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Past Awards for 2007-08

The Wayne Morse Center awarded several project grants for 2007-08 relevant to the current theme, “Democracy and Citizenship in the 21st Century”

  • Ambivalent Sisterhood: Feminist Legal Reform and Female Subjectivity in Bangladesh and Malaysia. Lamia Karim, Associate Professor in the
    UO Anthropology Department, research examining the role of Islamic
    feminists and secularists in securing Muslim women’s citizenship rights.
  • Anthropology Course: International Migration and Citizenship. Marcela Mendoza, adjunct faculty in the Anthropology Department, 300-level course on “International Migration and Citizenship.”
  • City of Eugene Human Rights Commission. Human Rights Commission of the City of Eugene symposium, “Bring Human Rights Home: Implementing International Human Rights in the United States."
  • Civil Liberties Defense Center. Summer stipend for public interest law students conducting research for various center projects.
  • Constitutional Law Section of the Oregon State Bar. “The Evolution of the Oregon Constitution: An Exercise in Democracy” video project.
  • Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW). For visiting Kenyan scholar Michael Ochieng Odhiambo.
  • Eugene Weekly Film Festival. “Democracy and Citizenship in the 21st Century” theme films to be shown at the Bijou Theatre.
  • Gender, Families and Immigration in Oregon. Conference on “Gender, Families and Immigration in Oregon” sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society with community participation.
  • UO MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan). For annual Raza Unida Youth Conference.
  • Public Interest Public Service Program (PIPS)

Past Awards for 2006-07

The Wayne Morse Center awarded several project grants for 2006-07 relevant to the theme, “Indigenous Peoples: National Policy and International Human Rights”

  • Environment and Natural Resources Center and the Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution at the UO School of Law: $7,000 to coordinate a conference
    on “Deciding Where the Water Goes: Emerging Possibilities in Water Settlements.” Conference will be organized by Adell Amos and Jane Gordon, UO School of Law.
    This event will be in conjunction with the Conference on Tribal Water Advocacy.
  • Center for Tribal Water Advocacy. $1,000 for the Third Annual Tribal Water Conference to be held October 2006, at the Knight Law Center.
  • Department of Anthropology: $19,000 for a series of three courses and a speaker series.  The courses will be on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in South America taught by Marcela Mendoza; Oregon Indian History and the Termination of Federal Recognition taught by David Lewis; and Indigenous Mexican and Central American Immigrants in Oregon taught by Lynn Stephen and with assistance from the Oregon Law Center.
  • Center for Indigenous Cultural Survival: $4,000 for speakers from North America and the Pacific Rim.
  • E-Law: $4,000 to bring Miskito lawyer Lottie Cunningham Wren from Nicaragua to Eugene and the UO.

Past Awards for 2005-06

The Wayne Morse Center awarded several project grants for 2005-06 relevant to the theme, “Indigenous Peoples: National Policy and International Human Rights”

  • Demystifying Native Americans: Expert panel organized by Doreen Roozee, Oregon’s Future Quarterly and the Morse Center to be held in Portland. This panel discussion will be in conjunction with a special issue of the Quarterly on tribal issues. The event will be directed toward Oregon decision-makers, the interested public, and PSU, PCC, and UO students. Elizabeth Furse and Charles Hudson will also help organize the forum. Award: $5,000.
  • Indigenous Peoples: National Policy and International Human Rights: Film festival organized by Eugene Weekly and the Wayne Morse Center. The festival will include four feature films and one documentary to be shown at the Bijou Theater. Each showing will include short introductions by UO faculty or film experts. The film series would run concurrently with the Native American film poster exhibit at the Jacobs Gallery sponsored by the Wayne Morse Center. WAyne Morse Center Resident Scholar Rennard Strickland is the curator for the Jacobs Gallery exhibit and will play a key role in selecting the films. Award: $5,050.
  • Intersections of Native American Culture, Politics and Law: A one-day conference organized by UO anthropology professor Shari Huhndorf and Stanford University graduate student Beth Piatote to be held at the UO. The conference will explore the relationships between cultural and literary production, filmmaking, and legal and political issues in the U.S. and Canada. The screening of the film, Atanarjuat – The Fast Runner will set the stage for discussions by suggested speakers that include Robert Williams, Jr., Cheryl Suzack, Marcus Amerman and Alanis Obomsawin. Wayne Morse Center Resident Scholars Brian Klopotek and Rennard Strickland will also participate. Award: $10,000.
  • The Passage of Time: Columbia River Treaties, Endangered Salmon, and the Federal Hydrosystem: Research and presentations by UO School of Law Professor Mary Christina Wood. Professor Wood will write an informational essay on treaty rights and make presentations at three or more events organized around the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial and the anniversary of the 1855 Stevens Treaties with northwest tribes. She will also present her findings at the UO. Award: $5,000.
  • Second Annual Conference on Northwest Tribal Water Rights: Organized by Harold and Terry Shepherd of the Center for Tribal Water Advocacy. The Center organized a very successful conference at the law school in late 2004. It brought together representatives from 14 tribes, tribal consortia, environmental groups, the Oregon Department of Justice, Oregon universities, law firms, and U.S. regulatory bodies. The grant is to encourage participation by students in the 2005 conference. Award: $2,500.
  • Work for Native Justice: Speaker series organized by UO School of Law Public Interest Public Service Program (PIPS). PIPS is a law student organization dedicated to encouraging students to recognize the value of public interest work worldwide. Their goal for next year is to attract UO students to programs on “American Indian Law and Governance” and “Environmental Factors affecting the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples.” The programs will be spread throughout the regular academic year and will feature one to two speakers on each topic. Award: balance of 2004-05 grant and up to $1,500 additional.
  • “Women’s Voices of Struggle and Survival: Stories from the Heart of Indigenous Communities.” The UO Center for Indigenous Cultural Survival’s director Rob Proudfoot and assistant director Steven Swenson will work with Wayne Morse Center director Margaret Hallock to organize a speaker series featuring women’s leadership in indigenous communities. Speakers will include emerging indigenous women leaders. Award: Up to $5,000.

