OR: Peace/Non-Violence
Report: Election officials left positions at increasing rate since 2000
A new report dives into election official turnover during more than two decades. It says rates have increased steadily nationwide since 2000…
Study: OR election staff leaving as 2024 vote looms
Going into a big election year, staffing at elections offices in Oregon is an issue, according to a study. Staff-to-voter ratios vary widely …
Estudio: Personal electoral de OR se marcha ante inminente votación de 2024
En vísperas de un gran año electoral, un estudio dice que la dotación de personal en las oficinas electorales de Oregon es un problema…
Call for global fast in solidarity with Gazans on Thanksgiving
Organizations are asking people to join them in a fast on Thanksgiving in solidarity with people suffering from war conditions in Gaza. Groups …
Faith Guides Push for OR 2020 Gun-Control Initiatives
PORTLAND, Ore. - Some faith leaders want 2020 to be the year Oregon passes what they see as better gun-control laws. The group Lift Every Voice …
"Welcoming Community" Celebrated in Week of Peace
BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Communities in Oregon and across the country are celebrating a week of peace and nonviolence. In cities across the Beaver State…
Faith Communities Speak Out Against Torture
PORTLAND, Ore. — Despite efforts from politicians such as Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden to have a report on the CIA's torture program declassified…
Study Cites 'Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Fight'
PORTLAND, Ore. – The scars of war might be deeper for soldiers who come from poorer areas of the country, according to a new study. Francis …
This Weekend, Holiday Greenery for OR Veterans' Graves
EUGENE, Ore. – Remember, honor, and teach – those are the goals of the Wreaths Across America program. This weekend, the organization …
On Memorial Day, the Hardest Lesson of All
PORTLAND, Ore. - More than 150 U.S. service members from Oregon have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For their families, it means someone …
OR Pitches In to End Veterans' Homelessness
ROSEBURG, Ore. - One in six homeless people in the United States is a veteran. Oregon groups are helping them access social services and housing in …
Oregonians Mark 11th Year of War in Afghanistan
PORTLAND, Ore. - As of this weekend, the United States will have been involved for 11 years in a war in Afghanistan - a war that more Americans are …