February 05th, 2023

Neighborhood Leader Program
to hold Feb. 5 meeting on Zoom

Please join us at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, when our next Neighborhood Leader Program on Zoom will begin with a quick look at how to find out — and participate in — what's happening in the Salem legislative session. Then we'll dive into our two policy areas, housing and climate/environment. 

• Stacey Bartholomew, President of Creating Housing Coalition and Albany Planning Commissioner, will help us make sense of the legislative and regulatory frameworks impacting our local and statewide housing crisis, as well as the work underway to address housing needs.
• Susan Heath, 1st Vice Chair of Linn County Dems, and member of the DPO Environmental Caucus, will talk about the Climate Solutions Bill, (SB530),  Building Resilience (waiting for a bill #), and related initiatives.
  To receive Zoom access for the meeting and for more information about NLP, please contact NLP Leadership Team member Nancy Greenman.

Save the Dates for Upcoming Neighborhood Leader Zooms

• Sunday, Feb.19, 5 p.m. — We'll dive deeper into how to navigate the Oregon State Legislature website, and to connect with organizations advocating for the issues that matter to you.  Role-plays on contacting your elected representatives will be included!
• Sunday, March 5, 5 p.m. — As promised, we'll take an in-depth look at the so-called "parent power" movement in public education, as well as why removing books from access is not a good idea. Vince Adams, Corvallis School Board (and Oregon State Bar Association), and School Librarian Dana Zachary will share their expertise with us.