Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole
(Educator, museum professional, advocate, and author) Presented in partnership with The McConnell Foundation and the Women’s Fund.
Community Speaker Series
The Shasta College Foundation is proud to partner with The McConnell Foundation and other community partners to present the Community Speaker Series. The events are FREE and open to the community!
Inspire, excite, and challenge!
The Shasta College Foundation is proud to partner with The McConnell Foundation and other community partners to present the Community Speaker Series. The purpose of these events is to bring a diverse group of speakers who will inspire, excite and challenge the community with fresh ideas and perspectives on education, social issues, the arts, and our environment. Our goal is for these unique presentations to help deepen discussions and inspire positive activism on a local level for issues with global relevance.
The events are FREE and open to the community!
Upcoming Speaker
This year's speaker has not yet been announced... additional information will be available here soon!
Past Speakers
Mara Liasson
(NPR national political correspondent and FOX News panelist). Presented in partnership with The McConnell Foundation and the Women's Fund of the Shasta Regional Community Foundation, and sponsored by Jefferson Public Radio.
Benjamin Madley
On Saturday, October 19, 2019, Dr. Benjamin Madley gave a presentation at the Cascade Theater on the topic of his work An American Genocide: the United States and the California Indian Catastrophe.
Colson Whitehead
On Tuesday, October 16, 2018, we were honored by the presentation of Pulitzer Prize winning author, Colson Whitehead!
Terry Tempest Williams
Terry Tempest Williams has been called "a citizen writer," a writer who speaks and speaks out eloquently on behalf of an ethical stance toward life.