July 2025 Newsletter!

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Welcome to our July newsletter! Before we share exciting campaign updates and sizzling summer events, we want to express our gratitude for the incredible support and generosity from our community over the past several weeks. We’ve now passed the halfway mark of our goal, and testimonials from volunteers and donors are coming in daily, all expressing what 350PDX means to them and why we all need to step up to support. (Check them out here – it’s an inspiring read!)

We’re starting the first day of the month with an exciting announcement: two committed 350PDX supporters have joined up to create a $35,000 matching fund because they believe in our work and in you. Starting today and for the next 10 days, all donations to 350PDX will be doubled, up to $35,000!

DONATE TO 350PDX

 

Upcoming Events

Summer’s in full swing and July is a busy month! Stay up to date on all the ways to get involved with 350PDX on our calendar. Here’s some big events we’re especially excited about:

Wednesday, July 16 – Rabble Rouser: a Training in Joyful Resistance and Collective Action (feat. Pattie Gonia)! Our 350PDX Arts Team will be hosting a Puppet Workshop as part of this event, along with many other useful trainings in grassroots organizing, lobbying, mutual aid, and more. Dinner is included, too! If you want to attend and help table for 350PDX, you can get in for free. Reach out to dineen@350pdx.org for more info!

Thursday, July 17 – 350PDX July Action Night & Pedalpalooza Ride! Join us for a two-part Action Night that you won’t want to miss! We will be focusing on bringing joy, curiosity, and thoughtful attention to our urban canopy and its inequities which fall along lines of historical racism and income disparities.

6:00 pm Urban Shade Equity Pedalpalooza Ride  – Meet at Lents Park (SE Corner Lents Park near SE Steele St & SE 92nd Ave) We will ride by the newly constructed Trees In the Curb Zone Pilot Project and experience the differences in shade canopy as we make our way to Laurelhurst Park. Kids welcome, though they should be able to keep up with a pace that’s casual for adults. It’s a one-way (not a loop) ride ending at Laurelhurst Park.

7:30 pm Action Night – Laurelhurst Park – Picnic Spot A (Near SE Oak St & SE 35th Ave) We will meet up with the riders for refreshments, speakers, and information from partner organizations. We’ll take some time to celebrate recent shade equity wins and take action to support a more equitable urban forest. There will also be a very exciting SILENT AUCTION raising funds for 350PDX with prizes from local businesses (SymbiOp, Clever Cycles, Oaks Park, Alder Creek Kayaks, and more). 

RSVP (not necessary but helpful for planning).

Come to both the bike ride and Action Night, or just Action Night!

TEAM NEWS

Forest Defense Team

Shade Equity:

The forest defense team is hosting the 4th annual Urban Shade Equity Pedalpalooza Ride! See info above!

Starting this month, City Council will be reviewing the Portland Urban Forest Plan – which is critical for protecting, preserving, restoring, and expanding the urban forest in an equitable and sustainable way. Stay tuned for if/how we will get involved.

State Forests:

Our state forests are primarily managed as production forests. To shed light on what this state forest management actually looks like beneath the canopy, our team is going to be following the “Middle Big Noise” timber sale. The coast range is very productive and efficient in carbon fixing, which is important for ecology, habitat, and water quality, but also for offsetting global climate change. As we track this sale, we will be heading out to the land, bringing awareness, and demonstrating what State Forest management means on the ground.

Protecting Forest Park:

PGE has appealed the city council’s decision, which prevented them from clearcutting almost five acres of Forest Park for new energy transmission lines. Crag Law Center is supporting 3 environmental groups defending the city’s decision, and will present their case to the Land Use Board of Appeals.

Industrial Biomass: 

Two big wins in the industrial biomass industry:

First, the various proposals from Mike Less to sell off public lands have been struck down. If this went forward, it would have cleared the way for Drax and other climate villains to turn our forests into wood pellets to be shipped overseas. Second, our allies fighting biomass plants in California have defeated Golden State Natural Resources — which proposed to build two industrial-scale wood pellet plants and a storage and export terminal in Northern California. Read the press release here.

GET CONNECTED: Join the Forest Defense Team meetings on the first and third Monday of each month from 6:00-7:30 pm.  Contact volunteer team leads Felice Kelly (felice.kelly@gmail.com) or Tyler Gilmore (tyler@350pdx.org) to get involved.

Climate Policy Team

State legislative session concludes.

Oregon’s legislative session finished up with a flurry of activity late Friday night, passing several of our priority bills. Concerningly, the session did not result in large-scale progress on climate justice priorities, and it ended without the approval of a transportation package that’s needed to fund the Oregon Department of Transportation for the next 8 years.

That said, several of the bills we advocated for did pass, and none of the bills we opposed moved forward. Bills that passed included HB 2081 (requires the Treasury to analyze and manage climate risk in our state’s PERS investments), as well as several bills related to a more efficient electrical grid and to utilities oversight and affordability. Farmworker disaster relief received a bit of funding as well. Read more about the results for our priority bills here.

Though this was a difficult budget year amidst a challenging political situation at the federal level, we are disappointed our lawmakers chose to delay necessary actions to transition to a more sustainable social and economic system. Putting off climate justice today will only become more costly tomorrow. Thank you for working together as a community to speak up about these important topics!

Fossil Fuel Resistance Team

June was a successful month! We finished the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) comment period and submitted thousands of comments against Zenith’s Air Contaminant Discharge Permit. In the final days of the comment period we personally delivered 3,095 handwritten comments to the DEQ! Now we await DEQ’s decision. 

We also co-hosted a fantastic Rumble on the River at Green Anchors, along the banks of the Willamette. It was the 24th Rumble community forum in our series, with over 100 people in attendance! Thank you so much for joining us.

GET CONNECTED: The Fossil Fuel Resistance Team meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 5:30 pm, rotating between meeting in-person and virtually on Zoom. Our next meeting is on Tuesday, July 8 at 5:30pm and is virtual. It’s a great time to jump in! Please RSVP to dineen@350pdx.org for the Zoom link. New to the team? Our team leads can also meet with you 1:1 before our meeting for an orientation, if you’d like! Just reach out to dineen@350pdx.org

Community Development

The 350PDX Book Club meets Wednesday, July 2nd, for our virtual meeting from 6:30-8:00pm. Our July book choice is We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo. If you’ve read the book, or just want to join for an enriching conversation about climate justice and resistance movements in the Global south, feel free to attend!

