The 2012 Rural Caucus and Strategy Session is only two days away! We look forward to seeing you for an entire weekend of Caucus activities from Friday, May 11th to Sunday, May 13th at PCUN’s Union Hall (300 Young St Woodburn, OR). We have a pretty full house this time, so if you plan to [read more]
May 102012
When last we communicated via ROPnet a year ago, Occupy was not yet a named, dynamic moment. And yet ‘it’ (the ripening phase*) was there, lurking. Possibility is always there if we can stop seeking the idealized moments of social justice work. According to Bill Moyer’s Doing Democracy: The MAP Model for Organizing Social Movements, [read more]
The Rural Caucus and Strategy Session is more of a barnraising than a conference. We live our values by keeping costs low (your group can still register for just $20 each), and building in that spirit of pitching in. It’s called being lean and mean. With your help we stay agile, adaptable, and accountable to [read more]
While the streets are filled in Salem, Portland, Madras and towns all over the country today to both celebrate the contributions of workers and to demand fair treatment of all workers, we invite you to take action too. You don’t have to be marching in the streets to stand up for workers rights on May [read more]
This year’s Rural Caucus & Strategy Session on Saturday, May 12 is looking to be the best yet! With a whole weekend of tours, conversations, and activities, there are exciting new ways for organizers to connect with each other, share stories, and shape statewide strategy for the next year! Space is limited for some of [read more]