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Election Day is May 16th, 2023 – Educate yourself before you vote!   Coos County Special District Election Cycle brings us this spring election for School Boards, Airport Commissioners, Education Service Districts and more. Local Bandon Measures include proposed rate increases for Sewer, Water and Electric. For details, go to:
https://www.co.coos.or.us/clerk/page/may-16-2023-special-district-election  April 25th was the last day for new Coos County voters…

BIG Needs You in the Library This Summer!  Be part of BIG’s Children’s Cultural Books Program. Contact us at info@bandoninclusivitygroup.com to volunteer for one or more of these Saturdays:  June 10, June 24, July 15, or August 12.    This summer the Bandon Inclusivity Group (BIG) will provide a Children’s Cultural Books Program with books written about four different cultures, all present in the Coos…

Election Day is May 16th, 2023 – Educate yourself before you vote!  Coos County Special District Election Cycle brings us this spring election for School Boards, Airport Commissioners, Education Service Districts and so on. Local Bandon Measures include proposed rate increases for Sewer, Water and Electric. For details, go to:https://www.co.coos.or.us/clerk/page/may-16-2023-special-district-election The League of Women Voters of Coos County is holding…

The Letter to the Editor that The World has not published Socialism and Politically Correct and Woke…OH MY! by jazc, wf, am, pn, and mf Just like lions, and tigers, and bears in the Wizard of Oz, the terms socialism, politically correct and woke are used to conjure up images of things to be feared.  This practice does not serve…

BIG Mindfulness: for Peace, not Profit By jazc and pn “Mindfulness” is in.  BIG’s Peace Circles reflect not only an ancient practice but a recognition in more recent years of the value of meditation.  But for what purpose? In a Feb 18, 2023 webinar, Oregon State University’s Associate Professor Kathryn McIntosh expressed concern that mindfulness is being manipulated to benefit…

COLLABORATE:  The Next BIG Step In her 2022 book, How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for our Future, Nobel prize-winning, Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, lists collaboration as one of the three pillars required to reclaim the truth. Ressa observes that the lack of democratic vision and rule of law in the world of the Internet has resulted…

Inclusivity News from South Coast Equity Coalition

CELEBRATE IRISH CONTRIBUTIONS TO A MORE JUST & HUMANE WORLD March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day.  In celebration of our Irish brothers and sisters we would like to recommend a multi-award-winning book written by Sally Hayden, an Irish journalist.  In 2022 The Washington Post named this book among the top three that should be read concerning the world’s refugees.  My Fourth Time,…

March: Celebrate Women’s History Month By jazc You do not need us to rehearse for you the famous names of accomplished women during Women’s History Month.  You don’t even need us to introduce you to lesser-known women who have contributed to the quality of our lives.  That is expertly presented by outlets like the Public Broadcasting Company (PBS). What you…

South Coast Diversity Conference: Save the Date!

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!  WORKSHOP:  CONTACT!  WRITING TO AFFECT POLICY Jeannie Culp BIG would like to invite you to join with a group of like-minded citizens in developing letter-writing skills, to assure our voices are heard regularly and effectively. BIG has been encouraged by the positive change in response to our demonstrations on the intersection of 101 and 42s over the…

Street Demo Special Topic and Dates in February “Learn Something New in Black History Month”Wednesday 22nd 3:30pm to 4:30pmFriday 24th 2pm to 3pm Bring signs that list things that people can read or watch or listen to that will tell them more about Black History Examples:Audio recordings of former slaves on YouTubeHenry Louis Gates’ series African-American LivesRead the NY Times…