Meet Our Coalition Partner: Basic Rights Oregon

Basic Rights Oregon is one of the state’s leading progressive organizations. We work to ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Oregonians experience equality by building a broad and inclusive politically powerful movement, shifting public opinion and achieving policy victories. From our mission come our four areas of focus: LGBTQ people of color, including immigrants and refugees; trans, genderqueer, and gender nonconforming people; LGBTQ youth; and LGBTQ people outside the Portland Metro area. These groups face a unique set of challenges that can’t be solved by one single organization, but which, rather, require a coalition effort to tackle.

Our support for the Fair Shot coalition’s priorities in the last session is a reflection of the needs of our communities. Thanks to the passage of important bills like the Youth Mental Health Protection Act, End Profiling, and Paid Sick Days, LGBTQ workers, immigrants, and people of color can live and move in a state that privileges their lives over their labor. For this same reason, we’ve endorsed the Raise the Wage campaign. LGBTQ laborers, particularly those in communities of color and transgender communities, have staggeringly high rates of poverty and homelessness. These communities deserve a wage reasonable enough for them to meet their basic needs and still care for themselves and their families. Basic Rights Oregon is committed to working with our coalition partners within Fair Shot to realize these and other policy priorities.

Jeanna Frazzini, Co-Director of Basic Rights Oregon, testifying in support of HB 2002 to end profiling. 

Meet Our Coalition Partner: Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO)

APANO is the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon. We are a statewide, grassroots organization, uniting Asians and Pacific Islanders to achieve social justice. Using our collective strengths, we seek to advance equity through empowering, organizing and advocating with our communities. Asian Pacific Islanders make up a growing segment of our state’s population at 5.5%; we are among the fastest growing racial group, from families that have lived here for many generations to newly arrived immigrants. We seek to address the disparities that exists in our communities, while also pushing back against the model minority myth. From listening to members’ stories and experiences, we know that many struggle to make ends meet, and have challenges in their workplace whether that’s due to language and cultural barriers. Our members want a solid and secure future for themselves and families; that is why APANO is involved in Fair Shot--we believe in providing an opportunity for our communities that are most vulnerable and marginalized.

This past year, APANO supported Fair Shot as an active organizational partner. One of the issues that specifically resonated with our members was working towards statewide Paid Sick Days. We brought members with direct experience working in low-wage work to provide testimony on how this bill would better the lives of workers. We know that some groups are less likely to have paid sick time such as people of color, low-wage earners, and single parents. In April, we organized a lobby day in Salem where 60 community members across Oregon met with their elected representatives to share their stories on the importance of paid sick days, and other issues on the Fair Shot agenda. We see economic justice as directly connected to racial justice. We are proud to stand with Fair Shot and advance policies that will support all our families. 

APANO members lobbying at the Oregon State Capitol. 

Meet Our Coalition Partner: Oregon AFSCME

Oregon AFSCME union represents some 25,000 workers in Oregon. Most are public employees who work for either the State of Oregon or an Oregon city, county or special district. OR AFSCME also represents private sector employees; most of which are employed by non-profit agencies that provide some form of public service. Our members play vital roles in protecting public resources while making Oregon a better state.
 
OR AFSCME recognizes our members and their families are affected by various social issues beyond the workplace, therefore, we are committed to engage on matters that impact all working families in Oregon. Through forging alliances with other labor organizations, workers and community groups who share similar values and visions, we can build a stronger and more efficient movement to improve the quality of life for all community members. Therefore, we have prioritized bringing community partners and other unions to build a Fair Shot for All coalition that creates a strong voice for all working families.
 
This past legislative session, our union committed to advance Fair Shot's legislative agenda that benefits all working people in Oregon. AFSCME was particularly instrumental in advancing the passage of paid sick days legislation and the retirement security bill. We were also supportive of the ban-the-box and anti-profiling measures.  These policy priorities strengthen our state by providing all working families a fair shot to succeed.

Oregon AFSCME participating in Fair Shot's March 18th rallies. 

