• First Stand for Climate Committee Hearing

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

    As part of the Renew Oregon Coalition, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon invites you to this climate advocacy event. Our Legislative leaders have an opportunity to take action NOW on our climate crisis in 2020! The Legislature is negotiating now, and the current proposal being discussed needs meaningful changes in order for bold climate action to … Continue reading First Stand for Climate Committee Hearing

  • Drum Major Celebration: Salute to Greatness

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

    Ms. Rukaiyah Adams, Chief Investment Officer of Meyer Memorial Trust and Chair of the Oregon Investment Council, will deliver the keynote address. The following community leaders will be recognized: Dr. W. Bryan Gibbs, OHSU, who helped us understand that gun violence is a public health issue; Mr. Donald Dixon, who has been a leader in … Continue reading Drum Major Celebration: Salute to Greatness

  • Legislative Forum

    Westminster Presbyterian Church 1624 NE Hancock St. Portland, OR. 97212 1624 NE Hancock, Portland, OR, United States

    Join us at Oregon Coalition of Christian Voices’ Annual Legislative Forum, where Oregon State Senators, House Members and advocacy representatives will be the panelists discussing plans for the next legislative session. Topics will include: > Environmental Justice > Criminal Justice > Revenue > Housing and Human services > Education If you have an interest in … Continue reading Legislative Forum

  • Drum Major Celebration: Empower the Dream

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

    Dr. Miles Davis, President of Linfield College in McMinnville (the first African American President in 162 years), will be the keynote speaker, and the theme is: “Now is ‘Still’ the Time!” Governor Kate Brown, County Chair Deborah Kafoury, Mayor Ted Wheeler, Metro President Lynn Peterson will give greetings, inter-faith leaders will give short messages of … Continue reading Drum Major Celebration: Empower the Dream

  • Palestine, Liberation and Americans of Faith

    Central Lutheran Church 1820 NE 21st Ave, Portland, United States, United States

    An evening with ELCA Oregon Synod Bishop Laurie Larson Caesar, fresh off her second trip to Palestine, and Mark Braverman, peace activist and author of A Wall in Jerusalem: Hope, Healing, and the Struggle for Justice in Israel and Palestine. Since a visit to Palestine in 2006, Mark has devoted himself full-time to the movement … Continue reading Palestine, Liberation and Americans of Faith

  • Safe Harbor

    Alberta Rose Theater 3000 NE Alberta St., Portland, OR, United States

    You are invited to attend a performance of Mother of Exiles by the Resonance Ensemble. The Mother of Exiles Project is seeking support to help give voice to people around the world who are in need of asylum. Portland Composer Theresa Koon has adapted Emma Lazarus' famous poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty in … Continue reading Safe Harbor