Events in Portland Metro Area

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Alliance for Democracy sponsored events
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November
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Monday, Nov 17th, 7PM, Loyola Jesuit Center, 3220 SE 43rd Avenue

Fr. Rafael Gallegos is a community leader from Tiquisio, Colombia who is active in organizing his community to non-violently stand up to multinationals and armed groups terrorizing the region. He'll be giving a presentation at Loyola Jesuit Center at 7pm on Nov. 17th, which is sponsored by Colombia Support Network, as well as Witness for Peace-Northwest, Whitefeather Peace Community, and American Friends Service Committee.
 
For more info, contact Wesley Hill at weshill.tx.ak@gmail.com.

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Monday November 17th, 7-9 with social time to follow
The Buchan Meeting Room, First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th Ave. Enter through alleyway on 12th.

The 100 Mile Thanksgiving Challenge! (Our inspiration: http://100milediet.org/thanksgiving)

Come learn from a variety of community organizations how you can participate in bringing real wealth to Portland via our food systems – support our local farmers and restaurants, become empowered with your own urban garden, and bring more economic justice while preserving our food quality and generally building better communities.

Our challenge for Thanksgiving and beyond includes:

1. Where to buy – Co-ops, stores, CSAs and local farms that sell local food
2. Where to dine – Local chefs/restaurants that promote & serve local foods
3. Do it your self – Resources for growing your own produce
4. Share the wealth – Partner with local organizations to share with those in need

We are asking all who attend to bring a canned food item (with emphasis on local food!) to donate to Oregon Food Bank. There will be a home-made pumpkin pie, & pumpkin cookies to share along with menu suggestions with local foods for the holidays & recipes.  We will have a take-home list of the names & contact info for organizations that folks can use to connect with local food resources and eat within 100 miles while supporting local farms, stores & restaurants in our community.

For more information and to learn how to get involved:

http://realwealthpdx.com info@realwealthpdx.com 503-475-7509
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Thursday, Nov 20, Prelecture activities 6 PM, presentation at 7 PM
First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th Ave.

Strengthening Local Economies: An evening with Stacy Mitchell

Stacy Mitchell will discuss the growing movement to rebuild and strengthen local economies, placing what's happening in Portland into this larger, encourageing context. She will also be offering key polices and straegies to help realize this vision. She is a nationall renowned speaker and advisor to communities on retial development and independent business. A senior researcher with the Instutute for Locl Self-Reliance, she is the Chair of the American Independent Business Alliance. Mitchell reguarl contributes articles and commentaries to magazines and newspapers, and produces an acclaimed monthly email newsletter, The hometown Advantge Bulletin and lives in Portland Maine.


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December
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Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 9 - 12 noon,and 1 - 4PM Oregon Capital in Salem

House Energy & Environment Committee Meeting and House Agriculture and Natural Resources Meeting This is the last meeting of the interim for both of these committees; Energy and Environment will meet from 9:00 AM to noon, and Agriculture and Natural Resources will meet from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Both meetings will take place at the Capitol. As we get closer to the date, please go to the Legislature's website for complete agendas.

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Monday, December 8th, 6 - 9 PM,
St. Andrews Catholic Church (806 NE Alberta Ave.

A Community Dialogue on Trade, Migration and Job Loss
Delicious Dinner Provided!

Portland Jobs with Justice invites you to dinner and a community dialogue on trade migration and job loss.  We invite you to hear from workers and share your own experience and ideas on these topics:

  • The Race to the Bottom

  • Job Outsourcing
  • Job Loss
  • Immigration

Hear stories from:

  • Workers from both sides of the border whose jobs and livelihoods have been affected by Free Trade Agreements.

  • Workers in this country who have seen their employers undercut wages and benefits by hiring workers that can be exploited as cheap labor.
  • Immigrant workers about the conditions and exploitation that they face once they come to this country.
Currently this event is co-sponsored by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 8, The Northwest Worker Justice Project, Laborers Local 483, Laborers Northwest Regional Council, The Labor Education Research Center, Portland Peaceful Response, Portland State University Chapter of American Association of University Professors, State Representative Chip Shields, CAUSA, Oregon Fair Trade Campaign and  The Portland Central American Solidarity Committee.  Many more organizations are in the process of signing on.  If you would like your organization to co-sponsor contact me at the information below. 

These issues affect all workers' ability to fight for rights in the workplace and rebuild the broken economy.  Please RSVP December 4th.  Email to eliana@jwjpdx.org or call 503-236-5573
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Wed, Dec 17th, 6 -9 PM, Community Room at the Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR 97223

Public meeting of the State of Oregon Task Force on Comprehensive Revenue Restructuring

Task Force will summarize its recommendations and hear comments from the public
Since the end of the last legislative session, the Task Force on Comprehensive Revenue Restructuring has been working hard at examining our state and local revenue systems and exploring options for both short-term and long-term reform. The Task Force is now ready to issue a draft report this month outlining its recommendations for reform, and it is also ready to start holding public meetings around the state to both inform and hear from citizens regarding its report and recommendations. Following the public meetings, the Task Force will reconvene to reflect on what was learned at the meetings and to make any changes before the final report is released. The final report is set to be out late this year or early next year.

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January '09
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Thursday Jan 29, doors open at7 PM, The Newmark Theatre in the Portland Center for the Performing Arts (PCPA), 1111 SW Broadway St.

Portland Community College Presents Dr. Cornel West

"An Election Overview: Challenges, Successes, and the Restoration of Hope"

Dr. Cornel West is one of America's most provocative public intellectuals and has been a champion for racial justice since childhood. His writing, speaking, and teaching weave together the traditions of the black Baptist church, progressive politics, and jazz. The New York times has praised his "ferocious moral vision"

West burst onto the national scene in 1993 with his bestselling book, Race Matters, a searing analysis of racism in American Democracy. His new book, Hope on a Tighrope, availbable in November 2008, will challenge all those in search of deep wells of inspiration and new possibilities that marry the mind to the heart.

Price: Tickets are $45, $35 and $25 and can be purchased throught PCPA (Online or box office) and at Ticketmaster.
http://www.pcc.edu/cornel-west

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