We’ll meet in person on August 6th at the 350PDX office to discuss The Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang.

More info about both meetings and RSVPs can be found on the 350PDX Book Club page.

Volunteer Spotlight

Lizy Johnson

Lizy has been involved with the 350PDX Book Club since early 2024 and is now one of its three volunteer coordinators.

Lizy came to 350PDX seeking opportunities to learn and build community around issues of climate justice, but she was so new to the field that she didn’t know where to start. She tried out a few teams but found a home in the Book Club. Her professional background is in museums, which has shaped her belief in the power of inclusive learning spaces. Stories can be that entry point for individuals, regardless of background, to gain exposure to new knowledge and perspectives and to build the confidence to talk with others about difficult topics like climate change.

Lizy also loves how the Book Club brings together folks across 350PDX and how the wandering discussions help give visibility into all the incredible work happening. For example, in our last discussion, about “Climate Optimism” by Zahra Biabani, the group celebrated the amazing successes of this group over the past year, shared by those who were hands on in those campaigns.
Lizy invites you to join an upcoming Book Club meeting–whether or not you’ve read the book! The Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month, alternating virtual and in person.

350 Washington County Team

We’ve been working on a big new project to put on an Electrification and Sustainability Fair in Hillsboro on August 9; lots of planning is happening in partnership with the City of Hillsboro and with local allies. We have tabling opportunities for green energy and environmental advocate groups – let us know if you are interested. And we need volunteers for the event! If you’d like to volunteer, please check out the opportunities here, and you can email 350WashCo@gmail.com with any questions.

Our team tracked the legislative session and are glad that a few bills got across the finish line! We fought a losing battle to keep the County Sustainability Office funded; the last staff member is gone.

Our next online meeting will take place at 6:30pm on Tuesday, July 8. For the link, join us here. Our general activities include: tracking government at multiple levels around climate and environment, connecting with the Beaverton and the Tigard Climate Action teams, stewarding our Pollinator Garden at Bagley Park in Hillsboro, and more! We always welcome newcomers to our events and to our monthly online meetings (6:30pm on the second Tuesday of the month).

SW Team

Welcome to the Southwest Neighborhood Team, which includes neighborhoods on the south and west sides of Portland. We work together to raise awareness of the climate emergency.

Our street corner demonstrations continue weekly in July, every Friday from 4:00-5:00pm at SW Garden Home & SW Olsen Road. We reach hundreds of commuters with our climate action signs in a highly visible location. Parking is available in the Garden Home Community Center lot, or reach us via bus or bike. We have extra signs to share!

GET CONNECTED: Join our monthly Zoom meeting on Monday, July 21st, from 6:30-7:30pm. To get involved, please contact Pat Kaczmarek at patk5@msn.com.

DONATE TO 350PDX

Thank you for reading our monthly newsletter, and for being part of the 350PDX community. Before we close our July newsletter, we’d like to remind you of our matching fund. A $50 donation now becomes $100 to power climate justice organizing when we need it most. We know it’s a tough time for many — and that’s why this opportunity is so powerful. Your gifts now go twice as far, starting today and until July 10. 

With so much gratitude,

Cherice, Dineen, Irene, Jessica, Katie

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2025 End of Legislative Session Wrap Up

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By Cherice Bock

Oregon’s legislative session finished up with a flurry of activity late Friday night (June 27), passing several of our priority bills. Concerningly, the session did not result in large-scale progress on climate justice priorities, and it ended without approval of a transportation package. That said, several of the bills we advocated for did pass, and none of the bills we opposed moved forward. Here is a brief overview of where our priority bills ended up:

Transportation

  • Transportation was supposed to be this session’s major accomplishment, since this is the session where Oregon needs to fund its transportation plan for the next 8 years. After major negotiations and no written bill until late in the session, a transportation package failed to pass. 
  • Along with the Move Oregon Forward coalition, we made it clear that Oregonians want to see more support for public transit, rail, and vehicle electrification infrastructure, and that we want less emphasis on highway expansions. 
  • A proposed bill, HB 2025, did not have everything we wanted, but went a long way toward restructuring transportation oversight, prioritizing completion of delayed road maintenance, and attempting to replace diminishing gas tax revenue in as equitable a way as possible.
  • It is unclear what will happen next, since the state needs to fund ODOT; perhaps there will be a special session.

Passed!

Climate risk to the Treasury’s portfolio

  • With the Divest Oregon coalition, we supported HB 2081, the Treasury’s bill requiring analysis and management of climate risk in the Public Employee Retirement System portfolio.

Utilities and electrical grid

  • Grid Enhancing Technologies (HB 3336) will help existing electricity transmission lines become more efficient, more wildfire safe, and updated to existing technologies, which reduces the need to build new transmission lines.
  • The FAIR Energy Act (HB 3179) reins in the impact of utility rate hikes by limiting how often utilities can raise billing rates, and prohibits residential rate increases during peak winter months.
  • POWER Act (HB 3546) also addresses energy affordability: it directs regulators to hold large energy users accountable for paying for their own energy costs, such as data centers, cryptocurrency, and artificial intelligence facilities.
  • As Oregon utilities experiment with alternative forms of energy production such as hydrogen blending with “natural” gas (methane), the Hydrogen Oversight & Public Notice Act (SB 685) ensures that customers will be informed and have recourse to comment about such projects.
  • Performance-Based Regulation of Electrical Utilities (SB 688) creates tools to make sure utility profits align with actual performance outcomes: wildfire safety, grid reliability, and lower bills for ratepayers.

Climate Resilience

  • $2 million for Farmworker Disaster Relief (HB 3193) was included in a final budget bill (HB 5006). This funding allows farmworkers to take days off while still receiving pay when there is poor air quality from wildfire smoke or in cases of extreme weather.

Bills we opposed that did not move forward:

Nuclear

  • The session began with 13 bills to open new nuclear facilities without having a plan for nuclear waste disposal. Our advocacy with the Keep Oregon Nuclear Free coalition helped stop these bills from passing. 

Forest bills

  • HB 3103 did not pass. It would have set “sustainable” timber harvest levels as a quota that would have to be met by the state forester, rather than the current upper limit with discretion based on changing needs and circumstances.
  • SB 876 did not move forward. It suggested allowing the sale of 7,000 acres of state forest land to Coos County for subsequent sale to private companies.

