PDX Community Rights Movement

Monday, March 19, 2012

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PDX Community Rights Movement: The Community Rights Movement is a national movement of grassroots efforts by every kind of community, and every political shade. Organizing in Portland, OR was started by Paul Cienfuegos in 2011, and is building up quickly. The local group is connecting with as many communities and organizations as possible. This movement first works with communities for envisioning projects to help empower them to come together and craft what they want their communities to look like. The Movements has been successful in helping over 150 communities realize a vision and make it law through ordinances. These ordinances have given communities powers not afforded them by the regulatory process or the politicians beholden too it. Some ordinances outlaw legal corporate endeavors that are harmful to communities and the environment. Others ordinances create process that give communities deciding powers, with what does and does not happen in their jurisdiction and beyond. The power of communities realizing their strength and potential is a extraordinary thing, and the directions that communities can go is limitless. The only question is what ails your community?

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