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In response to Portland City Council’s plans to retract funding from Reimagine Oregon, which would help spur economic growth and vitality for Black communities in Portland, Representative Travis Nelson, Representative Janelle Bynum, Senator Lew Frederick, and Senator Kayse Jama release the following statement

The group formed last year as a joint effort between Coalition of Communities of Color, the Urban League of Portland, KairosPDX, JOIN,Stand for Children and others to dismantle structural racism in Oregon, to advance social justice at the legislative level, and to secure better resources and funding for underserved communities. Its approach is to secure participation from state elected officials, and to hold them accountable.