Liberation Literacy

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What: FITCOG Annual Meeting
When: 12.7.23, @ 5-7 PM
Where: PCC Cascade, 705 N. Killingsworth, Terrell Hall, #122
Why: Info, Updates, Data
How: Free parking, Lot #1, Light Refreshments and
Virtual meeting option link:

The Focus intervention team community over sight group will be hosting a public meeting to talk about the state of gun violence in Portland Oregon and the work being done combating it. It’s open to the public and will have city officials present. There will also be a question and answer time. Please come out and show support!

Measure 110 services continue to help Oregonians in their journeys to recovery.

This latest round of reporting from Behavioral Health Resource Network providers reflects a significantly increased in every service area, from harm reduction services and peer support and peer mentoring to treatment and supportive housing between July 1 and December 2022.

OHA has developed a Measure 110 data reporting dashboard, including quarterly data and operational reporting, expenditures, and key demographic information. The dashboard includes a county-by-county data breakdown along with a timeline for data and available provider contact information: https://ow.ly/X1Wm50OZW6o

“Data and reporting are critical to understanding and measuring the impact and effectiveness of Measure 110. Data show us that more people are receiving Measure 110-funded services and supports,” said OHA Behavioral Health Director Ebony Clarke. “However, the preliminary data also show that we have a lot of work ahead in closing service gaps in communities of color and other historically marginalized communities if we are to meet our goal of eliminating health disparities by 2030. The new dashboard will provide transparent and comprehensive information on the progress being made and the challenges we are facing.”

For more information, read our news release: https://ow.ly/TPhC50OZW6n

Join us tonight at Power Hour from 6-8pm! We will be streaming "A New Oregon" concert for the second half of the program.

Have you signed up to host an event on June 10 for the Teach Truth Day of Action? It is easy -- just pick a historic site, time of day, and an activity.

Read more and register here: https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-truth-day-of-action-june-10-2023/

And we'll send you cool resources -- like this poster!

Guarantee Voting Rights Contact your lawmaker

Hello everyone !! This is a friendly reminder to join us for our next meeting. We will be discussing a future without prisons & cops based on passages from Dean Spade’s Mutual Aid. We will also be discussing summer plans for Lib Lit. Hope to see you there !!

This is a reminder to please join us next week for our next reading group !!

Please join us for another reading group meeting at Reed !!

Thank you so much to everyone who helped run the Lib Lit table outside of Commons last week! Scroll through for a job description sample and the available jobs. Reed students, please apply on Handshake. We would love to have you work for desk outreach, grant writing, economic literacy, or the monthly reading group!!

Please join us for our reading group!! The link to the free PDF is:https://collectiveliberation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Are_Prisons_Obsolete_Angela_Davis.pdf

Join us this Thursday & Friday for a conversation about prison - stories from the formerly incarcerated and the organizations that work along side them & with their families on the outside.

Come - share ideas and learn new ones.

Hi everyone! We are happy to announce that we are hiring Reed College students for multiple positions. We're looking forward to seeing your applications for this term.

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Check out their website at https://criticalresistance.org

Connecting on Medicaid Access for AIC’s
This Week on Prison Pipeline
Monday, November 28th @ 6:30pm
90.7 FM in Portland or online
at kaboo.fm

Please join us on Monday, November 28th at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Hilary Mar Lopez Nichols and Joshua Wright about Connecting on Medicaid Access for Adults in Custody. Losing access to Medicaid can be a life threatening experience for former Adults in Custody. When an AIC is released from state or county jail they have to reapply for health insurance, and the process of being re-enrolled can often be a daunting experience for a population at high risk of homelessness, joblessness and often without a mailing address or a telephone. HR 955 in the US House and SB 285 in the US Senate, the Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021 allows Medicaid payment for medical services furnished to an incarcerated individual during the 30-day period preceding the individual's release. The Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission must report on specified information relating to the accessibility and quality of health care for incarcerated individuals, including the impact of the bill's changes. The Center for Medicaid. The Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services is currently accepting commentary through the end of the year on this urgently needed change.

Hilary is a q***r, mixed race person living in Portland, OR. She works as the Health Equity Organizer at the Richmond Clinic in SE Portland, and is the heartbeat holder for the Health Equity and Leadership at Richmond (HEAL-R) team. The HEAL-R program is a clinic-based community organizing program that 1) organizes listening sessions to center the issues most important to patients/community members, 2) develops the civic leadership potential of its members, and 3) acts together to change policies, led by patients/community members. Joshua Wright spent 50 months imprisoned. During that time, they were able to accomplish such things as co-found Liberation Literacy; name and co-create ALL RISE Magazine, and start the first Gender and Sexuality class in the Oregon Department of Corrections. They currently live in Portland and continue to engage in community organizing, education, and activism, with a main focus of social justice and prison abolition.

Prison Pipeline is a radio program dedicated to educating the public about the Oregon criminal justice system. Our goal is to present a unique understanding of the criminal justice system, address the root causes of crime, and challenge the status quo. We seek to promote awareness and activism in order to foster a safe, healthy, and just society. Tune in every Monday at 6:30 P.M. to hear our hosts Karen James, Adam Carpinelli, Emma Lugo, and Doug McVay explore the Oregon justice system with a variety of guests.

Links from Today’s Show:

Medicaid Reentry Act: https://cochs.org/medicaid/reentry-act/
House Resolution 955: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/955
Senate Bill 285: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/285/all-info
Liberation Literacy: https://www.liberationliteracy.org/
Prison Pipeline on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prisonpipeline/
Please feel free to connect with us with any questions, comments or suggestions at [email protected]
listen online and program archive: https://kboo.fm/media/113031-connecting-medicaid-access-aics

Connecting on Medicaid Access for AIC’s Please join us on Monday, November 28th at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Hilary Mar Lopez Nichols and Joshua Wright about Connecting on Medicaid Access for Adults in Custody. Losing access to Medicaid can be a life threatening experience for former Adults in Cus...

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Check out Joshua’s podcast!

Her actions inspired Norman Rockwell’s painting, The Problem We All Live With (1964).

Buy the book at: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/213837/are-prisons-obsolete-by-angela-y-davis/

This event is partially run by formerly incarcerated people. Masks are requested, snacks & drinks will be provided.