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May 11, 20203 min read

May 11, 2020 Newsletter

Dear OSTPDX Members,


Oregonians are very fortunate to have the ability to vote from the safety of our homes for the May 19th primary election sobe sure to get your primary ballot in the mail by Thursday, May 14th. After that date, you mayfind official ballot drop boxes here. We haveelection informationon our website and the City Club of Portland’s 2020 Election Coverage is a fantastic resource that includesrecorded candidate debates and information on ballot measures.  


If you’ve voted and are looking to do more before the primary, please consider volunteering to support measure 26-210. Below you’ll find details on how to do so as well information on a town hall with Senator Merkley, letter writing events and more! 

Announcements Action to take this week Sign up for a HereTogether virtual phone bank to support ballot measure 26-210!


Help get the vote out for the HereTogether homeless services measure. Phone banks are happeningdaily through May 18 to get the word out to voters about how important a Yes on 26-210 vote is! You can do this from the comfort of your own home so long as you have an internet connection and a phone. 


With opponents using robocalls and mass texts to spread their lies, our key tool is reaching voters with real conversations. We've reached hundreds of voters as they're voting and have encouraged many to vote yes as they filled out their ballots!


Actions & Events

Virtual Town Hall: Why Congress Must Fight for Power, Water and Broadband for All




Congress will return to Washington D.C. soon to start negotiations for the CARES 2 package, the second stimulus to provide coronavirus relief to our communities across the country. At the same time, families are struggling with utility shut-offs -- losing basic and essential services such as power, water, and internet service due to unaffordable bills. Register here.

OST-PDX Activist Reading Group


The OST-PDX Activist Reading Group will be meeting every other Thursday evening from 7:00-8:30 p.m., with the next meeting being on May 14th, for the duration of the stay-at-home period of the coronavirus epidemic. The group will be serving two functions: decreasing individual isolation and exploring ways we can be politically active. If you are interested in joining our meetings, contact Ken Rosenberg atrosenbergkd@yahoo.com.

Action by Indivisible Oregon


Our Tuesday ask: We may be in the same storm but we are not in the same boat - especially not in the same boat as our black and brown brothers and sisters. They are dying and losing jobs more in this pandemic. The next covid 19 package must be racial just with money that goes directly to the people and states making sure everyone is helped, not just Trump and his rich friends. The action will be posted on Tuesday at 6:00 AM here:indivisibleor.org/actions

Virtual Swing Left & Vote Forward Letter Writing


Vote Forward and Swing Left are working together to increase civic participation by sending letters to voters. If you’re interested in printing and writing letters on your own,click herefor more information. Listed below are some virtual letter writing events and you may search for othershere.


Write Letters to Voters Virtually with Indivisible Oregon and Swing Left:

Indivisible National has createdthis resourceon how to host your own virtual events and more information on letter writing parties specifically can be found here. 

Digital Events


City Club of Portland has put all of their programming online and is FREE to the public. Check out their upcomingvirtual events calendar. 

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OSTPDX will not be endorsing any candidates before primaries. All content included in our newsletters is informational in nature and should not be considered an endorsement. 


Regards,


Sara McKinney

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