[Health_Education_Promotion] Fwd:PCC Sylvania Campus' Black History Month Events by the Multicultural Center

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> See below for events happening at PCC Sylvania for Black History Month. If you have any questions, please contact culture at pcc.edu
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> The PCC Black History Month Committee and the Sylvania Multicultural Center invites you to celebrate... 
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> Black History Month: Black History Implications into the Present!
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> Legacy Exhibit: At The Hands of Medicine, In the Name of Science: A Legacy of Medical and Scientific Racism
> February 9th - 13th
> Upper CC Mall
> A creative and educational student-led multimedia project illustrating the legacy of medical and scientific racism in the United States!
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> Guest Poet and Educator: Turiya Autry
> Thursday, February 12th
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> 12:00-12:45 Spoken Word Performance in the Sylvania cafeteria
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> 1:00-3:00 Race, Gender, and Power Workshop in CC building, Fir/Elm rooms
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> For nearly two-decades Turiya has spent her time educating, motivating and inspiring audiences of all ages.  Collaborating and opening for renowned leaders like Nikki Giovanni, Angela Davis and Hillary Clinton, Turiya delivers messages that resonate with wide audiences.  Her work incorporates the arts, pop culture, and history, with personal, community and political struggles.
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> Lecture: Violence as a Public Health Issue by Abdullah Hafeedh
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> Tuesday, February 17th 1:00-3:00
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> Library 204
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> Abdul'Hafeedh bin Abdullah is a health promoter and faith community leader, whose work focuses on building healthy, thriving communities and addresses the intersections of violence prevention, social justice, and the holistic cultivation of self-efficacy.
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> Lecture: The History of Protest and Resistance by Dr. Carmen Thompson
> Wednesday, February 25th 11:00-12:30
> CC building, Oak Room
> Dr. Thompson is a history instructor at PCC and has taught courses including the U.S. History survey, the African American History survey, Introduction to History, and Race and Racism. She holds a Masters in African American Studies from Columbia University and a PhD in U.S. History from the University of Illinois. Dr. Thompson’s research interests include the history of slavery and the slave trade in the early America and Pre-colonial West Africa, early African American history, race and racism in America, and the Great Migration.
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> Film Screening and Discussion: COINTELPRO 101
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> Wednesday, February 25th 3:00-4:30
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> Sylvania Multicultural Center, CC 267
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> Exposes the illegal surveillance and murder committed by the US government between 1950-1970. Cointelpro refers to the FBI COunter INTELigence PROgram designed to imprison and eliminate leaders of social justice movements. Through interviews and rare footage, the film examines a period of intense repression and draws relevant lessons for the present and future. 
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> PCC Sylvania Multicultural Center
> 12000 SW 49th Ave.
> SY CC 267B
> Portland, OR 97219
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> office: 971.722.4116
> fax: 971.722.4512
> web: www.pcc.edu/resources/culture/sylvania
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> Alissa Leavitt, MPH, MCHES
> Program Director
> Lactation Education and Consultant Program
> Portland Community College (PCC)
> lactation at pcc.edu
> www.pcc.edu/programs/lactation
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> Faculty- Health Studies
> Portland Community College (PCC)
> Rock Creek Campus
> 17705 Northwest Springville Road 
> Portland, OR 97229
> 971-722-7767
> alissa.leavitt at pcc.edu
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