# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Speaker Series: Conversations
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 10:30 am – Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Commemorate Global Diversity Awareness Month with this interactive workshop designed to help you navigate the conversations that often arise around the Thanksgiving table. Join us as we create space for thoughtful dialogue, explore the differences that enrich our community, and practice engaging with one another in ways that add depth and value to our conversations.

Topics:

"Can We Get Along?" 
Time: 10:30am-12pm
Speaker: Chisao Hata

Rodney King’s iconic question, “Can we all get along?”, still resonates today. Despite decades of social justice movements, police brutality and divisions persist in the United States. How can we connect with each other during these times? What holds us back from connecting with each other? How do our personal experiences contribute to barriers or have the potential to break them down? Join facilitator Chisao Hata as she holds space to examine individual questions on race, cultural values, and what brings us together and what separates us.

"How Do You "do" Community?"
Time: 1pm-2:30pm
Speaker: Kerry Driver

We all belong to many communities—that is, groups of people with common interests—depending on where we live, the work we do, how we spend our leisure time, political and religious beliefs, and so on. In some communities, finding agreement is easy; in others, especially those that represent many different experiences and points of view, members must work harder to find commonality. It may be easier to find a location for your next book-club meeting than to achieve consensus about a road project at your neighborhood association. In such contexts, are we “doing” community wrong? Are we celebrating diverse points of view and our common effort to find solutions together? If not, why not? What stops us from engaging in more diverse communities?

"Talking Values Across Divides"
Time: 3:30pm-5pm
Speaker: Lowell Greathouse

“How can I be me without making it difficult for you to be you?” This question gets at the fundamental challenge of being in society together. We live in a contentious political world, and it’s difficult to talk about our deepest values and beliefs in safe, civil, and respectful ways. In 2021, the Pew Research Center found that nearly six in ten Americans felt that political conversations with those you disagree with are generally stressful and frustrating, as opposed to being interesting and informative. If we avoid such conversations, we lose opportunities to form a community with others that reflects our best selves. How can we learn to share our values in ways that bring us together rather than push us further apart?
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/speaker-series-conversations/200030027368927
- **Event Categories**: Meetups, Sports, Workshops, Contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 13

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Salem
- **state**: OR
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1313 Mill St SE, Ste 200, Salem, OR, United States, Oregon 97301
- **lat**: 44.93436
- **long**: -123.02681
- **full address**: 1313 Mill St SE, Ste 200, Salem, OR, United States, Oregon 97301

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Speaker Series: Conversations being held?
  - **A:** Speaker Series: Conversations takes place on Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 10:30 am to Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 05:00 pm at 1313 Mill St SE, Ste 200, Salem, OR, United States, Oregon 97301.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Speaker Series: Conversations?
  - **A:** Speaker Series: Conversations is organized by Willamette Heritage Center.
- **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Willamette Heritage Center's events?
  - **A:** Attendees have given Willamette Heritage Center a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Willamette Heritage Center has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Speaker Series: Conversations is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Salem, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Speaker Series: Conversations sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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