Past Awards for 2003-05

The Wayne Morse Center awarded several project grants for 2003-05 relevant to the theme, “The Changing Geopolitical Order”

  • American Gadfly: The Story of Wayne Morse Play production sponsored by
    New Mime Circus.
  • The Borders of Human Security: Geopolitics Comes Home. Conference sponsored by the UO Center for the Study of Women in Society and Professor Sandra Morgen.
  • Democracy and Human Rights in Latin America: Lessons from the Past and Prospects for the Future (30 Years After September 11, 1973). Conference sponsored by the UO Latin American Studies Committee.
  • En Tu Nombre (In Your Name). Art exhibit sponsored by UO Romance Languages and Professor Bryan Moore.
  • Environmental Challenges that Transcend National Boundaries Lecture series. sponsored by Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (E-LAW).
  • Global Justice at Work Lecture series. Sponsored by the UO School of Law Public Interest/Public Service (PIPS) Program.
  • Homeland “In”Security: Race, Immigration and Labor in Post-9/11 North America Conference sponsored by the UO Center on Diversity and Community.
  • Latino Immigration and the New World Order: Lessons from the Japanese-American Internment Symposium sponsored by Eugene Day of Remembrance Committee.
  • Malthus, Mendel, and Monsanto: The Law and Politics of the Global Food Supply Conference sponsored by UO School of Law, Professor Keith Aoki, and Oregon Tilth.
  • Peace and Justice in Latin America Conference. Sponsored by UO Latin American Studies Committee and Professor Carlos Aguirre.
  • Politics, Law, and Violence in Literature and the Arts Symposium. Sponsored by UO Theater Arts and Professor Jeffrey Mason.
  • Workplace Health and Safety in the Global Economy Conference. Sponsored by UO Labor Education and Research Center – Occupational Health and Safety Program, and Professor Steven Hecker.

Past Awards for 2001-03

The Wayne Morse Center awarded several project grants for 2001-03 relevant to the theme, “Race, Class, and the Criminal Justice System”

  • Restorative Justice Conference. Sponsored by UO School of Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Program and Professor Jane Gordon.
  • Prison and Prison Labor Course. Sponsored by UO History Department and Professor Randall McGowen.
  • Cops and Kids: Sharing Stories, Building Relationships and Working Together; Race and Community Policing Community. Sponsored by Eugene Police Department.
  • The Influence of Race and Class on the Future of Policing. Event organized by the UO Criminal Law Students Association.
  • Prison Labor Monitoring Project. Research sponsored by UO Labor Education and Research Center and Professor Gordon Lafer.
  • Parenting from Prison Research and handbook publication. Sponsored by Carole Pope.
  • Race, Class, and the Administration of Justice Course. Sponsored by UO School of Law and Adjunct Professor Peter Ozanne.
  • Racial Equity in the Criminal Justice System Symposium. Sponsored by Portland State University, Youth Law Center (San Francisco), Multnomah County Public Safety Project, and Adjunct Professor Peter Ozanne.
  • The Great Writ: Post Conviction Process in Capital and Non-Capital Cases Course. Sponsored by UO School of Law and Adjunct Professor Rita Radostitz.
  • Race, Class, and the Criminal Justice System (Death Penalty). Film festival organized by Bijou Art Cinemas and Eugene Weekly.
  • Law, Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse. Research sponsored by Resident Scholar Merle Weiner.
  • Death Penalty. Art exhibit organized by the UO Cultural Forum.
  • Left Behind: Child Custody Issues for Women Prisoners Conference. Sponsored by Project Linkup, UO Women's Law Forum, Carole Pope, and Professor Barbara Aldave.
  • Transnationalism, Ethnicity, and the Public Sphere Conference. Sponsored by Oregon Humanities Center and UO Center for Asian and Pacific Studies.
  • Prison Growth: Political, Economic, and Social Issues Conference. Sponsored by UO School of Law and UO Sociology Department.
  • The Death Penalty in Historical Perspective: The European and American Experience, 1600 to the Present Class. Sponsored by Professor Randall McGowen, UO Department of History.
  • Project Linkup. Sponsored by Carole Pope, former inmate and prison activist, and Professor Barbara Aldave, UO School of Law.

