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  • Coming Home: Second Home Celebration Gala

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    Ecotrust (Billy Frank Jr. Conference Center) 721 NW Ninth Ave., Portland, OR, United States

    What does “home” mean to you? Join us in a fun-filled, informal, pizza- and love-fueled fundraising celebration for Beaverton Second Home, a community-wide commitment to provide safe and stable homes for the unaccompanied high school students among us. This event is family-friendly in every way. Enjoy live music and bid on silent auction prizes. All … Continue reading Coming Home: Second Home Celebration Gala

    $20
  • Protesters holding signs advocating for climate justice.

    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”

  • Close-up of a pen marking a vote on a ballot paper.

    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 … Continue reading Ballot Measure Forum

  • Second Home Breakfast

    The Rockwood Center 17805 SE Stark St., Portland, OR, United States

    No cost to attend; donations will be gratefully accepted. All contributions go towards sustaining the Gresham-Barlow Second Home program. If you can’t attend, please consider making a secure online donation and select “Second Home.” For more information about the event, call (503) 261-4583. To learn more about us, go to emo-secondhome.org. Please RSVP no later … Continue reading Second Home Breakfast