<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Oregon Humanities is seeking Oregon public library partners for a new statewide series of facilitated public conversations called </span><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Talking about Dying</span><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">. </span><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">The deadline to submit an interest form is tomorrow, May 20! Read on for more info...<br></span><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">These one-time, ninety-minute conversations will provide participants the opportunity to reflect on what stories and influences shape their thinking about death and dying and to hear different perspectives and ideas from fellow community members. They will also serve as practice for future conversations with family and/or friends about death and dying, will strengthen participants’ sense of community support and collective engagement on these issues, and will provide access to resources to help participants consider how to shape a positive approach to death and dying.<div><br>Oregon Humanities anticipates scheduling thirty conversations across the state, between July 1, 2015 and January 31, 2016. We plan to sponsor five programs in each of the following six regions of the state: Northern Coast, Willamette Valley, Gorge/Central, Eastern, Southern, and Southern Coast. These free programs will be geared toward public audiences (ages 15+).<br><br>For each conversation, Oregon Humanities will sponsor:<br><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Facilitator honoraria, mileage, and meals<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Outreach support materials<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Suggested readings and resources<br></li></ul>For each conversation, public library partners will provide:<br><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Space for the program<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Local PR/outreach efforts to generate an audience of at least 10 individuals<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Onsite support (i.e., arranging chairs, distributing reading list)<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">One night of lodging if the facilitator travels more than 100 miles one-way*<br></li></ul><div>If your public library is interested in hosting a <i>Talking about Dying</i> program in your community, please fill out the <a href="http://oregonhumanities.org/online-forms/view.php?id=17714" target="_blank">online interest form</a> no later than May 20, 2015.<br></div><br>For more information, please contact Annie Kaffen at <a href="tel:%28800%29%20735-0543%2C%20ext.%20116" value="+18007350543" target="_blank">(800) 735-0543, ext. 116</a> or <a href="mailto:a.kaffen@oregonhumanities.org" target="_blank">a.kaffen@oregonhumanities.org</a>.<br><br>For this statewide series, Oregon Humanities is working in partnership with the Cambia Health Foundation, a national leader in improving end of life and palliative care.<br><br><div><i>*Facilitators are located in Portland, Corvallis, Bend, Medford, and Ashland. Oregon Humanities will work to ensure that their travel is efficient, in order to mitigate lodging requirements on the part of library partners. If providing lodging is prohibitive, please let us know.</i></div></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Annie Kaffen</div><div>Program Officer</div><div>Oregon Humanities</div><div>921 SW Washington St, Ste 150 </div><div>Portland, OR 97205</div><div>Main: <a href="tel:%28503%29%20241-0543" value="+15032410543" target="_blank">(503) 241-0543</a> or <a href="tel:%28800%29%20735-0543%2C%20ext%20116" value="+18007350543" target="_blank">(800) 735-0543, ext 116</a></div><div>Direct: <a href="tel:%28971%29%20361-9882" value="+19713619882" target="_blank">(971) 361-9882</a></div><div><a href="mailto:a.kaffen@oregonhumanities.org" target="_blank">a.kaffen@oregonhumanities.org</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>We've moved! Please note Oregon Humanities' new mailing address.</b></div><div><br></div><div><i>Are you an Oregon public library that is interested in hosting an upcoming Talking about Dying program? If so, fill out our interest form <a href="http://oregonhumanities.org/online-forms/view.php?id=17714" target="_blank">here</a> before May 20. More info about these conversations <a href="http://oregonhumanities.org/programs/special-projects/talking-about-dying/1116/" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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