Meet Our Coalition Partner: Oregon AFL-CIO

The Oregon AFL-CIO is a federation of labor unions in the state of Oregon representing over 300,000 workers.  Oregon AFL-CIO members include everyone from steelworkers and building trades’ workers, to nurses and corrections officers.  The main areas of focus of the Oregon AFL-CIO are political engagement; legislative advocacy; building community alliances; and helping workers organize unions in their workplaces. Working people in Oregon are still feeling the impacts of the Great Recession. Rather than high wage and middle class job growth, today’s economic recovery in Oregon is relying on low-wage, no-benefit industry growth largely in the service and retail sectors. At the same time more and more working people are having a hard time just getting by and providing for their families.  

The Oregon AFL-CIO is a strong voice for all of Oregon’s workers, and the missions of the Oregon AFL-CIO and of Fair Shot for All are closely intertwined.  By passing 21st century policies that create an economy that truly works for all, Oregon will be a stronger state. Every worker deserves to be able to stay home if they’re sick without losing pay; plan for a secure retirement; have a fair chance at finding employment; and be able to drive to work without fear of being profiled.

That’s why the Oregon AFL-CIO focused on Fair Shot priority policies during the 2015 Oregon Legislature, including mobilizing union members to speak up in Salem and educating both union members and working people on the solutions to the problems facing our state.  These efforts were expanded through the Oregon AFL-CIO’s Oregon Strong Voice program which facilitates alliances between community and labor groups. Oregon Strong Voice chapters held town hall events and actions to educate and mobilize communities across the state on how to build a stronger Oregon through policies that give everyone a fair shot.

Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain speaking at the launch of the Fair Shot For All Coalition along with former Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at Urban League of Portland, Midge Purcell. 

Raise the Wage Rally with Western Region Summer Institute for Union Women

Members of the Fair Shot Coalition and the Western Region Summer Institute for Union Women joined together at Reed College for an international gathering of advocates calling for a raise to the minimum wage for all working women. Union sisters from Canada and across the United States were present along with speakers Barbara Byrd, Secretary-Treasurer of AFL-CIO and Ed Hall, Labor Liaison with the Office of Senator Jeff Merkley. 

No Oregonian should ever work a full-time job and still struggle to make ends meet. Yet currently one in four Oregon workers brings home less than $25,000 each year—not nearly enough to afford housing, food, gas and other necessities for a family. 

Women and people of color make up the largest percentage of our low-wage workforce. Nationally, the average minimum wage worker is most likely to be a 35-year-old woman—often a mother with a family relying solely on her wages. In Oregon, women represent more than half of minimum wage workers while people of color make up about 36 percent. Latinos, Native Americans, and African Americans are nearly twice as likely to live in poverty, and single working mothers are more likely to live in poverty than single working fathers.

Raising the minimum wage is at the center of the economic debate happening both in Oregon, throughout our local communities and on a national stage. Together, we are mobilizing Oregonians and giving a voice to those who need a fair shot.

Minimum Wage Lobby Day

At today's minimum wage lobby day more than 50 people are at the Capitol meeting with legislators and delivering 3,600 petitions signed by Oregonians in support of giving working families a fair shot!

It’s time for action

It’s nearly June and the end of the legislative session is just around the corner – yet our lawmakers have yet to act on paid sick days and other key policy changes that will give hardworking Oregonians a fair shot.

Forty-seven percent of private-sector workers in Oregon currently lack paid sick time, forcing them to chose between working sick, sending a sick child to school or losing a day’s pay when they or a family member fall ill.

For the Oregonian who has worked her entire career without a single paid sick day, change cannot come fast enough.

Until there is a strong paid sick days bill on the governor’s desk, we’ll be working around the clock to make sure all Oregon workers have the dignity and respect in the workplace that they deserve.

So we’ve ramped up our efforts and raised our voices to make sure the legislature hears us loud and clear: it’s time to press forward.  

Check out our ads that deliver that important message to those who need to hear it the most.

Every Oregonian deserves a fair shot at economic opportunity. It’s time for the people we elected to make good on their promises to us.

Petition to End Profiling

Every day in Oregon, people are targeted by law enforcement based on their race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, language, housing status, sexual orientation or gender identity—in our streets and in our own neighborhoods.

Oregon is one of eight states that does not currently ban profiling. We have no way for people to report cases of profiling, no system for documenting incidents, no data to track the scale of the problem, and no tools to maintain accountability. 

There's no coordinated state policy to address it, even though 85% of Oregonians believe that law enforcement should not be allowed to profile. Those regularly targeted by police often feel like prisoners in their own communities. 

Add your name to our petition right now asking your Senators to support House Bill 2002.

