HomeWord Bound: An Event of Literary Proportions — An event to benefit Community Partners for Affordable Housing. Justice Roberts will be one of the guest authors at this event. Tickets: $60; two for $100 – includes dinner, silent auction, author signings and books available for sale. Reservations required – go to the web site www.cpahinc.org or contact […]
Justice Roberts will give the inaugural address for a “Betty Roberts Women in Law” program, following a panel of speakers: Hon. Deanell Tacha, U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit Elizabeth Cabraser, Partner, Lieff Cabraser, Heimann & Berstein LLP, San Francisco, CA Donna Maddux ’02, Attorney in Charge, Organized Crime Section, Criminal Division, Oregon Dept. […]
Time: TBA Location: Private home, Portland Contact: Betty Roberts, 503-221-9929 or roberts@europa.com
Program: Justice Roberts will discuss her book “With Grit and By Grace” and her political role as a legislator during the Governor Tom McCall years, a time that coincided with a society in transition involving the civil rights movement, the peace movement, and the women’s movement. Time: 7:25-8:30 am Location: Eco Trust Building, 2nd floor […]
Program: Justice Roberts will be the speaker at their weekly meeting, to be followed by questions and discussion with attendees. She will speak about the themes developed in her book “With Grit and By Grace”, such as being prepared for opportunities, and the roles motivation and hard work play in our lives; and compare these qualities […]
Program: Judge Roberts will team wih Dr. Melody Rose, Chair of the Political Science Department at Portland State University, to discuss the history of women in politics and the importance of women in developing public policy. Time: 2 – 4:50 PM Location: Oregon State University, Gilkey Hall, Room 100 Corvallis, Oregon Contact: Beth Rietveld, Director […]
League of Women Voters, East Multnomah County Program: Betty Roberts will read from her book “With Grit and By Grace” and discuss the importance of women in politics in the 1960’s, 70’s, and 80’s, a period when women’s organizations were influential in breaking the barriers of inequality. Time: 10 AM Location: Gresham Memorial Chapel and […]
Public event following the Women and Leadership class held earlier the same day. Program: Justice Roberts and Dr. Melody Rose (Chair of the Political Science Department at Portland State University) will speak about their own research and writing projects, and the work that is being done to encourage more women to become involved in politics. Time: […]
KLCC 89.7 FM “Sunday at Noon” radio talk program with Claude Offenbacher and Andrew Bartholomew, Co-hosts. They will be speaking with Justice Roberts about her life as she’s written about it in With Grit and By Grace, with particular emphasis on her breakthroughs as a woman, and her commitment to gender equality. It is an hour-long show, with listeners […]
Time: 7 PM Location: Portland, OR Contact: Betty Roberts, 503-221-9929 or roberts@europa.com