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PORTLAND PEOPLES MOVEMENT ASSEMBLY
The goals of the People's Movement Assembly in Portland were to locally:
* Experiment with a participatory political deliberation process for organizations and small groups in and near Portland
* Create resolutions on shared areas of concern (issues, vision, movement priorities, and more!)
* Agree to take action in support of at least 1 concrete campaign or struggle Towards the US Social Forum in Detroit
* Spread the word about the US Social Forum (USSF) in Detroit
* Prepare organizations and people in Portland to participate in the National Assembly in Detroit held in conjunction with the USSF
* Pass on relevant resolutions to the National Assembly in Detroit for national consideration at the USSF
Location
Portland, OR
Number of attendees
28 representatives, 100+ observers
Date
Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 07:00 - 13:00
Resolution Summary
The following resolutions were produced:
* Support Stop the Columbia River Crossing Event
* Supporting solidarity and moving beyond single issues
* Climate Justice as a value
* Transformative and Anti Oppressive Human Service Practice
* Resolution for Democratic Economy
* Anti-Ordinance Campaign and Community Organizing School
* Valuing the Rights of the Earth & All Beings
* Nourishing activist communities for the long term
* Real Immigration Reform
* Housing is a Human Right
* Commitment to the Commons
Contact(s) for this PMA
creating democracy
pma.creatingdemocracy.org
organize@creatingdemocracy.org
Anchor organizations
Attached Documents: Resolutions, Agendas, etc...
Education event about Columbia River Crossing and History of Mount Hood Freeway (near Portland, OR)
Supporting solidarity and moving beyond single issues
Nourishing activist communities for the long term (principle only)
Singular Resolution for Action agreed upon by the People's Movement Assembly in Porland in support of Housing as a Human Right