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
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
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”
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. >> Saturday, October 6, 3 pm: Steadfast Hope—A Tale of Two Peoples (11 min). Feature: The Wanted 18 (75 min). Steadfast Hope—Response: Theirs and Ours … 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 that allow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of … 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 our faiths call us to support justice for all. 6 p.m. Live music, networking and food. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Program All churches, synagogues, temples … 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 direction of peace. This is free community event; donations welcome for Arun Gandhi's Schools in India.
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 United Methodist Church of Portland and will be held in the Fireside Room.
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?
