Several local peace groups have gotten together to ask City Council to pass a resolution calling on Congress to "Bring our war $$ home." The original idea grew from grassroots movements in Maine and elsewhere, that culminated in the passage of a resolution by the US Conference of Mayors in June, which Portland's Mayor, Sam Adams, supported. (The resolution was introduced by Eugene, OR Mayor Kitty Piercy.)

On Janaury 12, Portland City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution offered by Mayor Adams after testimony from members of the community speaking to issues of health care, housing, jobs, education, and the environment, including many from the supporting organizations of the Council campaign. The vote was 3-0. (Click here for a text version of the resolution.)

NEW! January 2012 PJW's Iraq Affinity Group is supporting a grassroots effort to also bring a War $$ Home Resolution to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. (Click here for a .pdf version of the proposed resolution.) The effort is also currently supported by Portland Peaceful Response Coalition, Oregon Wildlife Federation, Jewish Voice for Peace-Portland, Code Pink Portland, Peace Action Committee of the First Unitarian Church, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Occupy Portland (as of 1/23/12).

How to help with the County Resolution:
1-Sign a letter to the County board of Commissioners, or use the text version to send an email:
Multnomah County Board of Commissioners:
501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 600
Portland, OR 97214

Jeff Cogen, County Chair mult.chair@multco.us 503-988-3308
Deborah Kafoury, District 1 district1@multco.us 503-988-4435
Loretta Smith, District 2 district2@multco.us 503-988-5219
Judy Shiprack, District 3 district3@multco.us 503-988-5217
Diane McKeel, District 4 district4@multco.us 503-988-5213

2-Spread the word! Tell your friends and neighbors to write emails or sign letters and send them to the Multnomah County Commissioners.

For questions or to be involved in this effort, please contact health worker and County War $$ Home coordinator Maxine Fookson at rofo [at] teleport.com.

Thank you
Peace and Justice Works Iraq Affinity Group

Supporters of the City Council resolution campaign (Aug 2011-Jan 2012):

Peace and Justice Works Iraq Affinity Group
Portland Peaceful Response Coalition
Portland Jobs with Justice
Individuals for Justice
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom-Portland
Oregon Action
Jewish Voice for Peace
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Center for Intercultural Organizing
Oregon Wildlife Federation
Back 2 the Wall
Sisters Of The Road

List of supporting organizations, posted August 10, 2011, last updated January 13, 2012

Campaign to Bring the Troops Home

Page posted August 10, 2011, last updated January 30, 2012