Action Committee News
Get all the details about recent Action Committee activities: testimony, letters, action alerts, monthly meetings, field trips, and more.
We hope you will check back often to read about our Testimony & Action Alerts, Monthly Action Committee Meetings, and how You Can Help with League Advocacy!
Testimony & Action Alerts
- Proposed Education Urban Renewal Area (PDF, 185 KB)
April 30, 2012 -- LWV Portland sent a memo to Portland Commissioners outlining objections to a proposed education urban renewal area. - TriMet Budget (PDF, 138 KB)
April 20, 2012 -- LWV Portland sent a letter to the TriMet Board of Directors with feedback about proposed budget cuts. - Political Advertising (PDF, 103 KB)
April 16, 2012 -- LWV Portland sent a letter to Portland area broadcast TV stations urging them to check political ads submitted by third parties for accuracy and air only those that stick to the facts.
For older items, visit our Testimony & Action Alerts Archive.
Monthly Action Committee Meetings
- April 27, 2012 -- Portland's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness with Guest Speaker Sally Erickson, MSW, Manager, Ending Homelessness Initiative, Portland Housing Bureau
- March, 23 2012 -- Recent History of Property Taxes in Oregon with Guest Speaker Tom Linhares, Executive Director, Multnomah County Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission
- February 24, 2012 -- Tour of Bud Clarks Commons. Read about our tour!
For older items, visit our Monthly Action Committee Meetings Archive.
You Can Help with League Advocacy!
There are various opportunities available to League members who want to help make a difference by getting actively involved in the community.
(1) Attend action committee meetings and increase your understanding of critical issues facing Portland.
(2) Add your name to the action and/or Portland Plan email list and receive reminders of monthly Action Committee meetings, Portland Plan public engagement opportunities and announcements of other meetings related to League issues.
(3) Become a League observer by attending public meetings and reporting back to the committee.
(4) Choose an issue, follow it closely and help shape League strategy in that specific area.
Contact the League Office (503-228-1675 or info@lwvpdx.org) or Action Chair Debbie Aiona for more information about how you can get involved.
