The United States is facing a crisis of mass incarceration with over 2.2 million people packed into its jails and prisons. To understand the human toll of this crisis, Rikers … Continue reading Film Screening & Discussion, “Rikers: An American Jail”
Film festival includes: >> Friday, October 5, 7 pm: Israel & Palestine 101 (6 min), Steadfast Hope—The Big Picture (17 min). Feature: The Stones Cry Out, (58 min). Panel Q&A. … Continue reading Human Rights in the Holy Land – The Rest of the Story: A Palestinian Film Festival
Walk to Fight Suicide. When you walk in the Portland Out of the Darkness Walk, you join the effort with hundreds of thousands of people to raise awareness and funds … Continue reading Portland Out of the Darkness Walk
E.D. Mondaine of the NAACP and Tony DeFalco of Verde and Living Cully will talk about the measure and why it’s important to us all. Together we can share how … Continue reading People of Faith Gather to Support Initiative 26-201 (Portland Clean Energy Fund)
Keynote speaker Arun Gandhi will honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and his grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi. Arun teaches the philosophy of nonviolence to move our world in the … Continue reading A Call to Action: Cultivating Peace
Concert proceeds to benefit the No on Measure 105 Campaign.
EMO's Public Policy Advocacy Director Britt Conroy will present information on Oregon's November 2018 ballot measures. Lunch will be provided before the forum begins. The forum is hosted by First … Continue reading Ballot Measure Forum
JOIN US AS WE SCREEN ROBERT REICH’S DOCUMENTARY “SAVING CAPITALISM.” America was once celebrated for and defined by its large and prosperous middle class. Now, this middle class is shrinking … Continue reading Forum on Income Inequality: How does this happen?
Registration is now open for EMO's 2018 Collins Summit exploring the causes, challenges and opportunities of human migration in an increasingly global society. Join a diverse group of refugees, immigrants, … Continue reading 2018 Collins Summit “Human Migration: Claiming roots in an uprooted world”
It’s one thing to promise faithfulness in sickness and in health, but the reality of caring for a spouse with chronic or terminal illness can feel like too much to … Continue reading A Labor of Love: Facing the Challenges of Caregiving for a Spouse or Intimate Partner
