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October 2021
“Poverty, Race, and Consciousness” – A Workshop with Dr. Shariff Abdullah & Dr. Donna Beegle
Join us for a deeper dive (after our main event on September 22nd) into issues of poverty and its intersections with race with Dr. Shariff Abdullah and Dr. Donna M. Beegle. POVERTY: In the 1700s, poverty was made illegal and/or thought to be a character flaw. Today, many people living in the crisis of poverty continue to be punished for poverty conditions. Many efforts to eradicate poverty fail or—at best—assist people to “cope” with current poverty conditions. What can we…
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SAGE Legacy Fellowship Graduation Celebration
Join us on January 31 for our online graduation ceremony honoring SAGE’s seventh cohort of Legacy Fellows! Nine months ago, seven amazing fellows responded to our call of action to help students recover from a tough year at school. Today, the pandemic continues to force school shutdowns and to challenge students, families and educators in ways never imagined. Through these trying times, SAGE Legacy fellows are leading innovative, self-directed projects to promote mental health, heal trauma, help immigrant parents and…
Find out more »February 2022
SAGE Connections: Meet with us and learn about ways to engage
Join us on February 28 for our next online event – Connections – where you can meet each other and learn about how to get involved in our programs. We’ll share an update on our Visiting SAGE speakers, Connect & Engage discussions and workshops, Legacy Fellowships, and four Action Teams on mentoring, climate change, electric cars, and the health of our democracy. We’ll also spotlight the SAGE Citizen Project, our work to take on the disturbing trends that show Americans…
Find out more »March 2022
Youth-centered leadership, empowered resilience, and brave spaces in our schools
Join us on March 9 for an eye-opening presentation and stimulating conversation with Dr. S. Renee Mitchell, visionary founder of the nationally award-winning, youth-development organization I Am M.O.R.E. (Making Ourselves Resilient Everyday). I Am M.O.R.E. is the only Oregon-based, youth-development organization with a triple seal of approval: research-based, evidence-based and theory based. Adults in the organization serve as master gardeners in the lives of youth, tilling and nurturing their soil so their resilience, brilliance and creativity can emerge in spite…
Find out more »June 2022
Climate Change: Working across generations to build a brighter future
Co-Presented by Next-Gen Innovators and SAGE Climate change is a major generational equity challenge because the choices we make today will affect our climate for generations to come. Our warming climate poses serious threats, and this challenge also presents opportunities for innovative solutions. Join us on June 15 for our next intergenerational conversation on climate change and share your thoughts and ideas for action. Guests from different generations will gather and share how the issue of climate change affects them,…
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