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11/19/09: EMO applauds call to repeal ORS 342.650, which prohibits religious dress worn by public school teachers
11/10/09: EMO Executive Director David Leslie honored with national ecumenical award
11/6/09: EMO Statement of Fort Hood tragedy
10/24/09: Climate rally draws hundreds in Portland
10/20/09: Portland area to join 350-Mile Oregon Coast Walk on Oct. 24
10/6/09: EMO urges "Yes" vote to retain two revenue measures passed by 2009 Legislative Session
10/3/09: Darrell Grant, Marilyn Keller and P'nai Or Choir join EMO in honoring Pastor, Rabbi, Habitat, Jubilee
9/23/09: Earth stewardship sermons honored
9/15/09: Food Summit offers new ways to quell hunger, improve communities
8/2/09: EMO awards the Rev. Mark Knutson "Ecumenist of the Year"
8/2/09: EMO awards "Two Paul Award" posthumously to Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield
8/2/09: EMO honors McMinnville Area Habitat for Humanity with service award
8/2/09: EMO honors Madras United Methodist Church with service award
8/2/09: EMO honors Jubilee Oregon with humanitarian award
8/13/09: Religious leaders call for civility during August congressional recess
8/12/09: Cooking classes teach kids healthy eating
7/17/09: OIPL applauds vote on historic clean energy and climate protection bill
6/29/09: IPL leaders thank Congressman Schrader for voting to protect Creation
5/29/09: EMO applauds Oregon Legislature for passage of workplace religious liberty bill
5/21/09: EMO installs new leadership
4/8/09: EMO calls on Oregon Legislature to pass Family Leave Insurance Bill
3/30/09: EMO receives Robert Wood Johnson grant to combat childhood obesity
(Portland release), (Benton County release)
3/2/09: "Interfaith community advocates for climate stewardship at Oregon state capitol"
2/4/09: "Milton-Freewater workshops help congregations, households save energy and money"
2/4/09: "Pasco workshops help congregations, households save energy and money"
2/4/09: "RIchland workshops help congregations, households save energy and money"
2/2/09: "Interfaith Advocacy Day 2009" will advocate for those hit hard by economic crisis

11/6/08: Workshops help congregations, households save energy and money
10/24/08: Green building for sacred spaces
9/30/08: OIPL honors authors of Earth Stewardship sermons
9/23/08: Workshops help congregations, households save energy and money
9/11/08: EMO issues recommendations on 2008 ballot measures
8/4/08: ROSS awarded funds to expand breast and cervical health education and support
7/28/08: Everyone Eats! Community Food Assessment for north and inner northeast Portland is now available
7/2/08: Battle for the South of the Nation: Secular and religious organizations co-sponsor forum on ethics of torture and human rights
5/29/08: Caring for Creation: Workshops help congregations, households develop five-year plan for reducing carbon footprint
5/28/08: EMO elects new board leadership
5/15/08: Congregations challenge each other to reduce carbon footprints
4/22/08: EMO honors William Apel with religious education award
4/22/08: EMO honors Sts. Peter & Paul Episcopal Church for its community service to those in need in southeast Portland
4/22/08: EMO honors ORVOAD with service award
4/22/08: EMO honors Mercy Corps with humanitarian award
4/22/08: EMO awards Tom O'Connor, PhD, "Ecumenist of the Year"
4/14/08: Earth Day workshop helps congregations go green
2/15/08: Faith leaders thank Senators Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden for their vote to end U.S. use of torture
1/29/08: Religious leaders take stand against torture by CIA
1/25/08: EMO endorses statement to end siege of Gaza

11/15/07: Ecumenical group meets with prison chaplains and inmates at the Oregon State Penitentiary
10/29/07: NE Emergency Food Program wille xpand services in new location
10/24/07: Religious leaders speak out for children's health care; Diverse faith traditions urge a yes vote on Oregon Measure 50 (view list of supporters)
10/23/07: Caring for Creation: Workshops help congregations, households develop five-year plan for reducing carbon footprint
10/12/07: Caring for Creation: Workshops help congregations, households develop five-year plan for reducing carbon footprint
10/11/07: "From Despair to Hope": Interfaith community responds to poverty crisis with conference and Collins Lecture featuring E.J. Dionne, Jr.
10/5/07: Everyone Eats!: Community organizers and researchers present results of north/northeast Portland food assessment
9/17/07: Workshop helps congregations Go Green
8/27/07: Religious leaders launch online store to reduce global warming emissions
8/8/07: OIPL offers resources and workshops to help congregations save energy, money and creation
8/2/07: Congregation hosts "Village Market"
8/2/07: Congregations support local farmers through new marketing opportunities
7/9/07: "Everyone Eats!" leaders want to know: How can fresh, healthy food be available for all?
6/13/07: EMO expresses condemnation of immigration raid at Del Monte plant in Portland
5/30/07: OpEd "When the right thing is the prudent thing"
5/29/07: Day Center celebrates 18 years of service to HIV/AIDS community
5/3/07: EMO honors retiring Hillsboro Police Chief Ron Louie with humanitarian award
5/3/07: EMO awards the Rev. Richard Sirianni, Catholic priest and Oregon Air National Guard chaplain, "Ecumenist of the Year"
5/3/07: EMO honors "That's My Farmer" and its founder Rev. John Pitney with service award
5/3/07: EMO honors La Pine residents Ron and NaDynne Lewis for their volunteer work
4/19/07: Caring for Creation workshop: La Grande and Portland
4/18/04:
OpEd "On the occasion of the shooting at Virginia Tech" by David Leslie
3/14/07: Rodney Page Center opens at historic Patton Home in north Portland
2/1/07: EMO names Kevin Finney to lead public policy advocacy work

Opinion/Editorial

7/3/07 in the Eugene Register Guard: "Guest Viewpoint: We must make peace in Middle East" by Rev. Dr. Daniel Bryant (former EMO Board President) and Yitzhak Husbands-Hankin
5/31/07 in the Oregonian: "When the right thing is the prudent thing" by David Leslie, EMO executive director, and Robin Christian, Children First in Oregon executive director

 

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