HB 2002 was introduced by the Center for Intercultural Organizing and is being championed by a broad coalition of community partners throughout Oregon. It’s designed to put an end to profiling in Oregon by clearly defining the problem in statute, collecting better data, and providing a path for reporting profiling complaints.

Yesterday, we made huge progress when HB 2002 moved out of the House Judiciary Committee. Now it’s headed to the Joint Ways and Means Committee before the final floor vote in the House. 

This could be huge for Oregonians, but we need to keep reminding our Senators that we need it. We can accomplish real change if we stand together. Communities across the country are rallying together to speak out against profiling, and our voices are going to be heard. 

Add your name and tell your Senators that it’s time for things to change.

Voices from the Minimum Wage Hearing

More than 400,000 Oregonians are employed in low-wage work. The people working minimum wage jobs - women, people of color, immigrants and families - are simply not earning enough to make ends meet. No Oregonian should ever work a full-time job and still struggle to make ends meet.

All Across Oregon People are Taking Action for a Fair Shot

On March 18th, Fair Shot For All held rallies in seven cities across the state to show support for real policies that fix our broken economy and give us all a fair shot. 

Turnout was great and energy was high – it’s clear that Oregonians want real change and elected leaders to stand with them on the issues they care about.

We will continue mobilizing Oregonians in communities across the state and to make sure that voters who clearly support these issues get a chance to have their say.  It’s time for a fair shot for all!

It’s time to raise Oregon’s minimum wage!

This week, we sent a message loud and clear: Oregonians want to raise the minimum wage. More than two hundred supporters carved time out of their busy lives to make the trek out to Salem and show their support. Some waited up to four hours to tell their story to legislators. Monday was a success because of you, but the fight’s not over yet.

We need to make sure our lawmakers don’t forget why the minimum wage matters to Oregonians. If you didn’t testify on Monday, or if you did but you still have more to say, send an email to your legislators now. We started a message for you: 

Click here and make your voice heard. 

And once you’re done, share this link with your friends and family, so we can be sure our legislators won’t forget: It’s time to raise Oregon’s minimum wage!

Speaker Tina Kotek and community members from PCUN.

Share Your Story: Tell Us Why You Need a Fair Shot

Fair Shot for All is building a movement around issues that matter to Oregonians—and you play an important role.

We've seen our our power in action in across the state. Real Oregonians have shared their moving and important stories with the Portland City Council and Oregon State Legislature. 

And that’s how we’re going to win on the issues that matter to us most—being able to tell real stories about the lives of hardworking Oregonians. 

Change is long overdue. Raising the minimum wage, ending profiling, ensuring all Oregonians have paid sick days, establishing ways to make saving for retirement easier, and creating job opportunities for people with prior convictions and arrests are policies that will give every Oregonian an opportunity to succeed. 

Fair Shot for All supporters are committed because these issues are personal—they affect our livelihoods and families every single day. Legislators need to hear from you because if they don’t, they can pretend these issues aren’t important to Oregonians. We can’t let them do that. 

Share your story—as an Oregonian impacted by our issues or as a business owner who's committed to standing up for hardworking Oregonians.

Elected officials turn to the voices of real Oregonians—especially business owners and workers—to understand the issues our economy and state face. It's an important time for us to make sure that they hear us loud and clear, and we can do that by talking about our experiences as Oregonians. That's how we're going to show elected officials exactly why we need change. 

The status quo simply isn't working for many of us. For so many women, people of color, LGBTQ communities, immigrants and working families in Oregon, a fair shot hasn't been in our cards. And with your help, we’re going to change that.  

It's time to show elected officials exactly why we need change. Share your story with the Fair Shot for All coalition and tell us why you're standing up for a fair shot for all.

Business Owners Support Raising the Minimum Wage

“Better wages make for a more satisfied, more motivated, and overall more productive employees. We have consistently found that better wages both attracts and retains superior employees.”

— Mark Kellenbeck, Co-owner, BrainJoy, Medford & Co-Chair of The Main Street Alliance of Oregon

“Investing in our employees is the smartest investment in our business we can make—my business success relies on my employees. Paying a living wage sends a message of mutual respect—this raises moral and increases productivity and retention.”

