Change On The Wing: How a Local Audubon Society is Reckoning With It's Namesake

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Its hard to change the name of something familiar, but what if your change involves an institution or person’s name that was truly beloved and what if the change was due to something horrible in the past?

Well, that can be one of the most difficult things an organization can ever do, and for the preeminent birding institution in Oregon, they’ve decided the reward is worth the risk. For the Bird Alliance of Oregon, in an effort to distance itself from the racist past of its original namesake, has decided to cast off the world-famous name of John James Audubon and strike out with a new identity.

 

https://www.klcc.org/podcast/oregon-on-the-record/2024-02-13/change-on-the-wing-how-a-local-audubon-society-is-reckoning-with-its-namesake

Ethnic Studies