RVML Ashland Events

FREE ADMISSION – 1757 Ashland St., Ashland, OR. One mile west of I-5 Exit 14

Network with Ashland business community leaders. Each business presents about their services for 30-40 seconds. Coffee and snacks provided. Free admission. Non-member guests are welcome.

Hosted by RVML and Lauren Trantham, CEO of Human Trafficking Disruptors Org

Greeters is a networking event for Ashland Chamber of Commerce members. Guests are welcome to attend twice before needing to be a member to attend. If you have already attended twice, please contact the Chamber about membership.

FREE ADMISSION – 1757 Ashland St., Ashland, OR. One mile west of I-5 Exit 14.

Human trafficking, or human slavery, is happening all around us. It isn’t new, and it’s much more than the recent headlines. It’s happening every day here close to our homes, more than most people realize.
In this presentation, Lauren will expose the root causes of trafficking, how and where it happens, and how Southern Oregon communities can take meaningful actions to stop it. Learn how to identify trafficking within your immediate community, and hear inspiring stories about Lauren and her teams’ successes.

Lauren Trantham is an author, speaker, and business owner with nearly a decade of experience as a leader in the Anti-Human Trafficking Movement. She is the founder and Executive Director of Disruptors Org (formerly Ride My Road), which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for survivor-led initiatives. Lauren has ridden her motorcycle tens of thousands of miles across the United States, meeting and photographing over 100 American survivors of trafficking, with a focus on celebrating survivor triumphs.

Lauren is a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for children in the foster care system, and she sits on the Steering Committee of the Jackson County Coalition Against Trafficking.
She is the recent recipient of the Above and Beyond Award from the Oregon Department of Justice for her work in the trafficking movement. She is currently receiving her Master’s Degree in Social Justice and Human Rights from ASU, and is the producer of the Southern Oregon Human Trafficking Disruptors Summit.

FREE ADMISSION – 1757 Ashland St., Ashland, OR. One mile west of I-5 Exit 14.

Spirals are everywhere- snail shells, whirlpools, pinecones- but what if they’re more than just beautiful patterns? Come explore clues pulled together from science, mysticism, and ancient wisdom which show how spirals function as portals between different realms of existence. You’ll discover:

• Why the spiral is a universal key across all planes.
• How spirals affect us physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
• Fresh perspectives on them in your body, mind, and the cosmos.
• How to work with spirals to elevate your awareness and inner growth.

Lucia Hodges is a researcher and author based in Winchester, Oregon. With a formal background in biology and ecology as well as over two decades of life in a theosophically based spiritual community, she brings a rare balance of scientific insight and esoteric understanding to her work.

Her first book, Rising Up Into the Divine – World Mystics on the Ascent of Your Soul, established her as a voice connecting mysticism, history, science, and inner evolution. Her second book, Spirals: Cosmic Bridges Between Dimensions, synthesizes decades of inquiry into a practical and visionary guide.

Lucia is also the founder of Inner Sound Press, her own imprint and platform for publishing transformative works.

FREE ADMISSION – 1757 Ashland St., Ashland, OR. One mile west of I-5 Exit 14.

Lecture and slide presentation plus Q&A with the author.

One Balloon: Silent Attack on the American Homeland is based on a true World War II event that happened in southeastern Oregon near Klamath Falls, May 5, 1945.

KC’s aunt Elsie, pregnant with her first child, and five youths were killed by a balloon bomb, one of many, made in Japan. It was covered up and classified as top secret for several weeks.

Through the author's emotion-filled illustrations and imagining, One Balloon weaves war events and the power of the human spirit in facing them into a compelling tapestry of unexpected compassion and forgiveness.

K.C. Winters is an author, illustrator, and longtime educator whose work blends watercolor art, historical research, and human storytelling. Based in the Pacific Northwest, she is especially drawn to little-known chapters of World War Il history and the personal stories hidden within them. Her presentations invite audiences into history through image, reflection, and conversation.