LWV of Portland Zoom Panel Give-and-take with LWV members who were at the 2021 United nations Climate Conference

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MORE ABOUT THIS Programme: The UN's Climate Conference—the "Conference of the Parties" or COP—is  the official meeting of member states who signed the Un's climate treaty.  Every year, the parties to the treaty, including the U.Due south., meet and negotiate various aspects of the treaty.

Seven League of Women Voters members from around the U.S. attended the November 2021 Climate Conference in Glasgow. Nosotros heard from 5 of them on Wed, March ix.  The panelists discussed:

    • an Overview of COP26
    • Transparency
    • Indigenous Peoples
    • the Sustainability Innovation Forum, and
    • Finance
    • Gender and Climate

The console included:

    • Robin Tokmakian, Un Observer for Climatic change for LWVUS; LWV of Portland fellow member
    • Carol Parker, North San Diego LWV
    • Toni Monette, co-president of the Nebraska LWV
    • Ashley Raveche, LWV California
    • Cynthia Bell, Hudson Valley, NY LWV

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Members of the Portland League accept been following the work of the Lease Review Commission

Zoom webinar on Commission's work

Nosotros invited the public to bring together us for the live Zoom presentation of this console discussion on Wednesday evening Feb ix. If y'all missed the alive program, you tin can scout the recording by clicking the arrow beneath.

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The console for this presentation included:

      • Julia Meier, the Charter Commission Projection Manager
      • Lease Commissioner Candace Avalos
      • Charter Commissioner Amira Streeter
      • Charter Commissioner Melanie Billings-Yun

During the first stage of the Commission's work, the group has focused on 2 topics: form of government and urban center quango elections. The League of Women Voters of Portland has been actively post-obit the Commission's work (Read more about our League's advocacy to the Commission here.) During this webinar the panel answered questions from LWV members and the public.

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Every yr, Oregon offers new homes and a new kickoff to hundreds of refugees who have escaped intolerable conditions in their home countries. Now in tardily 2021 and 2022, we are preparing for resettling as many equally 1,200 new Afghan refugees. In November 2021, the League of Women Voters of Portland presented a panel word nearly the important means in which Oregon helps immigrants and refugees.

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The panel included:

  • Shannon Singleton, Governor Brown'southward Managing director of Equity and Racial Justice
  • Lee Po Cha, Executive Director, Immigrant and Refugee Community Arrangement (IRCO)
  • Safia Iman Ali Noor, Up Bound Academic Advisor and Administrative Assistant, IRCO
  • Matthew Westerbeck, Director of Refugee Services, Catholic Charities of Oregon
  • Moderator, Kathleen Hersh, co-chair, League of Women Voters of Washington County

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Announcing a new LWV of Oregon Study and LWV of Portland Video on Pesticides

Encompass of the LWVOR 2021 Written report Report on Pesticide Apply in Oregon

What are the best ways to control pests, while also protecting our environment and people's wellness? To address these issues, the League of Women Voters of Oregon has published a written report report on improving the safe use of pesticides in Oregon. You tin read the full report written report at the LWVOR.org website.

To supplement the written report, the Portland League has recorded a panel discussion on what Oregonians should know almost pesticides. The video recording of this presentation may be viewed by clicking on the arrow below.

The distinguished panel in the video presentation includes:

    • Amelia Nestler, PhD, Chair of the League Study and Senior Scientist at Northwest Green Chemical science
    • Kevin Masterson, Toxics Coordinator, Oregon Department of Ecology Quality
    • Lisa Arkin, Executive Managing director, Beyond Toxics
    • Andrea Sonnen, Enforcement Example Reviewer, Interim Pesticides Pb Investigator, Oregon Department of Agriculture – Pesticides Program
    • Stephanie Page, Director, Natural Resources Program Area, Oregon Department of Agronomics (participating for the Q & A)
    • Moderator,Paula Grisafi, Co-Chair of study.

The study identified five key areas of pesticide policy to exist considered, with recommendations for action.  These include   i) Pedagogy, Training and Labeling, 2) Transparency and Information Gathering, 3) Funding, Research, and Evaluation, iv) Adaptive Management and Integrated Pest Management, and 5) Burden of Proof and the Precautionary Principle.

During the fall of 2021, local Leagues throughout Oregon discussed the study and video.  The goal is to observe consensus on how the League should support or oppose policies that volition affect the utilize of pesticides and biocides in the future.

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This fantabulous video adds valuable information to our study of Portland Law Oversight. Heed equally three expert panelists explain the issues we face and the piece of work being done on these hard problems. The speakers also use slides and stories to brand their points.

      • Attorney Carol Johnson reviews some of the main points in the study.
      • Preparation Advisory Council Chair Shawn Campbell talks about the progress made so far. He also addresses the remaining issues of inequity, use of deadly strength and lack of transparency.
      • Then, Representative Janelle Bynum highlights the piece of work of the Oregon Legislature in 2020 and 2021 to address police accountability.

Finally, all three speakers answer questions from the audience to round out the word. Click the arrow below to view the video.

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