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Download the Program to Our Cancelled Annual Fundraiser MultDems.org A Night of Inspiration Oregon ConventionMarch 21, Center 2020 Welcome to the 2020 Celsi Celebration AGENDA A NIGHT OF INSPIRATION REGISTRATION + CHECK-IN You are front and center in your support of 5:30 pm Event Doors Open + General Registration The Democratic Party of Multnomah County. 6:00 pm VIP: Meet & greet with PTM — Senators/Congressmen, Barbara, Kate Brown 2020 is the year that could change everything. Our neighbors are stepping up and becoming leaders, running for state, local, and Federal office. COCKTAIL HOUR + REVENUE STREAMS The May Primary may well help to decide our party’s presidential nominee. Silent Auction The Census may add a 6th Congressional district to the state. We need progressive leadership. LIVE PROGRAM BEGINS Multnomah County Democrats is a powerful force. Our volunteers work 7:00: Dinner Served, Tommy Graven. Native American Flutist hard and long to make Oregon shine blue. We can’t do it without you, who make it financially possible. Welcome: Earl Blumenauer Together, we work toward healthcare and education for all, climate justice, Native Lands Acknowledgment: Tawna Sanchez and racial equity. We lift up our community of small business and our unions. We believe in prosperity for our people and our communities. We demand an Rep Blumenauer: Recognition of important elected and key sponsors end to the income inequality that keeps our people homeless and struggling at Senator Wyden: Introductory Remarks, Introduce Governor Brown the margins. Speaker #1 — Governor Brown: Build the vision. Special message from our From this place of joy, hope, and determination, we both applaud the partners at Portugal. The Man and PTM Foundation incredible work that has been done and look forward to that which is to come. It has been an inspiring year. Multnomah Democrats have PTM Foundation VIDEO • Committed thousands of hours of volunteer work Tawana: Welcome Portugal. The Man’s founding members, John Gourley • Reached out to 270,000 Democrats and Zachary Carothers, and PTM Foundation Director Logan Lynn! Introduce PTM Foundation national grant program to Get out the • Published a groundbreaking party platform with a collective vision for justice, including Tribal Sovereignty and remedies for Oregon’s racist history Native Vote • Initiated our new Be a Primary Voter campaign to help motor voters Keynote Speaker: Jillene Joseph register for the party. Misty Marquam: Special appeal paddle raise And I am inspired by the year to come, including Misty Marquam: Live Auction • Collaboration with the PTM Foundation in support of our Native constituents, getting out the vote and supporting candidates Senator Merkley: Why we support the work we are doing tonight • Collaborative work to bring the state together for health and climate bills. Barbara Roberts: The 100th Anniversary of Women Suffrage • Preparing for redistricting after the census to increase Oregon’s Awards: Suzanne Bonamicci presence—and power—in DC Young Democrats, Dick Celsi Award, • Holding the House, taking back the Senate, and getting rid of Trump! Bill & Gladys McCoy Award of Service Thank you for joining us. Now, enjoy dinner with your fellow Democrats, then Tawna Sanchez: Introduces hometown heroes, the lord of Portland — raise your paddles high during the auction! Take heed of the words of our Portugal. The Man!!! keynote speaker, host, and other esteemed guests. Then go forth into the world ready—and inspired—to engage, educate, mobilize, elect, and represent MUSIC Up: After Party begins Portugal. The Man Democrats. MUSIC Up: Zia McCabe (DJ Rescue) Thank you. Lurelle Robbins, Chair The Democratic Party of County MENU PORTUGAL. THE MAN PTM Foundation announces their inaugural grant program to “Get out the Native Vote.” Started and funded by SALADS Portland-based Portugal.The Man, the Foundation will fund Tribal Nations and Indigenous-led organizations to Locally Grown Lettuces GF promote civic engagement and to “Get out the Native d’Anjou pear, Rogue Creamery blue cheese, Vote” here in Multnomah County and across the country. red wine vinaigrette, roasted hazelnuts This program will fund up to 20 projects of $2,500 each to be implemented before November 2020. PTM Foundation focuses on building community ENTRÉE resilience, empathy, and awareness through music, stories, art, education and connectivity. They aim to Meat | GF Roasted Draper Valley Chicken Breast convene and organize partnerships and projects informed Colcannon potatoes, rainbow carrots, by community need, then mobilize Portugal. The Man’s listeners and three-grain mustard gravy supporters around that shared vision. In January, the National Congress of American Indians recognized Fish | Baked Black Cod GF Portugal.The Man with their Public Sector Leadership Award. Hong Kong style-green aromatics, fermented