Update: September 15, 2011

Oregon's 30-Cent Minimum Wage Hike Good for Workers and the Economy

Oregon's minimum wage will rise from $8.50 to $8.80 on January 1, 2012, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) announced yesterday.

Read OCPP's news release Oregon's 30-Cent Minimum Wage Hike Will Help Workers and Economy.

Conference on Hunger and the Budget Crisis This Saturday

OCPP executive director Chuck Sheketoff will be the keynote speaker at the Saturday, September 17 conference Hunger and the Budget Crisis: A faith-based call to action.

The conference will examine how the current federal budget crisis threatens devastating cuts in programs that help the poor and reduce hunger, both within our country and overseas. The conference will formulate an advocacy action plan to protect these programs and affirm the idea that a budget is a moral document representing the values of our nation.

Details:

Date: Saturday, September 17

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Place: Mercy Corps Global Headquarters, 45 SW Ankeny St., Portland

Attendance to this event is free of charge.

The event is sponsored by Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Oregon Food Bank, Jubilee Oregon, Catholic Relief Service, Oregon Area Jewish Committee, Portland Archdiocese - Office of Life, Peace and Justice, George Fox University Centers on Global Studies & Peace and Justice, Oregon Faith Roundtable Against Hunger.

For more information or to register please click here.

November 5: Workshop on Building Nonprofit Capacity for Public Policy Engagement

Nonprofit executive and management leaders as well as Board of Directors members are invited to learn how to build a strategic advocacy plan that doesn't overload your organization.

Learn how to create a realistic advocacy agenda at the seminar Building Nonprofit Capacity for Public Policy Engagement.

Details:

Date: November 5, 2011

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Place: Salem Conference Center

Cost: $ 45

For more information and to register for this seminar or the full Oregon Civic Engagement Conference (November 3-5), please click here.

This event is presented by the Oregon Center for Public Policy and Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest in partnership with the Nonprofit Association of Oregon and the Oregon Civic Engagement Conference.