Media Coverage of Portland's
Voter Owned Elections Battle: From Enactment through
the First Campaign
This is a compilation of news stories and opinion
pieces on Portland's Voter Owned Elections fight,
from its introduction in early 2004 through the
May, 2006 primary election —the first in the United
States in which municipal candidates received full
public financing.
The document comprises most of the major print
articles written in The Oregonian (the state's largest
daily paper) and in several weekly or semi-weekly
publications: Willamette Week, Portland Tribune
and The Portland Mercury, as well as pieces from
several prominent local blogs, particularly blueoregon.
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RECENT E-NEWS
December 2007
October, 2007
June,
2007
May,
2007 - CSTI Registration
April,
2007
March,
2007
February,
2007 - CSTI Save the Date
January,
2007
VIEWS
MAGAZINE
A biannual journal of news and analysis
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to the Views Magazine Archives page and search for
articles
WEST WAYS NEWSLETTER
A publication of Western States Center focusing
on our work with other organizations throughout
the region
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to the West Ways Newsletter page and search for
articles
RESEARCH REPORTS
Family,
Community & Sexuality Project - Gender Justice
Summit Report
April,
2006
Report from the Family, Community and Sexuality
Project Summit, which took place in Boise, Idaho
March 31st through April 1st, 2006. Building
a Movement from the Ground Up
tells the story of how 17 organizations in our
region conducted grassroots research on challenges
and opportunities facing our families and communities
and then gathered to develop a set of progressive
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Anti-Immigrant
Ballot Measures - Case Studies from Western States
October, 2005
In this memo to Washington State immigrant and refugee
rights organizers, Western States Center Field Director
Kalpana Krishnamurthy provides lessons learned from
previous anti-immigrant ballot measures and perspectives
on continuing to build power beyond ballot measure
fights in the region.
SOUNDINGS
II: A Survey of the Progressive Movement in Idaho,
Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming
August, 2005
Commissioned by Social Justice Fund NW, this research
project, SOUNDINGS II, provides a broad regional
overview of major shifts, challenges and organizing
opportunities that have emerged for progressives
over the last two decades.
Sharing
the Lessons Learned: Reflections on six years of
anti-racism work
March, 2005
This 12-page document provides the context for the
dismantling racism work that Western States Center
undertook from 1998-2004 and, given the Center's
political framework and long-term goals, how those
lessons may shape future work of the Center. The
report also contains a concise index of tools and
resources that the Center found useful over this
period of time.
Opening
a Dialogue: An Invitation for Community Action
December, 2004
The Nonprofit Assistance Center partnered with
Social Justice Fund NW (formerly ATR) and Western
States Center in December 2003 to conduct a
six-month Washington State Immigrant and Refugee
Scoping Project. The project emerged from a
shared concern that the environment for immigrant
rights work in Washington had shifted dramatically.
Even before 9/11, the political and social climate
had been getting worse for immigrants and refugees
due to the stockmarket plunge and the economic
recession affecting the U.S. as a whole. The
aftermath of 9/11 brought many more challenges
to immigrant and refugee communities in the
form of hate crimes, harassment, and a deterioration
of civil rights. In this environment, the project's
vision was to "scope out" the gaps,
common threats and opportunities, and potential
for mutual aid and collaboration in the arenas
of organizing and advocacy among immigrant and
refugee organizations in Washington State. |
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Money in Western Politics
In 2000, Western States Center spun off our money
in politics research work and created the Institute
on Money in State Politics, which now houses a national
database of state level political contributions
and continues to conduct critical research. The
Center continues to work with organizers around
the region, as well as organizations such as Public
Campaign, to support public financing of elections.
Publications we produced during our money in politics
research work include:
Wise Use Public Exposure Project
From 1992 through 1999, Western States Center ran
a Wise Use Public Exposure Project. These archives
contain research and information that provided strategy
for environmental activists to counter the threats
and intimidation that they faced.
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