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"Celebrating a Community of Peace" Rally
CPJ, 14.03.2009 - 10:20
Major Peace Rally & March in Medford on March 21st “Celebrating a Community of Peace”
John Frohnmayer, Jeff Golden and the Rogue Valley Peace Choir will headline what has become an annual event in downtown Medford: a big peace rally & march beginning at 11:30 am Saturday, March 21st, in Alba Park, marking the 6th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. More than 4,250 US troops have died in the Iraq War; more than 660 in Afghanistan.
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ROP State-wide Rural Caucus in Salem March 15
* B U I L D I N G * R U R A L * P O W E R *, 11.03.2009 - 11:29
March 15th 1pm, Statewide March on the Capitol: Stop the Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan; Keep the Guard in Oregon. ROP Statewide Rural Caucus March 15th brings people together to meet the challenges of the economic crisis and build progressive power for Rural Oregon.
Organizing with Hope in Times of Crisis.
What & When: Rural Caucus and Strategy Session Sunday March 15th 9am–7pm & Democracy Bailout Monday March 16th 9am-1pm.
Where: Salem, Oregon
March 15th at Willamette University (Montag Den)
March 16th at UCC Church (700 Marion St NE)
Who: Rural Organizing Project & 65 member Human Dignity Groups from 30+ counties in Oregon
Why: There is incredible hardship in rural Oregon right now but also a chance for true social change and economic restructuring. ROP members from all corners of Oregon will come together to strategize on the future of the progressive movement in rural Oregon, share skills to advance organizing in local communities & demonstrate our collective power.
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RENT CONTROL FOR MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS
Oregon Manufactured Homeowners United, 09.03.2009 - 19:27
RENT CONTROL FOR MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS COMMUNITY MEETING
Guest Speaker-Peter Ferris, Executive Director & Lobbyist, Oregon Manufactured Homeowners United
http://www.mhclosure.com/ Saturday, March 14
10:00am
Butte Crest Park, Clubhouse
633 E. Archwood Dr., Eagle Point
Call Monika Sayre, 541-826-2139 for directions
NOTE: Peter Ferris will be guest on the Brain Labor Report radio show Fri. Mar. 13 @ 7a.m. Pacific Time. Listen in Ashland, OR "live" to KSKQ @ 94.9fm or via the web @
http://www.kskq.org Shows are archived at http://www.kskq.org/blr
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Plight of Iraqi Refugees Worsens
Mary Madsen and Sasha Crow, 04.03.2009 - 16:04
Collateral Repair Project founder, Sasha Crow, is in Amman, Jordan working with Iraqi refugees who have been forced to flee the violence of their country. Her blog describes her visits to families struggling with worsening poverty and hunger, unable to return to their country because of continued likelihood of death, kidnapping and homelessness. Collateral Repair Project is based in Medford, Oregon.
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"Health Effects of Air Pollution" in Medford
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, 25.02.2009 - 12:02
FUN AND EDUCATIONAL EVENT ON MARCH 9TH! SHARE THE NEWS! Contact Maye Thompson by return email for more information:
maye@oregonpsr.org Oregon PSR will present its new program, "A Breathable Future: Health Effects of Air Pollution" in Medford on Monday, March 9th from 7 - 8:30 pm, at Medford Public Library, 205 South Central Ave, in Medford. The event is free of charge, and the public is enthusiastically invited to attend!
The event will give local residents the information they need to make informed decisions in sometimes puzzling circumstances. For instance, should you or your children go outside to run or play soccer when the Air Quality Index shows it is "unhealthy for sensitive populations"? As a parent, a citizen, a patient or a health care professional, "A Breathable Future" will provide the information you need to make decisions like this. There are also plenty of resources to take home or look up online afterward.
On 3/2/09 Oregon PSR's Maye Thompson was interviewed on the Brain Labor Report. The interview starts about half way through the audio file, listen here>
http://www.kskq.org/brainlabor/?p=467
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KEEP OREGON'S GUARD IN OREGON CALL IN DAY
Peace and Justice Works, 24.02.2009 - 14:07
KEEP OREGON'S GUARD IN OREGON CALL IN DAY, THURSDAY FEB 26 Time is running short before half of Oregon's National Guard troops are
slated to deploy to Iraq in late March/early April, so we have scheduled a call-in day this Thursday, February 26, for you to contact your state
representatives and senators in Salem!
