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The Multnomah Youth Commission (MYC) is the official youth policy body for the City of Portland and Multnomah County. Since November 2023, the MYC Education/Youth Voice Subcommittee of the MYC has been meeting with state legislators, county and city leaders, and leaders of education organizations to advocate for later high school start times to combat high school chronic absenteeism in Oregon.
And the work continues! In early August, youth commissioners will be sitting down with KGW’s Straight Talk to continue the discussion about chronic absenteeism and the benefits of later school start times.
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The City's new organizational structure created an Engagement Officer position.
The Transition Team wants your input to help decide the authority, priorities, and ideal candidate profile for the role! Your are invited to complete this survey before August 12.
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 Summer of Civic Engagement
It is the Summer of Civic Engagement and there are many ways to help shape our new form of government!
The Government Transition Advisory Committee (GTAC) wants to hear your thoughts on its draft recommendations to future city leaders on key topics such as accessing city councilors, participating in City Council decision-making, and participating in the City’s budget process. You can take the survey and sign up for a listening session.
Upcoming Listening Sessions:
GTAC has studied similar government structures in other cities. Now, the committee needs to hear from Portlanders about how you want to engage with city council and the budget process!
The City is also running two surveys asking Portlanders to help inform their expectations of what they’d like to see in their future City Administrator and Engagement Officer.
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At the beginning of June, we held a mock vote to help Portlanders practice rank choice voting and see to see what kind of neighborhood events you want to go to this summer.
Nearly 600 people put in their vote! See the full voting process at the link.
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The Urban League of Portland (ULPDX) is hosting a series of Reclaim Your Vote events in person and virtually ahead of the 2024 election. Reclaim Your Vote is a national effort to increase voter engagement, knowledge, and registration through collaboration with National Urban League partners.
Until November 2024, ULPDX is hosting virtual and in-person events each month to help Oregon voters reclaim their vote. These events will have information about new voter registration, maintaining current voter registration, and upcoming changes to the City of Portland’s structure of government, including the introduction of ranked choice voting!
Steps you can take now:
Upcoming Events:
- Reclaim Your Vote: July 19, 2024, 6 - 7 p.m., virtual event
If you need assistance from ULPDX, email ace@ulpdx.org. ULPDX is a participating organization in Civic Life's Diversity and Civic Leadership Program.
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Civic Life has been honored to host delegates from Laos and Japan to share local government learnings and create connections. These meetings have included discussions of the history of Civic Life, the work of our engagement-focused programs, our data-driven program updates, and more.
Our world is increasingly connected, and these collaborations help us exchange ideas that create solutions for all Portlanders.
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Effective July 1, Civic Life changed the DCO model to move from 7 to 4 service areas which are all supported by nonprofit-run district offices.
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Neighborhood Association Meetings |
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Neighborhood associations are one of the many ways people can participate in community gathering and advocacy. Meetings are open to the public and everyone is welcome.
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