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May 19-20 in Portland, Oregon
You are invited to join Jubilee Oregon and the Jubilee USA Network on Friday May 19th and Saturday May 20th, for our first annual grassroots conference and skills training! This conference is a key opportunity to network & plan for the next big push on debt in the 2007 Sabbath Year. We won some significant victories in the past year and have successfully held the IMF and World Bank accountable to keep their promises regarding the G8 debt cancellation deal. With this conference, we will enter a new phase of our work as we plan and prepare to push for a more prophetic Jubilee vision of debt cancellation without delays and harmful economic conditions in the 2007 Sabbath Year.
Come to Portland this May 19-20th to deepen your knowledge of the debt issue, network with Jubilee supporters from around the country, strengthen the skills you will need to work for debt cancellation and economic justice for the world’s impoverished countries, and experience the wonderful hospitality of Jubilee Network Oregon! In Portland, we will be inspired by speakers from the Global South, attend “how to” workshops on grassroots media, fundraising, outreach, and advocacy, deepen our knowledge of the debt issue and its connections to issues of trade, racial justice, oil/global warming, and the Millennium Development Goals. We will also begin to develop our plans for a major new push on debt in the 2007 Sabbath year.
CHECK OUT THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE.
Registration
The registration cost is $35 before May 8th and $50 after May 8th. Registration includes 3 meals: Friday lunch and dinner and Saturday lunch as well as a Jubilee celebration Saturday evening. Please send the registration form and your check to: Jubilee USA Network 222 East Capitol NE Washington DC, 20003. Please write “Portland Grassroots Conference” in the memo line.
Scholarship Information
Travel and Registration scholarships are available for those would not be able to attend the conference without financial assistance. We will consider applications on a rolling basis, so it is to your advantage to get your application in as soon as possible. The scholarship application should be sent to coord(at)jubileeusa.org.
Do you want to help plan the conference?
Join the Portland Grassroots Planning listserv when you e-mail coord(at)jubileeusa.org with to sign up and receive pertinent updates about the conference!
Logistics
The event will be held at First Unitarian Church located at 1101 SW 12th Ave. in Portland, Oregon.
Home stays are available on a first come first served basis so register early! The deadline to request a home stay is May 8th.
The Mark Spencer Hotel is located at 409 SW 11th Ave. Rooms are available for $89-$119 based on two-person occupancy. Each additional person is $10 per night. All rooms have kitchens.
Directions and transportation Information
Directions from Airport to First Unitarian Church
1. From Airport MAX station Board MAX Red Line to Beaverton TC
2. Get off at Galleria/SW 10th Ave MAX Station
3. Walk 0.3 miles SW to 1101 SW 12th Ave
Travel Time: 48 minutes including 10 minutes of walking
Fare: Adult All Zone ($1.95) Youth/Student ($1.30) or Honored Citizen ($0.80)
Directions from First Unitarian Church to Mark Spencer Hotel
1. Walk 0.19 mile SE from 1101 SW 12th Ave to SW 10th & Jefferson
2. Board Portland Streetcar to Good Sam Hospital
3. Walk 0.1 mile NW to 409 SW 11th Ave
Travel time: 13 minutes (including 9 minutes walking)
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Please plan to join us!
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