- 19th Annual Pow-Wow at WOU
April 14, 2012. Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR- The theme for this year's pow-wow is "The Beat of the Soul." The first grand entry is at noon and the second grand entry is at 7:00 p.m. The pow-wow is free and open to the public.
- Oregon NAME 2012 Conference
April 21, 2012. Parkrose High School, Portland, OR- The theme of the 2012 Oregon NAME conference is Taking Care of Business: Civil Rights, Poverty, and Movements for Educational Justice. The 2012 conference features two keynote speakers: David Dennis, an original Freedom Rider, and Dr. Donna Beegle, poverty expert.
- DisOrient Asian American Film Festival
April 22-29, 2012. Bijou Art Cinemas, Eugene, OR- DisOrient is a social justice film festival dedicated to deconstructing the media stereotypes of Asians and Asian Americans as "Orientals".
- 18th Annual Portland Pride 2012 Parade and Festival
June 15-17, 2012. Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland - Salem World Beat Festival
June 30 - July 1, 2012, Riverfront Park, Salem, OR
- At the Beat you can dine, shop and watch breathtaking cultural performances in each of the five World Villages, the Cultural Center, Middle Eastern Center, Showcase Stage and the Amphitheater. Cheer on the exciting Dragon Boat racers! There are more than 125 cultural performances, demonstrations and workshops happening at Oregon’s Premier International Event!
- 44th Annual National Migrant Education Conference
April 29 - May 2, 2012, Portland, OR - 25th Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) in Higher Education
May 29 - June 2, 2012. New York City, NY - Expanding the Circle: Creating an Inclusive Environment in Higher Education for LGBTQ Students and Studies
June 18-21, San Francisco, CA
- APANO – Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon
- The Black Parent Initiative
- Black United Fund of Oregon
- CAUSA – Oregon's Immigrant Rights Coalition
- César E. Chávez Leadership Conference
- Chalkboard Project
- Children's Institute
- Communication Across Barriers
- Education Northwest Equity Assistance Center
- Equity Foundation
- Intercultural Communication Institute
- Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality
- Oregon Association for Bilingual Education (OABE)
- Oregon Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education (Oregon NAME)
- Oregon PIRC – Parental Information and Resource Center
- Oregon Students of Color Coalition
- ORTESOL – Oregon Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Portland Area Rethinking Schools
- Pride Northwest
- Special Olympics Oregon
- Uniting to Understand Racism
"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again."
— Maya Angelou
— Maya Angelou
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