Portland Police & Alternatives

PROGRESS & CHALLENGES FOR PORTLAND POLICE AND POLICING ALTERNATIVES: presented Via ZOOM: FEBRUARY 8, 7-8:30 PM This zoom webinar was presented live on February 8, 2023, and will be available via video and podcast on or about February 15. The public and League members were invited to attend the live webinar Read more

By Margaret Noel, ago

Immigration & Refugee Resettlement

Every year, Oregon offers new homes and a new start to hundreds of refugees who have escaped intolerable conditions in their home countries. Now in late 2021 and 2022, we are preparing for resettling as many as 1,200 new Afghan refugees. In November 2021, the League of Women Voters of Read more

By Margaret Noel, ago

NEW LWVPDX Study of Police Accountability

We are excited and proud to present our new study of the Portland Police Bureau: Oversight and Accountability. For decades, Portlanders have responded to police violence by demanding reforms and better oversight. This study describes both the problems encountered and the progress made. A major section lists the “Opportunities for Read more

By Margaret Noel, ago