[ BACK TO THE SITE ]     [ HOME ]

campaigns : Campaign Archive
If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may see it online.
Sisters Of The Road
 
Happy New Year !
 

We at Sisters Of The Road wish all of you a joyful and rewarding new year! Here is what you will find in this issue:
 
Homelessness Ends With a Home
Join us at J20!

On January 20, 2010, Sisters Of The Road, Street Roots and other Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP) member organizations will lead our communities to converge in San Francisco. Together, we will demonstrate our commitment to affordable housing and civil rights for all people. We will call on our local and federal governments to create and fund affordable housing and to stop criminalizing community members experiencing homelessness. Join us in our call for human rights for everyone!

On January 20th, 2009, the Obama administration took office because we believed change was possible. One year later – the change we hoped for is overdue. On January 20th, 2010, thousands of us will stand side by side; we will be the power this administration needs to do what it knows is right!

Organizations throughout our region have endorsed the January 20th action. In the Portland area, these groups are:
To join these progressive groups in sponsoring and endorsing the event, click here!  Your donation of $100 sponsors one person living in poverty to go to this event – including travel, food, and lodging expenses.

To sign a petition in support of the J20 action, please click here. To read more about this action, including a list of WRAP’s specific demands, click here. To learn more about WRAP, please visit their website at www.wraphome.org.
 
Can't join us in San Francisco? Participate in MLK events around Portland!

On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year, many Sisters community members will be headed to San Francisco to honor MLK’s vision of a just and equitable society. Here in Portland, Sisters will also honor this special day by supporting the great work of organizations that embody the spirit of MLK and sharing information about his vision. For the second year, Sisters has purchased a table at the 24th Annual Skanner Newspaper’s Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. In the Cafe and Personalist Center, we will post information about MLK’s life and work, and information about other events happening in our community in his honor. Check back at Sisters’ website for updates as we get closer to January 18th, 2010!
Vote YES on Measures 66 & 67

This January, we have the opportunity to protect our schools and critical services when we need them most by voting Yes! on Measures 66 and 67. These measures help protect vital community services by asking households that make more than $250,000 and corporations to pay a little more. Without these measures, many programs and services that are crucial to Sisters’ community will be cut! Some of these programs include:
  • The General Fund Food Program, which is used by the Oregon Food Bank to support its operations.
  • The State Homeless Assistance Program which supports emergency shelter programs and associated services.
  • The Emergency Housing Account which assists persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless.
Visit Vote Yes for Oregon to take the pledge to vote YES on Measures 66 and 67 now - and spread the word to your friends and family to sign it, too! You can also find out more ways to get involved and support this important campaign at the Vote Yes for Oregon website.
 
Sisters Of The Road is endorsing a yes vote on Measures 66 and 67. For more information about these two measures and the consequences if they do not pass, please visit the Oregon Center for Public Policy.
Use your voice — Remember to vote for Measures 66 & 67 by Tuesday, January 26th, 2010!

(p.s. TODAY, Tuesday, January 5th is the last day to register to vote. Information on how to register and a link to a voter registration form are here. Many banks, post offices, libraries, schools and DMV offices will also have voter registration cards. Thanks for voting!)
Winterfolk Tickets On Sale Now!

Join Sisters and our folk-loving supporters on Saturday, February 6th at the historic Aladdin Theater for an evening of time-honored and new tunes. This year’s headliner is Peter Yarrow (top right)! Peter is most famous as being one-third of folk legends Peter Paul and Mary, and we're honored he is returning for his second Winterfolk! The evening's lineup also includes:
  • The Wanderers: Bill Murlin and Carl Allen, featuring the Columbia River Songs of Woody Guthrie. Bill and Carl are pictured at right with a painting of Woody. 
  • Nancy Conescu also makes her second Winterfolk appearance. Nancy is pictured in color at right.
  • The Artichoke Music All-Stars: Long-time Winterfolk supporters Richard Colombo, Matt Meighan, Leela Grace, Ken Vigil and crew
  • Brian Cutean joining us from Eugene, Oregon. Brian displays his harmonica skills on the bottom right.
  • David Rea plays his own set, and will probably join his old friend Peter Yarrow on some songs.
  • The Tom May Trio: We are delighted to again have the director and founder of “Winterfolk” in our show's lineup!
Tickets are $28 in advance and $30 on the day of the show, and are available now at:
And returning again is Sisters’ annual Guitar Raffle! Buy tickets now for your chance to win a Small Jumbo Acoustic Guitar handmade by Jay Dickinson of Portland Guitar ($3,000 value!) and ten hours of studio time at Billy Oskay’s Big Red Studio ($750 value)! Tickets are only $10, and the winner is drawn at the show. Raffle tickets must be purchased in person, and are on sale now at:
  • Artichoke Music, 3130 SE Hawthorne (the gorgeous guitar is on display here--stop in and see it!)
  • Portland Fretworks, 3039 NE Alberta St.
  • Sisters Of The Road’s office at 618 NW Davis St.
We hope you'll join us!
 
Loafer's Glory Special on KBOO 
 
On Monday, January 25th from 12 noon to 4 pm, tune your radio dial to KBOO Community Radio on 90.7 FM Portland for a Utah Phillips Loafer's Glory special, with highlights from Utah's weekly radio show. Utah was a long time supporter of Sisters and Winterfolk, and headlined the show for many years. Brendan Phillips, Utah's son and Sisters' Community Organizer, will be hosting part of the show, and might play a couple songs with his band, Fast Rattler. The hosts will also be plugging this year's upcoming Winterfolk concert. Please tune in!
Thank you to all who helped to make our 2009 Matching Grant Campaign a success! 

With your generous support, we achieved our goal of raising $270,000 during November and December! Thanks to our NEW donors who were generously matched 1:1 by The Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, The Collins Foundation, and The Oregon Community Foundation, and all donors who were matched 50 cents for each dollar donated through a generous group of individuals and businesses. We can't do all the vital work we do without you - THANK YOU! Please come down to the Cafe for lunch and to meet everyone; all are welcome!
DONATE NOW
Sisters' Matching Grant Challenge is over, but we always welcome your support!
 
$100 can sponsor a person experiencing poverty to travel with us to the J20 Action. Thank you!
Rooms for Peace
Can you house a student January 29-31?
 
Rooms For Peace, a Sisters' affiliate organization and supporter, is arranging lodging for attendees of the Oregon Student Association's 20th Northwest Student Leadership Conference .
 
Instead of paying for lodging, these students will stay with local families and donate their lodging money to Sisters Of The Road through Rooms For Peace!
 
This will be a great way to meet a new young activist or two, and familiarize them with Sisters' model and philosophies of nonviolence and gentle personalism. To find out more and sign up, visit the Rooms For Peace website or email them.
Sisters Of The Road | 133 NW 6th Avenue | Portland, OR 97209
503-222-5694 | General E-mail l E-mail Our Webmistress


Donations to Sisters are tax-deductible Tax ID Number: 93-0748169

This email was sent to . To ensure that you continue receiving our emails,
please add us to your address book or safe list.
manage your preferences | opt out using TrueRemove®
Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails.

powered by
emma
click to learn more