Climate Justice Poetry & Conversation
Location
First Unitarian Church
We Are Not Drowning, We Are Fighting!
A Night of Poetry and Conversation
The Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) is hosting an evening of powerful poetry by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Marshallese poet and climate justice activist, followed by a conversation with Jo Ann Hardesty, President of the NAACP Portland Chapter.
Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner is a Marshallese writer. Her writing highlights the traumas of colonialism, racism, forced migration, the legacy of American nuclear testing, and the impending threats of climate change. Bearing witness at the front lines of various activist movements inspires her work and has propelled her poetry onto international stages. For more information, visit her website: https://kathyjetnilkijiner.com/ .
Tickets are $10. No one will be turned away. Please RSVP by clicking here.
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