Bills we support that did not move forward:

Unfortunately, this session included many excellent bills that will not be moving forward this year. Here are some:

  • Make Polluters Pay (SB 1187) had overwhelming public support, but didn’t move forward this session. It will likely return again next year!
  • Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub bills: HB 3450, which would require DEQ to make a transition plan regarding the CEI Hub, will be worked on between sessions and hopefully will return next year with more input from advocates. Other CEI Hub-related bills also did not move forward (HB 2949, 2151, 2152).
  • Building Resilience bills: due to lack of funding, Get the Junk Out of Rates (SB 88), One Stop Shop for energy rebates 2.0 (HB 3081), and funding requests for low-income homeowner and rental heat pump programs did not pass.
  • A bill to update greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals (HB 3477) again failed to pass, after not moving forward in 2024. This is a sorely needed update to Oregon’s laws.
  • Climate and forest budget asks: funds such as renewal of the Community Resilience Hubs (HB 3170), the Natural & Working Lands Fund, and for Private Forest Accord implementation were not included in the budget.

While we’re disappointed in our legislature this year, we are immensely grateful to be part of a community that speaks up! Through our collective efforts, we were able to send hundreds of emails to legislators, attend four issue-related lobby days, organize a climate justice lobby day with our friends at 350 Eugene, and express our concerns on the phone and at town halls throughout the session. The efforts to pass these important policies will continue, for the benefit of us all.

 

June 2025 Updates and Events

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We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the donations and testimonials we’ve received after launching our Save 350PDX campaign just 2 weeks ago. We’re moving closer to our goal every single day. If you’ve already donated, thank you so, so much. Here are just a few of your wonderful testimonials:

“As someone who was there when 350PDX was just 6 or 7 people around a kitchen table, I am wowed by all it has accomplished and how big and respected it has grown to be. When we started, the climate crisis wasn’t on the City’s consciousness or agenda. But now we can thank 350PDX for this and so much more, including the Portland Clean Energy Fund and the fabulous art at rallies and parades. I am proud to call myself a founder and donor to 350PDX.”

– Sandy

“350PDX has been the heart of the climate movement for over ten years. These folks are the connective tissue that binds so many pieces of our movement together into a working whole. They recruit, educate, and mobilize like no other organization in this town. We can’t lose them right when we need them the most to turn our long-standing community priorities into law. Please give generously and ask others to do so as well so we can be there for 350PDX when they need us most.” 

– Nick

“When I moved to Portland I wanted to get involved in the climate movement. One call to 350PDX was all it took and I was immediately welcomed into an incredible community and connected to truly meaningful volunteer opportunities. 350PDX is an essential hub for climate action. Without it, we lose the collective power and the communal joy of our movement. Please donate to save 350PDX.” 

– Rory

 

We are working hard to Save 350PDX from an unfortunate financial crossroads, with a goal to raise $150,000 before August 1 to keep our organization alive. If we are unable to meet this goal, we will be forced to make dramatic decisions, such as leaving our beloved workshop space, laying off staff members, or closing the organization entirely. We’re doing everything we can do to avoid this, and are so grateful for this community’s immediate support in the first 2 weeks.

Donations can be made here. If you have any questions, thoughts, or ideas, you can share them with our team at info@350pdx.org. Thank you, thank you!

Team News

Fossil Fuel Resistance Team

Great work to all who came to and testified at the DEQ hearings on Zenith’s air permit application last month. Over 60 people testified between the two hearings, and all were unanimously against Zenith. That’s incredible! Not even a single industry representative bothered to show themselves and testify in front of all of us. Too scared, maybe? We’ll take it. (You can listen to the recording of the big May 12 hearing on KBOO’s Locus Focus here.)

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We’re keeping up the fight on this comment period until the official deadline on Sunday, June 15 at 5:00pm. All comments must be submitted by that time. You can submit comments online here, or you can send a longer-form comment directly to NWRAQPermits@deq.oregon.gov. We also have gathered many handwritten comments throughout this comment period, and we plan to deliver them together to the DEQ on Friday, June 13 at 1:00pm at the DEQ office (700 NE Multnomah).  Please RSVP to dineen@350pdx.org to join this in-person comment delivery, it’s going to be fun!

How to get involved: The Fossil Fuel Resistance Team meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 5:30 pm, rotating between meeting in-person and virtually on Zoom. Our next meeting is on Tuesday, June 10 at 5:30pm and is virtual. Join us at this meeting to learn more about an emerging Public Power campaign that we’re excited to get more involved in together. Please RSVP to dineen@350pdx.org for the Zoom link.

Community Development

Interested in getting involved with 350PDX? We are a volunteer-led organization and the movement needs you! There will be an orientation on Thursday, June 12th at the 350PDX office. Click here for more info and to RSVP.

The 350PDX Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month, alternating between virtual and in-person at our office. The next Book Club meeting is happening virtually on Wednesday July 2nd, from 6:00-8:00pm (Book TBD). Click here to sign up for the group mailing list.

The Arts Team

In May, our arts team, puppeteers and puppets marched through the streets of North Portland in the St Johns Parade. We walked near the railroad that carries Zenith oil cars, and were greeted by cheering crowds of people, many saying how much they appreciated us being there. They loved our Zenith capitalist puppet riding on our snake and oil car puppets!

Our next artbuild is June 8, 1:00-4:00pm, at 350PDX, 3639 N Mississippi. That Sunday we’ll finish puppets, make more, and clean up our work space. Can you join us for the fun? Email Donna! Murph1949@aol.com

We also need people/puppeteers for the Everything Under the Sun puppet parade in Sellwood on June 14 (yes, that June 14!) at 2:00pm in Sellwood. If you can join us, let Donna know! We hope to see you this summer!

350PDX Arts Team leads: Donna, Lauren, Allison, Dannika

Climate Policy Team

County Climate Justice Plan

Multnomah County has been working with community and environmental justice groups for the last three years to develop a Climate Justice Plan that centers community and equity. The draft plan is now open for public comments. Review the plan and submit your comments by June 29. The county’s Office of Sustainability is facing possible budget cuts and can really use strong community support right now, so even a few sentences showing support for their efforts is meaningful.

