We Made Our Fundraising Match! |
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We are excited to announce that we’ve made our $500 August Match Goal!
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who contributed to make this possible. Your recent donations have helped us to support local activism with a $500 contribution to Sunrise PDX’s Legal Fund, $500 to fund a mutual aid dinner for our neighbors impacted by ICE, and $300 to honor the work of Brown Hope as a partner in “Good Trouble”. |
Our work doesn’t stop there, though. We have under 3 months until the midterm elections, and our action group needs our support to help lift their organizing effort. Your contributions support the direct costs of our activism to pay for supplies, activities, and mutual aid donations. If you have not given recently, please consider a donation to support the work we’re doing and are planning for! |
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BIG THANKS TO THIS WEEK’S FINANCIAL DONORS to our ActBlue account: New donor, DANA; repeat donors BEV, MARY, TIA, and LAURA; and recurring donor, JO. Your donations make our activism possible and help us support the work of our community partners.
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Midterm Election Action Updates |
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Oregon Elections Action Group
Contact: Laurie C (on Slack) or email
Next Meeting: Sunday, August 23 from 5 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. Location: NE Corner of Grant Park under the trees.
Bring a lawn chair and your brainstorming enthusiasm. -
Agenda: Report on call with Bynum and Kotek campaigns, Donuts + Democracy, and Redmond Indivisible; Follow-up on contacts to campuses for D+D GOTV activities in September/October; Strategy Discussion about focus/resources given new information from campaigns; Who will do what.
Don’t Miss this in-person event hosted by Indivisible Oregon! See what it is like with other new and experienced folks right there to support you! Ground Truth Phone Banking is the second most effective way to reach voters and this is the time to be building relationships. Ground Truth Door Knocking is the first!
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Midterm Election Action Group
Want to learn more about this group and their subgroups? Visit the link below! link to find more info about the subgroups and who to contact to engage. |
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Oregon Peace Pilgrimage - This Sunday |
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The Oregon Peace Pilgrimage brings together community members, faith leaders, and descendants of Japanese Americans interned during WWII to protest family detention and separation today. Join Tsuru for Solidarity this Sunday in the Oregon Peace Pilgrimage to Free Families by: 1. Attend kick-off rally and help send off pilgrims on August 16th at 8AM at the Japanese American Historical Plaza in Tom McCall Waterfront Park. This 30-minute program will include speakers, ceremony & ritual, and song.
2. Welcome pilgrims at the annual Portland Japanese American Citizens League Nikkei Community Picnic at Oaks Park at 12PM to hear from Tsuru for Solidarity and other speakers. Learn more about the Nikkei Community Picnic and RSVP at pdxjacl.org.
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Artists and Creatives! Submit Your D2 Bandana Design!
Last year we made D2 t-shirts. This year we're planning to buy D2 bandanas. Submit your design by Tuesday, September 8. We will vote on designs at the Annual Picnic/Potluck on September 12. Email us your designs or DM Gabby on Slack!
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D2 Outreach Team Members
We need a small team of folks to lead outreach for D2. This group would organize tabling events, connect with community partners, and identify and lead opportunities to help D2 be more active in our broader N/NE Portland community. If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, give us a shout on Slack or email us!
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This week, Lars is writing reps about the ICE Body Camera Policy. After the January killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis, DHS agreed to provide agents with body cameras. But they've adopted a policy that they will release body camera video only when seen to be in the agency’s "best interests," subverting the sort of accountability that motivated the need for body cameras. Use part or all of his template to write you reps!
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Civics & Resistance Education |
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Civics Workshops
Representation, Our Federal Government, and the Constitution - Sunday, September 13, 2-3:30 PM PST. In-person
Indivisible Polk County, Dallas, OR [Check website for address] - Thursday, September 17, 4-5:30 PM PST. In-person.
West Slope Community Library. 3678 SW 78th Ave. Portland, OR.
Beyond Voting—Elections and Campaign Finance -
Tuesday, September 1, 3 PM PST. 6:30 PM EST. Note Time Zone! VIRTUAL. Bloomfield [CT] Public Library Check website for registration info.
- Thursday, October 8, 4-5:30 PM PST. IN-PERSON.
West Slope Community Library. 3678 SW 78th Ave. Portland [OR].
Learn more at Civics for Adults by Donna Cohen MLIS, MEd. |
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The Open Resistanary is a project to help identify and define the vocabulary of the resistance movement. |
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Back to School Donation Drive |
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This is the final week to support Brown Hope's Back to School Donation Drive and help students in our neighborhoods have the supplies they need by the first day of school. Local businesses check the link for more information of how you can help. The drive ends Wednesday, August 19th. |
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August is Black Owned Business Month |
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National Black Business Month celebrates Black entrepreneurship, while raising awareness of the systemic racism that impacted Black economic prosperity in the United States. Here in Portland, we can participate in Black Business Month by supporting black entrepreneurs and business owners in our neighborhoods. Check out Travel Portland's blog post below highlighting Black-owned businesses across our city. |
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Ongoing D2 Neighbors Initiatives |
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D2 Neighbors Immigrant Support Initiatives |
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Upcoming Events from D2 & Other Indivisibles |
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D2 Neighbors General Meeting Saturday, Aug. 22 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Grant Park Church This month, our meeting will focus on midterm election actions.
Food is love ❤️ We'll be collecting donated groceries once again at our Aug. 22 general meeting. It's an easy way to participate in mutual aid and solidarity. The pantry staples go to immigrant families impacted by ICE detention. We're looking for: white rice, dried pinto and black beans (not canned, please), masa, corn husks, dish soap and sponges, canned tomatoes and peppers, and kid snacks. Many thanks! |
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D2 Neighbors Book Club Thursday, Aug. 27 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Double Mountain Overlook Taproom at 1700 N. Killingsworth
D2 Neighbors Book Club continues their deep dive into This Is An Uprising by Mark Engler and Paul Engler. This month they will be discussing, Chapter 8 - "The Dividers". |
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Save the Date! Annual Portland D2 Neighbors Indivisible Picnic/Potluck Saturday, Sept. 12 from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. at Daybreak Co-Housing (2525 N. Killingsworth)
D2 will provide Burritos (yum) and cold drinks (seltzer, etc.). You are invited to bring side dishes and desserts. Alcohol is OK in moderation. BYOB. We also encourage you to bring cold water in a reusable container so we are not contributing to single-use plastic waste. And, if you’re really into reducing plastic waste, you might consider bringing some reusable flatware.
This is a great opportunity to invite someone who might be interested in getting more information about Indivisible and the rewarding work we do while having a great time. We have enough chairs for the expected number of attendees, but feel free to bring extra (camp?) chairs if you feel you might need them. |
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| D2 Neighbors General Meeting Saturday, Sept. 26 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Grant Park Church |
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Weekly Events from D2 & Other Indivisibles |
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Sunday
Tuesday
Thursday Friday
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Honk & Wave - Our Corners
Noon - 1 p.m. at NE Multnomah and NE 16th
Organized by friends in the Lloyd District
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Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Shine the Light Honk & Wave. Organized by Beacon for Democracy. Learn more at BeaconforDemocracy.com |
Fridays from Noon to 1 PM: Cully Neighborhood Community Honk & Wave at the five-way intersection of Cully, Prescott, and 60th. Organized by Cully residents. |
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| Saturday, August 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Radical Breakfast Yard Sale: Free pancakes and a yard sale to raise funds for families impacted by ICE. 6632 N Greeley Ave. |
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Wednesday August 19, 7p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: Anti-Surveillance Social at Tabor Space (5441 SE Belmont)
Saturday August 22, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Anti-Surveillance Town Hall at Holgate Library room 2A (7905 SE Holgate) |
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