<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">See below for events happening at PCC Sylvania for Black
History Month. If you have any questions, please contact <a href="mailto:culture@pcc.edu">culture@pcc.edu</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"> <img alt="Inline image 1" src="cid:ii_14b37d9b35880dfc" width="548" height="423"><br></div><br>
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<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:700">The PCC Black History Month Committee and the Sylvania Multicultural Center invites you to celebrate...
</span><span style="font-size:23pt;font-weight:700"><br></span></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:23pt;font-weight:700">Black History Month: Black History Implications into the Present!</span></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight:700">Legacy Exhibit: </span></font><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;font-style:italic"><font size="4">At The Hands of Medicine,
In the Name of Science: A Legacy of Medical
and Scientific Racism</font><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12pt">February 9</span><span style="font-size:8pt;vertical-align:3pt">th </span><span style="font-size:12pt">- 13</span><span style="font-size:8pt;vertical-align:3pt">th<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12pt">Upper CC Mall<br>
</span><font><span style="font-style:italic">A creative and educational student-led
multimedia project illustrating the legacy of
medical and scientific racism in the United States!
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</span><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;color:rgb(31,31,31)"><br></span><font size="4"><b>Guest Poet and
Educator: Turiya Autry</b></font>
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Thursday, February 12<sup>th</sup></span></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">12:00-12:45 Spoken Word
Performance in the Sylvania cafeteria</span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">1:00-3:00 Race, Gender, and
Power Workshop in CC building, Fir/Elm rooms</span></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><i><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">For nearly
two-decades Turiya has spent her time educating, motivating and inspiring
audiences of all ages. Collaborating and opening for renowned leaders
like Nikki Giovanni, Angela Davis and Hillary Clinton, Turiya delivers messages
that resonate with wide audiences. Her work incorporates the arts, pop
culture, and history, with personal, community and political struggles.</span></i></font><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,31,31)"></span></i></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><br></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b>Lecture: Violence as
a Public Health Issue by </b><b><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">Abdullah Hafeedh</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, February 17<sup>th</sup> 1:00-3:00</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library 204</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font><i><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">Abdul'Hafeedh bin Abdullah is
a</span></i><i><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)"> health promoter and faith community leader, whose work
focuses on building healthy, thriving communities and addresses the
intersections of violence prevention, social justice, and the holistic
cultivation of self-efficacy.</span></i></font><i><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(26,26,26)"></span></i></p>
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<br><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700"><font size="4">Lecture: The History of Protest and Resistance
by Dr. Carmen Thompson</font><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11pt">Wednesday, February 25</span><span style="font-size:7pt;vertical-align:2pt">th </span><span style="font-size:11pt">11:00-12:30<br>
CC building, Oak Room</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-style:italic"><br><font>Dr. Thompson is a history instructor at PCC and has taught
courses including the U.S. History survey, the African American
History survey, Introduction to History, and Race and Racism.
She holds a Masters in African American Studies from Columbia
University and a PhD in U.S. History from the University of
Illinois. Dr. Thompson’s research interests include the history of
slavery and the slave trade in the early America and Pre-colonial
West Africa, early African American history, race and racism in
America, and the Great Migration.
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><span><br></span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><span>Film Screening and Discussion: COINTELPRO 101</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, February 25<sup>th</sup> 3:00-4:30</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sylvania Multicultural Center, CC 267</p><p class="MsoNormal"><font><i><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38)">Exposes the
illegal surveillance and murder committed by the US government between
1950-1970. Cointelpro refers to the FBI COunter INTELigence PROgram designed to
imprison and eliminate leaders of social justice movements. Through interviews
and rare footage, the film examines a period of intense repression and draws
relevant lessons for the present and future.</span></i></font>
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</div><br><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(34,34,34)">---------<br><div dir="ltr"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="4">PCC Sylvania Multicultural Center<br>12000 SW 49th Ave.</font></div></span><font size="4"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(34,34,34)">SY CC 267B</span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr">Portland, OR 97219<br><br>office: <a href="tel:971.722.4116" value="+19717224116" target="_blank">971.722.4116</a><br>fax: <a href="tel:971.722.4512" value="+19717224512" target="_blank">971.722.4512</a><br><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">web: www.pcc.edu/resources/culture/sylvania</a></div></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><font>Alissa Leavitt, MPH, MCHES<br></font></span><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><font>Program Director<br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><font>Lactation Education and Consultant Program<br></font></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><font>Portland Community College (PCC)</font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><font><a href="mailto:lactation@pcc.edu" target="_blank">lactation@pcc.edu</a><br></font></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><font><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><font><span style="line-height:115%"><a href="http://www.pcc.edu/programs/lactation" target="_blank">www.pcc.edu/programs/lactation</a></span></font></span><br><br></font></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><font>Faculty- Health Studies<br>Portland Community College (PCC)<br>Rock Creek Campus<br>17705 Northwest Springville Road <br>Portland, OR 97229<br>971-722-7767<br><a href="mailto:alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu" target="_blank">alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu</a></font></span><br><br></div><br></div></div>
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