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SAGE Connections: Help Kids Succeed in School
2025-08-06 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
Join us online to connect and learn about meaningful volunteer opportunities to help students succeed in school.
SAGE inspires and supports people over fifty to give forward so that future generations can thrive. Among our priorities, we focus on helping students succeed in school, and we connect people to opportunities to get involved.
At this info session, we will highlight volunteer opportunities offered through SAGE to help elementary and middle school students in math and literacy in Portland and Bend, and also spotlight opportunities with nonprofit partners across Oregon.
We look forward to welcoming you and learning more about your interests, and how we might work together.

Solution Salon – Helping Children and Families
2025-09-19 11:00 - 12:30 | Path Home Family Village, 6220 SE 92nd Ave, Portland, OR, 97266, United States
Have you ever wondered why we spend so much time and money on solving homelessness, yet we still see so many people outside on our streets? Join SAGE and Path Home’s Executive Director Brandi Tuck for a conversation on the history, causes, and effects of homelessness. We’ll examine the root causes of homelessness and explore different populations that experience homelessness including the “invisible homeless” population that may be the most vulnerable group but receives the least amount of attention. You’ll also learn what we can do to end the homelessness crisis once and for all.

Local leadership to address homelessness
2025-10-17 11:00 - 12:30 | Multnomah Building, 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Join SAGE and the Multnomah County Homeless Services Department (HSD) for an overview of HSD’s work, including their values, priorities and core services. The HSD works with community organizations and government entities to provide coordinated, participant-driven, and equitable services for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. At this event, HSD will discuss their relationship with Metro Regional Government, the City of Portland and other community partners, and the Homelessness Response Action Plan.

Future Design for a Warming Planet: A Multi-Generational Forum
2025-10-18 09:00 - 14:30 | Vernier Science Center, 1025 SW Mill Street, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Join us for a multi-generational forum titled Future Design for a Warming Climate.
This event will explore long-term decision-making through the lens of Future Design, a method that incorporates the perspectives of imagined future generations. Participants will reflect on Oregon’s past, engage with a fictional policy concept—the Resiliency Bond, inspired by real-world climate initiatives—and evaluate its implications from a future-oriented viewpoint.
By simulating the voices of future Oregonians, we’ll test ideas, deliberate trade-offs, and reflect on what kind of legacy we want to leave behind. The forum will conclude with a collaborative discussion on actionable steps toward a more resilient future.
SAGE is pleased to offer this forum in partnership with Elders Action Network and Future Design Group, SAGE’s Emerging Leaders Action Board, and Portland State University’s Student Sustainability Center and Institute on Aging.

Politics and Possibility: Talking Across Differences
2025-12-04 17:00 - 18:30 | PSU Urban Center Building, Toulon Library, 7th Floor, 506 SW Mill Street, Portland, 97201, United States
Join us on December 4th for a special community conversation about how we can talk—and work—together, even when we don’t agree.
Our national and state politics are so polarized that constructive problem-solving is often impossible. This fuels frustration and deepens the sense of division. Too often, we forget that each of us has the power to shape a different story. This event will focus on how we got here and, more importantly, how we can build trust, listen with respect, and find common ground. Together, we’ll explore practical ways to promote civil dialogue and strengthen community relationships.
Panelists Jack Miller, Rebecca Tweed, and Wendy Willis are experienced in civic engagement. They will explore this issue and share their views on the state of political discourse in Oregon and nationwide. They’ll also have suggestions about how to have productive conversations across political lines.
Doors open at 4:45 p.m. Event begins at 5:00 p.m.
Space is limited.
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Meet our Panelists:

Rebecca Tweed
President of Tweed Strategies, Rebecca Tweed is a top political strategist in Oregon and has worked on more than 90 political campaigns for local government, legislative and statewide candidates, plus county and statewide ballot measures. She is a regular contributor to KGW News in Portland providing political and electoral analysis. She currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Oregon State University Legislative Scholars Advisory Committee and is an advisory board member at the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics at the University of Oregon.

Wendy Willis
Wendy is the founding director of Oregon’s Kitchen Table, a statewide engagement program of the National Policy Consensus Center, designed to give every Oregonian an opportunity to participate in the decisions that affect them. Before joining NPCC, Wendy was the Executive Director for City Club of Portland. She has also served as an Assistant Public Defender for the District of Oregon and a law clerk to Chief Justice Wallace P. Carson, Jr., of the Oregon Supreme Court. Wendy is the author of two books of poems, a book of essays, and the co-author of a textbook on collaborative governance. Another textbook – Kitchen Table Democracy – is forthcoming, and another book of poems is underway. You can also read Wendy’s episodic column, “Democracy Pie,” at The Fulcrum. Wendy graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown Law Center and holds a bachelor’s degree from Willamette University and an M.F.A. from the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University.

Jack Miller
Dr. Jack Miller is an author, professor, speaker, and podcaster who has been teaching and writing about politics for more than 30 years. He teaches American politics and political philosophy in the Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University and is the host and producer of three podcasts: The Pothole Problem, which examines ways of looking at the world to cultivate a less frustrating and more satisfying relationship with politics; Two Ring Circus, a podcast about Congress; and Applied Political Philosophy, which explores political reform. His two novels — 1994, a novel of politics (2019) and Invisible Empire (2020) — explore enduring political dynamics through the lens of historical fiction. His third novel, The Silent Majority, is planned for release. Video lectures and public performances are available on his YouTube channel.

Bill Howe (event moderator)
Bill Howe has practiced law for 50 years, which includes over 25 years devoted exclusively to family law with Gevurtz Menashe in Portland, Oregon. Bill has also devoted significant time to family court reform. He has been appointed by two Governors and several Chief Justices thru the years to lead family law and court reform efforts. Bill currently serves on the Board of SAGE and was instrumental in launching the SAGE Citizen Project.

Jeff Gudman (event commentator)
Jeff serves as Treasurer of SAGE. Jeff was also a two term (8 years) Lake Oswego city councilor. Jeff is a lifelong Oregon resident (except for time at Pomona College and graduate school at the Wharton School of Business). He has been and continues to be actively engaged in a variety of non-profits and government organizations and stays active in the business community.

SAGE Connections: Learn How to Get Involved
2026-02-17 17:00 - 18:00 | Online
Join us online to connect and learn about SAGE.
Together, we inspire and support people over fifty to give forward so that future generations can thrive. We spotlight challenges facing the future with a focus on education, the environment, and the economy. We also connect people to resources and opportunities to get involved, and we train and support people to engage in social causes and nonprofits.
We work across generations because we need each other and the future needs all the advocates it can get. During this gathering, we’ll share more about SAGE’s programs with a focus on our events, workshops, and volunteer opportunities. We look forward to welcoming you and learning more about your interests, and how we might work together.

SAGE Welcome: SW Portland
2026-07-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Elephants on Corbett, 5221 S Corbett Avenue, Portland, OR, 97239, United States
Welcome! This event is a free, friendly space to meet with our community connectors, share your story, and discover how you can make a meaningful impact. We are here to listen, support, and help you find your unique place in our local community.
During our hour together, we will walk through our mission and explore the various pathways available to you. Our goal is to help you find your civic sweet spot, which focuses on what matters to you, how you want to use your unique skills, and why this work is meaningful to you right now.

SAGE Welcome: Virtual
2026-07-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Online

SAGE Welcome: SE Portland
2026-07-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Private: Revolution Hall, Roof Deck, 1300 SE Stark Street, Portland, 97214, United States
