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Temperatures are Rising
This is an email alert to our friends and supporters about a new round of violence and intimidation in rural communities in Oregon. Courageous leaders in Douglas and Josephine Counties have been...
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Beyond Burns: Report from Rural Oregon!
We are three events into our statewide tour of “Beyond Burns: the Growing Patriot Movement in Oregon” and the response has been overwhelming. At every stop, we have packed the room! Over 50 people...
View ArticleBeyond Burns: Dispatch from Central Oregon
We are six stops into our tour around the state on “Beyond Burns: the Growing Patriot Movement in Oregon.” We’ve been to St. Helens, Albany, Eugene, Medford, Grants Pass, and Bend. Each stop has had...
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Beyond Burns: Convos in Eastern Oregon
We are on the last leg of our tour, traveling through the high desert and pine forests of Eastern Oregon. We love it out here! On Friday and Saturday we visited Grant and Baker Counties where community...
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Beyond Burns: Tour Reflections
We wrapped up our statewide tour of Beyond Burns: the Growing Patriot Movement last week with two more engaging and energizing stops in Wallowa and Union Counties! As we dug into the research and tools...
View ArticleThe fight for immigrant rights
This weekend hundreds, if not thousands, of people are going to come together in Salem for the United for Immigrant Rights March & Rally. Oregonians from across the state will join in this national...
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Inspiring rural resistance, and more to come!
Last weekend was inspirational! Over the inauguration weekend, millions of people around the globe took to the streets to publicly demonstrate our commitment to human dignity, justice, and inclusion...
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Rural Oregon Stands With Standing Rock
Much is happening out at Standing Rock right now. Drilling under the Missouri River has begun, and Standing Rock Sioux Chairman David Archambault II recently told reporters that he landed in Washington...
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Hunger strike victory – and more action to come!
On Saturday, several immigrant detainees in The Dalles went on hunger strike to amplify their demands for humane conditions inside of the Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Facility (NORCOR)...
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ROP Caucus at 25: Bigger and Radder Than Ever!
This year is ROP’s 25th anniversary and guess how we’ve been celebrating? With the largest Rural Caucus & Strategy Session in ROP’s history! On Saturday, June 3rd, over 160 people representing 31...
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From Oregon to Charlottesville
Like you, we are disturbed, angered, and grieving after torch-wielding white nationalists descended on Charlottesville, VA last weekend, killing one, injuring many, and threatening hundreds who showed...
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Rural Oregon shows up with Charlottesville
In the days following the horrific violence by the white nationalists who descended on Charlottesville, VA, rural Oregonians gathered with their neighbors in action, remembrance, and commitment to the...
View ArticleStories from the Road! Rural Actions for Immigrant Fairness
Rural Oregonians have been responding to the attacks on our immigrant neighbors and family members by taking action, organizing our communities, and opening challenging and necessary conversations...
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South Coast Speaks from the Heart
As crisis becomes a daily reality for so many, rural organizers and activists have been reaching out to their neighbors and searching for ways to keep each other safe. As we learn how to have the backs...
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Immigrants on Hunger Strike Retaliated Against in Rural Jail
19 immigrants and refugees detained at a public county jail in The Dalles went on hunger strike Wednesday morning, demanding nutritious meals, family visitation, cheaper phone calls, cheaper commissary...
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Honoring a Year of Organizing for Rural Justice!
As we close out another year, we invite you to reflect on the incredible work of human dignity groups across rural Oregon in 2017. Click here to make a tax deductible year-end donation to support...
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Organizing for dignity in Echo, population 706
Last fall, ROP was contacted when an Echo City Councilor posted violent, anti-LGBTQ slurs on social media directed at filmmaker Joe Wilson of “Kuma Hina” and “Out in the Silence” (you may remember Joe...
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Vigil at Sheridan Federal Prison to Resist ICE
In the last month, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has torn hundreds of children away from their parents and placed both in separate detention facilities across the country. The sharp...
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Rural Oregonians Resist Detention & Deportation!
June 26th, 2018 Dear ROPnet, In the wake of anti-democratic Executive Orders, where over 3000 children have been ripped away from their families at the border and 123 immigrants and refugees have...
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