Bend the Arc's Jewish Town Hall
Sunday, July 26, 11am – Special Zoom Room
Join Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Portland at our upcoming Townhall. This will be the second event of the Portland Bend the Arc Moral Minyan and is sponsered by Havurah's Tikkum Olam Cluster, and we are very excited to get together with you and our wider community to spend time getting to know one another and connect about how we want to show up in the current moment of uprising and beyond. RSVP here.
Whether or not you are associated with a specific organization, we would love to hear how you are showing up during this time. In order to prepare for this Townhall please fill out this form. If you don’t have an answer to some of the questions, take the time between now and our meeting to reflect on what you want to see in our community.
Join the meeting by clicking here or by entering the following info.
Meeting ID: 847 0785 6179
Passcode: 1818
Letter and Petition Sponsored by Portland United Against Hate
Portland United Against Hate has put out a letter and petition pertaining to Portland police brutality and the actions of Trump's federal agents here, and any Havurah members who are so moved are invited to sign on to this letter. Rabbi Benjamin and a number of other rabbis (including rabbis Daniel Isaak and Deborah Kolodny) along with other faith leaders and numerous progressive organizations are sponsoring this letter. Please see the letter here and scroll down to bottom to sign.
Interfaith Alliance on Poverty Updates
Here are three different links about Argyle Garden, 72 units of very affordable housing and the FIRST modular housing permitted in Portland.
Argyle Gardens Info // Transition Projects // New Model Could Lower Housing Costs
The Metro Transit-Oriented Development Program (not Bond or Supportive Housing) donated $340,000 and Transition Projects developed it. Check it out, it's cool!
Interfaith Alliance on Poverty's July Newsletter
A lot of good information on current issues and programs regarding poverty in Portland. View the issue here.
Volunteers Needed to Increase Voter Turnout
One effective way to increase voter turnout for November: Volunteer with Vote Forward. Research shows that registered voters who receive a personalized letter a few days before the election have increased likelihood of going out to vote. A larger turnout is essential, especially in swing states.
Sign up with Vote Forward and you can choose from a number of states and download prepared letters with names and addresses of registered voters and then stamp and address these to be mailed in late October. Consider choosing one of the following states: North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan or Wisconsin. You can prepare as few or as many letters as you have time for.
Here is an article that explains the rationale for this letter-writing strategy.
Please email or call Lee Gordon with questions and to let him know if you choose to do this, so we can keep track of how many Havurah folks have volunteered.
Havurah's BLM Resource Page
Check out our new Black Lives Matter resource page for more info!