Jasun ‘Plaedo’ Wellman
“I had a rough childhood,” says Jasun Wellman, who grew up in Estacada, Oregon, until age 7, when his father died. Wellman then wandered through … Continue reading
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Betsy Wheeler
On Friday, June 8, at 8 pm, and 2 pm Sunday, June 10, the University of Oregon Disability Studies Minor and the Shenanigans Theater Company … Continue reading
Sue Scott
“Volunteering brings wonderful things into your life that you may not expect,” says Sue Scott, who first volunteered at age 14 in Dayton, Ohio, giving … Continue reading
Ken Neubeck
After 32 years of teaching sociology at the University of Connecticut, where he established an academic curriculum in human rights and wrote books including Welfare … Continue reading
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Roscoe Caron
“The Latino immigrant story resonates for me,” says Roscoe Caron, who grew up among French Canadian immigrants in Manchester, New Hampshire. “My grandparents were textile … Continue reading
Roscoe Caron
“The Latino immigrant story resonates for me,” says Roscoe Caron, who grew up among French Canadian immigrants in Manchester, New Hampshire. “My grandparents were textile … Continue reading
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Diane McWhorter
Inspired by Woody Guthrie, who traveled the West as an itinerant sign painter during the Great Depression, Delaware native Diane McWhorter picked up a brush … Continue reading
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Jenn Clemo
“My dad went to Creswell High School,” says CHS alum Jenn Clemo. “I grew up here and my husband grew up here. We were both … Continue reading
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Marie Simmons
When she was a child and part of a large Italian extended family in small-town Milton, New York, alongside the Hudson River, Marie Mataraza learned … Continue reading
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Dana Tessler
“We moved to Eugene when I was 11,” says Dana Tessler, whose family had previously lived “all over New Jersey.” After attending South Eugene High … Continue reading