Community Action
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…
Read More >Reparations Resolution FAQ
On Thursday, June 9, 2020, the precinct committee persons (PCPs) of Multnomah Democrats will vote on Resolution 2020-13 The Debt: the Case for Reparations. The resolution’s primary author, Quinton Blanton, provided this FAQ for PCPs to read in advance of the vote. What is the purpose of a reparations program? In the book From Here…
Read More >To Be a District Leader
Every House District (HD) in Multnomah County has a Multnomah Democrat District Leader (DL) who organizes the work of their local precinct committee persons (PCPs). In July of 2020, as in every even numbered July, each HD call a reorg meeting and elects their district leader and assistant district leader. We want you to…
Read More >When will PCP election results be available?
We’ve gotten a lot of questions about when Multnomah County Elections Division will report Precinct Committe Person (PCP) election results. We expect that you will find them at the County Elections website (MCED) sometime in the next week or two; MCED is saying that they expect to post final results by June 8. We will…
Read More >Protect the Mueller Investigation #StayEngaged #ThisIsNotNormal
No one is above the law. Mueller Firing Rapid Response. Call your representatives today and show up for a rally tonight 5 to 8 PM. #StayEngaged #ThisIsNotNormal for call scripts, and event location click here: https://tapit.us/rsiyI — Spread the word to 5 of your friends.
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