Help move state climate and environmental policies over the finish line!

The Oregon legislative session is in its final month! We are waiting to see which of our environmental and climate justice policy priorities will get funding allocated by the Ways & Means Committee. Remind legislative leaders and Ways & Means co-chairs that climate and environmental priorities have broad community support by sending this email today! See our 2025 legislative priorities page if you want to take more actions.

Welcome summer interns!

We’re excited to host five summer interns this year, supported by generous stipends from Lewis & Clark College, Reed College, and the University of Portland. Join us in welcoming the following climate policy assistants, two of whom also worked with us during the school year: Abyan Osman, Charlie Welling, Emma Johnson, Lyra Meyers, and Max Hanley. They’ll be updating our 2024 Climate Justice Platform with action steps, deepening our district organizing, and helping with the final push for the legislative session.

 Join the Climate Justice Policy Team

Contact Cherice (cherice@350pdx.org) if you’re interested in helping track the city council and its new committees, helping us implement our Climate Justice Platform, or simply want to stay more informed and up-t0-date about climate, sustainability, and environmental justice issues at the city, county, and state levels.

Washington County Team

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We’re working on a big new project to put on an Electrification and Sustainability Fair in Hillsboro on August 9; lots of planning is happening in partnership with the City of Hillsboro and with local allies. We have tabling opportunities for green energy and environmental advocate groups. And we need volunteers for the event!

Please email 350WashCo@gmail.com if you are interested!

We’ve fought a losing battle to keep the County Sustainability Office funded; the last staff member is gone. It’s great to know that Multnomah County may see better results. Washington County Commissioners oversight has resulted in a budget shortfall of $20.5 million in the general fund, and their priorities apparently don’t include all of the essential work that has been carried out by the Office of Sustainability since 2012.  Our team is tracking and regularly submitting comments on bills moving through the busy state legislative session.

Our next online meeting will take place at 6:30pm on Tuesday, June 10. For the link, reach out to debbygactivism@gmail.com. Our general activities include: connecting with the Beaverton and the Tigard Climate Action teams, stewarding our Pollinator Garden at Bagley Park in Hillsboro, and more! We always welcome newcomers to our events and to our monthly online meetings (6:30pm on the second Tuesday of the month).

Volunteer Spotlight

Heather Ikeler

Heather started volunteering with the 350PDX Arts Team in the spring of 2019. At that time, the team was working on 13 giant puppets of presidents (Kennedy through Trump) for an event taking place in tandem with the 9th Circuit Court hearing on Juliana v. United States, also known as Youth v. Gov.

Heather could see how the art that she and the team created helped communicate the worthiness and urgency of the litigants’ case.

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Heather's requested portrait!

Heather has been involved in activist and/or mutual aid communities for most of their life (with a few longish breaks along the way) and they continue to be impressed with how 350PDX provides structure and opportunities to engage in meaningful action that can be sustained over time. Heather is currently on the Forest Defense Team, and also helps out at monthly Action Nights. If they find that they have more time or energy on any given week they can easily plug in to other teams or local allies. Heather hopes to see you at the next Action Night!!

Thank you for reading our monthly newsletter, and for being part of the 350PDX community. Hope is a practice, and it will take each of us to get us through the current state of things. Donate to 350PDX today.

With gratitude,

Cherice, Dineen, Irene, Jessica, Katie

SAVE 350PDX

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Today we are launching a campaign to Save 350PDX.

We won’t skirt around how urgent this need is: 350PDX needs to raise $150,000 by August 1 or we will be forced to make dramatic decisions, such as leaving our beloved workshop space, laying off staff members, or potentially closing the organization entirely.

Can you help Save 350PDX by making a donation that’s meaningful to you?

Throughout our history, we’ve never been afraid to name names, call out our campaign and corporate enemies, and organize around the root causes of the climate crisis: capitalism, white supremacy, and colonialism. That’s what makes us powerful, but it also makes us vulnerable. 

Big wealthy foundations don’t typically support this type of work. And the grants landscape has changed dramatically – several of our most consistent foundational partners have paused their grant-making process or redirected their giving priorities. This reality means we just lost half our annual projected budget. We’ve been doing everything we can to keep overhead costs low, but it hasn’t been enough. Now we find ourselves at a turning point.

The power-shifting, movement-building, and climate justice-organizing we do has never been more important or timely than in this political moment. We can’t scale back now.

This moment will make or break us, but we know we have to do what we do best: lean in together as a community, flourish despite the challenges, and roll up our sleeves to just make it happen.

We believe in all of us. Please help us Save 350PDX today.

With immense determination and gratitude,

350PDX Staff & Board

P.S. If you already gave, thank you so much for your support. If you already gave and are able to give a little more, it means a lot right now. We need our community to come together to Save 350PDX today — can you chip in right now to help us keep our doors open?

May 2025 Updates and Events

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Earth Month brought so many joyful moments—from an  Earth Day parade to a huge win for Forest Park to a powerful exhibit by PNCA students showcasing outstanding Stop Zenith art. We are deeply grateful for these experiences.

We are also aware that we’re living in a time that is incomprehensibly difficult for so many, and we find ourselves discussing how to balance that awareness with daily life. On May 15, we’ll gather for Action Night. As part of our story-sharing activities, we’ll reflect on how we’re processing the current moment, hear how stories can supercharge our action, and share ways to help others and our planet. Join us!

Upcoming Events

Public hearing for Zenith’s application for a new air quality permit, Monday, May 12 at 6:00 pm at University of Portland. More info below in our Fossil Fuel Team update!

350PDX Action Night: Stories, Actions and Belonging, May 15, 6:00pm, at 350PDX. Let’s share about how we first gave thought to climate change and decided to do something. Let’s discuss the urgency of now–what’s going on federally is huge and overwhelming. How can we can make a tangible impact in our local city government and within our neighborhoods? These are just some of the questions we’ll reflect upon. Join us!

“Keep Oregon Nuclear-Free” Day of Action, May 19. Join 350PDX and partner organizations who will be advocating to keep Oregon free of new nuclear power plants. Check out our Climate Policy Team update below for RSVP & info!

City Council Climate Chats: Our next chat will be in District 3 with Councilor Angelita Morillo! RSVP here for this event on May 22 at 5:30pm.

