The days are getting warmer, the sun is peeking out more often, the Obama administration is rounding the 100 days milestone, and PDX Peace is gearing up for the summer! We have some great ideas about energizing, creative and powerful actions to take in the coming months to end our country's dependence on militarism, war and occupation.Come to the meeting on Monday to hear about some of those ideas, or bring your own!
All organizational and individual members are encouraged to attend.
This is the meeting of the general membership of the coalition where
all proposals and budgets are approved by the members.
Monday, May 4
7:00-9:00 PM
Multnomah Monthly Meeting
4317 SE Stark St
3. Brainstorm speakers or discussion topics for future membership meetings
4. Future Meeting Structure
Next Member Meetings: June 29th, Aug 31st, Nov 2nd
Other planning meetings scheduled as needed
5. Upcoming or potential projects and events (30 min.)
Discuss several ideas that are already on our calendar, as well as open up the floor to new ideas for activities to take on or at least support.
Benji Lewis Fundraiser/Party May 21 - Afghanistan Media Day of Action May 11-15 - Al-Nakba Awareness Week
Summer Radical Film Festival
Aug-Sept - Opt Out Campaign and Music Festival
Other....
6. UFPJ report back
from katie heald, PDX Peace representative on the UFPJ National Steering Committee.
PDX Peace
Member Newsletter &
PDX Peace Action Alerts PDXRadio PDX Peace is a Portland, Oregon area
coalition focused on the immediate goal of ending the war in Iraq and
bringing US troops home. We are committed to U.S. policies based on
democratic principles, human rights, and nonviolent resolution to
conflict.
After the historic
inauguration of Barack
Obama as the first
African-American
president last month,
people across the
country--and the
world--have just begun
settling in to see how
much change we can
really expect from this
new administration. But
in this 7th
year of occupation in
Iraq, and we
cannot let the people of
Portland continue to
'wait and see.' It is up to the
peace movement to remind
the people of Oregon of
the costs of war
in Iraq, Afghanistan and
here at home; to ensure
that we bring the troops
home soon, and make sure
that means ALL the
troops. But PDX
Peace cannot do any of
this work without you,
our members and member
groups.
Want to End the War?Make Portland a Sanctuary for GI
Resisters!
We are working to
create a sanctuary city for members of
the US military who are exercising their
rights to object to an illegal war. The
PDX Peace coalition is asking Portland
City Council to adopt an ordinance
instructing city police to not act on
federal absent without leave (AWOL)
orders. We are developing resources to
assist soldiers and veterans in the
Portland area. For more information
check out the Sanctuary City FAQ.
"The spread of evil is the symptom of a
vacuum. whenever evil wins,
it is only by default: by the
moral failure of those who evade the fact
that there can be
no compromise on basic principles."
Ayn Rand
