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URL:https://kmun.org/events/past-to-present-lecture-series-the-vanport-mos
 aic/
SUMMARY:Past to Present Lecture Series - The Vanport Mosaic
DESCRIPTION:"Lost City\, Living Memories: Vanport and its Legacy with Laura
  Lo Forti and LaVeta Gilmore Jones" - The Vanport Mosaic is a platform for
  memory activism\, committed to amplifying\, honoring\, and preserving the
  silenced histories of marginalized communities.\nLaura Lo Forti is the co
 -founder and director of Vanport Mosaic. Since 2014\, she has led the orga
 nization’s oral history projects\, curated exhibits\, and public program
 ming. Laura is a multimedia journalist\, cultural organizer\, and a “sto
 ry midwife” supporting communities in defining how their stories should 
 be told and shared. Her approach to community engagement and ethical story
 telling has been featured at the Tribeca Film Festival\, in “Collaborati
 ng for A Cause\,” on Media that Matters\, and at restorative narrative c
 onferences.\nLaVeta Gilmore Jones\, a proud Vanport descendant\, is the da
 ughter of former Vanport resident Beatrice Leola Cannon Gilmore and Rev. R
 ozell Gilmore\, both now with the ancestors. LaVeta produces the annual Va
 nport Reunion and coordinates additional gatherings for Vanport residents 
 and their descendants. She also serves as a public speaker with Vanport Mo
 saic\, sharing stories that honor the community’s history and legacy and
  is a Vanport Mosaic Board member. Born and raised in Portland\, Oregon\, 
 LaVeta spent her career as a public school educator and later as an execut
 ive director and community organizer for a local nonprofit. She finds deep
  joy in celebrating life with her children\, grandchildren\, extended fami
 ly and friends.
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LOCATION:Columbia River Maritime Museum\, 1792 Marine Drive\, Astoria\, OR\
 , 97103\, United States
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