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Our upcoming events
Report from Western Regional Training
Tuesday July 27, 7pm
Come hear a report back from our four members attending the Western Regional Training in Las Vegas on July 25th
call 503 249-1957 or email portland@jstreet.net for address
What you've always wanted to know about J Street
J Street Regional Director to speak in Portland
Monday, August 2, 7pm
Congregation Havurah Shalom, 825 NW 18th Ave
Gordon Gladstone, our Northern California/Northwest Regional Director, makes his first trip to Portland to speak about J Street and our work in support of American leadership to achieve two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security and how members of the Portland community can become involved in this work..
Previously to taking the job as J Street's first director for this region Gladstone served as Executive Director of Hillel at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a licensed Israeli Tour Educator and spent more than five years working in Israel and living at Kibbutz Gezer. Gladstone holds a BA and MA in history. He was born in Manhattan, grew up in Wisconsin and spent three years living in Kansas City. Gordon is an avid cyclist and cook who co-writes a Jewish food blog.
This event is free and open to the public
Other Recent Events
West/Southwest Regional Training
Las Vegas, NV
Sunday, July 25
8.30am - 6pm
At J Street Local's first organizing training and we'll be working with trainers on key organizing skills, including:
Outreach and Recruitment
Leadership Development
Goal setting and Planning
Grassroots Advocacy
Messaging and Public Speaking
Register at http://www.jstreet.org/westregionaltraining
No registration fee
Contact us for information on financial assistance for hotel and transportation
Conference held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel
3700 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89103
Our discount hotel rate is $89
Rooms can be booked by calling 1-888-746-6955 and referencing the group code 'SRNET0'.
J Street Portland Meeting
Tuesday, July 6th, 7 pm
Email us at portland@jstreet.org for the address
All J Street supporters welcome
Two of topics we'll be talking about:
1) Community of Yes
Will President Obama and his advisors take the bold but risky steps necessary to make meaningful progress on the seemingly intractable problem of peace between Israel and her neighbors?
Absolutely central to their decision is whether or not they have the political support to press forward. Around this question the battle lines are being clearly drawn.
On the one side, a Chorus of No tells the President to slow down, back off, and to stop leading.
On the other side, a growing Community of Yes - that's us! - demonstrating there is broad political support for President Obama to take the reins and lead the way to peace. We have to show that there is a new voice in town and around the globe - and it is the "Community of Yes."
On July 6th, we're launching our campaign to start building the Community of Yes. Locally our Outreach Committee is in charge but the topic will also be on our local business meeting agenda. Please come and give us your ideas on how we can build the Community of Yes.
General Meeting
Thursday, June 10, 7 pm
RSVP for address 503 249-1957
Please join us as we make plans for the summer including a visit by our
new Regional Director and discuss the July leadership training in Las
Vegas. Obviously we will also be talking about the Gaza Flotilla Events
We look forward to seeing you; we want and need your input.
"Jerusalem: City of Dreams"
Multi-media presentation and discussion
Thursday, May 20, 7 pm in NW Portland
RSVP for this event
Address will be shared after RSVP or by emailing us at portland@jstreet.org
Jerusalem:
A city of three religions and two peoples.
A city that makes international news almost daily.
A city that will help determine the future of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
How much do you know about what is really happening in Jerusalem?
Jerusalem is a city that draws attention from the entire world. Given the city's geographic, historic, and religious significance, Jerusalem will necessarily be at the heart of any future peace negotiations. A crucial part of any durable two-state resolution to the conflict is an equitable, realistic plan for Israelis and Palestinians to share Jerusalem. Deepen your understanding of the complexities of today’s Jerusalem with this educational program, featuring short films, maps, and discussion.
The program has recently been released by Ir Amim, an Israeli nonprofit organization that works for a peaceful, stable and equitable Jerusalem.
J Street Portland Business Meeting
(Everyone welcome)
Tuesday, April 27, 7pm
For location, please send an e-mail to portland@jstreet.org
General Business Meetings: We hesitate to call this the Steering Committee because we want all J Street supporters to know that you are welcome to attend and participate. At least for the present time as we expand our leadership, we encourage you to attend these meetings and give your input on our general focus, programmatic activities and policies.
Read more about additional committees here.
"The Land of the Settlers" ~ Film viewing and Discussion
Thursday, April 8, 7 pm
Please join J Street Portland for a viewing of Part I of the acclaimed Israeli documentary, The Land of the Settlers, followed by a discussion of the film and Daniel Kurtzer's recent article, Behind the Settlements.
Date: Thursday, April 8
Time: 7:00 pm
E-mail Joel Glick: jmglick(at)msn(dot)com for location
The Land of the Settlers was produced by Chaim Yavin, who is often described as "the Israeli version of America’s Walter Cronkite". With a handheld camera, Yavin traveled throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip and interviewed a range of Palestinians and Israelis in order to document the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Released in 2005, his series was too controversial to air on Israel's public TV station, Channel 1, despite the fact that Yavin had helped to create the station and served as its lead anchorman.
Raanan Shaked of the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth wrote, "After watching The Land of the Settlers, every caring Israeli, every humane Israeli, should get up next Saturday, go to the settlement nearest to his place of residence, and drag its inhabitants, kicking and screaming, across the road to the side of sanity. The Land of the Settlers will astound you, mainly by placing on the screen, over the course of many hours, the hard core of the shameful insanity of the settlers in the territories, along with the tacit approval of the Israeli governments, along with the helplessness of the army...”
Optional but highly recommended: please read Behind the Settlements in preparation for the discussion following the film.
Behind the Settlements was written by Daniel Kurtzer, U.S. Ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005. Kurtzer is currently a visiting professor in Middle East policy studies at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University.
Behind the Settlements appears in the March/April issue of "The American Interest," and can be accessed on line at http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=781
Education and Programming/Communication/Brainstorming
(Joint meeting)
Thursday, March 11, 7 p.m.
Havurah Shalom, 825 NW 18th Avenue
The first of what we hope will be many meetings that address our community's desire to learn, study, share, discuss and even argue about the the Middle East conflict. The first meeting will not be a substantive discussion but a brainstorming session to bring in as many of your ideas as possible into the process of planning future educational programming.
Grassroots Advocacy Committee
Monday, March 15, 7 p.m.
E-mail Joel Glick: jmglick(at)msn(dot)com for location
The work of the Grassroots Advocacy Committee includes:
1. Setting up meetings with local members of Congress;
2. scheduling periodic meetings with district directors of Congressional offices; and
3. organizing J Street supporters to send e-mails, write letters and make phone calls to our Senators and Representatives in regards to specific legislative initiatives, congressional letters, resolutions and other J Street positions.
We need your help doing any or all of these things. Whatever amount of time and energy you can contribute, we welcome you! Please come to our first meeting.
