The summit is free and open to the public offering an intimate setting for consumers to share their stories, network with legislators and access civic and state agencies that provide resources to help avoid predatory lending practices and prevent foreclosure threats via education and advocacy.

Contact:
Rev. Renee Ward 503-548-7537 / revreneeward@hotmail.com
or Julie Rutherford 503-224-3316 / like.home08@gmail.com

The Oregon Assembly for Black Affairs (OABA) will hold its ANNUAL Membership Meeting on Saturday, December 6, 2008, from 10:00 AM to NOON.

The meeting will be held at the Salem YMCA, 685 Court Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301.

The meeting is open to the public.

Dear Democratic Party of Oregon Peace Caucus Members and Friends,

Our caucus will meet during the State Central Committee quarterly meeting on Sunday, December 7th at PCC-Cascade Campus at 705 N. Killingsworth in Portland. Even if you do not intend to meet with our Peace Caucus at 10 am, please attend the important Joint Caucus meeting at 9 am. Invite y/our other Dems to join our Caucus. Directions and more can be found at:www.oregondemocrats.org/scc.

NOTE NEW LOCATION !!!!!! for General Membership meeting at 3:30 pm
Democratic Party of Oregon
232 NE 9th Ave.
Portland, OR

The Election Integrity Caucus of the Democratic Party of Oregon will be having a General Membership Meeting on Sunday, December 7th, 2008 from 3:30 - 5 pm

Some EI Caucus members will be coming from the DPO State Central Committee meeting at PCC-Cascade in N. Portland. The SCC meeting should be adjourning at 3:15 pm, but, if it runs a bit late, the DPO building might not be open exactly at 3:30. Please wait for our arrival. If we get a late start to the meeting, we will do our best to complete the meeting by the original 5 pm ending time.

EI Caucus members (or potential members) are still invited to attend these meetings being held at the SCC meeting.
These AM meetings will be held in Terrell Hall - rooms 100 or 101
Portland Community College - Cascade Campus
705 N. Killingsworth
Portland

9 - 10 am - joint meeting for all DPO caucuses
tentative agenda received from Frank Dixon (DPO 1st Vice-Chair, who is the liaison to all caucuses): to discuss the past, present and future of the DPO caucuses

Some issues that have already surfaced are: what worked? where do we need to improve? where do we go from here? best practices sharing.

10 - 10:30 am - informal meeting of the EI Caucus after the joint meeting of all caucuses; feel free to drop in if you are attending the entire SCC meeting

NOTE: MAJOR meeting of the EI Caucus is the 3:30 - 5 pm meeting being held at the DPO offices at 232 NE 9th Ave., Portland, OR.

Social hour at 6 PM
Meeting begins at 7 PM

Hollywood Senior Center
1820 NE 40th Ave., Portland

The Multnomah County Democrats are hosting a "Change Is Coming" house party at
2382 NW Lovejoy
Portland, OR 97210
beginning at 2 PM Sunday, December 14.

Bring food or snacks to limber up and have a great conversation along with the Obama Transition Team objectives.

Vern Cook passed away on Saturday, December 6th, at age 83. He was in the Oregon legislature for 24 years.
He was a strong Democrat, especially for East County. A service will be held at 3 p.m on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 in Eastrose Fellowship Unitarian Universalist Church, 1133 NE 181st Ave, Gresham. Obituaries appeared in the Oregonian and the Gresham Outlook.