Author: Team BerniePDX

Join BerniePDX to canvass for Shanice Clarke for Portland Public School Board! Come out to support Shanice before Election Day on May 21!

About Shanice:

“My parents immigrated from Jamaica so I could access free public education, as it costs money to attend school after the 6th grade in Jamaica. My ability to succeed in the classroom was doubted, which led to me not finishing high school. After pursuing a GED, I received an undergraduate and graduate degree. In my later educational pursuits I discovered the true impact of educational equity work, and dedicated my career to centering students at the margins. As a community organizer and educator who centers culturally-responsive pedagogy, I would be in a position to better advocate for the needs of teachers and community members.

As an educator, an advocate, and a progressive community organizer who proudly calls Portland home–I care deeply about our students, families, and education professionals. I’m a 26 year old high school dropout, and my journey brought me to become the educator I wish I had in high school. This puts me in a position to better understand how students are impacted by policy change in PPS.

We are long overdue for schools that guarantee any student a promising educational experience, regardless of who they are, or where they come from. That’s why I am running for Portland Public School Board, Position 2. I am running to lead our district towards a future where equitable student success is a given and not a perennial goal.”

Learn more at http://tinyurl.com/shanice4pps
Read BerniePDX’s endorsement statement at www.BerniePDX.us/2019-endorsements

Location: 3701 SE Bybee Blvd (Berkeley Park)

Michelle DePass and Shanice Clarke are both such qualified candidates for the Portland Public School Board (Zone 2) that for the first time, we are offering a dual endorsement in the May 2019 election, because both candidates received virtually the same number of votes from BerniePDX members. 

Both are women of color who are deeply involved in the community and education — Michelle as a fourth generation PPS student and parent who has been involved in advocacy and volunteered in schools, and Shanice as an educator and advocate. 

Michelle and Shanice are passionate about centering the needs of the most vulnerable students, including students of color, houseless students, and those from low-income backgrounds. They both oppose the presence of School Resource Officers in schools, and they support raising taxes on the most privileged in our community to properly fund our schools. 

If elected, Michelle would focus on the priorities listed above, and on the achievement gaps that are systemic in PPS, while Shanice is also passionate about creating wraparound services to aid students in crisis. Most importantly, both women are committed to changing the systemic issues in Portland Public Schools that have left so many students behind. 

These candidates represent the values of BerniePDX and we are proud to endorse Michelle DePass and Shanice Clarke.

Deb Mayer also requested an endorsement from BerniePDX for the Portland Public School Board (Zone 3). Unfortunately, it was after our endorsement process. BerniePDX is excited that more progressive candidates are stepping up to bring fresh perspectives to all levels of government, and we wish Deb the best. 

It’s endorsement time again, and BerniePDX needs your input! We’re excited that two great women of color, Michelle DePass and Shanice Clarke, are running for Portland Public School Board (Zone 2) in the May election! Both candidates requested a BerniePDX endorsement, and we need you to vote on who we should endorse.

Click here to learn about the candidates, read their responses to our questionnaire, and cast your vote! Voting ends April 15.

Join BerniePDX and supporters across the country for Bernie’s official organizing/volunteer kick-off!

We’ll learn what the campaign needs us to do to help, and we’ll also hear from the man himself. We’re so excited that the campaign is starting organizing so early this time around – it will lay the foundation for us to win in 2020! Please RSVP on the official page on Bernie’s website: https://act.berniesanders.com/event/Organizing_Kickoff/1193/signup?source=events-map *This event was originally on April 7, but has been moved to 4/27* Location: Stingray Cafe, 240 N Broadway

Join us as part of the National Medicare for All Week of Action, organized by National Nurses United & Our Revolution. Hundreds of events are happening across the country as activists come together to win Medicare for All!

We’ll talk about what’s at stake, our plan to pass Medicare for All in the U.S. House, and what you can do to take action and get involved.

This is a joint event for Congressional Districts 3 & 5, so it’s a fun way to get to know other progressive activists in Oregon and strengthen the movement for Medicare for All! And featuring a performance from the Raging Grannies.

Email info@berniepdx.us to carpool.

Location: Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 SW Wilsonville Rd, Wilsonville, OR 97070

Due to the weather, the original Barnstorm had to be re-scheduled, so please help us spread the word again for this important event!

**Please bring a laptop or tablet if you have one, and a phone.

BerniePDX is co-sponsoring a barnstorm for Medicare for All March 9th. To make the event a YUGE success & move forward with our goal, we need to pack the room. Join BerniePDX to text and phone bank to recruit for the barnstorm!

Accessibility: ADA accessible with all-gender restrooms. Directly on the #12, #19, and #20 bus lines and near the #6 and #70 bus lines.

Location: Tea Chai Te, 616 E Burnside 

Join BerniePDX to cheer on Bernie in his first 2020 presidential town hall! The broadcast officially begins at 5pm PST (and will likely run an hour or so) but definitely come early to grab a comfy couch seat and chat with Bernie friends. Snacks will be potluck style so feel free to bring something.

Location: Watershed PDX, 5040 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/19/politics/cnn-town-hall-bernie-sanders/index.html

Come out to celebrate Bernie’s presidential announcement! This is a joint event between BerniePDX and DSA’s Bernie 2020 group.

Location: Lucky Lab, 1700 N Killingsworth St.

Click here to watch Bernie’s first campaign ad, and here to watch his announcement video.

Join BerniePDX to get an update on City Hall and hear from JoAnn Hardesty’s Organizing Director about how we can help her platform succeed in City Hall!

The meeting will be located in the upstairs room at People’s.

Please bring a few bucks if you’re able to help pay for the room rental, but it’s not necessary to attend.

RSVP & Share on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/379157539556024/

Location: People’s Food Co-Op, 2nd floor, 3029 SE 21st Ave.