September 12th through 21st is the eighth annual celebration of Welcoming Week in Bend. Numerous community partners make Welcoming Week happen. Gillian talked to three of those partners about this Saturday’s event, Culture Jam.

Kenneth Adams is the Executive Director of The Father’s Group. thefathersgroup.org

Wesley Heredia is Program Manager at Vámonos Outside. vamonosoutside.org

huong tran is the Executive Director of Embrace Bend and co-founder of APIC - Asian and Pacific Islanders Collective. www.embracebend.com/apic-

Culture Jam is Saturday September 13th, Noon to 7pm, at Open Space Event Studios in Bend.

huong tran is facilitating the Welcoming Week event Designing Matrilineal Systems Sunday Sept 21st, 2pm the East Bend Library.

You can learn more about all Welcoming Week Events at bendoregon.gov.

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