— Deborah Field, Co-owner, Paperjam Press, Portland & Executive Team Member of The Main Street Alliance of Oregon

“I want to raise my family in an Oregon that supports investment in our communities, economy-boosting jobs, and creates opportunities for all Oregonians to succeed. We all do better when we all do better. That’s why we need to raise the Oregon minimum wage.”

— Sabrina Parsons, Owner, Palo Alto Software, Eugene & Executive Team Member of The Main Street Alliance of Oregon

April 13th Minimum Wage Hearing

Join us Monday, April 13th, at the statewide public hearing to raise Oregon's minimum wage!

More than 400,000 Oregonians are employed in low-wage work. The people working minimum wage jobs - women, people of color, immigrants and families - are simply not earning enough to make ends meet.

We need you - and your friends and family - to come out to Salem and pack the hearing. The more support the committee sees, the more likely they are to do the right thing.

Join us and let our legislators know: Hardworking Oregonians deserve better. It's time to raise the minimum wage!

When: Monday, April 13 at 6:00 pm

Where: Oregon State Capitol, 900 Court St NE, Salem, OR 97301

RSVP here.

March 18th Events

We're speaking out for a #FairShotForAll! On March 18th, we're holding rallies all over the state because we need to create real opportunity for every Oregonian

• Bend
  • NW Lafayette and NW Hill
  • 11:30 am-1:00 pm
  • Event details
• Eugene
  • Kesey Square, Broadway and Willamette
  • 5:30 pm-6:30 pm
  • Event details
• Medford
  • Central and 6th
  • 12:00 pm
  • Event details
• Pendleton
  • Till Taylor Park, 700 Emigrant ave
  • 12:00 pm
  • Event details
• Portland
  • 12th and Irving Overpass
  • 12:00 pm
  • Event details
• Salem
  • Capitol Mall
  • 11:30 am-1:00 pm
  • Event details
• Tillamook
  • 3rd and Pacific
  • 5:00 pm
  • Event details

Please join us on March 18th to fight for a fair shot for all!

We're hiring a Coalition Coordinator!

Position Title: Fair Shot for All Coalition Coordinator
Duration: Temporary Position (through July 2015)
Hours: .75 Full Time Equivalent (30 hours/week)
Compensation: $3-4,000/month depending on experience. Access to benefits will be based on the type of employment arrangement agreed upon. Open to both a temporary employee or consulting arrangement.

Background on the Fair Shot for All Coalition

Our vision: We envision an Oregon that provides equal access to economic opportunity for all and not just a privileged few. Furthermore, we believe that increased equity in opportunity will result from a shared focus on resolving the economic disparities faced by people of color, women, immigrants, LGBTQ people and working families.

What we do: We work together to advance a shared legislative and campaign agenda. We determine our priorities each year through a collaborative and representative process that includes a diverse alliance of community-based advocacy organizations and labor organizations employing models of shared leadership. We prioritize work that advances racial and gender-equity and that reduces overall income and wealth inequality. We value organizing in our communities, involving the people most affected by the policies we seek to change, and supporting leadership development. We balance the need for short- term concrete policy change and for broader, visionary, long-range work to change to our economic system toward more equitable outcomes for all.

Position Summary

We seek a qualified candidate to serve as Coalition Coordinator for the Fair Shot for All Coalition. This individual will work regularly with the Steering Committee (composed of 8-10 experienced advocacy and labor organizations), as well as with a membership base of several dozen organizations and an array of additional partners and supporters. Our coalition will convene regularly as a full membership, as a Steering Committee, as well as through subcommittees focused on specific issue areas. The Coordinator will act centrally to facilitate effective communication, engagement, and decision-making for both the membership and the Steering Committee, and will offer support in connecting work of the subcommittees with the full coalition. Work will predominantly be focused internally, but will also include regular communication and interaction with external partners through ally meetings and inquiries. As the dedicated central representative for the Coalition, the Coordinator can expect to have a role in all areas of our work, from communications and outreach to record-keeping and fund development. This position is anticipated to start in January 2015, will be based in Portland, OR, housed at Family Forward Oregon.

