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Indivisible hosts ‘Speak Truth’ summit in Astoria
ASTORIA — Indivisible North
Coast Oregon (INCO), a grass-
roots organization that defends
democracy by opposing author-
itarianism, bigotry and corrup-
tion, will host its Speak Truth
2019 Regional Summit at the Fort
George Lovell Showroom, Duane
and 14th streets, on Saturday, Jan.
19.
The summit’s three events are
free and open to the public.
sites, but Indivisible North Coast
Oregon is not affiliated with the
national organizing groups.
Run For Something
A button designed by Indivisible
North Coast Oregon leader Bebe
Halperin.
Main Program
The summit takes place
8:30 a.m. to noon at the Show-
room. It offers fresh perspectives
on demanding truth from elected
officials and speaking truth to
power, with networking, dialogue
and inspiration for defending
democracy.
Guests and local organizers
share smart strategies and tactics
for voicing concerns and effect-
ing change, especially with the
changes in the U.S. Congress and
with local issues. As we work to
make our country better in 2019,
Indivisible North Coast Oregon
Participants in the 2017 Astoria Women’s March.
the truth begins with us.
Speakers:
• “Grassroots Truth & Con-
stituent Power” with Bobby
Michaels, Indivisible’s Senior
Regional Organizer for six Pacific
Northwest states.
• “Messaging and Morality
Explained: How to Protect the
Truth and Win our Country Back”
with Linai Vaz, Ph.D, who, at last
year’s INCO summit, showed
how framing influences politics.
• “Embrace the ‘F’ Word” with
Margaret Frimoth, a longtime
advocate for survivors of domes-
tic and sexual violence. She is the
vice-president of academic affairs
at Clatsop Community College.
An optional box lunch can
be ordered in the morning, with
sign-making and postcarding
activities available during lunch
in the showroom.
Speak Truth Women’s
March
The march begins at 2 p.m.
from Heritage Square at Exchange
and 12th streets. The march is less
than a mile on the sidewalks of
downtown Astoria. Bring signs.
This is an inclusive, nonviolent
event. It is posted on national
Volunteer-run groups need your help
MANZANITA — If you’re look-
ing to contribute to any of the area’s
wonderful local volunteer-run orga-
nizations, you’re in luck: They need
you!
The Community Volunteer Fair
is a chance to meet these organiza-
tions and find out what they do and
how you can help. The event takes
place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
19, at the Pine Grove Community
House, 225 Laneda Ave.
Chat with representatives from
the Nehalem Valley Historical Soci-
ety, Rainy Day Village Network,
Hoffman Center For the Arts, Garib-
aldi Historic U.S. Coast Guard Boat-
house, Tillamook K-9 Rescue, City
of Manzanita, Hope Chest Thrift
Shop, Tillamook Estuaries Partner-
ship, Cape Falcon Marine Reserve,
Sammy’s Place, Muttzanita Festival,
Lower Nehalem Community Trust,
Manzanita Visitors Center, Emer-
gency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem
Bay and Women’s Club of Manza-
nita/North County.
Manzanita Visitors Center
Volunteers with the Lower Nehalem Community Trust.
Whether you’re a full-time or
part-time resident, or just visit a few
times a year, our communities are
always looking for folks to lend a
hand and help enrich this place we
all love.
Questions? Contact the Manza-
nita Visitors Center at 503-812-5510
or info@exploremanzanita.com. The
event is brought to you by the Man-
zanita Visitors Center and sponsored
by Visit Tillamook Coast.
This event is from 4
to 5:30 p.m. at the Lovell
Showroom.
Good people serving in office
keep democracy strong. Numer-
ous local offices are up for elec-
tion in May, including school
boards, Port of Astoria and fire
districts. This event includes a
Q-and-A with a panel of local
elected leaders about why and
how you could run for office. If
you don’t run, who will?
Panel: Bruce Jones, mayor of
Astoria; Tita Montero, Seaside
City councilor; Kathleen Sullivan,
Clatsop County commissioner;
and Pam Wev, Clatsop County
commissioner.
More information is available
at indivisiblenorthcoastoregon.
org/p/speak-truth-2019-inco-re-
gional-summit.html and at incore-
gon.org.
Panel examines housing
crisis, homelessness
SEASIDE — The Sea-
side American Associa-
tion of University Women
(AAUW) will hold a pub-
lic meeting at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 19, in the
loft of Beach Books, 616
Broadway St.
Three panelists will
speak on the Housing Cri-
sis and Homeless: Alan
Evans, founder of the
Helping Hands outreach
program; Tita Montero, a
Seaside City Councilor;
and a representative from
the Seaside School Dis-
trict will share expertise on
these challenging issues in
our community. Everyone
is invited to this meeting.
Seaside AAUW is part
of a 130-plus-year-old
national organization that
seeks to empower women
and children. The branch
sponsors three local schol-
arships for women and will
join the Astoria AAUW
to present its 17th annual
WINGS conference at
Clatsop Community Col-
lege on Saturday, Feb. 9.
The daylong WINGS
conference is free to
women interested in
returning to school to com-
plete their GEDs, start
or finish certificates or
degrees, or develop or
update job skills. Work-
shops help women meet
their educational or career
goals.
Contact clatsopcc.
edu or call 503-717-1852
for information on the
conference.