Team News

Fossil Fuel Resistance Team

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Next week is a huge moment for our team and our entire local movement to Stop Zenith. Monday, May 12 at 6:00pm is the only in-person public hearing that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will be holding during this current comment period on Zenith’s application for a new air quality permit. We need to do everything we can to make sure this permit is DENIED, and one clear way we can do this is by filling the Buckley Center Auditorium at the University of Portland to show DEQ the force of our amazing movement. RSVP here! Wear red. We’ll have pizza , a brief rally, and a chance to sign up to testify. The hearing begins at 6:30pm and goes until 9:00pm. DEQ will have a station for people to sign-up to provide a 2-minute testimony. For help with writing your testimony, refer to these great talking points from our friends at Columbia Riverkeeper. (You’re also more than welcome to join us, wear red, and be in the audience cheering others on as they testify!)

If you can’t make it next Monday but still want to make your voice heard, there will be another option! DEQ is holding a virtual-only public hearing on Thursday, May 15 at 6:00pm. RSVP for the virtual May 15 session here. You can also use this easy online form to send in an official public comment about this permit HERE.

Our team in the news: Catch us on the air on KBOO’s Locus Focus! Last week, our Campaign Director Dineen Crowe was in conversation with Samantha Hernandez from Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility for “Zenith Energy’s Tortured Tale in Portland.”

Join the team: Our next meeting is on Tuesday, May 13, 5:30pm on Zoom. We will debrief and recap the public hearing happening the evening before and plan what’s next. After that, we meet again on Tuesday, May 27, 5:30pm in person at 350PDX, 3639 Mississippi Ave. We’d love for you to join us! Reach out to dineen@350pdx.org to get plugged in.

Forest Defense Team

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The Forest Defense Team has been active this month on the city, state, and national levels! Team members rallied to stop PGE from clear-cutting 5 acres of Forest Park. (Thanks to the Arts Team for the awesome tree puppets that made the front page of the Oregonian!) Portland City Council voted 12-0 to take the first steps to block this project! The final vote is scheduled for May, so write your city councilors and urge them to protect Forest Park.

We have also been active in the state legislative session, opposing a bill that threatens to increase logging in state forestland at the expense of clean water and carbon sequestration. We urge you to reach out to your state legislators and ask them to oppose HB3103, which would increase logging in state forests in the coast range.

Finally we’re joining in the national campaign to oppose Trump administration efforts to weaken the Endangered Species Act by reducing protections on valuable habitat. Comment on that proposal here.

Get Connected: Join the Forest Defense Team meetings on the first and third Monday of each month from 6:00-7:30 pm.  Contact volunteer team leads Felice Kelly (felice.kelly@gmail.com) or Tyler Gilmore (tyler@350pdx.org) to get involved.

Climate Policy Team

Thank you to our 2024–2025 climate policy and media assistants!

This year, Reed College and University of Portland have had a partnership with us where we get to host work study students, and students get job experience and opportunities to use what they’re learning in school. This year, we’ve been joined by the following climate policy assistants: Andy Laurila (finance), Charlie Welling (divestment), Emma Niemela (buildings), Max Hanley (transportation), Natalie Severson (city), Santiago Nolasco Galicia (energy), and Sima Fasihi (CEI hub). Alex Silva joined us as a climate communications and media assistant. We want to take this opportunity to recognize what these folks are adding to the climate justice movement. They’ve helped us track bills, serve on coalitions, plan lobby days, draft public testimony, pull off events, document events, and much more. Thank you all for the amazing work you’ve done this year!

City Council Climate Chats: 

Thank you to Councilors Avalos, Green, Dunphy, Kanal, Novick, and Pirtle-Guiney for meeting with us so far! We’ve partnered with Oregon League of Conservation Voters to host City Council Climate Chats with constituents and city council members. By having a dozen or so constituents gathered with councilors, we’ve been able to cover a lot of questions as well as dive more deeply into issues we care about, hear councilors’ perspectives, and share our community’s concerns and hopes.

RSVP here for our next chat: District 3 with Councilor Angelita Morillo! If you are a D3 constituent and can’t make it, fill out the form and we’ll let you know about future events in your district.

If you’re not a D3 constituent, you can fill out the following forms and we’ll let you know about future events happening in District 1, District 2, or District 4. (Not sure what Portland District you live in? Here’s a map!)

“Keep Oregon Nuclear-Free” Day of Action May 19

Join 350PDX and partner organizations who will be advocating to keep Oregon free of new nuclear power plants, particularly until there is a plan to deal safely with the waste. The “Keep Oregon Nuclear-Free” Day of Action will have both in-person and virtual options, so you can go to Salem for the full day, or sign up to attend a virtual meeting with your legislators.

Thirteen pro-nuclear bills were introduced this session, but only two are still active: HB 2038 and HB 2410. These bills divert funding from energy efficiency, renewable energy, and storage technologies that are safer, less expensive, and faster to deploy.

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RSVP now for the Day of Action on Monday, May 19. For those who can make it to Salem, you will connect with fellow advocates over coffee, followed by a brief lobby training session to help you feel confident and prepared. Then, we’ll head to the Capitol together for scheduled meetings with your legislators. For those joining virtually, a training will be provided, along with talking points for your meetings with legislators. After you register, you will receive more information about food, carpools, legislator meetings, and everything else you need to know to advocate about this important issue.

If you’re not able to attend the Day of Action, you can let your legislators know you care about this by sending this email, urging them to oppose HB 2038 and 2410.

Climate Justice Lobby Day a Success!

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We held our first joint Climate Justice Lobby Day with 350 Eugene on April 29! It was fun to get to advocate with another 350 group, share some statewide priorities, and connect with our friends in Eugene. 350PDX met with nineteen legislators from the Portland area, sharing our priorities for this legislative session. Though there are many important matters before the legislature, our encouragement helps remind them to remain vigilant on the climate crisis. Together, we can build a more climate friendly transportation system, reduce building emissions, address climate risk in our public employee retirement portfolio, and increase energy affordability across the state.

Community Development

Our 350PDX Book Club’s book for June is Climate Optimism: Celebrating Systemic Change Around the World by Zahra Biaban. We will meet on June 4, from 6:30-8:00pm at the 350PDX office, with potluck-style snacks and drinks.

