BASIC RIGHTS OREGON

Civic engagement work: building political power for lgbtq oregonians has long been a core objective for basic rights. To that end, nonpartisan civic engagement continues to be a key strategy as we work to secure legal equality by passing legislation, mobilize lgbtq oregonians and their allies to influence decision makers and build coalitions that contribute to lasting, vibrant movements for lgbtq justice and progressive organizing. Fundamental to basic rights' work is a principled commitment to partnerships among those, our decades-long values-based collaborations with racial and economic justice organizations.

Racial justice work: since 2007, basic rights has worked to counteract opposition strategies pitting communities of color against lgbtq communities. We work to center the leadership of people of color, largely through our ongoing our families program for lgbtq and allied people of color. We continue to be key public allies, investing staff time and resources in campaigns to address xenophobia and police accountability. In 2017 we deepened our long-term alliance with key community partners asian pacific american network of oregon (apano), unite oregon, and oregon voice to form one oregon, a statewide coalition that defends against anti-immigrant and anti-muslim policies and ballot measures and works to ensure that all oregonians, regardless of country of birth, are treated with dignity and respect.