BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hitPDX//Events//EN NAME:hitPDX events X-WR-CALNAME:hitPDX events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-393-1802833200000@hitpdx SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261031T164608Z DTSTART:20270217T030000Z SUMMARY:Consider This with Rukaiyah Adams LOCATION:Alberta Rose Theatre\, 3000 NE Alberta St\, Portland\, OR DESCRIPTION:for an onstage conversation with Rukaiyah Adams\, president an d CEO of the 1803 Fund. As the leader of this ambitious new foundation\, w hich seeks to rebuild Portland’s Albina neighborhood and advance the wea lth and wellbeing of Black Portland\, Adams requires a lot of trust: both trust from supporters that she will responsibly oversee a major investment in urban infrastructure\, and trust from the community that her efforts t o reshape a central part of the city will benefit the public. As former ch ief investment officer at Meyer Memorial trust\, Adams also oversaw a diff erent kind of trust\, managing approximately $1 billion in assets for one of the state’s largest charitable foundations. The conversation will tak e place at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland (3000 SE Alberta St.) at 7 :00 p.m. on Tuesday\, February 16\, 2027. The event is part of our 2026– 27 Consider This series\, What Do We Trust? About our guest Since January 2023\, Rukaiyah Adams has served as the President and Chief Executive Offi cer of the 1803 Fund\, an innovative organization dedicated to growing sha red prosperity. She brings a powerful blend of experience to her leadershi p role: the lived perspective of growing up in subsidized housing\, the le gal clarity gained from immersing herself in housing and urban development \, and the sharp acumen of an investor who understands the transformative power of real assets in building community prosperity. Adams leverages her extensive business expertise for the benefit of everyday people. She is a cofounder of both Albina Vision Trust and the 1803 Fund. Her dedication e xtends to public service\, including her role as a Commissioner for the Po rt of Portland\, investment committee member of the Rockefeller Brothers F und\, and a board member for Oregon Public Broadcasting. She holds a Bache lor of Arts with academic distinction from Carleton College\; a Juris Doct or from Stanford Law School\, where she was on the Law and Policy Review a nd copresident of the Law Student Association\; and a Master of Business A dministration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Tickets Ticke ts are $15 and are available at albertarosetheatre.com . To ensure that ev eryone who wants to attend is able to\, a limited number of tickets are av ailable for free. Use this form to request a free ticket . Other ways to p articipate Can't make it in person? Tune in from anywhere! The conversatio n will be streamed live\, for free\, on our YouTube channel \, and will re main available for viewing after the program. About the venue Mobility acc ess: The Alberta Rose Theatre is a wheelchair-accessible venue. Anyone who uses a wheelchair or other mobility device can reserve an accessible seat at the venue by emailing house@albertarosetheatre.com in advance of the e vent. Accessible bathrooms are to the right of the theater entrance. Parki ng: Free parking is available in the neighborhood around the theater. Park ing spaces often fill up quickly. There is one disabled person parking spa ce less than one block away on NE 30th Ave.\, in front of Emmanuel Church of God in Christ United\, but the space does not have a curb cut or ramp. The closest disabled person parking space with curb cuts is four blocks we st\, at the southwest corner of Northeast 26th Avenue and Northeast Albert a Street. A map of disabled person parking spaces is available from the Po rtland Bureau of Transportation. Public transit: The TriMet Line 72 bus st ops in front of the theater. Lines 70 and 17 have stops within four blocks of the venue. Food and drink: Beverages and limited food are available fo r purchase and may be consumed anywhere in the theater during the event. O utside food and beverages are not permitted. Lighting: The venue has appro priate overhead lighting before and after the conversation. During the con versation\, lights are dimmed with staged lighting facing the stage. Light s in the lobby/bar remain on during the program. The auditorium does not h ave floor lighting in the aisles. Sound: There will be music at a moderate volume before and after the event. Read more about the Alberta Rose Theat re . If you need accommodations to participate in this event\, please emai l programs@oregonhumanities.org by September 15. Thanks to our sponsors Co nsider This is made possible by funding from the National Endowment for th e Humanities (NEH)\, the Oregon Cultural Trust.\n\nhttps://albertarosethea tre.com/event/consider-this-with-rukaiyah-adams/alberta-rose-theatre/portl and-oregon/ URL;VALUE=URI:https://albertarosetheatre.com/event/consider-this-with-ruka iyah-adams/alberta-rose-theatre/portland-oregon/ STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261031T164608Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR