Book Talk with Deepa Iyer, author of We are the Builders!

Join us at the С»Æ贫ý Southeast Library for a book talk with author, Deepa Iyer! Come learn about her new picture book, !

Deepa will engage in conversation with educators and С»Æ贫ý students, staff, and faculty around the themes of the book (social change & belonging) and how to utilize the book to introduce those same concepts to young children/readers.

The first 40 people in attendance will receive a free copy of the book (limit of 1 copy per household)

The book is available to  (physical copy and e-book options)!

About the Book

At a time when the world is so overwhelming, many of us – regardless of our age and experience – may not know what to do. is a new picture book about how we can all get involved in our communities by playing different roles. Written by Deepa Iyer in warm, inviting rhymes with vivid illustrations by Romina Galotta, We Are The Builders! is a gentle introduction for children (and their caregivers) to finding your place, helping each other, and changing your community.

• Publication date: September 2024
• Written by: Deepa Iyer
• Illustrated by: Romina Galotta
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• ISBN: 978-1665932431
• Age range: 3-7 years old
• Themes: Community Building, Belonging, Social Issues, Activism & Social Justice
• More info:

This event is sponsored by the Office of Civic Leadership Development and the Community-Based Learning Program in collaboration with the С»Æ贫ý Library.

About the Author

is a writer, strategist, and lawyer. She is currently the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at , where she builds projects, resources, and narratives around transformative solidarity practices.

Join us in reading . This recent publication encompasses current literature, practices, and practitioners’ experiences around curricular community engagement.

Together we will:

• Build solidarity and strengthen connections with colleagues.
• Gain new perspectives on community engagement, including framing and grounding the work, best practices, institutional support, and more.
• Articulate the value of community engagement as a high-impact practice that is transformational for students, faculty, and the communities we live and work in.
• Develop ideas that enhance our teaching and learning.
• Discuss how we can tackle the challenges and concerns of integrating CBL into our classes.

About the Book

This timely book addresses assumptions and challenges inherent within community engagement as a catalyst for developing students’ sense of civic responsibility at a time of rampant social polarization.

Promoting academic development and life skills through the high-impact practice of service-learning, the book explores a new ecological framework for reflecting on and improving practice. This book describes new models such as the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps, offers advice on coalition building, and presents the narratives of community-engaged professionals and faculty, offering a sense both of tensions inherent in this work and examples of initiatives in local contexts. Chapters primarily reflect on what action is required for fulfilling our public purpose and what’s holding us back.

This book provides guidance, examples, and benchmarks for best practices in community engagement that are particularly relevant to this time of crises and unrest and will be relevant to community-engaged professionals, higher education faculty, and college administrators.

С»Æ贫ý Students, Staff and Faculty are invited to join in a casual book club, reading Deepa Iyer’s .

During Spring Term, the book club will provide multiple opportunities for deeper discussion around Iyer’s Social Change Ecosystem Framework. Participants are welcome to attend as their schedule allows. Free copies of the book will be mailed to registrants (while supplies last).

About the Book

Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection, Deepa Iyer’s heartfelt offering to individuals and groups seeking to initiate or deepen their actions in service to social change values. Relying on two decades of work supporting social movements, Iyer introduces a new approach called the social change ecosystem framework, which includes a map of ten roles, from visionary to storyteller to disrupter to experimenter, as well as practices to identify values and strengthen our social change ecosystems. Over the past three years, people and organizations around the world have used the framework to respond to the pandemic, express solidarity during the uprisings against anti-Black racism, and support multiracial coalitions struggling for reproductive rights, immigrant and refugee protections, and climate justice.

Social Change Now goes well beyond presenting ideas and frameworks. It’s also a practical guide that contains detailed descriptions and real-world examples, reflection prompts (with room to write responses), and accessible tips that can immediately be put into action. Social Change Now is a resource that will accompany individuals and organizations not only in times of crisis, but throughout their lifelong social change journeys to build connected communities and equitable systems in our world.

Spring 2024 Fair @ Southeast

Learn how to get involved in your community on and off campus. Participating agencies will share information about their volunteer opportunities and community resources. Some agencies also have internship and job openings! Prizes for students who come to check out the fair!