Past Awards for 2000-01

The Wayne Morse Center awarded several project grants for 2000-01 relevant to the theme, “Labor in a Global Economy”

  • Project Grants The Life of a Strawberry. Project sponsored by Professor
    Lynn Stephen, Anthropology, UO.
  • Immigrant Participation in the Oregon Workforce Study. Sponsored by the Oregon AFL-CIO. Workers, Consumers, and the Global Economy Research and course sponsored by Michael Dreiling, Assistant Professor, Sociology, UO.
  • Boss of the Waterfront: Wayne Morse and Labor Arbitration Exhibit sponsored by Special Collections, Knight Library, UO. Race and Transnational Labor in U.S. Western History Symposium sponsored by the UO History Department. High School and Middle School Workshops Wayne Morse Historical Park Board members and Springfield high school teacher James Mattiace worked together to design and host a series of five full-day workshops for Eugene and Springfield high school and middle school classes. The discussions were held at the Wayne Morse Historical Park, a City of Eugene park that was formerly Senator Morse's home and ranch. Local schoolteachers were invited to choose one of three areas of discussion: globalization, sweatshops and international labor; domestic labor and U.S. labor laws; or farm workers. Each of the participating teachers made the sessions part of ongoing class work around the issues.
  • Boss of the Waterfront: Wayne Morse and Labor Arbitration Exhibit sponsored by Special Collections, Knight Library, UO.
  • Race and Transnational Labor in U.S. Western History. Symposium sponsored by the UO History Department.
  • High School and Middle School Workshops. Wayne Morse Historical Park Board members and Springfield high school teacher James Mattiace worked together to design and host a series of five full-day workshops for Eugene and Springfield high school and middle school classes. The discussions were held at the Wayne Morse Historical Park, a City of Eugene park that was formerly Senator Morse's home and ranch. Local schoolteachers were invited to choose one of three areas of discussion: globalization, sweatshops and international labor; domestic labor and U.S. labor laws; or farm workers. Each of the participating teachers made the sessions part of ongoing class work around the issues.

Past Awards for 1999-2000

The Wayne Morse Center awarded several project grants for 1999-2000 relevant to the theme, “The Rich, the Poor, and American Politics”

  • The Farmworker Experience. Four UO undergraduates and two graduate students worked in conjunction with Professor Lynn Stephen and staff of the Oregon farmworker union, PCUN, on the history of the farmworker movement in the state of Oregon. These students organized the archives of PCUN, which holds one of the largest collections of documents, newsletter, clippings, photos, videos, and other documentation of the farmworker struggle and the Chicano movement in Oregon.
  • A second part of the project was a class titled “U.S. Immigration Policy and the Mexican Farmworker Experience.” The class hosted five guest speakers and included supervised field research and study. The project generated much community interest, including press coverage by National Public Radio, the Eugene Register-Guard, Oregon Daily Emerald, and the UO Web page. Stephen presented a paper based on this project at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association.
  • Public Radio Internship Project. KLCC radio journalists Nancy Solomon and Alan Siporin mentored four UO student interns to produce radio feature segments on issues of class and politics. In addition, Siporin hosted Frances Fox Piven on his “Critical Mass” show, and the two journalists held "dialogue sessions” with local residents from different economic strata. They produced an hour-long documentary about poverty and welfare in Lane County that was aired on KLCC.
  • Labor, Welfare, and Politics. Forum sponsored by the Eugene-Springfield Solidarity Network.
  • Economic Justice Film series Sponsored by the Bijou Cinema and Eugene Weekly.
  • Power, Control, and Resistance Series of classes taught by UO Political Science Professor, Julie Novkov.
  • Law, Class, and Regulation Series of classes taught by Professors Gordon Lafer and Julie Novkov) and sponsored by UO Political Science Department and the UO Labor Education and Research Center.
  • Regulating the Working Class Capstone class designed and taught by Sandra Morgen, Professor of Anthropology and director of the UO Center for the Study of Women in Society.

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