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BerniePDX Events
Tuesday, April 30, 5:30-7:30pm: Textbank from Home for Mike Schmidt for DA with BerniePDX!
Text voters from home for Mike Schmidt for DA with BerniePDX! All you need is a computer, tablet, or phone. We’ll have a Zoom training beforehand on how to use the texting platform.
RSVP: mobilize.us/mikeschmidtforda/event/620467/
Mike established the first Restorative Justice program for Multnomah County! He also implemented an immigration-neutral sentencing policy so that minor offenses, like traffic tickets, won’t automatically lead to deportation.
➡ Mike’s corporate-backed opponent will take our county backwards – come volunteer to ensure this doesn’t happen!
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WHAT: Textbank for Mike Schmidt
WHERE: Your own home
WHEN: Tuesday, April 30, 5:30-7:30pm
RSVP: mobilize.us/mikeschmidtforda/event/620467/
Learn more about Mike: mikeschmidtforda.com
Events
Saturday, April 27, 10am: Willy Chotzen Birthday Canvass Day of Action!
Celebrate Willy’s birthday by knocking doors in SE Portland to help elect him to the state legislature in HD-46! There will be cake!
Willy will work to achieve universal healthcare and increase education funding as well as mental health and addiction treatment. He supports ending the ban on local rent control and instituting a vacancy tax to increase affordable housing! Willy’s pro-worker platform has earned him many union endorsements, including the Portland Association of Teachers.
Talking to voters at their door is the most effective way to spread the word about Willy. Volunteer to help build a better future for our state!
Thursday, April 25, 3:30-4:30pm: Support Healthy Schools – Support Portland’s Clean Energy Fund
This week is the launch of the City’s Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) and Portland Public Schools agreement. These funds are a key part of what Portland Association of Teachers won in their strike, funds that will go to improving school buildings across the district including dealing with “hot, cold, rats, mold.”
Come out to show your support and wear green!
PCEF will present PPS with $20 million over 5 years to implement climate resiliency projects in district buildings, transportation systems, and schoolyards. A small portion will be allocated to support student-led initiatives at each middle and high school.
Location: 1900 SW 4th Ave. Room 2500
Wednesday, May 1: May Day – Workers Defend Palestinian Resistance
Workers Defend Palestinian Resistance. On this International Workers Day, stand in solidarity with Palestinian workers and demand a Permanent Ceasefire, Complete Withdrawal from Gaza and the West Bank, the end of the siege on Gaza, Right of Return for all displaced Palestinians, All for All Prisoner exchange, and the end of the war on workers and oppressed people at home and abroad. Hear from Palestinians, Labor and Workers’ Orgs about how we stand in International Solidarity!
4 – 5PM: Meet up and tabling with community organizations
5 – 6PM: Speakers and Culturals
6 – 7PM: March
Location: SW Market & SW Park Blocks
Wednesday, May 1, 10am-5pm: May Day at the Capitol
Join PCUN and community organizations for a powerful celebration of International Workers’ Day on May 1st! We will gather at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem for a day of impactful community speeches, vital resource booths, and a mighty march around the Capitol Block. Let’s unite and demonstrate our deep appreciation for the hardworking and dedicated individuals who keep our society moving forward. The year 2023 marked a significant milestone for workers’ rights, and we are determined to carry that momentum forward into 2024 and beyond with unwavering determination.
Let’s continue to build our collective power and advocate fiercely for the rights and well-being of workers everywhere.
Location: Oregon State Capitol State Park, 155 Waverly St NE, Salem
Wednesday, May 1, 4-6pm: Nurses Informational Picket at Providence Willamette Falls
In a show of solidarity, nurses from Providence Willamette Falls will be joined by colleagues from Providence Milwaukie in an informational picket to advocate for better healthcare standards for nurses, patients and our communities on May 1. The nurses—represented by the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA)—will be joined by Oregon elected leaders, worker advocates and community allies. We will hold an informational picket from 4-5 p.m. outside the Providence Willamette Falls Community Center and then walk to the community space outside the Clackamas County Circuit Court building (807 Main St., Oregon City) for a rally from 5 – 6 p.m.
Location: 519 15th St, Oregon City
Thursday, May 2, Tabling 5:30pm, Panel 6:30pm: RUMBLE ON THE RIVER Community Forum #15 – Transportation
Topics will include transit equity, accessibility, reliability; climate impacts; freeway expansion; biking; walking; carpools; safety; funding and effective models elsewhere.
