February 2020 Kitchen Table Activism: Budgets as Moral Documents WHY THIS ACTIVITY? Oregon has more millionaires than ever before, but we also have record-breaking rates of houselessness and poverty. How can we make sure that our tax dollars are going toward our priorities: funding services and infrastructure that serve our communities? As Dr. Martin […]
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Legislators: have a heart!
March 2nd, 2015 Dear ROPnet, Thirteen counties have taken on the most recent Kitchen Table Activism (KTA) to send our legislators “10 things I LOVE about Wage Justice” post cards and hand-crafted Valentines asking our electeds to have a heart, including Jackson, Lane, Douglas, Polk, Yamhill, Clackamas, Hood River, Wasco, Lincoln, Crook, Deschutes, Baker and […]
Read MoreNov 2011 KTA: Resources for Small Town Occupations
The Rural Organizing Project has heard the call from human dignity groups and small town occupiers from across the state: you want tools and resources to make the most of this exciting moment! That is why we have developed Resources for Small Town Occupations: tools developed for rural and small town communities to keep the […]
Read MoreOct 2011 KTA: Rural Voices for Marriage Equality
Over the next month there will be some serious consideration on whether or not to bring a marriage equality measure to the ballot in 2012. Is there the voter support to win in 2012? That is why we are bringing you the October Kitchen Table Activism early this month, to invite your human dignity group […]
Read MoreSep 2011 KTA: Group History
Write Human Dignity Group History! WHAT IS THE ACTIVITY? Our history defines us. It grounds us, keeping us rooted through the present and teaching us lessons for the future. This month’s activity is to add your Human Dignity Group’s story to the collective history of rural Oregon’s grassroots movement for human dignity! WHY THIS ACTIVITY? […]
Read MoreAug 2011: Where’s Walden?! Foreclose on Walden August Congressional Recess Action
Sign our petition at change.org to send Walden our Notice of Foreclosure during the August Congressional Recess. Click here to link to the petition. WHY THIS ACTIVITY? The stand off around the debt ceiling is one more result of the most reactionary, nationalized and centralized right wing wrecking crew this country has probably ever […]
Read MoreJuly 2011 KTA: Get your Group Online!
WHAT IS THE ACTIVITY? Is your group on facebook? Do you have a blog? Or even better, your own website? If your group wants to grow, people need to be able to find you, and the web is increasingly a tool people use to explore even their own backyard. Try this – go to www.google.com. […]
Read MoreJune 2011: Preparing for the Long Haul – Financial Stability
WHY THIS ACTIVITY? If this recent war vote shows us anything- it’s that we need to be in this for the long haul. When the US invaded Afghanistan over a decade ago we didn’t necessarily know that years later we’d still be fighting for a withdrawal. Social change takes time, persistence and on-going organizing to […]
Read MoreMay 2011 KTA: Fasting for a Fair Budget
Fasting tends to focus you, and the message is that a budget is about the choices we make. This fast is not just about cutting spending, but about the values that will determine our priorities and decisions. Should we cut $8.5 billion for low-income housing, or $8.5 billion in mortgage tax deductions for second vacation […]
Read MoreApril 2011 KTA: Rural Oregon Resists
Statewide Action at Greg Walden’s Bend Office on Saturday, May 7th!
On Saturday, May 7th rural and small town Oregonians will gather in Bend for a action at Congressman Walden’s office.
The Republican controlled house has proposed to balance the budget on the backs of the poor through massive cuts while corporations, the rich and the military continue to benefit. The military budget alone has increased to over $700 billion. We cannot afford to stand by and allow such a massive theft of national wealth and the prioritization of a war economy over meeting basic necessities in our communities.
We will demand that Walden and Congress:
Put People First: Human well-being is the indicator of economic success
Hold Accountable those responsible for the Economic Recession
Promote Real Security through community empowerment and energy conservation
Make your county’s plan to be a part of the action! This action will be a part of the Rural Caucus and Strategy Session. If you have not yet registered, do so today before the early bird deadline of April 7th. Click here for more information and to register.
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