About the Oregon Area Progressives
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OAP's Mission
The Oregon Area Progressives, a collaborative grassroots organization, began 20 years ago in the backroom at the Firefly Coffeehouse in Oregon, WI in January 2005.
The Oregon Area Progressives’ mission is to build and strengthen grassroots activism by educating and empowering people to act on local, state, national, and international issues.
Oregon Area Progressives works collaboratively with other grassroots groups to make lasting change in our community and beyond.
Anyone who shares this common purpose is welcome to join us.
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What OAP Does
The Oregon Area Progressives organizes many activities, including:
Weekly meetings
Monthly Open Mic with guest speakers
Electing progressive candidates at all levels
Voter forums for local candidates
Movie nights and book clubs
Conferences on key issues like ending gerrymandering, overturning Citizens United, and exposing ALEC
Social events to strengthen our community.
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How OAP Works
The Oregon Area Progressives (OAP) meet in person and on Zoom to plan and organize activities that support progressive policies and candidates.
We use a consensus approach to ensure everyone's opinion matters, building a strong community among members. OAP focuses on important issues like social justice, environmental sustainability, and fair governance, actively involving supporters in the democratic process.
Anyone who shares this common purpose is welcome to join us.
Oregon Area Progressives partner with:
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Indivisible is a grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda.
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The Democratic Party of Wisconsin provides support for local activism with resources, volunteer recruitment, candidate infrastructure, training, and organizational tools. OAP works with state, regional, and local organizers to maximize our capacity to make lasting change.
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Oregon Area Progressives is collaborates with pro-democracy organizations that share our values and are working to advance a more just, equitable and inclusive world. These are just a few of the pro-democracy organizations with whom we work.
