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Partner with ACLU of Oregon supporters statewide at virtual Lobby Days April 29-30

Posted on by Kathy Foldes

Engaging with your legislators and advocating for your community is more important than ever. Please join ACLU of Oregon supporters statewide at our virtual Lobby Days April 29-30 to demand bold action from our state-elected leaders.
This virtual event will be your opportunity to advocate for progressive policies and budget requests in areas including immigrants’ rights, reimagined policing, protection and restoration of voting rights, and criminal justice reform.
Lobby Days
The ACLU Lobby Days.
Demand bold progress from Oregon’s elected officials.
Thursday, April 29, 1 – 4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 30, 9 – 12 p.m.
Online
Register Now!
We’ve organized two days of rich programming and training; view the agenda. Tune in live to hear from ACLU staff, community leaders, and elected officials, or watch the recordings and materials on your own time, and then meet virtually with legislators along with your fellow community members.
This is a free event, but pre-registration is required. ASL interpretation and captioning will be provided. Please RSVP now and be sure to let us know any other accommodations that will help you participa

Help make state legislatures turn blue!

Posted on by Kathy Foldes
Upcoming special elections provide a major opportunity to uphold Democratic values and continue rejecting Trumpism nationwide.
The DLCC already had some major wins this year – including in some traditionally Republican areas – and we need to keep them coming to protect our Democratic coalition.
The next four weeks feature as many as TEN special elections, spread out all throughout the country, starting as soon as tomorrow. Check them out:
Date State Seat
March 20 Louisiana HD-82
March 23 Virginia SD-38
March 30 Massachusetts HD-19 (Suffolk)
April 6 California AD-79
April 6 Missouri HD-45
April 6 Oklahoma SD-22
April 6 Wisconsin HD-89
April 6 Wisconsin SD-13
April 13 Connecticut HD-112
April 13 New Hampshire HD-21 (Hillsborough)
Some of these races are in Trump-won districts that won’t be easy wins – but that just means we’ll have to fight even harder to gain ground.

Helping our neighbors and making Indivisible more visible.

Posted on by Kathy Foldes

Progressives helping their neighbors. Join the effort. Counter balance conservative Timber Unity that is courting voters by delivering wood. After all, they are funded by Stimpson Lumber.
East Washington County Democrats East Washington County Democrats
Helping our Neighbors
For some of us, the recent stimulus payments are essential – replacing lost income and helping get by until we beat this pandemic. For others, the need is not as great.

Join Saturday phone banks to voters to fight voter suppression bills in their states!

Posted on by Kathy Foldes

Phone bank to protect voting rights · Mobilize
Join us every Saturday from 2:00 to 4 pm PST to call voters of color in key districts, connecting them directly to their state senators to oppose new voter suppression bills. We will be using Call Hub, a new user-friendly dialer that allows the volunteer to patch the voter directly to their state senator’s phone number in real-time. We will help you set up a CallHub account, walk you through the process of making the calls, and answer your questions. (41 kB)
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Green New Deal forum on March 13th at 4 pm

Posted on by Kathy Foldes

ICM come and participate!

Sunrise Beaverton partnered with WashCo Young Dems and 350pdx – Washington County Team for this Green New Deal Public Forum on March 13th at 4 pm.
The Green New Deal often gets dismissed as a ‘pie in the sky’ national bill and the right wing / fossil fuel interest work overtime to spread misinformation about the GND. We’re going to dive into what the GND would mean for us at the local level, what initiatives we currently have that fit within the GND framework, and also have the opportunity to engage with a slate of elected officials from various Cities, Washington County, & Metro government on what work is happening now to address the climate crisis. We will be announcing the elected officials in the coming days!
Please join us and our partners for this event next weekend.
bit.ly/WaCoGND