Reducing Weight Stigma to Promote Health and Enhance Health Equity
2026-01-13 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Nichole Kelly and Liz Budd from the University of Oregon and ReDefine Health Promotion will present on some of the scientific limitations of BMI as a measure of health and discuss how weight stigma serves as a barrier to health equity. Registrants will leave with a list of potential action steps they can use to reduce weight stigma and promote size inclusive health care.
Sponsored by the OPHA Weight-Inclusive Health Section. All are welcome to attend, and please share with your networks.
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ICE Interactions Know Your Rights Workshop
2026-01-13 17:30 - 19:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
All OHSU members are invited to:

Learn about their rights on and off campus with ICE
Connect with other members and build community
Bring questions to the facilitators from the Oregon Justice Resource Center

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Takelma Tribal Language Program
2026-01-14 12:30 - 13:30 | PSU Native American Student & Community Center, 710 SW Jackson St, Portland, 97201, United States
Portland state is honored to host the Oregon Tribal Language Speaker Series. The Oregon Tribes have been invited to present their language program history, revitalization work, and future projects to the PSU community. Please join us January 14th, 2026 from 12:30pm – 1:30pm PST at the Native American Student & Community Center.

OPHA Zoom Film Screening: Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer
2026-01-27 11:30 - 13:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
OPHA in partnership with Boxxo Productions presents a short film documentary.
Join us for a powerful screening of Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer, a short film documentary by Yee Won Chong & Brooks Nelson, Boxxo Productions.
What are the chances? That two transgender masculine people living under the same roof were diagnosed with “lady cancer” in the same month? One with breast cancer and the other with ovarian cancer.
Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer documents the journey of two transmasculine people, their family and communities, as they navigate breast cancer and ovarian cancer within the medical system.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81652129766

Why It Matters:

Better understand the medical implications for transgender and gender non-conforming patients.
Learn how healthcare practitioners can interact in affirming, respectful, and helpful ways.
Explore the legal challenges around insurance, documentation, and family formation.

This screening is more than a film — it’s a call to action for inclusive, compassionate, and equitable healthcare.

Community Good Job Fair
2026-01-28 10:00 - 13:00 | SE Works/WorkSource Office, 401 SE Foster Rd, Portland, 97206, United States
This event highlights career opportunities in behavioral health and community service. Meet with organizations dedicated to making a difference, with roles available such as:

Peer Support Specialists/Peer Wellness Specialists
Certified Recovery Mentors
Case Managers
Housing Managers
Job Developers
Mentors
Community Health Workers
Career Coaches
Community Health Navigators

When: Wednesday, January 28th – 10:00AM to 1:00PM
Where: SE Works Office – 6401 SE Foster Rd. Portland, OR 97206
Enter on 65th off of Foster Road, into the parking lot. Parking is available on Foster and surrounding areas; ADA accessible.

Personal Narratives in Media: Sharing Trans History Through Visual Narratives
2026-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Transgender Health Program Grand Rounds
Please join our quarterly series on issues generated by and important to the transgender and gender-diverse community. These learning opportunities aim to educate providers to:

Eliminate disparities in health care
Promote equity, healing and visibility

All sessions are online, noon to 1 p.m., and free to attend.
Webex Meeting: https://ohsu.webex.com/ohsu/j.php?MTID=m4062d0e4d1256461a5e21a8ad53ce46b

Coquille Tribal Coquille Tribal Language Program
2026-01-28 12:30 - 13:30 | PSU Native American Student & Community Center, 710 SW Jackson St, Portland, 97201, United States
Portland State University is honored to host the Oregon Tribal Language Speaker Series. The Oregon Tribes have been invited to present their language program history, revitalization work, and future projects to the PSU community. Please join us January 28th 2026 from 12:30pm – 1:30pm PST at the Native American Student & Community Center.

FREE Trans Law Film Screening - Heightened Scrutiny
2026-01-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Portland State University, Portland, OR, 97210, United States
HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY on campus.
Free screening of the acclaimed documentary feature film and a Q&A with its award-winning director Sam Feder.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
5 – 7 pm
At Portland State University, location available upon RSVP.
A reception with light refreshments will start at 4pm, hosted by PSU’s Queer Resource Center.
Heightened Scrutiny follows Chase Strangio, ACLU attorney and the first out trans person to argue before the Supreme Court, as he fights a high-stakes legal battle to overturn Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The film exposes the dangerous role of mainstream media in fueling anti-trans legislation, uncovering how biased coverage drives hate, endangers lives, and threatens democracy itself. With insights from journalists like Jelani Cobb, Lydia Polgreen, and Gina Chua, and activists like Laverne Cox, the story dismantles anti-trans disinformation and highlights its devastating real-world impact.
Sam Feder is a Peabody Award-nominated film director and writer. Feder’s films explore the intersection of visibility and politics along the lines of race, class, and gender. Sam directed the award-winning Netflix original documentary Disclosure (2020) and the widely acclaimed documentary Kate Bornstein Is a Queer & Pleasant Danger (2014). Feder was recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Documentary Branch.
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Stats & Stanzas Lab
2026-02-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-17 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-24 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Vanport 620A, 1810 SW 5th Ave, Portland, 97201, United States
Every social movement of health consequence has been backed by songs, poems, and dance to codify resistance, galvanize community, inspire imagination, and testify for more just futures. For those of us “at the margins,” creative modes of expression have always been critical to our learning and survival. For us, “poetry is not a luxury” (Lorde). Poetry offers a necessary space for healing, resistance, and resurgence as public health continues the struggle towards health justice. It has the power to push boundaries and reimagine narratives of health equity—opening new dialogues that (re)center the voice and agency of those most burdened by social inequality.
In a time when LOVE *and* RESISTANCE must be simultaneous acts, this “lab” will continue the work of illuminating the necessity of both STATS *and* STANZAS to create public health futures of radical possibility. Through engaging poetry as praxis, we’ll explore the epistemological, ethical, and material imperative of remixing/reimagining public health knowledge production, expression, and curation practices to more fully—and unapologetically—”center the margins,” with poetry a necessary format of health equity discourse for resistance, refusal, and healing.
A space and community of/for poetic health justice at the intersections of poetry & public health, created & curated via:

