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Anyone Can Be An Organizer
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Anyone Can Be An Organizer features Brenda Flores with Raíces in Stanfield, Umatilla County, Juan Navarro with Here to Stay in the mid-Willamette Valley, and Monica Pearson with Indivisible North Coast Oregon in Astoria, Clatsop County. We talked with each of them about their work for migrant justice, how they first started organizing, and what motivates them to keep going.
This episode is grounded in our belief that no matter who you are or where you live, you can be an organizer. If you are interested in making change in your community, head to www.rop.org to learn more about Rural Organizing Project (ROP).
A transcription of this episode is available at ruralrootsrising.org
More on what you will hear in this episode:
In Umatilla County, Brenda and other Latinx organizers formed Raíces, a group focused on organizing for immigrant rights and supporting the growth of powerful new community leaders. Follow Raíces on Facebook and Instagram.
Juan highlights his work with Here to Stay, a group based at Oregon State University that has built power for immigrant justice in the Mid-Willamette Valley. Follow Here to Stay on Facebook here.
Indivisible North Coast Oregon, based in Clatsop County, defends democracy by opposing authoritarianism, bigotry, and corruption. Monica highlights some of their migrant justice work in this episode and only scratches the surface of all that they do. To learn, visit Indivisible North Coast Oregon’s website and follow them on Facebook.
Both Brenda and Juan participated in ROP’s Rural Organizing Fellowship. The second annual Rural Organizing Fellowship will bring together 15 emerging leaders from rural and small-town Oregon between the ages of 16 and 30 who are eager to organize and make change in their communities. Do you want to learn how to organize, build power, and win on the issues that matter most? Learn more about the fellowship, apply to be a fellow, or nominate someone to become a fellow!
Read more about Measure 105 and the organizing done by rural Oregonians took to ensure it was defeated. Learn more about the fight for Driver’s Licenses for All here.
Did you like the music in this episode? Listen to more music by The Road Sodas!
Rural Roots Rising is a production of the Rural Organizing Project. Thank you for listening!
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