Bridging Divides, Defending Dignity How rural Oregonians have moved democracyforward since 1992! Welcome to the Exhibit Host Guide for Bridging Divides, Defending Dignity: How rural Oregonians have moved democracy forward since 1992! We are excited that your community wants to host the traveling exhibit celebrating 30 years of rural organizing with the Rural Organizing Project! […]
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Ballot Basics: Who Represents You?
Check out this graphic to learn more about who represents you and what different elected officials make decisions about.
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Stand Guide (2018)
Liberty and Justice for All! WELCOME TO A VOTER GUIDE by small town Oregonians for small town Oregonians. This is a real people’s guide to real issues and important decisions that you face this year. Every election cycle we are faced with critical decisions that impact our communities. The coming election illuminates challenges on many […]
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Tools for Building Welcoming Communities
ROP’s guide for organizing Welcoming Communities across Cultures, based on the best practices we’ve pulled together over time.
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Up in Arms – PDF
Up in Arms: A Guide to Oregon’s Patriot Movement is a groundbreaking report and toolkit designed to support local communities, reporters, public officials, and community activists under siege from or curious about armed militias and other Patriot movement groups. This guide was developed by Rural Organizing Project in partnership with Political Research Associates through extensive research on the right-wing movements and by pooling the local expertise of rural community leaders and scholars. It exposes, explains, and offers alternatives to this movement.
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Stand Guide (2016)
Welcome to Our 2016 Voting Guide! Welcome to a voter guide by small town Oregonians for small town Oregonians. This is a real people’s guide to real issues and important decisions that you face this year. In rural areas across the state people are engaged in common undertakings revolving around care of their families, their […]
Read MoreMilitia/Patriot Movement and Rural Organizing Tools
The Rural Organizing Project condemns the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge as a publicity stunt by militia groups from outside of Oregon to further their own ideologically-driven agenda. The activities of the occupiers ignore and disrespect the local community’s calls to handle the situation peacefully.
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