Reading poetry
Reading/critiquing public health literature
Writing & workshopping poetry
Poetry workshops w/ guest facilitators
Open mic nights / poetry reading events
Poetry contests
Poetry chapbooks
Publishing poetry
Lectures, panels, & invited speakers

PI (Poetic Instigator): Dr. Ryan J. Petteway, Associate Professor, SPH
Co-PIs: Looking for 1 undergraduate and 1 graduate student…
Members/Participants/Poets: Students, faculty, & staff in SPH
Questions: petteway@pdx.edu

ICE and Mass Deportation - The View From History
2026-02-09 13:00 - 14:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
ONLINE: An Urgent Talk with Mae Ngai, PhD
Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and History – Columbia University, Bancroft Prize Winner
Where did Ice raids and mass deportation come from? From time to time, our Center Sponsors urgent talks that bring clarity to scary and bewildering developments. This talk features the eminent historian of immigration, Columbia’s Mae Ngai, who will bring critical historical context to the current moment.
Ngai is the author of several highly acclaimed books, including Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern American and The Chinese Question: The Gold Rush and Global Politics.
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PSU Black History Month Special Screening + Conversation
2026-02-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Smith Ballroom – PSU Campus, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
You are invited to Where We Goin? Power of Place Roadshow, a Black History Month film event exploring home, displacement, and Black identity through powerful storytelling and conversation.
Featured Short Films:
“Dear Young Black Portland” — a powerful visual letter from a beloved elder and former Portland NAACP president, reflecting on loss, resistance, and the lifelong pursuit of justice.
“Where We Goin?: The Power of Place” — a young Black Portland filmmaker journeys through the Blackest cities in the U.S. to explore migration, memory, and what “home” really means, alongside artist Intisar Abioto and Albina Vision Trust.
Plus: a fireside chat moderated by Executive Producer Donovan Scribes, diving deeper into the themes and visions behind the films.
This is more than a screening—it’s a space of belonging, reflection, and possibility.
Free & Open to the Public.

Siletz Tribal Language Program
2026-02-17 12:30 - 13:30 | PSU Native American Student & Community Center, 710 SW Jackson St, Portland, 97201, United States
Portland State University is honored to host the Oregon Tribal Language Speaker Series. The Oregon Tribes have been invited to present their language program history, revitalization work, and future projects to the PSU community. Please join us February 17th, 2026 from 12:30pm – 1:30pm PST at the Native American Student & Community Center.

Two Spirits & LGBTQ+ Health - Gender Affirming Care
2026-02-17 17:00 - 18:30 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Learn about how professionals can support individuals seeking gender-affirming care!
A panel discussion open to OHSU & PSU students, faculty, staff, & alumni
Hosted on PSU campus & via Zoom.
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 5-6:30pm
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The Black Bag Presents - Black Futures Farm: Growing Cooperative Resistance
2026-02-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Portland State University – Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States
Join Malcolm Hoover and Mirabai Collins, co-founders of Portland’s Black Futures Farm, for an inspiring discussion on land, community, and collective futures.
Free & open to the public – Refreshments served, 😷 Masks suggested
Sponsored by PSU Pan-African Commons, Department of Black Studies, and the Center for Black Studies – Black Bag
Location: Pan-African Commons – SMSU 236

OHSU Queer Student Union Lunch & Art
2026-02-22 12:00 - 14:30 | Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Join us for lunch, art and community! The OHSU Queer Student Union creates welcoming, affirming spaces for LGBTQIA+ and allied students to connect, belong, and support one another. Come spend the afternoon with us.
12:00pm Lunch at Via Dilezia
1:30pm Portland Art Museum
This event is free – Lunch & Museum entry sponsored by CLDI – preferred registration deadline: Feb 16th.
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Center for Learner Diversity & Inclusion: Black History Month Event
2026-02-25 12:00 - 14:30 | AUD Great Hall, 3286 SW Research Drive, Portland, 97239, United States
AUD Great Hall, 220
3286 SW Research Drive, Portland, OR 97239
More details to come

