Sep 25: Building Bridges 2025

Join us at the Muslim Educational Trust for a discussion centered around responding to bias.

Building Bridges 2024: Collaboration,Transparency, and Justic

 

Thursday, September 25, 2025

8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

At the Muslim Educational Trust

10330 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Tigard, OR 97223

                                                                                                                              

              
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Program Schedule

8:00 - 8:45 a.m.: Coffee and Tea Networking

8:45 - 9:00 a.m.: Welcome, Opening Remarks, Wajdi Said, President, Muslim Educational Trust, Max Williams, Executive Director, Oregon Coalition for Nonprofit Security.

9:05 -9:20 a.m.: Words of Support, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, Keynote Address, Hillsboro Mayor Beach Pace

9:20-9:45 a.m.: Video Tribute in honor of 10th anniversary summit.

9:50 - 11:00 a.m.: Fi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     rst Panel, Collaboration, Transparency, and Justice: Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton, Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez, Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth.

11:05 - 11:50 a.m.: Second Panel, Dialogue, Coordination, and Care: Topics include best practices for community members engaging with elected officials, collaboration to improve community outcomes. Panelists include David Massey, Carlos Quesnel, Consul of Mexico in Portland, and Emon Ghassemi, Youth Services Manager for the City of Gresham. Audience Q&A.

11:50 - 12:30 p.m.: Lunch break and Networking

12:35 - 1:35 p.m.: Third Panel, Ask the Sheriff Anything: Washington County Sheriff Caprice Massey, Multnomah County Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell, and Marion County Sheriff Nick Hunter answer questions with a focus on collaboration, transparency, and justice.

1:40 - 2:00 p.m.: Summit Conclusion and Call to Action