2020 STAND Election Guide Public Service Announcements

These PSAs were created by ROP for the 2020 election season. Each PSA is a short, non-partisan, helpful reminder including information on voter registration deadlines, how to vote if you don’t have stable housing, and more. Are you interested in helping inform your listeners so that ALL community members can fully participate in the democratic process including registering, voting, and getting their neighbors to vote?

These public service announcements have been produced by the Rural Organizing Project.

2020 STAND Election Guide: Public Service Announcements

“We’ve got to be able to find people who care about our message in every single county. Otherwise, what the #%?@ are we doing?” - Marcy Westerling, ROP’s Founder
“County-by-County Organizing” Rural Organizing Voices, url

Every County in the State

When radio works for the good of all our neighbors, this free, accessible service, fosters a sense of belonging, resilience and connection necessary for survival. Arturo Sarmiento from KTUP in Woodburn shares his perspective on the importance of hearing folks on the radio speaking your first language in particular.
“Community Radio: Tune In, Speak Out” Rural Roots Rising, https://ruralrootsrising.org/index.php/2020/05/15/community-radio-tune-in-speak-out/

Connecting Across the Airwaves

Kathy Paterno reflects on how welcomed she felt at her first caucus, and how empowering it was to connect face-to-face with other human dignity leaders across the state.
“Kathy Paterno - My first Caucus” Rural Organizing Voices, https://ruralorganizingvoices.org/archive/kathy-paterno-my-first-caucus/

“What Can We Do When We Work Together!”

ROP Founder Marcy Westerling talks about how rural was not a priority to Oregon’s urban-based political campaigns in the 1990s.

Prioritizing Rural in Ballot Measure Campaigns

Cris Lira reflecting on sharing stories of challenges and victories at ROP Board of Directors meetings and the hope it brought to her own work.
“I learned that change can happen” 
From Rural Organizing Voices. https://ruralorganizingvoices.org/organize-now/developing-leader-organizers/#collection

Stories Bring Hope

ROP Founder, Marcy Westerling shares the lessons organizers learned in defeating Ballot Measure 9.
“ROP History Overview” Rural Organizing Voices, https://ruralorganizingvoices.org/history-overview/

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Lessons Learned

Marcy Westerling describes the first three rural living room conversations.  From “The First Living Room Conversations,” Rural Organizing Voices: https://ruralorganizingvoices.org/marcy-westerling-collection/#

That Uh-Oh Feeling in their Gut

Marcy Westerling talks through the ins and outs of planning a living room conversation to discuss local experiences during deeply politicized moments like Ballot Measure 9, beginning by noting that Oregon is the 10th largest state in the country. From: https://ruralorganizingvoices.org/archive/marcy-westerling-catalyzing-local-human-dignity-groups/

Catalyzing Local Human Dignity Groups

The First Living Room Conversations

KXCJ Interview with Eliot Feenstra and Emma Ronai-Durning. Find more KXCJ recordings of Eliot's show, Behind the Fence, and more at https://kxcj.org/archive/

17 Counties Weigh in on Defending Democracy in Rural Oregon

Marcy Westerling - Building A Leadership Team

Elli Work - It Was Rather Surreal

Cathy Barr - Becoming A Feminist, Becoming A Lesbian

Cathy Barr - I Was Lucky

Cathy Barr - If She Can Do It, We Can Do It

Cathy Barr - Piecing It Together

Cathy Barr - The Floyd Cochran Tour

This public service announcements has been produced by the Rural Organizing Project.

Did you know that In Oregon, you can vote if you are returning to your community from serving time in prison or jail, even if you have a felony record or are on parole or probation? You’ll need to re-register to vote after you’re released from prison.

Make sure you are registered at www.oregonvotes.org and learn more about what’s on the ballot in the STAND Election guide at: www.ROP.org

Voting After Being Released From Prison PSA

This public service announcements has produced by the Rural Organizing Project.

Have you moved since the last time you voted? Not sure if you are registered? You have until midnight on October 13th to register online at www.oregonvotes.org or go down to your county election office. 
You may register to vote in Oregon if:  You must be a resident of Oregon. You must be a U.S. citizen. And you must be 18 years old by election day (Nov 3, 2020).

Register To Vote Before 10/13/2020 PSA (Short)

This public service announcement has been produced by the Rural Organizing Project.

If you are not a US citizen, you can still participate in this election season by talking to your neighbors, family, and friends, and encouraging everyone who is eligible to register and cast their ballot. 

Learn more about the issues by checking out the STAND Election Guide at www.rop.org

Not A Citizen  PSA

This public service announcements produced has been produced by the Rural Organizing Project.

The election is fast approaching! Want to know more about what’s on the ballot? Check out the STAND Election Guide by the Rural Organizing Project at www.rop.org! You will find information on who represents you, the ballot measures and other election information created by and for rural Oregonians.

Get Informed PSA

This public service announcements produced has been produced by the Rural Organizing Project.

Are you registered to vote? The deadline is approaching! You have until midnight on October 13th to register online at www.oregonvotes.org or go down to your county election office. There are three requirements for voting in Oregon: You must be a resident of Oregon. You must be a U.S. citizen. And you must be 18 years old by election day (Nov 3, 2020). So don’t forget! The deadline is midnight on October 13th to register online at www.oregonvotes.org or go down to your county election office. To learn more about the issues check out the STAND Election Guide at www.rop.org

Register To Vote Before 10/13/2020 PSA (Long)

Rural Organizing Project is a state-wide organization that supports a multi-issue, rural-centered, grassroots base in Oregon. We work to build and support a shared standard of human dignity: the belief in the equal worth of all people, the need for equal access to justice and the right to self-determination.

Learn more about the Rural Organizing Project at https://rop.org/

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