OLCVEF to host forums to connect Senator Schrader and her constituents
July 8, 2010
Contact: Toby Van Fleet,
OLCV Ed Fund Communications Director,
503-224-4011 x212, toby@olcv.org
Media Advisory: Summer Conversation Series
The Oregon League of Conservation Voters Education Fund to host series of forums to connect Senator Martha Schrader and her constituents on environmental concerns
Clackamas County—Starting next week on July 19, the Oregon League of Conservation Voters Education Fund will host three forums in Clackamas County for community members to connect with Senator Martha Schrader on key environmental issues. (See below for dates, times and locations.)
All community members are encouraged to attend and participate. Each of the three conversations will focus on only one topic. The three topics covered in the series will be:
- Job creation through the use of renewable energy made in the USA
- Reducing Oregonians’ exposure to dangerous toxics
- Balanced growth that protects our communities in the wake of the BP disaster
These issues top the list of environmental concerns for Oregonians. The forums will each be one-hour conversations facilitated by respected community leaders and featuring topic-relevant experts from partner groups: 1000 Friends of Oregon, Environment Oregon, The Oregon Environmental Council, and The Renewable Northwest Project.
OLCV Ed Fund’s Summer Conversation Series with Senator Martha Schrader
Date: July 19
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Rose Villa, 13505 SE River Road, Portland
Topic: Job creation through renewable energy made in the USA
Date: August 4
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Gladstone Senior Center, 1050 Portland Avenue, Gladstone
Topic: Reducing Oregonians’ exposure to dangerous toxics
Date: August 18
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Providence Willamette Falls Community Education Center, 519 15th Street, Oregon City
Topic: Balanced growth that protects our communities in the wake of the BP disaster
These forums are part of a statewide series of conversations organized by the OLCV Ed Fund. Communities in Deschutes, Jackson and Marion counties will also be invited to connect with legislators there--Representative Judy Stiegler, Senator Alan Bates and Representative Brian Clem respectively. For more information on the series, visit www.olcveducationfund.org/summerseries.
The Oregon League of Conservation Voters Education Fund is the sister organization of the Oregon League of Conservation Voters, and administers programs that help citizens learn how to make real changes in their community—like improving the quality of their water and air and protecting neighborhoods, farmland, and wildlife. www.olcveducationfund.org.
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