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Director Eden Wurmfeld And E.P. Edward Norton On Why Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Classroom 4’ Brings People To Tears

“Professor Reiko Hillyer has taught at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR for over 20 years, but it’s a course she conducts away from campus that has put her at the center of an award-winning documentary, the Oscar-shortlisted short film Classroom 4. The classroom of the title is located within the walls of Columbia River Correctional Institution in Portland. There, Prof. Hillyer leads a group of 30 students — 15 from “inside” (that is to say, inmates) and 15 undergraduate students from “outside” (in other words, free) in a semester-long exploration of the history of crime and punishment in the United States.”

Deadline, January 15

Community Profile

J. Ashlee Albies JD ’05

"Find your community—law school can be such an isolating experience where you feel like you’re swimming upstream. Find the people whose beliefs and values resonate with yours and they will become your support system and inspiration."

1 p.m.

Do you have questions about how to use Lewis & Clark’s LiveWhale web content management system? LiveWhale experts are available to meet with you.

4 p.m.

In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy, this reflective session invites L&C community members from all three campuses to explore issues of inequality and social justice through creative expression, with guidance and support from current graduate students in the Art Therapy program. Canvases, poster boards, and a variety of art materials will be provided. Non-alcoholic drink and snacks provided.

6 p.m.

Join Prison Abolition Club’s workshop for how to write to currently incarcerated political prisoners, and to talk about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s history as a political prisoner. We’ll be using the Anarchist Black Cross’s information database, as well as Black & Pink PDX’s penpal writing resources to help participants understand ethical and safety boundaries of having incarcerated penpals. This workshop will provide participants with all the necessary resources.

3 p.m.

Lewis & Clark welcomes the iconic group Sweet Honey in the Rock back to campus for an intimate vocal workshop and Q&A.

3 p.m.

Join the Center for Social Change in assembling care kits for community members experiencing housing insecurity. We’ll also screen the documentary Priced Out to better understand and reflect on the racial inequities that shape our local community. Come to this event to honor the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. and begin to take action to help others.

5 p.m.

A performance in Evans Auditorium featuring L&C duo Nicko Gillen and George Groebner playing jazz and blues. Free and open to all!

3 p.m.

An opening reception of Shaping the Soul: Books in Medieval Life, an exhibition of medieval manuscripts. The event features musical performances by local early-music ensemble Musica Universalis as well as brief remarks by scholar of medieval studies, Professor of English Karen Gross and Head of Special Collections Hannah Crummé. L&C undergraduates will sing plainchant recorded in the fifteenth-century Italian choir gradual included in the exhibition under the guidance of Visiting Professor of Music John Cox.

4 p.m.

Join the Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Education for a panel discussion honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy by exploring how collective action and courage can propel communities toward equity and justice. Please RSVP for dinner by January 22.

2:30–5 p.m.

and 5–7 p.m.

Join the faculty from Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies for a teach-In to learn about the ways that these two programs connect with the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through a discussion of Kellie Carter Jackson’s book We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance and the question of how Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies engage with histories, theories, and experiences of Black resistance.

The teach-In will include a visit from the Free Society People’s Library, a local radical bookmobile, which will be on campus outside of Watzek Library from 2:30-5 p.m. with a curated selection of books.

7 p.m.

Join the Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement for a powerful Rosa Parks Monologue honoring Black History Month, as we commemorate more than 70 years of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Shandra L. Terry becomes Rosa Parks, mother of the Civil Rights Movement, in this powerful and highly interactive one-woman show. Come reflect, learn, and be inspired by the legacy of a woman who changed history by staying seated.

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