POP Alerts

On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the 8th and 9th, at 5:30, the Oregon Legislature Redistricting Committees will be hearing from experts about the demographic information of CD2 counties.

On Tuesday, they will be discussing the following counties: Crook, Deschutes, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Sherman, and Wasco.

And on Wednesday: Baker, Gilliam, Grant, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, and Wheeler.

Click this link to view either meeting live - https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Committees/SRED/2021-06-08...
When the meeting starts, there will be a blue video camera icon at the top of the page on the right side, next to the meeting date and time. Click that video camera icon to watch the meeting.

There will be no opportunity for public input during the meeting, but you can write to Rep Daniel Bonham who is on the committee, afterward to share your thoughts about what you'd like to see in terms of re-districting. https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bonham

This is super-important for Oregon. We get one new US Representative and our state legislative district lines will also be re-drawn. A lot can change as a result of this process.

Today was a good day. Listening to the news, it's clear that our nation felt collective relief over the jury's verdict in the George Floyd murder case. But we know we still have much work ahead.

Do you have five minutes on Wednesday? If so, make a call to Cliff Bentz and ask him to vote YES for H.R. 51 on Thursday to grant Statehood to residents of Washington DC, giving 700,000 Americans, a majority of whom are People of Color, long overdue representation in Congress. (202) 225-6730

Do you have ten minutes on Wednesday? If so, send an email to your Wasco County Commissioners asking them NOT to dilute the language of the Proclamation recognizing Sexual Assault Action Month presented by Haven (as three men on the City Council did last week). Or write them an email opposing the letter put forward by Commissioner Kramer regarding state firearm safety legislation. (Do it before their 9 am meeting!) Click here for the agenda containing details on the Sexual Assault proclamation and the 2nd Amendment letter - https://cms5.revize.com/revize/wascocounty/BOCC%20Archives/2021/4-21-202...
Commissioner Email Addresses (copy and paste into your address line): stevek@co.wasco.or.us; scotth@co.wasco.or.us; kathys@co.wasco.or.us

Do you have an hour or more on Wednesday? If so, join the County Commissioner's meeting at 9am and tell them in person how you feel about the above two issues or other issues. Click here for the meeting link and agenda - https://www.co.wasco.or.us/departments/board_of_county_commissioners/age...

Or....participate in a Town Hall at 5:30 pm hosted by state senator Lynn Finley and state representative Daniel Bonham. These two are NOT representing progressive views in any of their votes. We are their constituents, too, and we need to let them know that they should be represent us, too. Click here to register for the event - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N5D9yuFzSHi2O9OV8bIBGA

Thank you all for the things you do every day to make our community and our country better.

Debi Ferrer
debiferrer@gmail.com

Hi POPPERS,

In my most recent newsletter, I listed the wrong date for the Town Hall hosted by our state rep and senator. It is NEXT Wednesday, April 21st at 5:30 pm.

Here is the link to register for it. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N5D9yuFzSHi2O9OV8bIBGA

And here's a convenient link to track how our legislators vote:
Bonham - https://gov.oregonlive.com/legislators/Daniel-Bonham/page-1/
Findley - https://gov.oregonlive.com/legislators/Lynn-Findley/page-1/

Enjoy these gorgeous days ahead!

Debi Ferrer

Wednesday April 7th at 9 am
A Second Amendment Resolution is once again on the Wasco County Commissioner's agenda for this Wednesday. Is it a coincidence that Commissioner Kramer chose to bring this forward while Commissioner Schwartz is on vacation? I doubt it. We all need to step up folks! Click this link - https://www.co.wasco.or.us/departments/board_of_county_commissioners/age... - for the link to Wednesday's meeting and also for the link to the Board Packet which has a copy of the Yamhill County Sanctuary Resolution, which Commissioner Kramer apparently wants to adopt for Wasco County. Please email all three commissioners ahead of the meeting about why this is a terrible idea, and join the Zoom meeting Wednesday to have your voice heard. I'll be digging out the same statement I made at the public hearing two years ago...the same reasons apply again. Counties are not exempt from state laws. Period.

Monday April 12th at noon
Meet at Sorosis Park on the South side by the orchard with Mt Hood in the background for our photo shoot of our group with the DC Statehood flag with 51 stars. This is an important part of our publicity and promotion of HR-51, granting the rights of citizenship to more than 700,000 Americans who currently have no representation in Congress. They deserve our support in their quest for this most basic right of a democracy.