State of Oregon

Updates from the Oregon Capitol!

Dear CIO friends & family, The current session of the Oregon Legislature is about half over for the year. We’ve been working hard to make sure that our elected officials are passing smart, fair, equitable policies, and we want to provide you an update on CIO’s priority bills. If you have any questions about these [...]

CIO’s 2012 Ballot Measure Guide

CIO’s Guide to Oregon’s 2012 Ballot Measures Oregon voters will have the chance to approve or reject 9 “ballot measures” in the 2012 election. Ballot measures are one important part of democracy in Oregon: it’s our chance to decide on proposed state laws. Some have been proposed by ordinary citizens, and others by our elected [...]

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CIO’s 2012 Legislative Agenda

Legislative agenda: 2012 short session As we move into the short 2012 legislative session, health care and economic vitality are on the top of everyone’s priority list, and Oregon’s immigrant & refugee communities are no different. The Center for Intercultural Organizing, a statewide community-based advocacy organization, offers the following list of legislation that would impact [...]

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Photos from CIO’s Legislative Action Day

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CIO’s 2011 Legislative Agenda

CIO is working in 2011 to give legislators the right tools to engage and support Oregon’s growing immigrant and refugee communities. Every state policy decision impacts immigrants and refugees, but no state agency examines this impact. We’re hurting individuals, businesses, and families, and spreading state dollars around inefficiently. Lawmakers don’t have the right tools. In 2011 CIO is supporting bills that give legislators the tools they need fix a broken system.

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CIO’s 2011 Legislative Agenda

2011 State Legislative Agenda The Center For Intercultural Organizing is working in 2011 to give legislators the right tools to fix Oregon’s broken immigrant & refugee resettlement system. Every state policy decision impacts immigrants & refugees, but no state agency examines this impact. We’re hurting individuals, businesses, and families, and spreading state dollars around inefficiently [...]

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