Aug
27
2011
Across The State We Tell Our Reps: JOBS NOT CUTS!
THURSDAY- 09/01/2011
**Rep. Greg Walden WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? THE RICH, OR THE REST OF US?
Bend – Wells Fargo 960 NW Wall St. – 5:30-6:30pm
We are asking all C.O. JwJ members and supporters to come and participate in this demonstration to help recapture the American dream. This will give you the opportunity to make a statement against the unethical practices of our politicians, banks, and large corporations currently throwing the needs of the common people to the wayside.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Matt Swanson
503-235-5071
matt.swanson@seiuoregon.org
Maureen Crawford
503-816-5311
crawfordm@seiu503.org
WWW.REBUILDTHEDREAM.COM
Aug
18
2011
Jobs Crisis, Immigration & Trade
August 18th at 6:00 PM
Central Oregon Community College, Wille Hall (in the Campus Center Building) 2600 NW College Way, Bend
Congressman Greg Walden has been invited to attend this town hall to answer your questions about the federal debt ceiling, the jobs crisis, immigration and trade. There will be a panel consisting of Greg Delgado (Organizer- CAUSA), Tom Chamberlin (President- Oregon AFL-CIO), Cara Shufelt (Director- Rural Organizing Project), and Nancy Koerber (Co Founder- Good Grief America) to answer questions from the audience. This is a great opportunity for you to come and have your voice heard about the volatile economic climate we all find ourselves in today.
For more information, please contact the Oregon AFL-CIO at (503) 287-3114 or Greg Delgado of CAUSA at (541) 390-6213
Jul
8
2011
On Thursday, July 14th , the Deschutes Democrats will be hosting an event to improve the camaraderie between local non-profits. This night will begin with a socialization period and complimentary appetizers and desserts. Each of the organizations will then introduce their representative(s), this is followed by a “speed date” format in which attendees will be given 5 minutes at each table to learn more about the respective organization. After the organizational speed dating, a raffle will be held for which tickets will be sold for $3 for 1 and $5 for 2. This will be a tremendous opportunity for Central Oregon residents to get to know the groups that are making a difference in our communities.
Thursday July 14th
6:30-9:00 PM
Bend Community Center (1036 NE 5th Street)
RSVP appreciated, call (541)610-8337
Mar
26
2011
A Lecture by Professor Jay Mullen and songs of the IWW performed by Scott Fife & Friends
On February 16, 1911, 112 members of the IWW left Portland on freight trains bound for Fresno to support their IWW Brothers and Sisters in Central California. The group consisted of young working men willing to die for free speech. They risked being beaten by strike breakers. Nearly a hundred Wobblies made the hazardous trek south by foot through the snow-covered Siskiyous after being kicked out of the box cars in Ashland. They walked roughly 150 miles South from Ashland.
Thursday March 31st, 2011
4:00-5:00 PM
COCC Campus Center ~ Wille Hall
6:30-7:30 PM
Bend Public Library ~ Brooks Room
This event is sponsored by Central Oregon Jobs with Justice, Central Oregon Labor Council, & Central Oregon Community College. For more information contact Central Oregon Jobs with Justice.
Mar
18
2011
US Bank currently has a contract with the State of Oregon to facilitate payment of benefits for child support and unemployment insurance to single parents and the unemployed. The benefit card (ReliaCard) is gouging these vulnerable Oregonians with excessive fees. For example, unemployment benefits are given weekly but the unemployed are charged a fee to withdrawal at a US Bank ATM more that twice a month.
The rally is one of more than 14 around the state on March 18th. With you help we can shine a light on this horrible unjust fee structure and pressure US Bank to negotiate a better contract with Oregon. Please show your support for single parents and the unemployed by showing up at the rally in Bend. For more info and to sign the petition please visit: http://faireconomyoregon.org/
Friday, March 18th
12:00 PM
US Bank 1442 NE 3rd in Bend (corner of NE 3rd and Olney)
Mar
18
2011
Thank you to everyone who came out to show your support for Wisconsin Workers. Together we made a statement about our community’s support for collective bargaining, workers rights for all Americans, and the citizens of the Mid-West who are in the midst of losing their right to collectively bargain. We heard from a few speakers before marching down Wall Street in show of our collective support for the Worker’s and their fight. We’ve uploaded a few of our photos from the event to our Gallery.
