We had a great time tabling at the Medicare for All Rally over the weekend! We loved speaking to people about universal healthcare and all our amazing candidates who support it. Thanks to everyone who came out! #HealthcareIsAHumanRight
The bottom three photos are courtesy of Portland DSA
BerniePDX will be tabling at this event – stop by and say hi!
We’re back! Portland’s Medicare for All Rally returns July 30th, 12 noon, at Shemanski Park.
Join us in celebrating Medicare’s 57th birthday! Get ready for speakers, music, tabling, and organizing. Our hope for this day is to inspire and help you form connections as you learn and take action in the name of healthcare justice and Medicare for All. Local artists will be screen printing, so be sure to bring a t-shirt!
ASL interpreting provided. Masking is encouraged.
This is an important political moment. Reproductive rights and gender-affirming care are under attack, and the COVID-19 crisis has further exposed the broken state of healthcare in our country. Medicare for All is the first and necessary step toward solidifying care for all of those currently lacking access. People all over the country experience health inequities on the basis of race, language, income, type of job, immigration status, disability, and gender identity. The time has come for universal, comprehensive, publicly funded healthcare that is free at the point of service. No premiums, no co-pays, no deductibles. Everybody in, nobody out.
Only a grassroots, people–powered movement can win the change we need. Will you join us in our fight for health justice?
Location: Shemanski Park, PDX
Protest the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade tonight at 5:30pm in Lownsdale Square on SW 4th Ave and Salmon, hosted by Portland DSA Medicare for All. Women’s Rights are Human Rights!
Congrats to Jamie and her awesome campaign team! What a win for Oregon! Read Jamie’s statement here.
Congratulations to BerniePDX candidates Jo Ann Hardesty (City Council), Farrah Chaichi (HD-35), Libra Forde (Clackamas County), and Travis Nelson (HD-44), who won their elections or advanced to their run-off! Congrats also to Jamie McLeod-Skinner, who is currently ahead of Kurt Schrader by 20% in CD-5!
Unfortunately, there’s an issue in the Clackamas County elections office, so it’s possible we won’t know the final results for weeks. Click here to volunteer to be an elections observer for Jamie during the ballot counting process. One thing is certain: The future of Oregon is brighter than it was last week!
Ballots are out! Mail them in by May 10, or use a ballot dropbox by 8pm on May 17! Remind your friends, and don’t forget to sign the back of the envelope. Find your nearest dropbox here: https://sos.oregon.gov/voting/pages/drop-box-locator.aspx
Learn why BerniePDX voted to endorse these great candidates at www.berniepdx.us/2022endorsements
The Portland Business Alliance is taking a wrecking ball to the city we know and love. And we want to stop them. Join us at this virtual event!
After Portland became central in the BLM protests, the largest social movement in U.S. history, the plutocrats are out in the open and on the attack, determined to remake our city into a playground for the 1%. This right-wing backlash, led by some of the major players within PBA (three of whom have been identified as part of “People for Portland”) are trying to:
This May, the City budget, City Council and other local elections, and the once-in-a-decade Portland City Charter Review proposals are all on the table. This is our opportunity to defend our wins and fight for a vision of our home that is for the people who actually live here: the workers, tenants, students, immigrants, and unhoused, not just the 1%.
We will hear from organizers leading campaigns around the budget, elections, and charter review, and have time for discussion and to make plans for actions we need to take now.
Join us Saturday, April 30, 10:30-Noon, as we bring together community members who are fighting back—and need your help! This event is hosted by the Portland Metro People’s Coalition, of which BerniePDX is a member organization.
Join BerniePDX to text voters from home for AJ McCreary for City Council! There will be a training via Zoom at 1pm. RSVP here to reserve your spot: https://tinyurl.com/2y87b8ds
Election Day is just a few weeks away, and the future of our city is at stake. Come spend a couple hours working to elect grassroots candidate AJ McCreary to City Hall!
We need new City Commissioners who will fight for the interests of working class Portlanders, especially the most marginalized. That’s why BerniePDX endorsed AJ McCreary to run against Dan Ryan.
ABOUT AJ:
AJ was born and raised in Portland, and she understands our struggles. She’s a renter who relies on public transportation. She has a record of fighting for racial and economic justice, which Portland urgently needs. AJ’s priorities for the City include stopping the sweeps; distributing resources for pandemic relief; working to ensure that all Portlanders have safe, lead-free drinking water; and strengthening City Hall’s relationship with Portland Public Schools. AJ’s leadership on City Council will be a win for Portland.
RSVP Here to receive the Zoom link for the training: https://tinyurl.com/2y87b8ds
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WHAT: Textbank for AJ McCreary for City Council with BerniePDX
WHEN: Sunday, May 1, 1-3pm
WHERE: Your Couch
RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/2y87b8ds
Join BerniePDX to text voters from home for Jo Ann Hardesty! It’s super easy – all you need is a computer and a finger to hit send (all the messages are prepared in advance). RSVP Here: https://tinyurl.com/yc5txuyn
Election Day is just a few weeks away, so it’s all hands on deck! Jo Ann’s opponents are spending a ton to defeat her. Come volunteer and demonstrate that their money is no match for our people power!
Grab your computer and your favorite sweats, and spend a couple hours working to make our city a better place. We’ll have a virtual training starting at 1:00pm. See you there!
RSVP Here for the Zoom link for the training, and Here for the Facebook event
Join BerniePDX for a Virtual Meet & Greet / Q&A with City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty on Tuesday, April 12 at 7pm! Get an update on the campaign and find out Jo Ann’s ideas about the issues that are most important to you. Bring your questions and your friends!
You must RSVP here to receive the Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/3pxdhpcc
Interested in Jo Ann’s plans to address the housing crisis? Have questions about the city or ideas to share? Want to let Jo Ann know you’ve got her back and find out ways to support? This event is for you!
Jo Ann has some serious challengers this year who are backed by groups like the Portland Business Alliance. But with your support, we can win!
RSVP Here for the Zoom link, and Here for the Facebook event
