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The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is recommending an award of $803,500 to the Oregon Arts Commission (OAC) in the first distribution of funds from the American Rescue Plan (ARP).
The emergency rescue funding is designed to support the arts sector as it recovers from the devastating impact of COVID-19. It is part of the $135 million allocated to the Arts Endowment which represents a significant commitment to the arts and a recognition of the value of the arts and culture sector to the nationâs economy and recovery.
âThe release of these American Rescue Plan funds marks an important step in the economic recovery of the creative sector,â NEA Acting Chair Ann Eilers said. The knowledge of the Oregon Arts Commission about the arts and culture landscape in Oregon makes it an ideal steward of federal dollars. The Arts Endowment is grateful for the continued leadership of the Oregon Arts Commission as the arts sector rebuilds in a way that works better for all arts
Pamplin Media Group April 22 2021
Our readers call on us to honor Earth Day and be outraged about things other than politics and religion.
This year Oregon observes an Earth Day like no other.
Since last Earth Day we have lived through the extended horrors of a pandemic, unprecedented wildfire destruction, and painful reverberations of social unrest. Yet today there are green shoots of opportunity: amazingly effective vaccines, broader dialogue about racial and social justice, and greater consensus about our climate emergency.
The Oregon legislature is considering three bills that would accelerate our state s response to climate change in way that would promote energy affordability, create new jobs, weatherize more homes, and move us to 100% clean energy, all with a focus on equity and justice.
Former Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse dies at age 84
Friends and colleagues recall Washington County congresswoman s push to resolve tough issues.
Tributes are being paid to Elizabeth Furse, who championed the rights of women, migrant farmworkers and indigenous tribes even before she was elected to three terms in the U.S. House from northwest Oregon.
Furse died Saturday, April 17, at her farm near Hillsboro. She was 84.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, who was elected to the 1st District seat in 2012, offered a tribute to her predecessor. As an immigrant and the third Oregon woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, she was a trailblazer and an inspiration to many including me, the Democrat from Beaverton said in a statement.
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Former U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Furse Dies at 84 “Elizabeth Furse made the world a better place, and she will be missed.” Former U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Furse. (U.S. House collection) Updated April 20 at 10:08 PM Former U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Furse (D-Ore.) died April 17 at age 84. She served three terms in Congress from 1993 to 1999, representing a district that stretched from Portland’s West Hills to Astoria. Furse was born in Kenya to a British military family and raised in South Africa, where she marched against apartheid at age 15 before later immigrating to the U.S. Furse was remembered for her advocacy on behalf of tribal sovereignty, LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive health and the environment.