Our Social Justice & Advocacy Committee seeks to follow Jesus in the work of justice, peacemaking and advocating on behalf of the disempowered. Together we participate in justice initiatives and organizing events around issues such as food and housing insecurity, diversity and inclusion, and the protection and care of the environment.
Social Justice & Advocacy
The Tipping Point of Faith
The signs are all around us. We can see them springing up like wildflowers after the prairie rain. People who had fallen asleep are waking up. People who had been content to watch are wanting to join. People who never said a word are speaking out...
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Dismantling Racism Training:
Join Deacon Linda and Rev. Andria for Dismantling Racism Training offered by the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing. The training will be held online via Zoom March 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST (6 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. our time) o...
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Lift Every Voice Gun Violence Petitions
Gun violence is a sobering and sometimes divisive issue in our country. Lift Every Voice Oregon ( LEVO ) is working to reduce gun violence through legislative means, and to that end has crafted two initiative petitions that need citizen signat...
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Love Ethic
Culturally, all spheres of American life—politics, religion, the workplace, domestic households, intimate relations—should and could have as their foundation a love ethic. The underlying values of a culture and its ethics shape and inform the...
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Conversations about the Work
Join the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon's Working Group on Racial Justice for an in depth look at engaging racial justice through the eyes of activists around the country. Taylor Stewart, who started the Oregon Remembrance Project and was with us in...
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Future Generations
The notion of the common good also extends to future generations. The global economic crises have made painfully obvious the detrimental effects of disregarding our common destiny, which cannot exclude those who come after us. We can no longer sp...
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From the Church Office: Portland Street Response
For those concerned about the welfare of those living rough on the streets or in their vehicles, Portland Street Response offers compassionate mobile
crisis response for people
experiencing homelessness and/or mental health / behavioral healt...
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