Did you know the 350PDX Book Club is now meeting every month? We alternate between virtual and in-person meetings the first Wednesday of each month! Sign up here to get on the mailing list, check our website for updates on meeting times and book selections, and reach out to books@350pdx.org with any questions!

The Arts Team

350PDX’s Arts Team is finishing a busy month of parades, artbuilds, and fun. A couple of weeks ago, we marched through SE Portland in the Earth Parade.

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This Saturday, May 10, we will bring our climate justice puppets to the St John’s Parade. There’s still time to volunteer to be a puppeteer for Saturday! We also need people with vehicles to load up a few puppets that morning from 350PDX (3639 Mississippi Ave) and take them to N Lombard, then bring them back again. Can you help? Please let Donna (murph1949@aol.com) know.

Important: there is no artbuild this month (May). We’re all worn out, plus it’s Mother’s Day–a holiday also know as Mother’s Peace Day established by Julia Ward Howe, and we can celebrate that!

Our next Artbuild is June 8, 1:00-4:00pm, 3639 N Mississippi. We’ll finish puppets, begin puppets, and do a deep clean and reorganization of our art space. If you can join in the fun, please let Donna know. We’d love to see you there.

350 Washington County Team

Our next online meeting will take place at 6:30pm on Tuesday, May 13. For the link, reach out to debbygactivism@gmail.com.

We’ll share information on Washington County campaigns, as well as policy work we’ve been accomplishing in this busy legislative session. We’re taking on a big new project to put on an Electrification and Sustainability Fair in Hillsboro in August; lots of planning is happening in partnership with the City of Hillsboro and with local allies.

Our general activities include: connecting with the Beaverton and the Tigard Climate Action teams, stewarding our Pollinator Garden at Bagley Park in Hillsboro, and more! We always welcome newcomers to our events and to our monthly online meetings (6:30pm on the second Tuesday of the month).

SW Neighborhood Team

Our team includes neighborhoods on the south and west sides of Portland. We work together to raise awareness of the climate emergency.

Our street corner demonstrations continue weekly in May, every Friday from 4:00-5:00pm at SW Capitol  Highway & SW Sunset. We reach hundreds of commuters with our climate action signs in a highly visible location. Street parking is available, or reach us via bus or bike, we have extra signs to share!

Our outreach efforts extend beyond the street corner. We will be tabling at SW Sunday Parkways on May 18 and distributing Climate Action Now yard signs. To volunteer with us at SW Sunday Parkways, please contact Pat Kaczmarek at patk5@msn.com

GET CONNECTED: Join our monthly Zoom meeting on Monday, May 19th, from 6:30-8:00pm. To get involved, please contact Pat Kaczmarek at patk5@msn.com.

Thank you for reading our monthly newsletter, and for being part of the 350PDX community.

With gratitude,

Cherice, Dineen, Irene, Jessica, Katie

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April Action Night – Earth Day is a Protest!

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The following is a post by Alex Silva, Climate Communications & Media Assistant at 350PDX.

Earth Day is a Protest!

April’s Action Night started out just like any other–there was socializing, food, and some talk about that afternoon’s rally at City Hall where hundreds protested a Hearing Officer’s decision to approve Portland General Electric’s plan to clearcut 5 acres of Forest Park to install powerlines.

Speakers included  350PDX’s Forest Climate Director Brenna Bell and Kenneth Kreusher– a criminal defense and civil rights attorney who has been practicing for 20 years. Kenneth’s involvement in direct action and protest are what led him to law school. The Oregon Justice Resource Center fights for immigration rights, civil rights, women, the wrongfully convicted and more.

Earth Day and Civil Disobedience

This month’s Action Night focused on Earth Month as an ongoing protest. Brenna emphasized that Earth Day has always been built on justice. It is not just another holiday to be monetized. Because of Earth Day, we have policies such as the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act. The first Earth Day involved 20 million people–10% of the US population at the time. Given the current political climate, we wanted to share how we can keep ourselves safe and informed about current events revolving around climate justice.

With that, Kenneth Kreusher gave some insight and important advice for those of us in protest and advocacy spaces. He stated, “We are at a moment right now where some of the forces that be…are trying to radically change society.” Protesters and advocacy groups are facing a lot of pressure and uncertainty with the law. He stressed that we may be made to feel uncertain about what can be done safely, however that uncertainty is intentional. We must not comply with rules that are not even in place yet. “Uncertainty is the point…so people will be fearful and comply in advance.”

Kreusher also made it clear that the current state of prosecutions has not changed dramatically–yet. However, for those who do not have citizenship status or whose status is rather complicated, and for those who have engaged in Gaza solidarity work, the current state of prosecutions has changed and those advocates must be more careful and take deeper consideration in how they engage in advocacy. With that, Kreusher reiterated the importance of your right to remain silent. If approached by law enforcement, never engage in conversation, simply state, “Sorry, I can’t talk right now” then walk away/shut the door/hang up. If they don’t let you walk away, invoke your right to remain silent and ask to see your lawyer. Do not give consent to a search. Clearly state that you “do not consent to a search”. Outside of the words, “Sorry, I can’t talk right now”, “I have the right to remain silent and call a lawyer” and “I do not consent to a search”, never say anything else. Even the simplest of statements can lead to a case against you.

Direct Action Personality

The night concluded with a survey to determine what our individual direct action personality types are! Once determined, we gathered into groups of the same direct action type and discussed forms of action within that type.

Banksies:

  • A Banksy acts behind the scenes to display messages to the community far and wide. Banksies might:
    • create the signs used by protestors
    • write chants for rallies
    • build puppets to make a statement

Community-Builders:

  • Community-builders lovingly gather folks, build trust, and care for the community. Community-Builders might:
    • host pot-lucks
    • hold book clubs
    • share food, love, and knowledge

Strategic Escalators:

  • Strategic Escalators are at the forefront and jump into action when duty calls. Strategic Escalators might:
    • participate in the human blockades
    • protest on the streets
    • shout chants loud and proud

Overall, we came to understand that resistance requires momentum and intersectionality in each of these categories. The strategic escalators need the help of artists and community-builders. The artists must understand the community in which they are sending a message. And the community-builders need members of every category to strengthen their communities. Brenna reminded us that “as we escalate our resistance, we must escalate our knowledge.” None of us should act alone. We must build our knowledge and resilience together. 

