Multicultural Affairs
Student Organizations
Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide grassroots activist organization that works to free prisoners of conscience; gain fair trials for political prisoners; end torture, political killings, and disappearances; and abolish the death penalty. At Reed, AI endeavors to protect basic human rights through letter writing campaigns, educating, and bringing human rights activists to speak on campus.
Join their mailing list. Visit the international organization's website.
Asian Students Union
Chaverim
Chaverim is Reed College's student-run Jewish group. During the school year Chaverim meets almost weekly for Shabbat dinners. In addition it hosts Passover Seders, a monthly Rosh Chodesh group, Klezmer concerts, and other Jewish events. Please see the calendar for details. All members of the Reed community are welcome.
Feminist Student Union
Feminist Student Union (FSU) is an organization for persons of all genders to engage in discussion and organize events related to gender, sexuality, sexism, and the promotion of social change. FSU coordinates Women's Week, Speak-Out and discussion groups, and brings artists, performers, and speakers to campus. FSU is NOT about man-bashing, but understanding and R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
LASER: Lane After School Education with Reed
The partnership hopes to provide Lane students with otherwise unavailable classroom assistance, desired and consistent after-school classes, and one-on-one mentor relationships. Reed students are given the opportunity to gain valuable firsthand teaching experience while forging and sustaining important connections with the greater Portland community.
Visit the LASER website.Multicultural Resource Center
There is a discussion and general announcements mailing list for members of the Multicultural Resource Center that you can sign up on.
Queer Alliance
Queer Alliance is an all-inclusive organization dedicated to issues of sexuality and gender. There are weekly discussions and meetings, as well as movie nights, Drag Ball, and other activities. In addition, outside educators and entertainers are brought to campus.
Reedie/Jalapeño Cultural Exchange
The Reedie/Jalapeño Cultural Exchange (RJCE) was formed in 1999 to help create an annual cultural exchange between students at Reed College and the small community of El Trapiche, Nicaragua. In May of 2000, a dozen students traveled to El Trapiche and worked with Jalapeño families to conduct a community health project with long-term benefits. They spent two weeks producing and installing Lorena stoves, a lower-cost and more fuel-efficient stove than previous designs. They also taught the construction technique to several members of the local community, who have since built more than 70 stoves.
Reed Student Peace Action Network
The Reed chapter of the Student Peace Action Network (RSPAN) works, through a diversity of tactics including symbolic as well as concrete action, to confront, discover, expose, and fight against the root causes of war and repression, which include U.S. foreign policy and imperialism, racism, and corporate globalization. Concerning these issues, we attempt to educate ourselves and the Reed community, facilitate on- and off-campus action by Reed students, and create inclusive community and networking.
VOX
VOX, a pilot program through Planned Parenthood, creates reproductive health rights organizations that are focused on issues such as abortion, STI awareness, contraception equality, and condom outreach on campuses around the country. Look for VOX during National Condom Week, Renn Fayre, Sex in the Dark, Emergency Contraception Awareness, and more!