The Season of Nonviolence at Central Oregon Community College (COCC), which spans from January through mid-March and advances ideas of empowerment for a nonviolent society, is set to commence with a free Jan. 24 livestream event featuring celebrated Native author Robin Wall Kimmerer. Visit cocc.edu/seasonofnonviolence for the full lineup of presentations, discussions and a series of community book conversations, now underway. All events are virtual and free to attend, with registration required. "We're commemorating our 14th Season of Nonviolence with some renowned Indigenous scholars who bring inspiring insights on coexistence," said Christy Walker, director of diversity and inclusion at COCC. "And our full schedule of events features diverse voices with ideas and topics that have global views while also addressing important equity topics right here in Central Oregon." Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of the New York Times-bestselling "Braiding Sweetgrass: I
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In anticipation of Central Oregon Community College's (COCC) 14th annual Season of Nonviolence, the college is convening a series of community book groups focused on Robin Wall Kimmerer's New York Times-bestselling "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants." COCC's Season of Nonviolence, which begins in mid-January and spans through mid-March, will feature a Jan. 24 livestreamed keynote event with Kimmerer, co-presented by the University of Oregon Common Reading program. A complete Season of Nonviolence schedule will be announced early next month; visit cocc.edu/seasonofnonviolence for more information. Coordinated by COCC's office of diversity and inclusion and the Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series, the "Braiding Sweetgrass" book groups, staged throughout Central Oregon, will begin meeting in early January in advance of the free livestreamed author event. A botanist, distinguished university eco
Central Oregon's record-setting heat waves, recurring smoke-filled skies and debilitating drought are all subjects to be addressed in "Climate Resilience in Central Oregon," a Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series presentation at Central Oregon Community College (COCC), being held in-person at Wille Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2, with a livestream option also offered. Tickets are $8 for the in-person event and $5 for the livestream, available at cocc.edu/foundation/cls. Presenter Hal Wershow is an assistant geology professor at COCC and a board member of the Central Oregon Geoscience Society. His talk will examine climate change in Central Oregon, what changes are expected regionally throughout the 21st century, as well as what communities can do to diminish impacts and adapt to changes. Wershow began his geology career at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and later worked as a field geologist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laborator
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