ROP often convenes statewide virtual gatherings for rural organizers across Oregon and the country to connect and build shared analysis and strategy. This page will continue to be updated with registration information for upcoming virtual gatherings and recaps and recordings of past gatherings. For recordings of past strategy sessions, check out our YouTube here! Upcoming […]
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Meet the 2025 Board Slate
Dear ROPnet, Less than three months into the year and we have already lived through historic federal power grabs and incredible upheaval. We have also seen powerful organizing to resist these injustices. Human Dignity Groups are building community, protecting people, disobeying immoral decrees, and creating a more just world right at home. There’s so much […]
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Safeguarding Oregon Schools: A Toolkit
Thanks to a kick ass host team for the Rural Caucus and Strategy Session we are able to extend the early bird deadline to March 28th. Registering early helps us have an early head count for meals, chairs, printed materials, and more! This year’s caucus is April 25-27 in Baker County (Friday night through Sunday […]
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KTA: Pro-Democracy State Legislators Need Your Support
Government with Backbone: ROP’s 2025 State Legislative Platform WHY THIS ACTIVITY? Oregon, like most states, is facing a severe revenue crisis with the federal government threatening to cut social service funding (about 31% of Oregon’s state budget comes from the federal government). States are suffering from the impact of the administrative coup we find ourselves in that puts […]
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Fighting Authoritarianism Beyond Left vs. Right
Dear ROPnet, The majority of rural Oregonians believe in the equal worth of all communities and the right to safe housing, healthy food, and access to good healthcare and education regardless of who you voted for. Especially in moments of crisis, we see how our communities continue to come together across political lines. Yet rural […]
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KTA: Register Your Group for the Rural Caucus and Strategy Session!
What is the Activity? For over 30 years, rural organizers and community leaders from across the state have come together for the Rural Caucus & Strategy Session to reflect on the last year and plan for the year to come. Join us to share what you and your group have been working on, connect with […]
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Recap and What’s Next: Disrupt and Disobey
Dear ROPnet, February’s Meeting the Moment gathering helped us feel grounded and inspired. Over 60 of you joined us to build our strategy, skills, and analysis to Disrupt and Disobey in the coming months. Read on for a recap of that Zoom call, as well as what to expect from our upcoming Zoom “office hours” on […]
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We Have More Power Than You Think
Dear ROPnet, You’re not alone if you’re looking around and feeling powerless or at a loss right now. As we’re experiencing an onslaught of attacks on our fundamental freedoms, we wanted to share this reminder from our dear friend Scot Nakagawa that we often have more power than we realize. Today, on the anniversary of […]
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Recap and What’s Next: Protecting People
Dear ROPnet, We’re feeling empowered and connected after last Monday’s “Meeting the Moment” virtual gathering. Over 70 of you joined us to build our strategy, skills, and analysis to Protect People in the coming months. Read on for a recap of that Zoom call, as well as what to expect from our upcoming Zoom “office hours” […]
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Save the Date: Caucus 2025!
Dear ROPnet, In 2050, how will we remember this year? 2025: the year Trump took office for the second time. Or will it be 2025: the year that rural human dignity leaders started (or ramped up) pivotal campaigns that led to the thriving, just democracy we enjoy in the second half of the 21st century? […]
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