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Who We Are

Portland Metropolitan Alliance for Common Good covering Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington Counties.

We are ordinary people

  • developing relationships to expand our power
  • growing leaders in our circles of influence
  • uncovering issues of common interest that work against the common good
  • doing research to know how to make changes
  • taking collective action
  • making a difference for the common good in Portland, Oregon, the United States, and the World.

Our Member Institutions are located in Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington Counties in Oregon.

OUR PRIMARY GOALS

Help strengthen each member institution by

  • fostering organizational cultures that are
    • Relational,
    • Action-Oriented, and
    • Reflective
  • to act in the public arena with sufficient power for justice and the common good.

    HISTORY

    MACG was founded on May 23, 2002 by 1,400 delegates, building upon the membership of its predecessor organization, the Portland Organizing Project.

     

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    Upcoming MACG Events
    MACG - Prison / Community Action Team May 21, 2012 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM — Julia West House, 522 SW 13th Avenue
    MACG - Listening Campaign Training May 24, 2012 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM — King of Kings Lutheran Church, 5501 SE Thiessen Rd., Oak Grove, OR
    IAF NW - Effective Organizations/Transformational Leadership Jun 05, 2012 - Jun 07, 2012 — Dumas Bay Retreat Centre
    MACG - Metro Organizing Team Annual Business Meeting Jul 19, 2012 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM — Bethlehem Lutheran Church (MACG office) "Fellowship Hall" 1244 NE Cesar E Chavez Blvd. (NE 39th), Portland. Enter off of Senate Street through the double doors. Parking behind building. Two blocks from Hollywood Transit Center.
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