The Capital Area New Mainers Project (CANMP) and Communities Against Hate are hosting a set of two dinners bringing together old and New Mainers for facilitated conversation around race, religion and prejudice. This dinner is the companion to the dinner on September 25th. Limited capacity. To participate please contact: Host: CANMP & Communities Against Hate […]

Born in Lebanon, Rabee Kiwan immigrated to the United States in 2002 to complete his medical training and he has lived in Portland since 2009. Rabee has been painting portraits, landscapes, and still lifes since he was a young child when his father gave him a watercolor set. Drawing inspiration from everyday life sustains his […]

Lecture title: Soldiers and Kings: Violence, Masculinity, and Photoethnographic Practice in the Context of Human Smuggling Across Mexico By Jason De León, MMV artist and Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan Since 2015 I have been involved in an analog photoethnographic project focused on documenting the daily lives of Honduran smugglers who profit from transporting undocumented […]

The Capital Area New Mainers Project (CANMP) and Communities Against Hate are hosting a set of two dinners bringing together old and New Mainers for facilitated conversation around race, religion and prejudice. This dinner is the companion to the dinner on September 26th. Limited capacity. To participate please contact: Host: CANMP & Communities Against Hate […]

Watching the news, it seems like ethnic divides are ever-deepening. But how can we solve these complicated problems when each side lives in fear of the other? The answer is simple, argues Syrian-American poet Amal Kassir – it starts with, “What’s your name?” Amal Kassir is a Muslim Woman, born and raised in Denver, CO […]