits, unseen, in a sealed box... Touchingly autobiographical yet powerfully universal, NASSIM is a striking theatrical demonstration of how language can both divide and unite us.
Art Exhibit: Garam Garam Chai by Yusra Siddiqui
Portland Center Stage will host Garam Garam Chai, an art exhibit by Portland-based multidisciplinary artist Yusra Siddiqui, featuring a series of hand-sewn teabag printmaking pieces that serve as a contemplation of the communal tea times shared between Desi and British culture.
Coriolanus
Shakespeare’s tragedy about the war hero Coriolanus and the fight between the elite and the deprived masses will be fueled by a dynamic female and non-binary ensemble with a muscular, movement-focused staging.
Portland Center Stage is committed to identifying & interrupting instances of racism & all forms of oppression, through the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, & accessibility (IDEA).
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