Portland
Volunteer Resource
"Nearly everything you do is of no
importance, but it is important that you do it."
Mohandas
Gandhi
~~~I'm going to provide, below, opportunities for you to do
something, or several somethings
that will be greatly important in taking us
closer to our goal of electing a legislature that supports
education and
working families, and to prevent the passage two measures that will have
devastating
effects on Oregon's ability to provide that education, to
maintain our infrastructure, and to care for our
families in need. My
second email (Monday) will look at legislative candidates and their history of
supporting issues important to working people and educators, in case you
haven't made up your mind
yet about whom to support with your
vote.
First, I'd invite you to take a moment and read a Washington Post
editorial from earlier this month which,
as is pointed out by AFT in their
weekly newsletter, does a great job advocating for increased support for
education, as a well-educated population becomes increasingly important to
our state and our nation. In
Oregon we need a legislature that is
willing to do that, unshackled by draconian restrictions on
resources;
restriction financed by out-of-state millionaires who have
goals for Oregon very different from those of
working families. Please
join me in voting, volunteering, and contributing--there is still plenty of time
to
do all (keeping in mind that the sooner you vote, the sooner you are
removed from the "call lists"...)
POST EDITORIAL GETS IT RIGHT
ON INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION (AFT Electronic Newsletter, Oct 23)
Check out
the Washington Post editorial on making
the right investments in education. The editorial,
"Globalization and
Schools," notes that because of technology and globalization, the advantages of
getting a college degree have become greater than ever--but too many
students are still missing out.
College graduates today are now earning much
more, proportionately, than high school graduates,
compared with
college graduates in 1979. This has contributed to the growth of inequality over
the past
generation, "so any serious response to inequality must make access
to college broader and fairer."
One obvious choice is greater investment in
quality early childhood education. Other effective investments
include
smaller class sizes and publicly funded summer school.
And here are
opportunities to volunteer with AFT. Phoning always has food and friends,
and is warm and dry.
Canvassing is great exercise, also done with
friends. Both involve contacting fellow union members, and
lots
of supportive conversations. In 16 days we'll know if our
efforts have been successful. I hope we will all be
excited about
a new, pro-education, pro-working family legislature, and our own efforts in
making it happen.
Thanks,
Michael Morrow Vice
President
Committee on Political Education for Portland Community College
Faculty Federation
Portland area mobilizations:
1125 SE Madison (Corner of SE 11th and
Madison)
Phone: 503-232-5002
TUES Oct 24
5:30 to 8:30 PM
Phone Bank and Canvass
WEDS Oct 25
5:30 to 8:30 PM Phone bank
and Canvass
THU, Oct 26
5:30 to 8:30 Canvass
FRI Oct
27
5:30 to 8:30 Canvass
SAT Oct 28
9:30 to 12:00 PM and
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Canvassing
SUN Oct 29
1:00 to 4:30 PM and
5:00 to 8:30 PM Phone Bank and Canvass
MON Oct 30
5:30
to 8:30 PM Phone Bank
WEDS Nov 1
5:30 to 8:30 PM Phone Bank and
Canvass
THURS Nov 2
5:30 to 8:30 PM Phone Bank and
Canvass
FRI Nov 3
5:30 to 8:30 PM Phone Bank and
Canvass
SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY: November 4 to November
7
ALL DAY PHONE BANK AND CANVASS
10:00 to 8:30 PM
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