A Moderated Conversation with:
– Abby Griffith: OPAL/Bus Riders Unite! Coordinator
– Jonathan Maus: BikePortland Founder, Publisher & Editor
– Indi Namkoong: Verde Transportation Justice
– Khanh Pham: Oregon State Representative
– Chris Smith: No More Freeways Co-founder, Transportation Advocate
Since late 2022, Rumble On The River has presented fourteen free community forums in neighborhoods throughout Portland. Topics have included urban forestry, shade equity, Columbia & Willamette River ecosystems, false climate solutions to climate disruption and salmon restoration. The central Rumble focus has been on the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub. Rumbles bring together expert voices to lay out the potential hazards of having 90% of Oregon’s fuel and a mix of toxics stored within Portland’s city limits on a seismic liquefaction zone.
Location: St Andrew Catholic Church 806 NE Alberta St
Saturday, May 4, 10am-2:30pm: Environmental Justice Training Hosted by Portland Youth Climate Strike
Portland Youth Climate Strike will be working alongside a number of organizations to host educational sessions focused on combating capitalism, white supremacy, and oppressive systems, all while uplifting communities on the front lines of climate change.
Location: Grant High School, 245 NE 36th Ave.
Volunteer for BerniePDX Candidates! The Primary is May 21
Mike Schmidt for Multnomah County District Attorney
KNOCK DOORS:
TEXTBANK:
- Thu. 4/25 Text Bank
- Tue. 4/30 Text Bank with Bernie PDX
- Thu. 5/2 Text Bank
- Tue. 5/7 Text Bank
- Thu. 5/9 Text Bank
WHY WE ENDORSE MIKE: Mike established the first Restorative Justice program for Multnomah County! He also implemented an immigration-neutral sentencing policy so that minor offenses, like traffic tickets, won’t automatically lead to deportation. He set up the Justice Integrity Unit to reverse wrongful convictions, and his office focuses on serious crimes – not minor non-violent law breaking, like protesting in the street. Mike’s corporate-backed opponent wants to take our county backwards – come volunteer to ensure this doesn’t happen!
Willy Chotzen for State Representative (HD-46)
VOLUNTEER: Canvass, phonebank, textbank, display a yard sign
Saturday, 5/4 @ 10 AM with Oregon AFL-CIO
Sunday, 5/5 @10 AM with Oregon AFSCME
Saturday, 5/11 @10 AM with Oregon AFSCME
Sunday, 5/12 @10 AM hosted at Brentwood Park
Saturday, 5/18 @10 AM (GOTV)
Sunday, 5/19 @10 AM with Oregon AFCSME and Oregon AFL-CIO (GOTV)
WHY WE ENDORSE WILLY: As a public defender and former public school teacher, Willy is intimately familiar with the injustices faced by working-class Oregonians. That’s why he understands that healthcare and housing are human rights. Willy supports bringing down housing costs by removing the ban on local rent control and instituting a vacancy tax. He believes the state must invest heavily in education, including smaller class sizes for students and better wages for teachers.
Willy will work to achieve universal healthcare, and expand addiction and mental health treatment. He also supports expanding public transportation to help Oregon reach our climate goals. Willy’s pro-worker platform has earned him many union endorsements, and BerniePDX is proud to join them in backing Willy for State Representative in HD-46!
Farrah Chaichi for State Representative (HD-35)
VOLUNTEER: Canvass, phonebank, distribute campaign literature
WHY WE ENDORSE FARRAH: BerniePDX is excited to endorse Farrah Chaichi for State Representative in HD-35 for a second time! As a proud democratic socialist, Farrah is the people’s candidate. She believes that the state should prioritize housing, healthcare, and education for all, over tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy.
Farrah will continue to use her time in Salem to push for more affordable housing through mandatory inclusionary zoning and lifting the statewide preemption on local rent control. She wants to tax big polluters and use the funds to combat climate change. As a vocal proponent of universal healthcare, Right to Rest, and workers’ and tenants’ rights, Farrah is the candidate we need in the legislature!
Participatory Budgeting Oregon
WHY WE ENDORSE PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING: BerniePDX is proud to endorse Participatory Budgeting Oregon! Participatory budgeting is a deliberative democratic process that will give the people of our state a direct say in how to spend a portion of public funds. The initiative is still in the petition stage. Sign the petition to get it on the November ballot: communitybudgetingforall.com/sign-the-petition
March for Bernie Rally, January 23, 2016