Mar
16
2011
Central Oregon Stands with Wisconsin
Tuesday evening 150 people from all walks of life took a stand for worker rights (visit our wesite gallery to view photos of the rally). We showed our solidarity with the workers in Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and all across America who are under attack by corporate funded politicians. Nowhere has the assault on working people been more crystallized than in Wisconsin.
First, Governor Walker rejected millions of dollars in stimulus funds that could have put unemployed Wisconsinites back to work and generated much-needed investments in the local and state economy.
Second, this Governor introduced legislation to eliminate the rights of hundreds of thousands of working people to bargain collectively, which will lead to crowded classrooms and increased nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals and nursing homes.
Next, the Governor introduced a budget that makes minimum wage and poor people pay for the tax cuts that he gave to wealthy donors and corporations. Walker’s budget slashes hundreds of millions from early childhood education programs, including cuts to the program designed to combat fraud and improve child care in Wisconsin.
Scott Walker and the Republicans’ ideological war on the middle class and working families is now indisputable, and their willingness to shred 50 years of labor peace, bipartisanship, and Wisconsin’s democratic process to pass a bill that 74% of Wisconsinites oppose is reprehensible.
Wisconsin and the entire nation have been forever changed by peaceful protests and working people joining together, standing shoulder-to-shoulder and lifting up our voices to realize a brighter, stronger and more promising vision of America.
Working people will continue to stand up and speak out against attacks on the middle class. We will not be silenced by Governor Walker, well-heeled Republicans or their corporate donors. The next chance to show our solidarity in Bend will come on April 4th. Stay tuned for details as the plan unfolds.
US Bank Rally for the Unemployed
US Bank currently has a contract with the State of Oregon to facilitate payment of benefits for child support and unemployment insurance to single parents and the unemployed. The benefit card (ReliaCard) is gouging these vulnerable Oregonians with excessive fees. For example, unemployment benefits are given weekly but the unemployed are charged a fee to withdrawal at a US Bank ATM more that twice a month.
The rally is one of more than 14 around the state on March 18th. With you help we can shine a light on this horrible unjust fee structure and pressure US Bank to negotiate a better contract with Oregon. Please show your support for single parents and the unemployed by showing up at the rally in Bend. For more info and to sign the petition please visit: http://faireconomyoregon.org/
Friday, March 18th
12:00 PM
US Bank 1442 NE 3rd in Bend (corner of NE 3rd and Olney)
Homeowner Workshop in Bend on Foreclosures
Workshop for homeowners to get traction and push back on the Wall Street Banks to demand transparency. What is going on behind the curtain, why they won’t work with us and how to bring them to the table! Workshop is run by Good Grief America, a non profit organization is here to help the many homeowners who are feeling lost in the shuffle due to the foreclosure process. Local homeowners are finding themselves being ignored by loan servicers who do not return phone calls. Some are borrowing money to pay their mortgages. Others are unable to pay their mortgages at all. Help is available.
Saturday, March 19th
8:30-12:30 PM (followed by a round table discussion)
RSVP for Location by calling 541-690-8334
Commemorating the Wobbly Walk over the Siskiyous
On February 16, 1911, 112 members of the IWW left Portland on freight trains bound for Fresno to support their IWW Brothers and Sisters in Central California. The group consisted of young working men willing to die for free speech. They risked being beaten by strike breakers. Nearly a hundred Wobblies made the hazardous trek south by foot through the snow-covered Siskiyous after being kicked out of the box cars in Ashland. They walked roughly 150 miles South from Ashland.
This year marks the 100th Anniversary of this historical trek. Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice is spearheading a campaign to create a Wobbly Free Speech Monument to be placed in the mountains along their historic route.
A lecture by Professor Jay Mullen and songs of the IWW performed by Scott Fife & Friends
Thursday, March 31st
4:00-5:00 PM
COCC Campus Center ~ Wille Hall
&
6:30-7:30 PM
Bend Public Library ~ Brooks Room
This event is sponsored by Central Oregon Jobs with Justice, Central Oregon Labor Council, & Central Oregon Community College. For more information contact Central Oregon Jobs with Justice 541-508-9938.