Tuesday, April 16

10am-2pm
Southeast Mt Tabor Great Hall (Inside)

Participating Community Organizations

• С»Æ贫ý CLEAR Clinic

Winter 2024 Fair @ Sylvania

Learn how to get involved in your community on and off campus. Participating agencies will share information about their volunteer opportunities and community resources. Some agencies also have internship and job openings! Prizes for students who come to check out the fair!

Wednesday, January 24

10am-2pm
College Center Building (Inside)

Participating Community Organizations

• Rose Haven
• Sabin CDC

Fall 2023 Fair @ Cascade

This fall’s fair will be held in conjunction with the Week of Welcome Involvement Fair at Cascade! Learn how to get involved in your community on and off campus. Participating agencies will share information about their volunteer opportunities and community resources. Some agencies also have internship and job openings! Prizes for students who come to check out the fair!

Wednesday, October 10

Held in conjunction with the Week of Welcome Involvement Fair
10am-2pm
Cascade Library Quad (Outside)

Participating Community Organizations

• С»Æ贫ý CLEAR Clinic
• С»Æ贫ý Gateway to College & Yes to College
• Sabin CDC

From Resilience to Black Liberation: Uprooting Systems of Inequity

Saturday, January 23rd, 2021
10:00am to 3:15pm
(Registration Opens: January 8, 2021; more details for breakout sessions and art/performances will be posted as Community Partners are confirmed)

About

MLK Racial Justice Campus Collaborative is a group of 2- and 4- year college and university campuses and community partners that seeks to create programming that centers the history and narratives of Portland’s Black community during, and around, Martin Luther King Day, the only national holiday committed to a Black leader. The work of the Civil Rights Movement is far from over, our goal is to support community-based programming that centers ongoing narratives of Black activism, creativity, and liberation.

The 2021 Portland MLK Racial Justice Campus led by Campus Compact of Oregon includes: С»Æ贫ý, Lewis and Clark, Mount Hood Community College, Portland State University, Reed College, and University of Portland.

Wednesday, September 25th

Held in conjunction with the ASС»Æ贫ý Welcome Resource Fair
11:30am-1:30pm
Cascade Quad (between the Student Union and Cascade Hall buildings, 5575 N. Albina Ave.

Visit the Neighbor to Neighbor page for list of participating organizations

Before the Dream: Discovering the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Saturday, January 26th
С»Æ贫ý Cascade Campus

In observation of the MLK Day of National Service, Portland State and С»Æ贫ý invite students, faculty, staff, and community members for a day of discussions, skill building, and service honoring and discovering the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The event schedule:

Overview of the Day – 3 Sessions
The day will start with Session 1 – community building and educational workshops focused on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After lunch, Session 2 and Session 3 will be opportunities to attend breakout sessions focused on skill building, discussions and/or service opportunities. Service opportunities* will include on campus and off campus options.

Session I: 9am-1:30pm

• Check In (Coffee and Donuts sponsored by ASС»Æ贫ý)
• Community Building and Opening Workshop
• Lunch (Lunch sponsored by ASС»Æ贫ý)

Session II: 1:30pm-2:20pm*

• Workshop Breakout Sessions
• Service Projects (individual projects will be posted to the Before the Dream group. After your registration has been approved, you will be provided with a special code to sign up for these projects)

Session III: 2:30pm-4:30pm*

• Workshop Breakout Sessions
• Service Projects (individual projects will be posted to the Before the Dream group. After your registration has been approved, you will be provided with a special code to sign up for these projects)

*Once you register, you’ll be provided with a code to sign up for the service opportunities, space allowing. Please note, some service projects have different start and end times.

Fall 2018 Dates

The Fall 2018 Fairs will be held in conjunction with the Cascade and Sylvania ASС»Æ贫ý Welcome Week $1BBQ! Learn how to get involved in your community and enjoy chips, soda, burger, and a cookie all for $1! Participating agencies will share information about their volunteer opportunities and community resources. Some agencies also have internship and job openings! Prizes for everyone who comes to check out the fair!