The founders of Reimagine Oregon say change was incremental rather than transformative.
By
Julia Silverman
6/29/2021 at 4:33pm
Black Lives Matter protests around Oregon in summer 2020, like this one in Eugene, ignited Reimagine Oregon and its legislative agenda. A year later, they say they ve made some gainsâbut nowhere near enough.
Eleven months ago, the leaders of some of Oregonâs most venerable Black-led organizationsâcommunity groups, activists, nonprofits, and protest leadersâdecided it was time to seize the moment.Â
In the wake of the massive protests over the murder of George Floyd, and with the fresh memory of how quickly emergency funding and policy were passed when COVID hit in spring of 2020, there was, as Urban League of Portland President and CEO Nkenge Harmon Johnson put it, âan opportunity for catalytic change.. Incremental change does not have to be the norm. We can move mountains to make sure that our communities are doing a
Kulla: Reform Oregon land use to make system fair and just
One foundation of society entails property rights.
It starts with the right to do what you want with your land. The flip-side is the right to not have a neighbor’s protected activities extend past their boundaries and onto your land, or into land held in trust to support rivers, roads, parks and open spaces.
Guest Writer
Casey Kulla is a fifth- generation Oregonian and first-generation farmer. He is the son
of a land use attorney, now retired. In addition to holding a seat on the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners, he co-manages Oakhill Organics, an organic fruit and vegetable farm, and Walnut Rise, a state-licensed cannabis farm, with his wife, Katie. In their free time, they enjoy exploring wild lands with their family.