<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">(with apologies for duplication)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; ">The Conversation Project Seeks Scholars, Innovators, Thinkers, and Leaders</div><div style="margin: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Humanities and a statewide cultural partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust. Our mission is to </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">connect Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">The Conversation </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Project offers Oregon nonprofits free, educational public discussion programs about </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">important topics that affect our daily lives such as racial diversity in Oregon, gender and pop </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">music, and alternatives to incarceration, as well as civility and democracy, friendship, the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">changing news media, and returning veterans’ experiences of life after war. Our goal for the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Conversation Project is that diverse communities statewide have the opportunity to engage in </span><font face="Arial">humanities-based, public conversations that are timely and relevant. Since the program began </font><span style="font-family: Arial; ">in 2009, Oregon libraries have hosted fifty percent of all conversations that have taken </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">place across the state!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><font face="Arial">Oregon Humanities is seeking humanities scholars, artists, community leaders, </font><span style="font-family: Arial; ">innovators, provocateurs, and other engaged thinkers to be conversation leaders for our </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">2013-15 season. We are seeking individuals who are smart, passionate about ideas, and </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">curious—who understand the role of the humanities in the public sphere, but who are also </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">teachers at heart, regardless of their day job. We are looking for people who value listening as </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">much as speaking, and who are willing to step out from behind the podium and lead an active </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">conversation among participants rather than simply offering lectures followed by Q&A. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Ultimately, we want connectors—those unique individuals who can bring together neighbors </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">and strangers alike in thoughtful, meaningful discussions about ideas that matter.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><font face="Arial">If this sounds like you or someone you know, consider proposing a Conversation Project </font><span style="font-family: Arial; ">program!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><font face="Arial">Visit <a href="http://oregonhumanities.org">oregonhumanities.org</a> to read the full Request for Proposals and apply online. The </font><span style="font-family: Arial; ">application deadline is March 8, 2013.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><font face="Arial">Join OH program staff for a training webinar on how to write a strong Conversation Project </font><span style="font-family: Arial; ">proposal. The webinar will take place Wednesday, February 13 at 11:00am. Follow this link for </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">more information and to register:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(4, 51, 255); "><font face="Arial"><a href="https://oregonhumanities.webex.com/oregonhumanities/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=668489716">https://oregonhumanities.webex.com/oregonhumanities/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=668489716</a></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(4, 51, 255); "><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><font face="Arial">For questions, contact Director of Programs Jennifer Allen at (503) 241-0543 or (800) 735- </font><span style="font-family: Arial; ">0543, ext 118 or <a href="mailto:j.allen@oregonhumanities.org">j.allen@oregonhumanities.org</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></div><div apple-content-edited="true">
<font face="Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">--<br>Annie Kaffen<br>Program Officer<br>Oregon Humanities<br>813 SW Alder, Suite 702<br>Portland, OR 97205<br>(503) 241-0543 ext. 116<br>(800) 735-0543<br>fax: (503) 241-0024<br><a href="mailto:a.kaffen@oregonhumanities.org">a.kaffen@oregonhumanities.org</a><br><br>O. Hm. The sound of hearing a new idea.<br>oregonhumanities.org</div></span></div></span></span>
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