Take action for clean air in Multnomah County

Multnomah County Commissioners have a huge opportunity to pass an electrification resolution that would help us fight back against the gas industry and enact policies that ensure cleaner and safer air for us all to breathe. The Commissioners need to hear from us now! Join us in telling the Commissioners that the people of Multnomah County support them voting yes on this critical electrification resolution.

3 ways you can take action:

1)  Email Multnomah County Commissioners to say we need Clean Air Quality Standards NOW!

2)  Come testify to the County about this issue. We will help you come up with a 2-minute testimony you can share. Meetings are Thursday mornings at 9:30 am. Reach out to Dineen at dineen@350pdx.org to learn more about how you can support.

3)  Call Chair Vega Pederson to ask that the county schedules a vote on the electrification resolution.

☎️ Call Multnomah County Chair Vega Pederson: 503-988-3308

CALL SCRIPT (leave a voicemail): “Hello Chair Vega Pederson. My name is __ and I am a Multnomah County Resident. I am calling to encourage you to schedule a vote on an electrification resolution to address the significant air quality and climate impacts of using fossil fuels in homes and buildings. It is critical that the county moves quickly to take action on the issue in order to protect public health and our climate. Please schedule a vote on the draft resolution before budget season starts. Thank you”

Join us in thanking our legislators for passing climate justice bills!

The Oregon legislative session wrapped up this past weekend, and we are celebrating that several climate justice bills passed! Over the past month, over 400 people in the 350PDX community sent messages to their legislators calling on them to prioritize climate justice during the session, and dozens more lobbied their legislators in person or submitted public testimony. These bills only passed because of support from the local climate justice movement — from people like you — contacting their legislators again and again.

While we are disappointed that some bills didn’t pass, we would still like to thank our legislators for what they did pass this session — and to call on them to deepen their commitment to climate justice by listening to us, the people of Oregon, in all future decisions. Join us in thanking our legislators for passing climate justice bills, and calling on them to prioritize climate justice next year.

You can also read our full 2024 Legislative Session Wrap-Up blog post here, for more information on what bills passed this session.

350PDX March Action Night – City Council Candidates Meet & Greet!

Wed, March 20, 6:00-8:00PM — 350PDX Office (3639 N Mississippi Ave) – learn more and sign up here

Join us next week — Wed, March 20, from 6-8pm — in the 350PDX Office (3639 N Mississippi Ave) for a Portland City Council Candidate Meet & Greet! RSVP here.

With the upcoming Portland City Council elections this November, we are inviting City Council candidates from all four districts to our March Action Night. Join the City Council Candidate Meet & Greet for a chance to get to know candidates from your district. Consider what climate justice issues you’re noticing in your community, or around the region, and bring these up with candidates. What do you most want to see the city council do in the next several years? This is your chance to ask questions, share your concerns and ideas, and have informal conversation with candidates fairly early in this important election year.

Please invite friends to attend this with you! We want to show candidates the strength of the climate justice vote. We also want to start building up momentum and excitement for the potential we have ahead of us this year, to make a positive change in our city leadership in the transition to a new form of voting and new city council districts.

Candidates who have agreed to attend so far (or a few of them will send a campaign surrogate): Andra Vltavín, Angelita Morillo, Bob Weinstein, Candace Avalos, Cayle Tern, Chris Flanary, Christopher Olson, Daniel DeMelo, Debbie Kitchin, Elana Pirtle-Guiney, Jamie Dunphy, Jennifer Park, Laura Streib, Marc Koller, Mariah Hudson, Marnie Glickman, Mitch Green, Moses Ross, Nat West, Olivia Clark, Rex Burkholder, Robin Ye, Sarah Silkie, Soren Underal, Steph Routh, Timur Ender

Oregon Treasurer Candidate Forum

Tues, April 2, 6:30PM — First Unitarian Church of Portland (1011 SW 12th Ave, Portland) – learn more and sign up here

Join Divest Oregon’s Oregon Treasurer Candidate Forum on April 2 at 6:30pm at the First Unitarian Church of Portland (1011 SW 12th Ave, Portland). The Oregon State Treasurer plays a critical role in state investments, including the $94 billion pension fund — the 12th largest in the country. In February, State Treasurer Tobias Read revealed his signature net-zero plan to decarbonize the state’s portfolio by 2050; in March, the Oregon legislature passed the COAL Act. How the Treasury’s net-zero plan and the COAL Act are implemented will depend on the next Treasurer’s leadership.

At the April 2 forum, Oregon Treasurer candidates will answer questions around climate-safe investing and rising private equity concerns, as well as key issues about transparency, management style, and governance. Moderated by the Oregon Capital Chronicle’s Alex Baumhardt, the forum is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6pm. All who have filed as candidates for Oregon State Treasurer have been invited to participate. Following the forum, there will also be a reception to celebrate two BIG EVENTS that have happened in just the past month – winning the COAL Act and the release of the Treasurer’s Net-Zero Plan!

Partner Event: Climate Cafe PDX

Thurs, April 11,  6:15-7:45PM — location TBD, learn more here

Join Climate Cafe PDX, an informal, open, respectful, confidential space to process climate related emotions with people in our community. Free and open to all. This is also a space for exploration of thoughts, feelings and experiences rather than what we are doing about the climate crisis. LOCATION TBD, email climatecafepdx@gmail.com for updates. Masks provided and required.

US Congressional District 3 Candidate Forum

Saturday, April 20, 6:30pm, at the University of Portland — SAVE THE DATE (stay tuned for more information)

On April 20, you’re invited to a forum where we’ll hear from candidates running for Congressman Blumenauer’s seat (US Congressional District 3). 350PDX is hosting the forum alongside Portland Harbor Community Coalition and Unite Oregon, and in collaboration with a course at the University of Portland. Options to attend in person and virtually, registration will open soon. Candidates who will be attending the forum include Maxine Dexter, Michael Jonas, Nolan Bylenga, Rachel Lydia Rand, and Susheela Jayapal.

Earth Day Film Screening of Tomorrow at the Aladdin Theater

Monday, April 22, 6:00pm, get tickets here ($3 each)

The 350PDX Brooklyn Neighborhood Team is hosting an Earth Day film screening of Tomorrow at the Aladdin Theater, and you’re invited! TOMORROW is not just a film, it is the beginning of a movement seeking to encourage local communities around the world to change the way they live for the sake of our planet.