Building Bridges of Understanding in Our Communities

We are meeting back in person for the first time since 2019! Join us at the Muslim Educational Trust for a discussion centered around responding to bias.

What: Building Bridges 2023: Confronting Bias Through Justice and Healing

When: Thursday, October 26, 2023, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Where: Muslim Educational Trust, 10330 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Tigard, OR 97223

Event Agenda:

• Welcoming Remarks

• Key Note Address: Fay Stetz-Waters, Oregon Department of Justice Civil Rights Director

• By the Numbers: a look at Oregon's bias crime data

• First Moderated Table Discussion

• Public Service Announcement: Portland Police Bureau

• Panel Discussion #1: Law enforcement and community experience in bias crime investigation and prosecution

• Second Moderated Table Discussion

• Lunch, free for all attendees

• Poetry Reading

• Panel Discussion #2: Community experience and bias response

• Panel Discussion #3: Bias in our schools

• Panel Discussion #4: Brainstorming innovative ideas

• Third Moderated Table Discussion

• Artistic Interlude

• Closing Remarks