October 28, 2015
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Forum to Hear from ‘Bloody Sunday’ Activist
WSU Vancouver
tackles voting
rights and
immigration
The community is invited to
learn more about voting rights and
immigration during upcoming fo-
rums to mark the 50th anniversa-
ries of the 1965 Voting Rights and
Immigration Acts.
Two nationally recognized
speakers, Joanne Bland and Ariel
Luckey, will talk about the legacy
of discrimination and its continued
impact on basic rights during two
upcoming presentations on “Race,
Immigration and Citizenship” on
the WSU-Vancouver campus.
will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3
from noon to 1:15 p.m.
Bland, who as a child was a
witness to and participant in the
historic Bloody Sunday march
in Selma, Ala., and subsequent
civil rights demonstrations, will
talk about the historical events
she witnessed and her lifelong
civil and human rights work.
She is the owner and opera-
Joanne Bland
The first talk by Joanne Bland,
“Selma’s Bloody Sunday, the Vot-
ing Rights Movement and the On-
going Struggle for Civil Rights”
Indoor Courts
Open for Play
Tennis enthusiasts of all ages were recently welcomed to celebrate
the new indoor tennis courts at PP&R’s Portland Tennis Center,
324 N.E. 12th Ave. The air-supported, covered playing surfaces
make it possible to play tennis no matter what sort of weather
shows up outside.
tor of Journeys for the Soul, a
touring agency that specializes
in education of the Civil Rights
movement with a major focus on
Selma.
Luckey will give the second
talk, titled “Amnesia: Immigra-
tion, Assimilation, and White
Privilege” the following Tuesday,
Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. He is a national-
ly acclaimed poet, actor and play-
wright who encourages people
to reflect on their own families’
migration stories and the com-
plexities of national immigration
policy and enforcement.
Both forums are free and open
to the public and will be held
in Room 110 of the Dengerink
administration building on the
WSU-Vancouver campus at 14204
N.E. Salmon Creek Ave.