Resources
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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Family Preparedness Packet
This packet will help everyone create a Family Preparedness Plan, regardless of immigration status.
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Sample Letters to the Editor, Occupation in Harney County
This document shares example Letters to the Editor on Armed Occupation in Harney County
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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 […]
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Militia/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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WELCOME TO A VOTER GUIDE BY AND FOR SMALL TOWN VOTERS Most of us share common dreams with our neighbors. We want decent jobs that allow us to put food on the table and to take the occasional vacation. We want to know that our schools are working hard to educate our children. We want […]
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Organizing to Save Rural Post Offices
Saving post offices and protecting a US Postal Service run by, of and for the people is about our Constitutional rights and, for rural Americans, it is also about having a thriving democracy.
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