While the Campaign to Keep Oregon's Guard in Oregon has progressed well,
securing a total of 14 cosponsors on the proposed legislation to keep the guard home (HB 2556, HR 4 and SR 1), we need to put some serious (but polite!) pressure on the Governor, the Speaker of the House, the Senate President, and the committee chairs who have the ability to move the legislation forward.
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Keep the Oregon National Guard Home campaign
Leah Bolger, Veterans for Peace Chapter 132, 05.02.2009 - 08:32
Today's (2/5/09) Press Release reminds us of Southern Oregon's support for this important campaign. The following local organizations have signed on: Citizens for Peace and Justice, Peace House, Rogue Valley Veterans for Peace Chapter 156 and Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice. Portland, OR, February 5: Early this week, Oregon became the sixth state to introduce measures in its state legislature with the goal of challenging the use of the National Guard in Iraq. A bill, now known as HB 2556, would give the Governor the authority to withhold the Guard from federal deployment when there is no legally valid authorization. Identical House (HR 4) and Senate (SR 1) resolutions then call on the Governor to withhold the Guard deployments from Iraq and Afghanistan because the terms of the 2002 Iraq authorization by Congress have been met, and the 2001 "War on Terror" authorization improperly delegates warmaking powers to the President, resulting in a perpetual call-up of the Guard.
Leah Bolger interview, guest on the Brain Labor Report radio show (2/5/09 edition)
http://www.kskq.org/brainlabor/?p=460 Oregon Guard Home Campaign Page
http://www.pjw.info/guardhomecampaign08.html
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"Illegal People" northwest tour report
D A V I D * B A C O N, in his own words..., 04.02.2009 - 15:47
Southern Oregon hosted author/photographer David Bacon on his book tour on Feb. 2, 2009 in Medford, Oregon. The Rogue Independent Media Center is pleased to present a northwest tour report back by David Bacon, in his own words...
Dear folks,
This is a collective thank-you to all the people who helped to make the book tour for "Illegal People" possible. It was a real success and collective achievement, by any measure.
20 speaking events
2330 people we reached in those events
124 books sold
In every meeting we were able to connect the issues of immigration and the displacement caused by corporate globalization to the many needs of working people -- for immigration reform, single-payer healthcare, the employee free choice act, and the jobs programs promised by a new administration.
Photos from Medford event Feb. 2, 2009, (click pics to make them bigger)
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Roe v. Wade 36 Year Anniversary Celebration
Planned Parenthood of Southern Oregon, 21.01.2009 - 13:21
Ashland's Standing Stone Brewery was the place to be Sunday, January 18th when folks gathered to celebrate 36 years of reproductive freedom. A good size crowd gathered for the occasion which was organized by Planned Parenthood of Southern Oregon. You can view some event photos below.
The featured keynote speaker was Oregon State Representative Peter Buckley who delivered a fiery speech telling the gathering to not stop pushing ahead. He quoted the late Senator Wellstone saying, "Organize, organize, organize." Leaders from Planned Parenthood also spoke and there was a musical performance by The No Where Men. Also heard was poet Liz Robinson. Artist Betty LaDuke honored "Women in Art" and had on display two of her wonderful paintings.
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Anne Feeney Rocks Ashland at Inaugural Party!
INDEPENDENT MEDIA BRINGS YOU THE NEWS, 21.01.2009 - 10:06
Ashland's Siskiyou Pub had an overflow crowd with an exciting buzz from Inauguration Day 2009. Anne Feeney sang some old and some new labor songs and told some stories to a jubilant crowd that was ready to celebrate. The sing-along songs were the biggest hit as a roomful of voices filled the Pub. A special guest stopped by to partake in the festivities at this Inaugural Ball...Take a look at the photos and see if you can spot him.
This concert and the inaugural party were brought to Southern Oregon by the Southern Oregon Central Labor Council and Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice. Special thanks to Move-On.Org for the support and outreach.
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