TakeAction! Eugene formed in early 2017 as a group of committed residents of the greater Eugene area who are organizing to make clear to our elected representatives what we expect them to do. We have three primary approaches:
- Help support our federal representatives from Oregon in being outspoken and bold progressive voices and hold them accountable if they backtrack at all;
- Demand that our state representatives up their game to increase state revenues (yes, taxes!) so that we can adequately protect our beautiful Oregon environment, fund schools to give our children a future, provide the necessary health care and social services to take care of those in need, and provide sanctuary to all our residents who may be under threat from a xenophobic federal government; and
- Join with others who believe the United States is an amazing country that lives up to its highest ideals when our diversity is seen as a strength, when we work together to help all people realize their potential, and when we commit to protecting our environment so that our children and their children are also free to live life up to their potential.
We will give thanks when it is warranted and hold elected representatives and Oregon businesses accountable when it is not. We are in the majority and our representative democracy must reflect our will.