Oregon 2021 Session legislation supported by OR UU Voices for Justice

2021 legislative action


Oregon UU Voices for Justice has four campaign areas -- Deepening Democracy, Human Rights, Economic Inequality, and Environmental Justice.  At our annual conference in October 2017, we identified specific action items within each of these campaigns and people who are taking the lead on each.   We have maintained those four campaigns since then.

​Some of these campaigns will stay in touch throughout the year and organize via Zoom to continue the work started during the Annual Conference. If you have an interest in these campaigns, please contact the lead.

Deepening Democracy - 
          Lead:  David Delk
  • More specific 2021 Deepening Democracy legislation is available on the Deepening Democracy page.
  • Reforms to the Political Process: The group will meet again to focus the group on a specific issue. Under consideration:  establish limits on campaign contributions now that Oregon voters approved BM107 amending state constitution to allow such limits, amend the US Constitution to end corporate personhood and money equals speech, limits on campaign contributions/expenditures, public funding of candidates, ranked choice voting, gerrymandering, full voting rights for felons, full disclosure of political ad funders. 
  • Support for Public Banking: The Oregon Public Bank Alliance is active on this issue and meets via Zoom provided by the First Unitarian Church in Portland, focused principally on creating a public bank in Portland.  That effort has the support of David Delk, Michael Wade and Harriet Cooke, all members of the Economic Justice Action Group of 1st Unitarian of Portland.  
    • Suggested Action:  Click on this link: The Oregon Public Bank Alliance, and sign the petition indicating your support for public banking in Oregon.
    • Public Banking legislation:


Economic Inequality (2021 session) - 
          Lead: Josie Koehne
Specific 2021 Economic Inequality legislation is available on the Economic Justice page.
  • Issues of Housing -
  • Worker Justice --
  • Living Wages --

Environmental Justice (2021 session) - 
    Lead:  Claudia Keith
Specific 2021 Environmental Justice legislation is available on the Environmental Justice page.

Human Rights (2021 session) -
Specific 2021 Human Rights legislation is available on the Human Rights  page.
           Lead: Kathleen McKinney
  • Corrections
  • Immigrant Rights
  • Health care:   (OUUVFJ supports Health Care for All Oregon - universal, affordable health care for all Oregonians)
    • Task Force on Universal Health Care:  SB428 Extends for one year sunset on Task Force on Universal Health Care