Portland

Equity in the Portland Plan: Challenges and Opportunities

Equity in the Portland Plan: Challenges and Opportunities Introduction As the Portland Plan process has taken shape over the last few years, the city has emphasized the inclusion of equity in every area of Portland’s development. The most recent drafts of the Portland Plan’s strategic goals – in education, economic development, and healthy neighborhoods – [...]

Fair housing in Portland

CIO’s Public Policy team has been engaged in advocacy around fair housing for Portland’s immigrant & refugee community. A recent “audit test” shows that there’s still work to be done. The following letter was submitted to City Commissioner Nick Fish to commend his leadership on fair housing issues, and to urge the city to continue [...]

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Get Involved in the Portland Plan

Through Mid-2011, CIO will be working with Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) to provide critical community input on the new Portland Plan. A stakeholder advisory group of community members, CIO staff and board members, and BPS liaisons will study reports and drafts from the planning process and provide constructive feedback to ensure that Portland’s vision serves all Portlanders equitably.

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City of Portland Organizing

CIO is partnering with a large coalition of organizations to maintain Voter-Owner Elections, ensuring that Portland’s elections system remains transparent, responsive to the needs of the community, and equitable for all Portlanders. This will involve a coordinated effort to mobilize community members, engaging them in traditional canvassing and phone-banking, and developing sustainable capacity for future issue-advocacy.

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