Roles & Responsibilities

General Coalition Coordination

• Serving as the primary point of contact, resource and information clearinghouse for Fair Shot for All Coalition activities, policy campaigns, people, and partnerships
• Managing, coordinating and documenting work plan with the Steering Committee and subcommittees
• Responsible for logistics, coordinating and organizing the Steering Committee, and broader Fair Shot for All Coalition meetings
• Coordinating agenda building with Steering Committee & Chair(s), facilitation, and note-taking for meetings
• Tracking Fair Shot for All Coalition legislative and policy priorities
• Coordinating with the Campaign Director to ensure internal and external operations are in sync
• Regularly update Steering Committee members through joint meetings and one-on-one contacts
• Identifying and researching fundraising opportunities and coordinate involvement of Steering Committee
• Managing and coordinating record-keeping and reporting on our work to members, Steering Committee and our funders
• Developing a long-term plan for supervising and supporting volunteers and interns

Membership Development

• Maintaining and updating a current calendar of meetings and events
• Managing logistics for other regular Fair Shot for All Coalition meetings
• Providing orientation for new members or representatives
• Managing annual renewal of members and surveying interests

Outreach & Communications

• Managing internal communications including central database and contact lists
• Coordinate with communications support team to ensure internal and external communications are in sync
• Maintaining regular communication with membership, including updates on work and invitations and reminders for events
• Work with communications team to coordinate external communications with Steering Committee, including producing presentations, visuals, and other materials
• Identifying and planning for special presentations, forums, and other public opportunities to engage stakeholders

Required Qualifications

•  Higher education degree and/or relevant experience
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and record keeping skills
• Experience working with a diverse range of stakeholder organizations and leadership
• Strong facilitation skills
• Understanding of economic inequity and racial & gender justice frameworks
• Significant experience working with people of color and community of color organizations
• Experience working with labor organizations
• Proven ability to work independently
• Proficient with technology including word processing, Powerpoint, spreadsheets
• Able to regularly use a computer/phone, walk, bend, and climb stairs. Must be able to maneuver, lift and carry event materials, packages and supplies up to 25 pounds. Offices and buildings are totally smoke-free.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience writing grants or project proposals
• Understanding of Oregon's political and policy-making history and process
• Ability to speak another language
• Anti-oppression, anti-racism, diversity, equity and inclusion work experience

How to Apply

Please send the following before Thursday, January 15th at 5 pm:

• A two-page or less cover letter describing your interest in the position and how you met the qualifications
• Your resume
• Three references with title, organization, phone and email contact information (including current supervisor if possible)
• A response to the following (in one page max 12 pt font):
  • Offer a brief analysis of economic equity, being sure to include a racial and gender justice lens.

Please send your complete application to jobs@familyforward.org and include "Fair Shot for All  Coalition Administrator" in the subject line of your emailed application.

Please direct any questions about this position to andrea@familyforward.org.

We're hiring a Campaign Director!

Position Title: Fair Shot for All Campaign Director
Duration: Temporary Position (through July 2015)
Hours: 1 Full Time Equivalent (40 hours/week)
Compensation: $4-7,000/month depending on experience. Access to benefits will be based on the type of employment arrangement agreed upon. Open to both a temporary employee or consulting arrangement.

Background on the Fair Shot for All Coalition

Our vision: We envision an Oregon that provides equal access to economic opportunity for all and not just a privileged few. Furthermore, we believe that increased equity in opportunity will result from a shared focus on resolving the economic disparities faced by people of color, women, immigrants, LGBTQ people and working families.

What we do: We work together to advance a shared legislative and campaign agenda. We determine our priorities each year through a collaborative and representative process that includes a diverse alliance of community-based advocacy organizations and labor organizations employing models of shared leadership. We prioritize work that advances racial and gender-equity and that reduces overall income and wealth inequality. We value organizing in our communities, involving the people most affected by the policies we seek to change, and supporting leadership development. We balance the need for short- term concrete policy change and for broader, visionary, long-range work to change to our economic system toward more equitable outcomes for all.

Position Summary

We seek a qualified candidate to serve as Campaign Director for the Fair Shot for All Coalition. This individual will work regularly with the Steering Committee (composed of 8-10 experienced advocacy and labor organizations), as well as with a membership base of several dozen organizations and an array of additional partners and supporters. Our coalition will convene regularly as a full membership, as a Steering Committee, as well as through subcommittees focused on specific issue areas. The Campaign Director will act centrally to develop a broad field and communications campaign in support of short and long-term coalition goals. Work will predominantly be focused externally, on outreach, organizing and leadership development in the field with a diverse group of stakeholders. This position is anticipated to start in January 2015, will be based in Portland, OR, housed at Family Forward Oregon.

