June Digest
June is time to remember our hard-fought freedoms and rights, from emancipation from slavery in June, 1865, the expansion of voting rights to women across the US in June, 1920, to the Stonewall riots in June, 1969. Today, we celebrate Pride every June, and Juneteenth was just made a state holiday. Of course, we still have to stand up for our rights and freedoms, and remember that we are not free until all people are free, that our rights are not secure unless everyone’s rights are secure. We still take a stand for what matters, as we did this past year, because Black Lives Matter, and queer lives matter, and believing women matters. We’ll touch on a few of these topics in this issue, and spotlight change-makers who have been at the forefront of our ongoing fight to secure and expand human rights and civil rights.
Read More >A brief history of the racial culture in Oregon and why Juneteenth matters
Today, Oregon is known as one of the most broad-minded states in the country. It has consistently for years been placed in polls as one of the top 10 most liberal states to live in. Portland, the state’s largest city, has hosted the most continuous Black Lives Matter protest in the nation. It is…
Read More >May Digest
May is a month of many celebrations… from international labor to Asian and Pacific Islander heritage. For MultDems, we’re preparing for our biggest celebration of the year, Celsi, while also redoubling our effort to get good bills passed — starting with campaign finance reform which will help open the door to passing many other bills we care about. The contrast between the major parties is increasingly stark, as Democrats seek to rebuild America while Republicans double down on their election lies and defend the interests of the ultra-wealthy over the needs of the American people. Locally, while Democrats are working to end the influence of KKK-Era laws, we see Republicans partnering with Proud Boys as they become increasingly intolerant. We’ll touch on all this and more in this issue of the Digest.
Read More >Member Spotlight: Rep. Khanh Pham
They say that democracy is a garden that must be tended to; when it is well kept, it is beautiful, thriving, blooming with color. But when you let the weeds and hate grow beneath the surface, it suffocates everything. None of this caretaking happens without ordinary people putting in the work, and leading decision-makers to understand what is being felt day to day.
Read More >Multnomah Republican party solicits Proud Boys Security Team
On May 1st, 2021, the Multnomah County Republican Party signed a contract with a known affiliate of the Proud Boys to provide a security team for a private meeting… to expel the county GOP chairman Stephen Lloyd, who has said to have been criticized for attempting to make the Multnomah County GOP more inclusive…
Read More >Campaign Finance Reform with Teeth
Voters resoundingly approved constitutional amendment Measure 107 last November, to allow finance limits… But unless follow-up legislation establishes stringent, comprehensive limits— Legislation aimed to benefit everyday (esp. poor) people will be impaired. That includes many, many bills for which MultDems advocate in our Platform
Read More >What’s on your May 2021 ballot?
Ballots are mailed to voters April 28th. Your Ballot is due in Ballot Boxes May 18 at 8pm sharp. Or in the mail by May 11th.
Read More >Build Back Better
This is the moment to reimagine and rebuild a new economy. The American Jobs Plan is an investment in America that will create millions of good jobs, rebuild our country’s infrastructure, and position the United States to out-compete China. The plan prioritizes addressing persistent racial injustice and invests in rural communities and communities impacted by the transition to clean energy. The American Jobs Plan will invest in America in a way we have not invested since we built the interstate highways and won the Space Race.
Read More >Democrats Deliver
What’s in the American Rescue Plan for you and your family. Here’s some of the tools to help us to recover our health, our schools and our economy…
Read More >Protecting Our Voting Rights
A record 159 million Americans turned out to vote in 2020. We should celebrate! Instead, 43 states are in the process of enacting over 250 voter restriction bills that will make it harder for young, elderly, and voters of color to make their voices heard. Georgia was only the first. It’s up to Congress now to pass the For the People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Act to protect every Americans’ right to vote.
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