At MRG Foundation, we have a somewhat unique opportunity to see across issues, across communities, and across the state. From Ashland to Scappoose and from Coos Bay to La Grande, MRG’s grantees, donors, and leaders work in nearly every county and come from every movement. Read our analysis of the current issues, strategies, and events that are shaping Oregon's social justice movements.
On Thursday, June 14th, I tried going to bed at a reasonable time but I was too energized – and filled with renewed hope – to sleep. Earlier in the evening, I attended a preview screening of 14: From Dred Scott to Vanessa Lopez, a documentary to be released by Graham Street Productions, producers of […]
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I’m often approached by acquaintances who ask me, “How in the world can you keep at this all the time? Where do you get the energy, find the hope to slog through the highs and lows of this kind of work?” I’m pretty sure they’re really asking, “Why aren’t you doing something simpler, easier […]
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Last fall, when I was the brand-new Executive Director of MRG, my first road trip took me from Portland to Southern Oregon and I wrote about my experience. I’ve now been on the job nearly one year, which made my second trip down the road so pleasing. Everywhere I ventured, I was struck by the consistent […]
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Recently, I re-read an April interview between Applied Research Center’s wonderful, incisive President, Rinku Sen, and provocative progressive thinker, Van Jones. The interview followed by a few days the publication of Van’s newest book, Rebuild the Dream which debuted on the anniversary of MLK’s assassination; a date that holds special significance for Van because, as […]
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Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting with a great group of community members to talk about justice. At the latest MRG Justice Social my daughter and I spoke together, for the first time publicly, about our mutual and different perspectives on what it’s meant to live our lives honed by a multigenerational quest for […]
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