ROP State-wide Rural Caucus in Salem March 15
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March 15th 1pm, Statewide March on the Capitol: Stop the Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan; Keep the Guard in Oregon.
ROP Statewide Rural Caucus March 15th brings people together to meet the challenges of the economic crisis and build progressive power for Rural Oregon.
Organizing with Hope in Times of Crisis.
What & When: Rural Caucus and Strategy Session Sunday March 15th 9am–7pm & Democracy Bailout Monday March 16th 9am-1pm.
Where: Salem, Oregon
March 15th at Willamette University (Montag Den)
March 16th at UCC Church (700 Marion St NE)
Who: Rural Organizing Project & 65 member Human Dignity Groups from 30+ counties in Oregon
Why: There is incredible hardship in rural Oregon right now but also a chance for true social change and economic restructuring. ROP members from all corners of Oregon will come together to strategize on the future of the progressive movement in rural Oregon, share skills to advance organizing in local communities & demonstrate our collective power.
Bonus: March 15th 1pm, Statewide March on the Capitol: Stop the Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan; Keep the Guard in Oregon.
Salem – The Rural Organizing Project’s 16th Annual Rural Caucus and Strategy Session will take place in Salem this upcoming Sunday, March 15th and Monday, March 16th. ROP members and allies from all across rural and small town Oregon descend onto Willamette University campus to build the power of the progressive movement in their communities. The Caucus is the place where rural activists meet face-to-face to strategize about creating vibrant rural communities in the face of crisis and conservativism.
With the economy casting a dark shadow and rural communities experiencing crushing poverty, the Caucus will explore building a new economy that is by and for the people of Oregon.
What does rural and small town Oregon need from a government package and what innovative solutions can we create on our own? ROP will showcase local examples from across the state of communities that are taking matters into their own hands and taking care of each other’s needs with an eye toward social justice.
While the economic crisis is the most notorious problem, other challenges continue to plague rural communities, such as immigration justice, the wars abroad and access to resources. There will be workshops on Just & Humane Immigration Reform, Running Local Initiatives, Peace Beyond Iraq & more.
The Caucus is a time for demonstrating our collective power with a March on the Capitol to Stop the Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan; Keep the Guard in Oregon and a day of Legislative Visits.
This Caucus is part of a 17-year long legacy of the Rural Organizing Project to advance progressive power in a place that the Radical Right has claimed as their territory, rural Oregon. ROP was formed around the fight against Measure 9 in 1991 and we continue to fill the void of progressive multi-issue political organizing in rural Oregon.
To register for the Caucus go to 
http://www.rop.org. or contact 503.543.8417.
Questions?
Kari Koch, Rural Organizing Project
kari@rop.org
503.543.8417
580.716.4729 (c)
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Rural Organizing Project - Advancing Democracy in Rural Oregon
PO Box 1350
Scappoose, OR 97056
503.543.8417
http://www.rop.org
