Oregon Students of Color Coalition
We are a statewide coalition of students advocating for equal access to education by empowering students and strengthening communities of color.
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Color the Vote!
Statewide Day of Action: Wednesday, April 23rd
With the voter registration deadline days away, the Oregon Students of Color Coalition (OSCC) is holding a statewide day of action to turn out the student of color vote. The event draws on the historic student of color-led vote drives that built communities’ of color power to win concrete change during the Civil Rights era and other movements. Today in Oregon, turning out students of color to vote is more important than ever. While a college degree is crucial in the current economy, college enrollment rates have declined for the majority of communities of color—even when our state’s population of color is increasing.
“Oregon is failing to get our students of color to college,” said OSCC Board member Aimeera Flint, “and we want to change that. The first step to building our power is making sure that students of color turn out at the ballot box. Join us in registering students of color to vote!”
Below are the events at each campus:
MHCC: Main Mall, 11am-2pm (part of Diversity Fair)
PSU: Park Blocks in front of Smith Memorial Union (SMU), 12-2pm; also in Multicultural Center (SMU Rm 228) at 3pm (as part of MCC Open House)
WOU: in front of Warner Center, 12-2pm
UO: back lawn of Erb Memorial Union (EMU), 12-2pm
SOU: in front of Smith Center, 12-2pm
Thank You for Attending the 7th Annual OSCConference!
On the weekend of February 1-3, 2008, over 250 students of color and allies came together at Oregon State University for the 7th Annual Oregon Students of Color Conference (OSCConference). Students participated in over 80 workshops focused on issues impacting students of color in postsecondary education and grassroots organizing skills. Over the weekend attendees were able to hear from three phenomenal and inspiring speakers, Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Carmen Berkley, and Kenyon Farrow. Thanks to our presenters, speakers, the OSCC Board, and all students who attended this educational and very successful weekend. A special thank you to all OSCConference sponsors, Black United Fund of Oregon, Oregon Student Foundation, Associated Students of Oregon State University, and Campus Progress. Thanks for all your support!
Students Return to Salem
‘Thanks for funding college students, and p.s., don’t forget us!”
Oregon’s first-ever supplemental session is now underway and students are returning to the capitol February 13th and 14th with their famously creative tactics. Students are delivering bagged lunches to legislators filled with items from last year’s “bake sale” as a way to thank them for the historical reinvestments they made in students last session. The lunches also contain a napkin with a hand-written message, just like the one mom or dad would put in your lunch bag, reminding legislators not to forget about students next session!
Said OSA Board member Mike Filippelli, “With a possible upcoming recession on everyone’s minds, OSA wants to ensure that Oregon’s college and university students don’t once again get tossed to the bottom of the pile when it comes to funding. With these bagged lunches, we are both thanking our legislators for the great job they did last session for Oregon’s college and university students as well as reminding them to keep it up! A continued reinvestment in postsecondary education is what will ensure that our economy has the college-educated workforce it needs for the future.”
Contact OSCC
Oregon Students of Color Coalition
635 NE Dekum St.
Portland, OR 97211
Phone: 503-286-0477
Fax: 503-286-0924
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