Oregon Action Chapters
Oregon Action is a chapter-based statewide organization. Local
chapters form the basis of our grassroots organizing and bring members into
the organization through outreach campaigns. Members who wish to be more active
usually get involved through volunteering at the local level.
Each local chapter has a Board of 8-15 local leaders. Local
boards decide what issues their chapter will work on. Local boards elect 4
to 5 representatives to the State Board of Directors.
Rogue Valley Chapter
33 North Central, #303
Medford, OR 97501
(541)772-4029 Fax: (541)772-0355
The Rogue Valley Chapter is currently working on affordable
housing in general, and attempting to save the Upper and Lower Pines mobile
home parks in particular. They also are working to pass a living
wage ordinance in Medford and have done a lot of living wage education
and outreach in Jackson and Josephine counties.
Rogue Valley OA is working locally to save affordable housing
in Ashland. The Pines mobiile home park is threatened with closing and together
with Peace House, RVOA is working to enable the Ashland Community Land Trust
to purchase the park.
The Rogue Valley Chapter is also working on Living Wage issues with a big
win when Ashland passed a living wage ordinance in 2001. They are now working
to pass a similar ordinance in Medford through a local initiative campaign.
Portland Chapter
3009 NE Emerson Street
Portland, OR 97211
503/282-6588 Fax: 503/282-7266
The Portland Chapter is most focused on the food stamps and
prescription drug reform campaigns right now. In the past, the chapter has
worked on increasing school funding for Portland Schools, utility restructuring
and in alliance with Jobs With Justice, helped pass a Multnomah County Living
Wage ordinance.
Portland Food Stamp committee members have become national leaders
in welfare reform, going to DC to lobby for TANF reauthorization, restoration
of immigrant benefits and increased funding for food stamps. They have even
gone to other states to teach other welfare organizing committees how to develop
a winning campaign.
Portland's Rx Reform Committee is leading the statewide campaign
to pass a prescription drug purchasing bill to lower prescription drugs costs
in Oregon.
