GiftsFundraising 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, November 22nd to March 31st
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Fill a bowl with six meals
Empowering, handmade paper mache bowls, inspired by the vibrant prints of the Congo, are doing their bit, by helping contribute towards the drought and famine crisis in the Horn of Africa.
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Fundraising February 2nd through February 24th
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100 Show
The 100 Show will feature – and offer for purchase at $100 a piece – hundreds of original works of art from local and worldwide artists, photographers, illustrators, painters and more. Never before have so many award-winning and recognized artists been exhibited together in Portland. $50 of every piece sold will be donated to Mercy Corps.
We expect to have nearly 800 original pieces available for purchase. Opening night of the show will be Feb. 2nd from 6:00 - 9:00pm with live music and libations, and it will run through Feb 24th.
Location: Wieden + Kennedy
Lecture 7:00 pm February 22nd to 8:30 pm
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Youth in the Arab World: The Reality of Change
What are the undercurrents of the protest movements in the Middle East and North Africa? Ahmed Younis is a Senior Analyst for the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies and the Abu Dhabi Gallup Center. As such, he has grasp of a vast inventory of statistics about the numbers, trends and opinions of young people across the Middle East and North Africa. Hear him speak at Mercy Corps on February 22.
Location: Mercy Corps Action Center
Lecture 7:00 pm March 8th to 8:30 pm
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My Time in DR Congo and Other Random Observations
In Portland on International Women’s Day and on the eve of an extended vacation, Mercy Corps’ Congo Country Director, Lorina McAdam, looks back on 13 years in international development, focusing on her most recent four in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Hear her personal and professional perspective of her experience, including an account of the role and fate of women in the Congo – considered the most dangerous country to be a woman.
Location: Mercy Corps Action Center
Community 7:30 pm March 9th to 7:30 pm
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EPES 30th Anniversary Benefit Concert with Peter Yarrow and Family
Consider this benefit for one of our partner agencies in Chile: Educación Popular en Salud (EPES), featuring Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary.
Location: Augustana Lutheran Church
Lecture 7:00 pm March 21st to 9:30 pm
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Through Metaphor and Memory: An Ethiopian Story - Maaza Mengiste
Join us for an evening with Maaza Mengiste, author of Beneath the Lion's Gaze an historical fiction about the 1974 youth revolution in Ethiopia. Mengiste's talk includes accounts of her personal history with recent events in the the Middle East and North Africa.
Location: Mercy Corps Action Center
Lecture 12:00 pm April 12th to 1:00 pm
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Where Are We Now? A Day in the Life of a Volatile World Economy
Join us for a talk by Jeffrey Garten, Economist and Professor of International Trade, Finance and Business and former Dean of the Yale School of Management. Garten will be taking the pulse of the global economy, sharing viewpoints informed by his extensive academic and professional background. This event is free, and sponsored by Mercy Corps blog on market driven solutions to poverty, Global Envision.
Location: Mercy Corps Action Center
Lecture 7:00 pm April 26th to 7:00 pm
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An Evening with David Wolman - Inside Egypt’s Youth Movement, 2008-2012
Two and half years before there was anything called the “Arab Spring,” journalist David Wolman went to Cairo to write a feature story for Wired about tech-savvy dissidents protesting against the regime. Wolman returned to Egypt last March to research and write “The Instigators”: a definitive account of the revolution and the lead-up to it. Hear about his experience in Egypt, and a little about his new book, The End of Money, in which Wolman considers life in a cashless society.
Location: Mercy Corps Action Center
Lecture 7:00 pm May 24th to 9:00 pm
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An Evening with Joe Sacco
Join us for an on-stage interview with award-winning graphic journalist, Joe Sacco, and get a rare view into the singular perspective of comic-artist-as-foreign-correspondent.
Location: Mercy Corps Action Center
