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OPW (Oregon PeaceWorks) |
MTA (Move to Amend) |
FOR (Fellowship of Reconciliation) |
Beyond Coal |
Salem Area Homeowner Resources Group |
Education for Schooling |
Eden Again Ecosanctuary |
Salem Community Chorus |
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Mission: educate and activate people for peace, justice and sustainability. Shift dominant paradigm from domination to cooperation and from growth to sustainability. Earth Charter is guiding doc. |
Teach us how money got into politics and overturn corporate personhood and get money out of politics. Need 38 states to call for a constitutional amendment. In OR trying to get Leg. To demand a Const. amendment. |
Essential unity of humanity, exploring the use of love |
Raise awareness, activism against transport of coal thru PNW. Other parts of NW are shorter term than Salem. Build regional support. Raise awareness of global warming. |
Mutual education, keep people in their homes & stop illegal evictions and foreclosures. Empower communities to help keep people in their homes. |
Help people with devel. Disabilities finish H.S. education |
Protect habitat |
Community singing. Non-auditioned choir. (Dues: $45/term; $80/couple/term.) |
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PeaceWorker online magazine, education about militarization of America, training in nonviolence and nonviolent communication, establishing an Earth Champs program in Salem, establishing a group working to make Salem a Transition Town. |
Petitions to bring to the Legislature. Also working on elections. |
Bank depredations. Peace vigil downtown every Wed. @ noon. 4th Sunday at 4 meetings for business and education. |
Petitioning the Gov. |
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Forming the group |
Protect habitat |
Dec. 9 concert @ Salem Library, Loucks Aud. 2 pm |
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Plug in to our projects, donate money, bring special expertise, facilitate connections in the community & in Oregon. |
Need 38 states to call for a constitutional amendment. |
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Come to events, join the local group, write LTEs, follow Beyond Coal and Power Past Coal websites. |
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Funding, teachers |
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Attend their concerts; join the group. Call 503-679-9328 |
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Help other groups network more effectively. Have sponsored several statewide Peace Summits. Provide peace-related info via The PeaceWorker and via our regular action alerts emailed weekly. |
Table sharing with Occupy and have donated to Occupy. |
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Keep people in their homes |
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Possibly do benefits |
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Peace-oriented progressives, other organizations, network of donors. |
Anyone who wants to pursue the goals. |
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Whole community. |
People w/housing insecurity |
People w/disabilities |
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Almost everything we try to do negatively affects large corporate interests, so they oppose us. |
Big corporations |
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Coal companies, railroads, fossil fuel companies, workers who might get the jobs, |
Bankers who illegal evict people under color of law |
People who think this is unrealistic |
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1200 donors statewide and a mailing list of some 8-9,000 names. |
500 in MarPo, but 25 active. |
3-4,000 in OR. 4-500 locally. 20 or so active. |
12-20 locally |
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OPW is the Oregon affiliate of national Peace Action, the largest grassroots peace organization in the U.S. |
National org. |
US and international groups as well as OR and Salem |
Sierra Club, Beyond Coal, |
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No affliates, but some good friends. |
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Large office space, mailing list with contacts in almost every OR state rep & senate district, some decent office equipment, various things in storage. |
Merchandise. Education programs. |
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National backing, Mayor Bloomberg of NY, |
Legal info. |
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Science background, organic gardening background, family has property in addition to this one. |
Sing all kinds of music: classical, pop, rock, jazz… |
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People to work with us, a few qualified board members, money, new members. Better computer equipment. |
Bodies, money |
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People to raise awareness, |
Bodies, money, outreach, leafletting. Legal help. |
Finances |
Funding |
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Worked: step-by-step organizing; taking on managable projects.Not worked: trying to involve the business community. |
A lot of committed people, but the group changes a lot. Need a tabling coordinator. |
Longevity, illustrious past. A lot of members are too old to attend or donate any more. Tradition of voluntary simplicity. |
Have yet to get key officials on board |
Being late to an eviction. |
Enthusiasm/anxiety |
Not clear enough, still fledgling. Have a botanist who is planning to help. A lot of work. Not sure how to do it right. |
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Worked: asking people one by one for help. Social networking – a bit. Not worked: purchasing lists and calling them. |
City Council approach did not work. Study groups have done several sessions and are very good and in depth. |
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Narrow goals help recruit |
Gotten good TV coverage, |
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Info at www.scchorus.com |
| Spkr: |
Peter Bergel |
Bobbie Cade |
Gary Pullman |
Laurie Dougherty |
Stacey Phillips & Katharine Moore |
Gordi |
James Cox |
Gary Pullman |
