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I HEAR Summit

Inclusion • Healing • Equity • Access • Rights
I HEAR Summit

October 19th, 2024
8 AM - 3:45 PM

Choose from eight regional locations across Oregon, or attend online. Register for your nearest location below.

Hosted in partnership with OEA’s Committee on Racial Equity (CORE) OEA’s Human & Civil Rights Committee (HCRC), and OEA's Equity Director.

Summit Highlights

  • Inspiring keynote speakers who are leading experts in their respective fields
  • Engaging panel discussions and interactive workshops on various topics related to inclusion, healing, equity, access, and rights
  • Networking sessions to connect with like-minded individuals and organizations
  • Resource information showcasing local initiatives, services, and resources available in the community
  • Opportunities for personal growth, learning, and skill-building

Keynote Speaker: Lesly Muñoz

Lesly Munoz

A labor organizer, education advocate, and working mom, Lesly is committed to building stronger communities where all families can thrive. She is a candidate for the Oregon House of Representatives.

Lesly’s parents came to the United States from a small town in Mexico and worked hard to pursue better economic and educational opportunities for their children. Her father worked as a landscaper and laborer. Her mother worked numerous jobs, including as an instructional assistant in public schools, cleaning houses, babysitting, and at the public library. Nothing came easy, but a loving family and the opportunity to attend strong public schools made all the difference for Lesly. Her parents showed her the value of working hard, never giving up, and getting a quality education. It’s why Lesly always fights for better working conditions, opportunities, and education for our community.

Today, Lesly advocates for workers so they can receive better working conditions and earn higher wages. She has fought for school bus drivers, custodians, instructional assistants, teachers, social workers, school psychologists, and hospital workers to be treated with the dignity and respect we all deserve in the workplace.

Lesly is committed to using her experiences as a working mom of four and a labor representative to build a stronger economy that helps families get ahead. She is running for state representative to bring down costs for families and protect workers' rights, expand access to affordable housing, solve our homelessness and mental health crisis, fully fund our public schools, make sure all communities have clean drinking water, and defend women's rights to make their own private medical decisions.

Register for a Regional Summit

Travel to the summit location nearest your address, or choose the online option.
Summit - Portland

Portland

Oregon Education Association 6900 Southwest Atlanta Street Portland, OR 97223
Summit - Salem

Salem

Oregon Education Association 2540 Coral Avenue Northeast Salem, OR 97305
Summit - Pendleton

Pendleton

Wildhorse Resort & Casino 46510 Wildhorse Boulevard Pendleton, OR 97801
Summit - Eugene

Eugene

Oregon Education Association 2815 Coburg Road Eugene, OR 97408
Redmond loaction

Bend/Redmond

Oregon Education Association 2352 Southwest Glacier Place Redmond, OR 97756
Summit - Klamath

Klamath Falls

Oregon Education Association 6350 South 6th Street Klamath Falls, OR 97603
Summit - Medford

Medford

Oregon Education Association 2495 South Pacific Highway Medford, OR 97501
"Ontario"

Ontario

Treasure Valley Community College 650 College Boulevard Ontario, OR 97914
Summit - online

Online

Participate via zoom. Link to join will be emailed following registration.

Tentative Agenda

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Meet & Greet with modest breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Introductions & Keynote with Lesly Muñoz
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Student Panel
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM Morning Learning Session
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Afternoon Learning Session
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Evaluations and Transition
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Affinity & Action
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Keeping the Promise of Quality Public Education

The Oregon Education Association (OEA) is a union committed to the cause of providing the basic right of great public education to every student. OEA represents about 41,000 educators working in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 public schools and community colleges. OEA’s membership includes licensed teachers and specialists, classified/education support professionals (ESPs), community college faculty, retired educators, and student members. OEA members also belong to the 3.2 million members of the National Education Association (NEA).