As the night came to a close, we learned that the Portland City Council voted unanimously (12-0) to grant the appeal to stop Portland General Electric’s plan to cut down 5 acres of Forest Park. 

This Earth Day, let us remain motivated to fight for the climate and for our neighbors on the margins.

April 2025 Updates and Events

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Our April issue is chock full of Earth Month news, events, and actions. You can also check this page throughout the month for events celebrating our beautiful planet!

Upcoming Events

 

 

Hands Off Our Democracy – Nationwide Mobilization, Saturday, April 5 – 12-5 pm at the Japanese American Historical Plaza (Organized by Rose City Indivisible and 50501 Portland). Imagine, if you will, millions taking to the streets. If not now–when? More here!

 

Celebrate World Public Health Day, April 7, by joining the 350PDX Forest Defense team & our friends from the Sierra Club for a watch party of the Break Big Biomass Webinar.  Action Night – Earth Day Was (and is) a Protest: Direct Action in the Trump 2.0 Era April 17th, 6:00-8:00pm.

 

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As the push to log our forests to burn for cheap energy increases, people from across the country are gathering for a webinar to learn moreabout the false solution of biomass energy and its impact on public health. If you can’t make it in person, register here to attend this important webinar (note – the registration pageshows the event only in Eastern Time!). For those that can watch in person, doors open at 4:30pm, webinar begins at 5:00pm. Event at the Climate Justice Workshop (3639 N. Mississippi) and, if you can–bring snacks to share!

 

Action Night – Earth Day Was (and is) a Protest: Direct Action in the Trump 2.0 Era April 17th, 6:00-8:00pm.

 

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This month’s Action Night will explore what taking action for the Earth has looked like over the past 50+ years since the first Earth Day and what we can do now in this time of growing government repression.  We’ll explore these questions with each other and attorneys Kenneth Kreusher, of the Oregon Justice Resource Center, and Brenna Bell of 350PDX. We’ll also share resources for taking more bold action!

 

Earth Day Celebration & Parade, April 26th, with Making Earth Cool, Bark, XRPDX, and Scrap!

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Earth Day is for everybody! Come one and all, and let’s celebrate the beauty of our only home–Earth! Our wonderful planet provides all that we need. Through celebration and gratitude we remember our deep connection and relationship with the Earth. We will parade and we will sing and we want the city of Portland to join us! This is a free, family-friendly event with activities accessible to all ages and abilities to celebrate nature, and work toward a greener future for all.

Gathering at Sunnyside elementary begins at 11:00am, and the parade starts at 12:30pm.

A secular Earth Ceremony of rituals and songs to honor our beloved planet will take place same day at The Groves church at 7:00pm, followed by a cake potluck. More info for the Sunnyside event and Earth Ceremony found here.

350 Climate Justice Lobby Day – Tues, April 29,  8:45am – 1:30pm

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Join 350PDX and 350 Eugene for an exciting day of talking to our legislators about climate justice issues in the 2025 Oregon Legislative Session! Lobby days are a great way to talk to your legislators face to face about issues you care about—in this case, climate justice—while seeing behind the scenes how change is made at the Capitol. Never lobbied before? Not to fear! We will start the day with a training, and you’ll be in meetings with folks from your district, equipped with talking points. Details and registration here!

Team News

 

Fossil Fuel Resistance Team

Last month was an exciting one for our team! On March 19, City Council voted 11-1 to pass the Zenith Accountability Resolution we’ve been fighting for! Many of our team stayed up until 11:00pm cheering on the results of the final vote. This was a big moment for our new form of government: it was the first resolution to come out of a Committee to then be voted on and passed by the full Council. This resolution passing means that there will be an investigation into Zenith Energy’s franchise agreement with the City of Portland, as well as an investigation into the City’s prior handlings of Zenith’s permits over the years. It’s time for the public to get some answers and for accountability to be taken. Thank you to all who’ve lobbied your Councilors for this resolution, who submitted written testimony, who showed up in person or watched virtually, and to the original co-sponsors of this resolution!

Thank you to all who showed up to our team’s film screening of ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline,’ we nearly packed the Clinton Street Theater, and had a lively discussion afterwards!

Get involved: Our next team meeting is an exciting collaboration between us, SunrisePDX, and Breach Collective – a City Lobbying Training on Tuesday, April 8 at 7:00 pm at our 350PDX office. Let’s learn together how to work with City officials towards a Portland that works for all people. RSVP to Dineen if you’re able to make it: dineen@350pdx.org

Forest Defense Team

350PDX’s Ms. Bell goes to Washington

Our Forest Climate Manager, Brenna Bell, spent last week in Washington DC as a part of the Rachel Carson Council’s Week of Action against Biomass Energy. She joined almost 100 people from around the country – students, community leaders and advocates – to talk to Congress about the dangers of industrial biomass production.  Read more about her adventures to keep biomass energy exports out of the west coast, and the awesome people she met along the way!

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Shade Equity Campaign: Urban Forestry is in the midst of rewriting the Urban Forest Plan, which provides the basis for an update of Title 11 (the tree code).  The code has received a lot of negative attention recently, and the Forest Defense team has been meeting with city councilors and spreading the word about the importance of a robust tree canopy. Public Comments about the Urban Forest Plan revision are due April 13th – more information here!

Connect with the Team: We meet every first and third Monday from 6-7:30pm, alternating in-person and virtual.  Contact brenna@350pdx.org, tyler@350pdx.org, or felice.kelly@gmail.com for more information.

 

Climate Policy Team

State Advocacy: Help us continue to move our 350PDX Climate Justice Priorities through the Oregon Legislative Session!

In addition to attending our lobby day, here are other ways to show up for climate justice during the legislative session:

  • Make Polluters Pay (SB 1187) has a public hearing next week. Similar to bills that passed recently in Vermont and New York, it requires polluting industries to pay for the impacts of climate change—such as increased heat, drought, or intensified wildfires—on Oregon’s communities and infrastructure. Submit online testimony for Make Polluters Pay (SB 1187) here by April 7 at 8 am. Here’s a toolkit with sample testimony language to get you started! See the one-page info sheet.

  • Attend Move Oregon Forward advocacy day on April 17 in Salem to speak up for a climate friendly transportation package. Register here!

