Written By Bruce Poinsette Power in Organizing Prior to the 2016 Presidential Election, Leonardo Reyes had limited experience with community organizing. He had participated in a few campaigns, but nothing like the whirlwind of rallies, fundraising, lobbying, and resource development that have defined his last two years with the Oregon DACA Coalition. Then President Donald […]
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From the White House to grade schools, the immigrant community is experiencing racist discrimination, harassment and threats of violence. Thanks to NOWIA Unete: Center for Farm Worker Advocacy, immigrants in Southern Oregon have a powerful group organizing to change this experience. Unete supports parents to advocate in their children’s schools by offering leadership training, provides […]
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Founded in 2012, the Portland Harbor Community Coalition (PHCC) brings together community groups working to elevate the most-impacted people’s voices in the billion dollar federal cleanup of the eleven-mile Willamette River “Superfund” site, Portland Harbor. The Challenge After decades of industrial pollution and agricultural runoff, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared the Portland Harbor a […]
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Lakota Oyate Ki is working to preserve Native culture in one of the most difficult organizing environments in Oregon — and they’re securing some major victories!
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In addition to marriage equality, where Millennial voters will continue be a big factor, creating safe and affirming spaces for young people is one of the most pressing issues in the LGBTQ community. Three MRG Foundation grantees are working to empower and engage youth throughout Oregon.
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Eugene/Springfield NAACP is doubling down on their commitment to educational equity and is tacking some of the toughest issues our communities face.
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ROP works to end regressive policies that damage Oregon’s public good: “The right-wing is taking away infrastructure— from citizenship, to the post office, to public schools,” say organizers.
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