Animal Rights Collective Portland (ARCPDX) Social and Community Meeting - June 2024

🌈🐷 Happy Pride Month! Let's get together to enjoy some pizza and chat about current ARCPDX campaigns, upcoming events, and more. All are welcome. Come with your ideas! 💸 Rudy's will generously be donating 15% of sales from our group to Animal Rights Collective Portland (ARCPDX) so come hungry and bring a friend! Come for the social, the meeting, or both! 🗓 Wednesday, June 12th ⏰ 6:30-8:30pm | Social @ 6:30pm, Meeting @ 7pm, Presentation/Group Discussion at 7:10pm 📍 Rudy's Gourmet Pizza (2443 SE Powell Blvd., Portland) 🗣️SCHEDULE 6:30pm Socialize and order food (do not have to purchase food to attend) 7:00pm Welcome to Animal Rights Collective Portland (ARCPDX) 7:10pm PRESENTATION: "How we can build political power for animals through the upcoming Portland City Council race" with Eva Hamer, Supporting Pro-Animal Portland City Council Candidates campaign lead. The overhaul of Portland’s City Council includes new districts, a much larger council, ranked-choice voting, and a great opportunity for us to get involved in supporting some of the candidates who have animals’ best interests in mind. Learn more about our campaign and hear from some of the pro-animal candidates in the race, including Chad Lykins in District 4 (www.lykinsforportland.com @lykinsforpdx) and Jesse Cornett in District 3 (www.cornettforportland.com @cornettforportland). ​7:​45pm Updates on current campaigns and needs for upcoming events (see our full list of upcoming events here: https://www.facebook.com/arcportland/events) - Updates on the huge community-driven rescue of over 435 hens - OHSU Stop Using Live Pigs In OBGYN Training - Book Club (last Tues of the month). June 25 & July 30 book: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer - Adidas Stop Killing Kangaroos - Next outreach event at Timbers Game 6/29 - Vegan Social 6/29 8:05pm Open forum to discuss other ideas and local activism events and campaigns that are in line with the ARCPDX mission and guidelines - Yes on IP28 - Interest in planning a vigil - Vegan Scouts OMSI campaign - PDX Veg Challenge starts July 1 - need more mentors - NARN: Testify at WDFW meeting in Vancouver, WA to protect Wolves & Cougars ​8:20 What to get more active in ARCPDX? The Advisory Committee is looking for ongoing assistance in the following areas: - IG and FB - help with posting content and interacting on social media - LIKING, SHARING, SAVING, & INTERACTING IS SOMETHING EVERYONE CAN DO - all of these help the algorithm and visibility of community-driven groups - Event and campaign leads - Grant writing - Fundraising - Monthly newsletter (MailChimp) 8:25pm Wrap up & good-byes 🌟 Please contact Chelsea V Davis with agenda ideas or if your group would like to "co-host". 🤝 ARCPDX Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Huvz3k-v_R41Qi80iF2ZXh88RetNiBh4qQBxjVgP9RI/edit#heading=h.sshlptxxwrnr