  • Mark your calendar for the Building Resilience coalition’s lobby day on May 7 in Salem, we’ll share more details soon.

  • Many of our priority bills are in the hands of the Ways & Means Committee, which decides which things make it into the budget. The committee is doing a “roadshow” where they’re hearing from people around the state about their budget priorities…but none of them are in Portland. Never fear, you can attend the Salem event virtually and offer verbal testimony on April 16, or submit a written comment. See our list of bills in Ways & Means on our priorities page, and choose the ones that are most important to you to speak up about.

“Climate Coffee Chats” with city councilors

We’re setting up relatively informal meetings with city councilors and small groups of constituents from their district who care about climate and environmental justice. Our first one with Councilor Kanal on March 17 was a great success! If you’d like to join future events, please only sign up for ones in your own District. So far, we have the following events scheduled:

  • District 1: Councilor Avalos, April 18, 6:00pm, register here if you are a D1 constituent and would like to attend; Councilor Dunphy, April 30, 5:00pm, register here if you are a D1 constituent and would like more info when it’s available

  • District 2: Council President Pirtle-Guiney, still working on details, register here if you are a D2 constituent and want more info when it’s available

  • District 3: Councilor Novick, April 11, 6:30pm, register here if you are a D3 constituent

  • District 4: Councilor Green, April 23, 4:00pm, register here if you are a D4 constituent and would like to attend

 

Community Development

Some of the best things about building a movement are the rad collaborations we get to do with incredible groups and organizations throughout the city. This spring, 350PDX is collaborating on a project with art students at PNCA in Sarah Farahat’s course Theory & Practice: Art Matters! Collaboration in Community, bringing light to our Stop Zenith campaign. Our work will culminate in an immersive experience at PNCA’s first Thursday event on May 1st. Come and celebrate the powerful confluence of art praxis and climate justice!

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Did you know the 350PDX Book Club is now meeting every month? We alternate between virtual and in-person meetings the first Wednesday of each month! Our May book is still TBD, but sign up here to get on the mailing list or check our website for updates on meeting times and book selections.

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Attention: Foster-Powell neighborhood! A 350PDX volunteer has organized a Little Climate Actions event at the Holgate library, every

 Monday in April. The group will have a bill each week that folks can contact their legislators about in different mediums: write a postcard, send an email, or make a phone call. There will also be kid-friendly crafts and activities, so bring the whole family!

The Arts Team

At our artbuilds, the Arts Team continues to produce powerful images of climate justice and our Earth. The next Artbuild is Sunday, April 13, 12:00-4:00pm at 3639 N Mississippi. We’ll finish our puppets for the Earth Day parade on Saturday, April 26. On that day we’ll join with Make Earth Cool, BARK, and Sunnyside Environmental School at the Sunnyside Schoolyard near 3421 SE Salmon at 11:30am for the Earth Day parade. We’ll need 30 puppeteers then, can you be one of them? It’s fun and it delivers a strong message of climate justice that the audience enthusiastically responds to.

Reach out to Donna if you’re interested! Murph1949@aol.com

Volunteer Spotlight

Joaquin Moore

Joaquin Moore is an artist, designer, and environmental advocate who seamlessly blends creativity with activism. With a background in graphic design dating back to 2016 and a B.S. in Environmental Science from Portland State University, Joaquin has always been passionate about using visual storytelling to drive change. They have been an active volunteer with organizations like Bark and the Mt. Tabor Weed Warriors for years, working to protect forests and restore urban green spaces. When they found the 350PDX Arts Team, they were drawn to the passionate community of artists using their skills to fight for climate justice.

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Since joining 350PDX, Joaquin has contributed to several impactful projects, including the Ax Drax posters, the Climate Justice Voter Guide, and a variety of puppets, signs, and screen-printed designs for actions and campaigns. With experience as an Art Director, Graphic Designer, and GIS Specialist, his work brings together bold visuals and environmental advocacy, making complex issues more accessible and engaging. Whether through digital design or hands-on community art, Joaquin continues to use creativity as a tool for change.
Check out Joaquin’s beautiful work here!

350 Washington County Team

Our next online meeting will take place online at 6:30pm on Tuesday, April 8. For the link, reach out to debbygactivism@gmail.com. We’ll share information on Washington County campaigns, as well as policy work we’ve been accomplishing in this busy legislative session.

We’re taking on a big new project to put on an Electrification and Sustainability Fair in Hillsboro in August; lots of planning is happening in partnership with the City of Hillsboro and with local allies. Our general activities include: connecting with the Beaverton and the Tigard Climate Action teams, stewarding our Pollinator Garden at Bagley Park in Hillsboro, and more! We always welcome newcomers to our events and to our monthly online meetings (6:30pm on the second Tuesday of the month). Please sign up HERE.

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SW Neighborhood Team

The 350PDX Southwest Team includes neighborhoods on the south and west sides of Portland. We meet monthly on Zoom to plan for in-person actions, presentations, and discussions in our communities. Sign up on the 350PDX Volunteer Interest Form and indicate that you are interested in joining the group, or reach out to Pat at patk5@msn.com to learn more.

Here are some ways to get involved: (I) Participate in our monthly online planning meetings. Next meeting is Monday, April 21st at 6:30pm. (2) Sign up to distribute yard signs promoting Climate Action Now! at community events. (3) Join our weekly street corner demonstrations

Team members will be waving signs at SW Multnomah and SW 35th on Fridays at 4:00pm in April. Come join us, we have extra Climate Action signs to share!

Support 350PDX and local businesses during Earth Month!

We are lucky to partner with some of our favorite places in Portland during the month of April. Head to the following spots to eat, drink, or shop and your purchase will support small businesses in Portland as well as 350PDX!

🍸 Radio Room – buy the “Earth to Emily” drink and 50% of proceeds will go to 350PDX – only during April! 

🍕 Dove Vivi – 10% of pizza sales on Tuesdays go to 350PDX

📚 Annie Bloom’s Books – Mention 350PDX when you make a purchase on Earth Day (April 22) and we’ll get 15% of proceeds!

Thank you for reading our monthly newsletter, and for being part of the 350PDX community. Hope is a practice, and it will take each of us to get us through the current state of things. The climate justice movement needs support now more than ever. Donate to 350PDX today.

With gratitude,

Brenna, Cherice, Dineen, Irene, Jessica, Katie