Congress’s 10-Year Plan to
Impoverish Working People
Along strict party lines, in April, 2015 Congress adopted a budget resolution that announced a ten-year plan to dismantle all federal programs that benefit the 99%: Medicaid, Food Stamps, subsidized housing, aid for college attendance, and many more, including Medicare itself. It also calls for big tax breaks for the rich, such as abolishing the
estate tax, and sustaining a high level of spending for war and preparation for war.
And How We Can Use It to Build
A Progressive Majority in Oregon
The Federal Budget:
Crisis and Opportunity
Saturday, March 12 from 9 to 4
First Christian Church, 1166 Oak St., Eugene, OR
INTERACTIVE PROGRAM
MORNING: KNOWLEDGE AS POWER
 Budget literacy – What is a budget resolution? What force does it have? How does it relate to
struggles over annual appropriations. What’s the difference between discretionary and entitlement
programs, and why does that matter?
 What’s in the FY16 budget resolution and how its plans will affect people in Oregon? What
pushback is happening at the national level and what resources exist for state and local justice
advocates to draw on?
Mike Prokosch, formerly of United for a Fair Economy, will be our national resource person. Staff
from the Oregon Center for Public Policy will be our state resource.
AFTERNOON: SEIZING THE INITIATIVE
 Alerting the general public about what’s coming down and who is to blame. Finding allies for the
work (social service providers, municipal governments, etc.). Messaging.
 How to use the information to inform the 2016 elections.
SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS (in formation)
Peace Action (national office), Community Alliance of Lane County, Peace House (Ashland), Oregon
Strong Voice-Southern Oregon, Oregon Strong Voice-Lane County, Oregon Action, Southern Oregon
Jobs with Justice, Oregon WAND, Rural Organizing Project
For more information, visit http://peacehouse.net/the-federal-budget-crisis-and-opportunity-for-Oregon
Register (no charge) at http://www.calclane.org/the-federal-budget-crisis-and-opportunity/, 541-485-1755