Links and Resources
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State and local organizations.
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City of Bandon
City Fire, Police, Library, Permits, Etc.
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City of Coos Bay
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City of Coquille
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City of Lakeside
City Fire, Police, Library, Permits, Etc.
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City of Myrtle Point
City fire, police, library services, permits, Etc.
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City of North Bend
City fire, police, library services, pool, permits, Etc.
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Coos County
Oregon Coos County Taxes, Sheriff, Board of Commissioners, Election Info, Etc.
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Coos County Sheriff
Alarm Permits, Animal Control, Concealed Handgun Permits, Dispatch, Search & Rescue, and more.
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Port of Coos Bay
The Port facilitates the harbor’s maritime industry, and support economic development and transportation advocacy.
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Coos County Airport District
The Coos County Airport District serves Southwestern Oregon.
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Coos Watershed Association
Non-profit helping watershed residents work together to improve the health of the Coos watershed.
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State of Oregon
State programs and resources.
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Oregon Secetary of State
Oregon’s chief elections officer, chief auditor, and oversees the State Archives and the Oregon Corporation Division.
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Democratic Party of Oregon
Supports local county Parties to make sure that every community can work to get Democratic Candidates elected.
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Oregon Department of Justice
The Oregon Department of Justice supports safe and healthy communities throughout Oregon by providing essential justice services.
Pro-democracy organizations.
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Democrats
Democratic Party at the National Level
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50501
A volunteer team of organizers working to empower and amplify grassroots Action.
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American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU works to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
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American Federation of Teachers
The AFT is a union of professionals that dedicated to supporting needed policy and services for students, their families and our communities.
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Building Belonging
Supporting teachers to understand the science of belonging, and build more of it in their classrooms.
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Brennan Center
An independent, nonpartisan law and policy organization working to reform, revitalize, and defend our country’s systems of democracy and justice.
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Climate Institute
Climate solutions through global partnerships.
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Community Change
A national organization that builds the power of people to create a multiracial democracy and fair economy where everyone can thrive.
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Democracy Matters
Empowers students with a voice in politics, skills for life-long civic engagement, and the passion to create a just, fair, and inclusive democracy.
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Friends Committee on National Legislation
Connects historic Quaker testimonies on peace, equality, simplicity, and integrity with issues and legislation in Washington, DC
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Human Rights Campaign
Supports the rights of LGBTQ+ to live their truth without fear, and with equality under the law.
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Protest Safety Tips by HRC
Safety and preparedness tips to help ensure your safety and well-being participating in peaceful protests.
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Indivisible
Stand together and we'll fight back in defense of our rights, our communities, and our values.
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League of Women Voters
Nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy.
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Mobilize
Events, Petitions, and Volunteer Opportunities
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Student Press Law Center
Independent, non-partisan 501c(3) promoting, supporting and defending First Amendment and press freedom rights of high school and college journalists and their advisers.
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Waging NonViolence
A nonprofit media organization dedicated to providing original reporting and expert analysis of social movements around the world.
Videos and other resources.
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Fix it: Healthcare at a tipping point
This documentary takes an in-depth look into how the US healthcare system negatively impacting the nation's health, while maintaining unaffordable healthcare costs - and offers ways to make it work for all of us.
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Heather Cox Richardson's Letters from an American
Heather is a professor of American history whose online newsletter provides clear, rational insight into our current politics.
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Meidas Touch
Cover breaking news, politics, law and more, with a passion for democracy.
Other News Sources
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Associated Press
The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. They are a good place to start for facts.
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National Public Radio
NPR is an independent, nonprofit media organization that was founded to create a more informed public. Good source for factual, unbiased reporting.
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Oregon Public Broadcasting
We are an independent, nonprofit media organization serving communities across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Powered by the generous support of members, OPB connects people through trusted journalism that is freely accessible to everyone.
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Jefferson Public Radio
JPR is a a regional public radio broadcasting network serving Southern Oregon and Northern California communities with fact-based journalism and programs that stimulate civic discourse.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle
The Oregon Capital Chronicle, founded in 2021, is a professional, nonprofit news organization focused on deep and useful reporting on Oregon state government, politics and policy.
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