This Grammy-Award-winning band began their career in their home black bean sauce, steamed jasmine rice, state of Alaska and have toured the globe playing to millions of people across six continents. Portugal.The Man have been Platinum selling steamed bok choy artists in 10 countries – and counting – and were recently honored Vegan | Grilled Vegetable Strudel with the Legend Award at the Native American Music Awards. Their work in advocacy, philanthropy, and community engagement Grilled garden vegetables, wilted leeks, is primarily centered around universal issues related to human rights, saffron cream sauce mental health and the environment. However, they put a specific focus on highlighting the stories of Indigenous Peoples and are committed to helping bring to the forefront these sacred voices — DESSERTS often the most informed, yet silenced among us. For these reasons and more, Portugal.The Man and its Riesling Apple Cheesecake GF PTM Foundation are launching their inaugural grant program to Riesling compressed apples, crustless apple fund projects that will “Get out the Native Vote” in 2020. cheesecake, caramel applesauce, GF-oat Please help us spread the word. streusel shortbread, apple chip Triple Chocolate Panna Cotta Dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate panna cotta layers, sable, chocolate embellishment 3 REP. TAWNA SANCHEZ 2020 SPONSORS Representative Tawna Sanchez has spent her life CHAMPION working to strengthen our community. For many years U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer she has been a leader fighting for the rights of women, indigenous people, and the most vulnerable. ADVOCATE As the Director of Family Services at the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA), IBEW 48 Local Representative Sanchez helped create the Early College Morel Ink Academy; expanded early childhood services, affordable ORGANIZER housing development, and elder support; and assisted in building a nationally recognized domestic violence Rob Nosse HD 42 wraparound service model. Suzanne BOnamici In the state legislature, Representative Sanchez is IATSE recognized as a leader in reforming child welfare and Carpenters criminal justice systems and remains committed to Jamie McLeod-SKinner lifting up unheard voices and speaking truth to power. AG Ellen Rosenblum THE FIVE KEY PURPOSES TABLE OF MULTNOMAH DEMOCRATS ARE TO: Teamsters 37 U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden 1. Organize Democrats in Michael Smith Multnomah County Lurelle Robbins 2. Develop a party platform OLCV Metro CLimate Team for the county Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer Rep. Tawna Sanchez 3. Elect Democrats to office Mult Dems Climate Action Team 4. Represent county Portand for Warren Democrats on advisory Marc Koller and governing Racial Inclusivity committees of the Eddy Morales City Council, Gresham state party BOOTS ON THE GROUND 5. Promote civic education, Sen. Rob Wagner discussion, and debate Rep. Andrea Salinas Dedicated to making Marcia and Howard Schneider people’s lives better Kara L Murray in Oregon 4 5 PILLARS AWARDS Gov. Barbara Roberts Young Democrat Award Bill Harris Roberta Palmer The career of Oregon-born Barbara Roberts is filled with Tom Achor Michael Rees firsts: first woman majority leader in the Oregon House David Altermatt Moses Ross of Representatives, first Democrat elected as Oregon Kavan Bahrami Jay Scalise Secretary of State, and first woman Governor of the State of Oregon. She was also elected to the Parkrose Clarke Balcom Christian Seppa School District and Mt. Hood Community College boards, Joanna Bulkley Christina Stephenson and served as a Multnomah County Commissioner. Since leaving office, Gov. Roberts has worked to William Burgess Thomas Trotter develop new leaders through positions with the John F. Julio Castilleja Eileen Wende Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University Colleen Davis Roberta Yambas and with the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University. She is known for her advocacy Rebecca Demeter Cynthia Yolland for the environment, human rights, civil rights, and Robert Dobrich George Yolland creative workforce development. Throughout her career she has been a champion for improving the Henry Exerjian CORNERSTONES lives of children and adults with disabilities. She is Gloria Geiser the author of two books, Death Without Denial and Stephanie Vardavas Katherine Glanville Up the Capitol Steps. Tracy Farwell Joel Glick Lurelle Robbins Christopher Spencer Trumm has been involved in politics since Greiveldinger he was a teenage antiwar activist, Democratic campaign volunteer, and farm labor organizer in Toledo, Ohio. He Emily Herbert got involved in Oregon politics as a Bus Project PolitiCorps Sam Kahl fellow in 2015 and has since worked to link the energy of progressive
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