Portland (Downtown)

Chapter Description

Greetings, and welcome to the Downtown Portland chapter webpage. We're glad you dropped by! Please take a moment to subscribe; we look forward to your participation in this important healthcare issue. The leader of this chapter is Matt Webber (matt@wecandobetter.org).

To join this chapter, click the subscribe link in the right column. (You must be registered and logged-in to see the subscribe link.)

Location

Portland, OR, 97258
See map: Google Maps

Archimedes Movement Member's Workshop

Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/24/2008 - 12:07pm.

Event Description

This will be an all-day training designed to bring you up to speed on health care reform and the Archimedes Movement, and prepare you to make an impact in your community.

To be held in the Portland area.

Mark your calendar. Details to follow.

Start Date and Time

January 31, 2009 - 9:30am

End Date and Time

January 31, 2009 - 4:30pm

Archimedes Member Roberta Hall interviewing Rich Lague on KBOO

Submitted by Matt Webber on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 4:31pm.

Event Description

kboo

Archimedes member Roberta Hall will be interviewing Rich Lague who co-chaired Mid-Valley Health Care Advocates for many years.

The interview is part of KBOO's health program,Health Care Forum,

KBOO serves 3 areas -- Portland at 90.7 fm, the Columbia Gorge area
at 91.9 fm, and the WillametteValley
at 100.7 fm.    

Start Date and Time

November 21, 2008 - 10:30am

End Date and Time

November 21, 2008 - 11:00am

Archimedes Member Marvin Hines to present at First United Methodist Church's Community Health Fair (Portland)

Submitted by Matt Webber on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 3:53pm.

Event Description

Marvin

Archimedes member and CLC representative Marvin Hines will be making a presentation at FUMC's 2008 Community Health Fair.

For more information email Matt Webber at matt@wecandobetter.org 

Start Date and Time

November 16, 2008 - 11:30am

End Date and Time

November 16, 2008 - 2:00pm

Pre-Election House Parties with John Kitzhaber

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 5:49pm.

Event Description

Your HouseWant to know where the Presidential candidates stand on health care reform?

Are you a health reform "Maverick" filled with "Hope"?

Want John Kitzhaber In Your Living Room?

You got it!

» Sign-up to host a house party

If this link doesn't work, please email Matt Webber of the Archimedes Movement staff (

Obama and McCainThe Archimedes Movement invites you and your guests to join us on a statewide (and beyond) house party conference call with John Kitzhaber on Thursday, October 16th. The call is to discuss the health reform plans of Presidential candidates Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama, as well as address the need for grassroots reform at the state level. This is a great opportunity for you to invite family, friends, and neighbors into your home to not only learn learn about the candidates' plans but also to grow the Archimedes Movement.

It's Real Simple:

  1. Sign-up to be a host
  2. We'll provide you with the "How-To Kit" (see attachments below)
  3. Invite 5-10 friends, family or neighbors over to your house
  4. We'll then email you the conference call number 4 days prior to the event
  5. Pick up the phone on October 16th @ 7pm and dial-in

What You'll Then Need:

  1. A phone (with a speakerphone option)
  2. Internet connection (It will help but is not mandatory)
  3. A living room (or a space with chairs so guests don't sit on the floor)
  4. 5-10 friends
  5. A desire to reform health care from the grassroots level

These house parties will occur all over Oregon and will give people a chance to come together around a common goal: working to fix a broken health care system trough grassroots education and mobilization. With your help this event accomplishes the following:

  • Educates people on where the candidates stand on health reform

  • Introduce the Archimedes Movement to new people

  • Get friends, neighbors and coworkers talking about health reform

  • Recruit new Archimedes Movement members

  • Energize new grassroots supporters

» Sign-up to host a house party

If the above link doesn't work, or if you have a question, please send a note to Matt Webber at .

Start Date and Time

October 16, 2008 - 6:30pm

End Date and Time

October 16, 2008 - 8:00pm

Portland Archimedes Movement Chapter Meeting

Submitted by Matt Webber on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 11:48am.

Event Description

Greetings all,

We'll be having another Portland area chapter meeting next week on Wednesday, Sept 24th from 6pm - 7:30pm at the Woodstock Library meeting room.

Agenda:

  • The Oregon Health Fund Board, Sept 30th formal public testimony meeting. Updates and preperation.
  • Visibility Events - end of season Farmers Markets & the Archimedes Suggestion Box
  • Community Leadership Council update
  • Joining a CLC workgroup
  • Archimedes October House Party
  • Planning next meeting and event brainstorm

Additional FYI stuff:

  • Article from yesterday's Corvallis Gazette Times - HERE
  • Mallen Kear's last blog posting on the Oregon Health Fund Board - HERE
  • Not a member yet? Head over HERE.

Meeting Location:

Woodstock Public Library Meeting Room
6008 S.E. 49th Avenue, Portland, OR 97206

If you have any questions or comments prior to the meeting then please feel free to email me at matt@wecandobetter.org.

Start Date and Time

September 24, 2008 - 6:00pm

End Date and Time

September 24, 2008 - 7:30pm
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