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The Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics is a living memorial to Oregon's former U.S. senator. Housed at the School of Law at the University of Oregon, the Center brings scholars and activists to Oregon to discuss critical topics in law and politics, in the tradition of Senator Morse. We are dedic ated to Morse’s vision of peace and justice through law and politics.
The center adopts a theme of inquiry for two-year periods and conducts activities through several programs.
The theme of inquiry for 2011-13 is Capitalism and the Common Good.
“I have
complete
faith in the ability
of the American people to follow the
facts if you'll give them, and my charge against my government is
we're not giving
the American people the facts.”
— May 24, 1964 (Two months before the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed through Congress)
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EVENTS
Special Preview of Oregon Experience: Wayne Morse
February 16
110 Knight Law Center
12:30 p.m. (law students) and 5 p.m. (general public)
Get a first look at OPB's special program on Wayne Morse. It airs on OPB on Tuesday, February 21 at 8 p.m.
Building Inclusive Communities: Lessons Learned by Littleton, Colorado
February 21
110 Knight Law Center
3:30 p.m.
Susan Thornton served as mayor and city council member for 16 years in Littleton, Colorado, where she chaired the Immigrant Integration Initiative that has become a national model.
Prospects for Restoring Worker Power
February 24
110 Knight Law Center
12:30 p.m.
Janice Fine, Rutgers University, will discuss innovative union and community organizing strategies and low wage immigrant labor in the U.S.Commentary by Barbara Pocock, visiting professor from University of South Australia, and Gordon Lafer, UO Labor Education and Research Center
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NEWS
Apply now for Project Grants (faculty, students and community groups) and Law Fellowship Program (law students).
Save the date for our upcoming Gender Equality and Capitalism symposium (March 8-9, 2012)
Check out the Dorothea Lange in Oregon, 1939 photo exhibit
until February 26, 2012 in the Knight Law Center. This traveling exhibit of the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission features a collection of photos by Depression-Era documentary photographer Dorothea Lange.
Recent audio and video
WMC Director Margaret Hallock is interviewed about Dorothea Lange photo exhibit (audio courtesy KUGN)
Corporate Power in Politics and the Economy featuring Senator Russ Feingold (video)
Unions and the Future of American Democracy featuring Bob Baugh and Steve Novick (audio)
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