Challenges and Strengths of Hispanic/Latinx folks in the Rogue Valley

The Rogue Valley, despite its reputation and self-image as an enclave of mostly “white” people, is home to many who identify as Hispanic or Latinx. For a variety of reasons, the challenges and strengths of being Hispanic in a predominantly “white” area have been underappreciated or unknown in this valley.

Virginia Camberos, Rogue Valley Regional Director for Unite Oregon, will be at the Jefferson Center Salon on Sunday, April 16, 2023, from 4-6 pm, to engage in discussion about the background and current issues we face together in creating a vibrant, supportive, and just community for everyone, in the face of sometimes serious obstacles. Among topics we want to address are economic, family, education, language, immigration, legal system, youth, culture-- and legislative actions that can make systemic change.

For 20 years, Unite Oregon has led the fight for social justice in Oregon by empowering communities ignored by the powerful, with emphasis on harnessing the power of people coming together to make change. Its goal is to work across Oregon to build a unified intercultural movement for justice. See uniteoregon.org.

The program will take place in the Jefferson Center space, suite 101, in the Old Armory Building, 208 Oak St., in Ashland. Light refreshments will be served. Discussion will be facilitated by SOU emeritus faculty Joseph Graf. This event is free and open to the public.

If you have questions about this event, please contact Sandra Coyner (coyner@sou.edu; 541-488-8429)