Rally to Support Our Kids

JOIN THE CLACKAMAS COUNTY DEMOCRATS IN SALEM MONDAY FEB. 16
TAKE OUR BUS, SUPPORT KIDS & SCHOOLS

The Clackamas County Democrats are supporting Stand for Children’s Presidents’ Day Rally to Protect Kids & Schools on the State Capitol Steps, Salem.
The Rally lasts from 12 to 1 pm, rain or shine, and features an enthusiastic crowd and rousing speeches from luminaries such as the Governor and legislative leaders.

Democrats will participate in the Rally, then visit their legislators from 1 to 2 pm to register their support for Stand for Children’s agenda:
• Increase the Corporate Minimum Tax to reduce cuts in Education and Social Services
• Increase support for Mentoring of New Teachers, a low-cost, highly effective program.

Pickup locations have not yet been identified; we expect to have at least 2 locations across Clackamas County.

For more information or to reserve a seat on the Democrats’ bus, please call Jim Martin, 503-929-7988.
To cover the costs of the bus, we are requesting a $5 donation (for adults), but the most important thing is to come!

TAKE A STAND FOR KIDS & SCHOOLS –
TAKE THE BUS TO SALEM WITH THE DEMOCRATS!!!
Planning to come to the Rally? More information
• Planning to drive yourself to Salem? Register with Jim Martin, 503-929-7988, or directly with Stand for Children at www.stand.org/or/rally.
• Bring lunch and a water bottle
• Prepare for rain or shine – the Rally is outside!

ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THE PRESIDENT’S DAY RALLY:
American Federation of Teachers – Oregon
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Onward Oregon
Rural Organizing Project
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Tax Fairness Oregon
And others

Organizing for America

At long last, Barack Obama has announced what is going to happen to the grassroots organization he created during the campaign: it’s going to turn into a group called Organizing for America. The main purpose of the organization will be to organize in support of President Obama’s agenda.

The Wilsonville-Sherwood Democrats are the grassroots in our area, so we expect to be the local focus for activities that move President Obama’s agenda forward. We invite you to join us in that effort.

Here’s the video announcement.

Oregon House Dems Ready to Go

Check out this article about what the Oregon House Democrats have accomplished and what they plan to do in 2009.

Jeff Merkley looks ahead.

Here’s a brief snippet of a recent interview in which Jeff talks about the priorities he sees for the nation.

We won!

Here’s Barack’s speech on election night.  Unbelievable!

Jeff Merkley Coming to Wilsonville!

Our U.S. Senate candidate, Jeff Merkley, is visiting Wilsonville.  He’ll be at the Frog Pond Grange on Saturday, August 16th at 3:00 PM.  The Grange is on Stafford Road just north of the intersection with Boeckman Road.

Jeff will be a breath of fresh air in the Senate, after we’ve suffered for eight long years with Gordon Smith.  Jeff has served in the Oregon House for ten years, including the past two years as Speaker.  The Republican-leaning Oregonian remarked that the legislative session under Merkley was the most productive in a generation.  Among other achievements, Jeff delivered a rainy day fund, major ethics reform, and a limit to outrageous pay-day loans.

As our Senator, Jeff will vote to bring our troops home from Iraq within a year.  He’ll also partner with Senator Wyden to get universal health care.  Jeff is pro-family: he strongly supports workers’ rights to organize, and he wants to help working families pay for child care.

Jeff has the endorsement of the League of Conservation Voters.  Smith, on the other hand, has a low rating from LCV.  Jeff will support efforts to fight global warming, and he’ll create green jobs in the process.

Gordon Smith votes with George Bush 90% of the time, thus canceling out Senator Wyden’s good votes.  It’s time to put a stop to this nonsense.  Let’s all work hard to elect Jeff Merkley.

See you on Saturday!

Inspiring Speech on Foreign Policy

This is a must-watch video of Obama’s July 15 speech.  He lays out a sensible, inspiring plan for changing our country’s role in the world.

Successful Unite for Change Party

We had 32 people show up for our party!  It was a standing-room-only crowd.  After filling up on goodies, we settled down to business.

We heard from Jessica Adamson, who is running for the Oregon House seat here in our House District 26.  Jessica is a very strong candidate.  She knows the issues backwards and forwards, and she has years of experience working with legislators in Salem.  Please help her out by walking with her and introducing her to your neighbors.  See her website for more info.

Next, Charlotte Lehan spoke.  Charlotte is the mayor of Wilsonville and is running for the Clackamas County Commission.  She just barely missed capturing the seat in the primary but is facing a run-off in the fall.   From her years as mayor of fast-growing Wilsonville, Charlotte has a lot of experience in managing growth.   She spoke about the problems surrounding he proposed connector road parallel to I-5.  To help her out, visit her web site.

Brian Andersen and James Richards from the Obama campaign spoke about how the campaign is going and encouraged us to get involved.  Brian is an Obama fellow from Montana and is here in Oregon for six weeks to help build a volunteer base for the fall election.  James will be here through the election.  Click here for more info.

Welcome, Wilsonville area Democrats!

Did you know that Democrats in Wilsonville, Oregon are organized and have been meeting monthly since before the 2004 election? Yep, that’s right.