The 2015 issues that are priorities for the Fair Shot for All Campaign include:

• Raising the minimum wage,

• Ending job discrimination for people with criminal backgrounds,

• Requiring employers to provide paid sick days,

• Creating ways for workers to save for retirement in a way that is safe, affordable, and portable;

• Stopping the practice of profiling based on race, gender and religion.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing a campaign plan with a focus on identifying the people most affected by our issue work (people of color, women, low- wage workers) and involving them in an activist role to support the campaign.

• Overseeing a field team that comes to the campaign in many different ways: loaned to the campaign from organizations, embedded in different organizations, and directly working for the campaign.

• Working with our communications firm to implement an effective communications strategy.

• Building a field plan that activates coalition partners’ memberships and that identifies new activists from community organizing and door-to-door campaigns.

• Fundraising from local and national foundations and partners.

• Coordinating the field campaign and the communications strategy with the coalition lobby strategy.

• Developing a strategic plan that will help the coalition advance our complete agenda.

• Work effectively with the different organizations that are leading on different parts of the campaign.

Required Experience & Skills

•  Higher education degree and/or relevant experience
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and record keeping skills
• Experience developing and managing a significant policy or political campaign
• Experience successfully fundraising for a campaign
• Experience working with a diverse range of stakeholder organizations and leaders
• Strong facilitation skills
• Understanding of economic inequity and racial & gender justice frameworks
• Experience working with people of color led organizations and/or organizing in communities of color
• Experience working with labor organizations
• Proven ability to work independently
• Proficient with technology including word processing, Powerpoint, spreadsheets
• Able to regularly use a computer/phone, walk, bend, and climb stairs. Must be able to maneuver, lift and carry event materials, packages and supplies up to 25 pounds. Offices and buildings are totally smoke-free.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience writing grants or project proposals
• Understanding of Oregon's political and policy-making history and process
• Ability to speak another language
• Anti-oppression, anti-racism, diversity, equity and inclusion work experience

How to Apply

Please send the following before Thursday, January 15th at 5 pm:

• A two-page or less cover letter describing your interest in the position and how you met the qualifications
• Your resume
• Three references with title, organization, phone and email contact information (including current supervisor if possible)
• A response to the following (in one page max 12 pt font):
  • Offer a brief analysis of economic equity, being sure to include a racial and gender justice lens.

Please send your complete application to jobs@familyforward.org and include "Fair Shot for All Campaign Director" in the subject line of your emailed application.

Please direct any questions about this position to andrea@familyforward.org.

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Fair Shot Town Halls Set: Who Will Show Up for Women & Working Families?

Since launching Fair Shot Oregon last month, we’ve had our eyes on the prize: find out where candidates stand on the issues that matter most to women & working families. 

We sent questionnaires to candidates, attended election forums in communities across the state and reviewed voting records to learn more about candidates’ positions. 

We’ve uncovered a lot about these folks and their views—but we still have questions for some candidates that have gone unanswered. 

While it’s unclear where some candidates stand, one thing is for sure: the clock is ticking. 

November 4th is just around the corner. So we are giving candidates one final chance to tell us whether they support Fair Shot solutions. 

Next week, Fair Shot Oregon will host town halls on economic security in Salem, Hillsboro and Medford. 

We invited candidates running for office in these areas to join us and clarify where they stand on the issues we’re fighting for: living wages, equal pay, retirement security, paid sick time and affordable women’s health care.

Which candidates are on the side of women & working families? 

Join us next week and find out.  

Salem
Tuesday, October 21st
First Congressional UCC
700 Marion St. NE
7-8:30 pm
* State House candidates Paul Evans and Kathy Goss have been invited.
Reserve your spot today. RSVP here. 

Hillsboro
Thursday, October 23rd
Hillsboro Public Library 
2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy
7-8:30 pm
* State Senate candidates Bruce Starr and Chuck Riley and State House candidates Susan McLain, Mark Richman, Joe Gallegos, and Dan Mason have been invited.
Reserve your spot today. RSVP here. 

Medford
Thursday, October 23rd
Southern Oregon University, RCC Presentation Hall 
101 S. Bartlett St.
6-7:30 pm
* State senate candidates Alan Bates and Dave Dotterrer have been invited. 
Reserve your spot today. RSVP here.