AIDS Walk 2018

Fields Park 1099 NW Overton St, Portland, OR, United States

Join EMO's HIV Day Center Team! Walk &/or raise funds for AIDS awareness to raise funds for EMO's HIV Day Center. The Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) generously gives the HIV Day Center 60% of the funds we raise for our team! Use our free registration code: DayCenter (the code is good until the day of … Continue reading AIDS Walk 2018

Our Voice, Our World, Our Future (Premiere Screening)

MetroEast Community Media 829 NE 8th St., Gresham, OR, United States

Join us for a free premiere screening of "Our Voice, Our World, Our Future" — a short 20-minute film that explores the effects of climate change on low income communities in Portland, Ore. Often unrecognized as a serious social concern in our region, the film focuses on how climate change impacts the lives of Portland's … Continue reading Our Voice, Our World, Our Future (Premiere Screening)

Faith and Why Unions Matter

Westminster Presbyterian Church 1624 NE Hancock, Portland, OR

This free event is a forum exploring the relationship between our faith and the protection of worker rights, and the effect of declining labor unions on income inequality. Dr. Martin Hart-Landsberg, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Lewis and Clark University, is the keynote speaker. The agenda includes workers telling their stories about how people of … Continue reading Faith and Why Unions Matter

Lift Every Voice Oregon Rally Day

Oregon State Capitol 900 Court St NE, Salem, OR, United States

At this rally, we are crying out for common-sense gun safety measures to make our communities safer. Lift Every Voice Oregon calls on the Oregon State Legislature to pass legislation to ban the future sale of assault weapons and large-capacity gun magazines. Students are back in class, but our work is just beginning. During this … Continue reading Lift Every Voice Oregon Rally Day

Film Screening & Discussion, “Rikers: An American Jail”

First Unitarian Church Buchan Reception Hall 1226 SW Salmon St., Portland, OR, United States

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 Island is a good place to start. Of the more than 7,500 people detained at Rikers Island on any given day, almost 80% have not … Continue reading Film Screening & Discussion, “Rikers: An American Jail”

A Call to Action: Cultivating Peace

Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church 3138 N. Vancouver Ave., Portland, OR

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 direction of peace. This is free community event; donations welcome for Arun Gandhi's Schools in India.

Ballot Measure Forum

First United Methodist Church 1838 SW Jefferson, Portland, OR

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 United Methodist Church of Portland and will be held in the Fireside Room.

Forum on Income Inequality: How does this happen?

Augustana Lutheran Church 2710 NE 14th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

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 and the country faces its greatest wealth disparity in eighty years. Why is the economic system that made America strong suddenly failing us, and how … Continue reading Forum on Income Inequality: How does this happen?