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

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.