Are you (or your church) organizing a social justice committee, or getting involved in the Interfaith Campaign to Overcome Poverty, or searching out other ways to carry your faith into action through public witness and ministry? Then you are going to need resources. This page provides links to many organizations that we have found useful sources of issue and policy information for our advocacy work at Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. Want to know what the tax law allows churches to do in terms of advocacy? Take a look at the legal resources below. There are also liturgical resources, and a media guide that lists television stations, radio stations and newspapers throughout Oregon.
Praying and Acting for a Moral Budget
The Oregon Media Guide includes links to newspapers, television stations and radio stations throughout Oregon.
Floor Letter Supporting SB 2, April 13, 2007
Testimony Supporting HJM 9, Before the House Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rules by Jan Elfers, Peace Programs director, February 26, 2007
Testimony Opposing SB 424,
before the Senate Committee on Business, Transportation and Workforce Development
by Kevin Finney, EMO Public Policy director,
February 22, 2007
Testimony Supporting SB 31 & HB 2201,
The Oregon Healthy Kids Program Act, before the Senate Committee on Health Policy and Public Affairs
and the House Committee on Health Care
by Kevin Finney, EMO Public Policy director,
January 26, 2007
