November is National Native American/Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month. The PAT Racial Equity Committee is continuing our book reading recordings to grow the collection of asynchronous material to use in our classrooms.  If you are interested in participating in our storytelling project as a volunteer reader, please fill out this form. 

If you are looking for some inspiration to prepare for your book reading,  watch our series of PAT Educators reading children's books celebrating Latinx/Hispanic Culture.

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for events, curriculum, and resources to help you celebrate Native American/ Indigenous Peoples’ Month with your students.

PAT is once again excited to sponsor the Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference! The annual gathering of conversation, idea-sharing, and inspiration is just a few weeks away.

Join us for the Teaching With Purpose Zoom Conference on "What is an Anti-Racist Educator?" October 9th (Inservice Day). PAT Racial Equity Committee will sponsor the first 13 educators to register! We would like to prioritize members of color and members wanting to continue working with the Racial Equity Committee and/or their school-based equity teams this year to move the work forward. Use this link to register. If all the PAT spots have been filled and you'd like to attend, OEA and PPS have also agreed to sponsor members! Your professional development funds can also be used to cover registration if neither of these options are available. 

October 8th at 4:30 – 6:30

PAT is happy to host our first workshop of the year dedicated to financial wellbeing and planning for the future, led by Ed Foster. For PAT members considering retiring now or in the near future.

• How does my pension work?
• How does the IAP account fit into that?
• When can I retire? Does it make a difference if I retire now or later?
• What pension options are available when I retire?
• How will recent changes to PERS affect me?
• What is a “PERS Bubble” and how can I get one?

See the flyer here, and RSVP here. A Zoom link will be sent to members who are interested in attending.

September 15th is the beginning of Latinx Heritage Month, the PAT Racial Equity Committee would like to invite you to join other Latinx/o/a, Hispanic, Chicano/a PAT educators in affinity spaces. 

Watch our series of PAT Educators reading children's books celebrating Latinx/Hispanic Culture!

You can find events, curriculum, and resources for Latinx Heritage/Cultura Latina Month on our website.

PAT is proud to sponsor Human Solutions’ event: “How to Be an Anti-Racist: An Evening of Art + Conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi”. This free online event is an invitation to understand and embrace anti-racism. Here are the details:

Join us on Thursday, October 1st at 6:30pm, for a  thought-provoking evening of art & conversation, featuring performing artists, Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of the bestselling book “How To Be An Anti-Racist,” with performing artists curated by BoomArts.

Guests will see relevant performances by local artists, hear a 20-minute presentation by Dr. Kendi and a 20-minute conversation with Dr. Kendi and Commissioner Hardesty, followed by 15 minutes of audience Q & A.

Register today to reserve a space: https://www.humansolutions.org/antiracist

HUNGRY? Order dinner from one these Black-owned restaurants: https://iloveblackfood.com/pdx-directory/

This fall the Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) at the University of Oregon is organizing a workshop series “The Intersection of Racial Justice and Worker Advocacy.” All talks are free and open to all. Learn more and sign up on the LERC website.

Please mark your calendar for upcoming sessions:

The OEA Mediation Network provides confidential, non-judgemental mediation, and conflict resolution services to OEA Members as a membership benefit. These resources help facilitate communications, promote understanding, and help union members collaboratively resolve conflict at the lowest level.

For more information about the OEA Mediation Network, call us at 541-743-4154 or e-mail [email protected]. 

Upcoming Webinar: Dealing with Difficult People While Remaining Professional

Oct 14- Dealing with Difficult People While Remaining Professional

Register Now

Nov 18- The Neuroscience of Conflict

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PAT is proud to sponsor Human Solutions’ event: “How to Be an Anti-Racist: An Evening of Art + Conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi”. This free on-line event is an invitation to understand and embrace anti-racism. Here are the details:

Join us on Thursday, October 1 at 6:30pm, for a  thought-provoking evening of art & conversation, featuring performing artists, Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of the bestselling book “How To Be An Anti-Racist,” with performing artists curated by BoomArts.

Guests will see relevant performances by local artists, hear a 20-minute presentation by Dr. Kendi and a 20-minute conversation with Dr. Kendi and Commissioner Hardesty, followed by 15 minutes of audience Q & A.

Register today to reserve a space: https://www.humansolutions.org/antiracist

HUNGRY? Order dinner from one these Black-owned restaurants: https://iloveblackfood.com/pdx-directory/

LERC Workshop Series: “The Intersection of Racial Justice and Worker Advocacy” 

This fall the Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) at the University of Oregon is organizing a workshop series “The Intersection of Racial Justice and Worker Advocacy.” All talks are free and open to all. Learn more and sign up on the LERC website.

Please mark your calendar for upcoming sessions: