Community Action
Resisting ICE Action: Ten Things You Can Do
Over the past weeks, ICE has increased enforcement activity in Multnomah County. Officers have shown up at day labor corners, conducted arrests tied to routine immigration check-ins, and grabbed people without warning in public spaces. Parents are being separated from children. Workers are disappearing from jobs. Families are scrambling to make emergency plans. This is…
Read More >Action Alert: Help Our Neighbors During the Food Security Emergency
We’re calling on Multnomah County Democrats to show up for our neighbors with three simple actions: donate to Oregon Food Bank, volunteer time, and join local events to support neighbors in need.
Read More >ACTION ALERT: Help Shape Portland Street Response
The Portland Street Response Advisory Committee (PSRC) is recruiting new members to advise City Council and city leadership on recommendations on how to strengthen and sustain this vital program. This is your opportunity to help guide and shape how crisis response is integrated into our first responder system.
Read More >Portland and Multnomah County Budget Process: Your 2025 Guide
This guide breaks down the budget process, highlights key dates, and explains how you can effectively participate in shaping your community’s financial priorities.
Read More >People Power! Your Questions Answered about Volunteering
Election Integrity Study Group We hope you are interested in volunteering for the Democrats! That IS how we win in the long run… People-power, your power is your activism, our power is our activism! Yet, you have to find the best way for you to contribute your energy, your time, and even your money! Let’s…
Read More >Tribal Sovereignty Legislative Action Study Group:
Making Lives Better for Indigenous People in Multnomah County and Beyond by Elisha Big Back (Northern Cheyenne) and Ruth Jensen (Tlingit) The purpose of the Tribal Sovereignty Legislative Action Study Group is to advance Indigenous priorities and connect with Indigenous cultures. The Group takes collective action monthly to advocate for Indigenous issues. All Democrats and non-affiliated voters…
Read More >Community Action & Engagement: SERIOUS SCALE COMMITMENT TO MEET SERIOUS CHALLENGES
by Gary Lietke, District Leader for HD 44 It’s time to talk frankly within our committed Precinct Committee Persons (PCPs), so we can respond adequately to the dire political climate we face. It’s time to scale our programs and our personal participation to the scale of our challenges. Make no mistake—if we MultDems don’t connect…
Read More >An active PCP reflects on what redistricting means for his North Portland neighborhood, and what he’s doing now to prepare for the 2022 elections
As a result of the state’s growth in population over the past decade, Oregon recently earned a new Congressional seat. House Speaker Tina Kotek created a special committee to draw congressional district lines, and Governor Brown signed the measure hours after it passed the legislature. The new lines divide Portland into three districts, and the…
Read More >What’s What in Our Government? Let’s Get Smarter about Portland, Oregon
Chair of the Election Integrity Platform Sub-committee Portland used to be called “the city that works”. Now, it doesn’t seem to work! What can YOU do about it? A lot! First, note that a citizen-oversight group is working on making a difference and has the power to make a big difference! The Portland Charter Review Commission was…
Read More >Statement to the 26 September 2020 PDX for Basic Income Event
The Democratic Party of Multnomah County, Mission and Vision states – “We envision and Demand a government designed by the people and for the benefit of the people.” At this moment we demand a return of the dividends due, we the people, who have over the past 40 years contributed our hard earned funds and…
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