Two Spirits & LGBTQ+ Health: Food & Land a Panel Discussion
2026-04-01 11:00 - 12:30
Learn about Two Spirit, Queer, and Trans health from experts in the field. A seminar series open to OHSU & PSU students, faculty, and staff. In-person & virtual options followed by an optional community hour. RSVP for Location and Zoom Link.
Wednesday April 1st
11am-12:40pm
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Stats & Stanza - Open Mic Night
2026-04-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Vanport 264, 1810 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States
Join us for our first Stats + Stanzas Lab Open Mic Night!
After a term of engaging the words/works of poets Danez Smith, June Jordan, and others, Lab members will share their latest works & works-in-progress centered on themes of “healing histories” and “living room”. SPH students, faculty, and staff are invited to pull up for some poetic health justice, and to bring your own poems/almost-poems/poem-tentials to share.
Location: Vanport 264
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Two Spirits and LGBTQ+ Health: Radical Roots a Panel Discussion
2026-04-08 11:00 - 12:30
Learn about Two Spirit, Queer, and Trans health from experts in the field. A seminar series open to OHSU & PSU students, faculty, and staff. In-person & virtual options followed by an optional community hour. RSVP for Location & Zoom Link.
Wednesday April 8th
11am-12:40pm
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Public Health in Action: Student Organizations
2026-04-09 12:30 - 13:30 | Vanport 515, 1850 SW Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Looking for ways to get involved and connect with fellow public health students?
Join us during National Public Health Week on Thursday, April 9th at 12:30 – 1:30 pm in Vanport 515 for a casual lunch and learn about three of our School of Public Health student organizations: BREATHE, QUEEN, and the Student Leadership Council. Representatives from each group will share their mission, current initiatives, and ways students can participate in leadership, advocacy, and community-building activities.
Whether you’re looking to build community, develop leadership skills, or contribute to public health initiatives on campus, this is a great opportunity to explore how you can get involved. Boxed lunches will be provided.
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Pathways Project Journey Mapping
2026-04-10 12:00 - 14:00 | Vanport 515, 1850 SW Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Join us for the Pathways Through Shelter to Housing Showcase. We’re celebrating the power of storytelling through creative mapping.
Come see how our partners have used art to navigate their experiences with the housing system. After touring the gallery and hearing their stories, we invite you to create your own map of a personal journey, neighborhood, or dream.
This event is FREE and open to all; craft supplies provided
Hosted by the Healthcare Improvement Student Collective (HSIC) and the SPH Student Leadership Council
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We Belong Here: Gentrification, White Spacemaking, and a Black Sense of Place
2026-04-11 16:00 - 18:30 | Center For Social Justice, 510 SW Third Avenue, Portland, 97204, United States
Join Don’t Shoot Portland and the Black Memory Lab for an afternoon with Dr. Shani Adia Evans, author of We Belong Here: Gentrification, White Spacemaking, and a Black Sense of Place.This landmark study draws on dozens of interviews to show how longtime Black Portland residents experienced and responded to gentrification and racial neighborhood change in Northeast Portland neighborhoods.
Reading + Signing from 4:00-5:00pm
Interviewing Workshop with the Author from 5:00-6:30pm
Although Portland, Oregon, is sometimes called “America’s Whitest city,” Black residents who grew up there made it their own. The neighborhoods of Northeast Portland, also called “Albina,” were a haven for and a hub of Black community life. But between 1990 and 2010, Albina changed dramatically—it became majority White.
In We Belong Here, sociologist Shani Adia Evans offers an intimate look at gentrification from the inside, documenting the reactions of Albina residents as the racial demographics of their neighborhood shift. As White culture becomes centered in Northeast, Black residents recount their experiences with what Evans refers to as “White watching,” the questioning look on the faces of White people they encounter, which conveys an exclusionary message: “What are you doing here?” This, Evans shows, is a prime example of what she calls “White spacemaking”: the establishment of White space—spaces in which Whiteness is assumed to be the norm and non-Whites are treated with suspicion—in formerly non-White neighborhoods. Evans also documents Black residents’ efforts to create and maintain places for Black belonging in White-dominated Portland. While gentrification typically describes socioeconomic changes that may have racial implications, White spacemaking allows us to understand racism as a primary mechanism of neighborhood change. We Belong Here illuminates why gentrification and White spacemaking should be examined as intersecting, but not interchangeable, processes of neighborhood change.
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Two Spirit & LGBTQ+ Health: Policy, Medicaid & Insurance a Panel Discussion
2026-04-15 11:00 - 12:30
Learn about Two Spirit, Queer, and Trans health from experts in the field. A seminar series open to OHSU & PSU students, faculty, and staff. In-person & virtual options followed by an optional community hour.
Wednesday April 15th
11am-12:40pm
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Two Spirit & LGBTQ+ Health: Sex, Relationships, & Community a Panel Discussion
2026-04-22 11:00 - 12:30
Learn about Two Spirit, Queer, and Trans health from experts in the field. A seminar series open to OHSU & PSU students, faculty, and staff. In-person & virtual options followed by an optional community hour.
Wednesday April 22nd
11am-12:40pm
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