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  • STAR Voting Oregon Chapter Meeting

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    Let’s improve local elections with a voting method that doesn’t split the vote! Join our monthly meeting for STAR Voting and Represent.Us! We will talk about: –Efforts to bring STAR Voting to Portland and Multnomah County –Updates and outreach in Lane County –Outreach ideas for other cities –Statewide reform! –Working on our talking points and…

  • The Role of Big Money In U.S. Elections

    Rhoda Schermer

    Join this informative discussion with a group of campaign finance law experts from the nonpartisan, nonprofit Campaign Legal Center to learn how big money special interest spending—often from secret sources—is affecting our elections and the solutions. Topics will include the evolving and increasingly powerful role of super PACs and other ostensibly “independent” groups that influence…

  • 7th Annual MWEG Spring Conference – Rise Up, Rise Above

    Emma Addams

    MWEG 2024 Annual Spring Conference – “Rise Up, Rise Above: The power of peace to transform our politics and preserve our democracy”  Women have the power to truly transform their communities and our nation to be more peaceful, ethical, and just. Each of us has a part to play in building peace and community —…

  • Assessing the impact of generative AI and other online threats in a historic election year

    Kristina Becvar

    2024 will be a historic year for elections. Democracies comprising 41% of the world’s population and 42% of its GDP will cast their votes around the globe. Yet recent shifts in the information space threaten to turbocharge the spread of false content at the same time major social media platforms are scaling back investments in…

  • Reunited States- Building Understanding in America

    Becca Kearl

    The motto of the United States is e pluribus unum– out of many, one. Our nation has blended cultures, beliefs, and people from across the world to varying degrees of success. In recent years, it is our divisions and not our “one” that have taken center stage in our politics, communities, and media. The Reunited States highlights individual…

  • Police-Community Relations Conversation

    Becca Kearl

    Communities function best with (a few) shared values like safety and order. We want our communities to be safe. We want law enforcement to be fair. We want police to do their job in a manner that is safe for them and for community members. We expect these elements to be a given-a shared goal…