Organization: Portland Jobs with Justice Education
Mission: Portland Jobs with Justice Education Fund is a coalition of unions, community, religious and student organizations and individual activists with the purpose of defending the rights of working people and preserving civil and economic rights for all members of the community. Members make a pledge to show up five times a year for someone else's struggle.
Activities: Education around the ongoing economic crisis and support for collective action by particular groups of workers engaged in winning better jobs. Education around the needs and rights of immigrants in our community. Education intiatives that connect working people with their natural allies: Faith communities, student groups, organizations of communities of color, LGBTQ community groups, disability rights advocates, and others.
NTEE category: Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building