Connect with other Groundswell network participants in your area!

Upcoming Gatherings

  • Groundswell Oregon Gathering

When: Thursday, March 10th, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Where: Augustana Lutheran Church (2710 NE 14th Ave, Portland, OR)
What: Join Groundswell Oregon for our next meeting! This time, we’ll meet up at Augustana Lutheran Church which houses a large number of community organizations, including the Community Alliance of Tenants (CAT). We’ll discuss our summer project focusing on housing issues and how we might work with CAT and other organizations such to support their organizing work. We’ll also have an group discussion on bringing an anti-oppression lens to oral history work.
Contact: More info and RVSP to [email protected] or on Facebook

  • Groundswell Chicago Gathering

hen: Tuesday, March 15th, 2:00 to 4:30 pm
Where: Chicago History Museum (1601 N Clark St., Chicago, IL) 
What: Updates from Peter Alter on the Garfield Park Project with HS students and the Chicago History Museum’s Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, and Marie Scatena on the Chicago Community Trust Oral History Project. Bring your own projects, plans, ideas… We will also discuss a serious situation impacting hotel workers at the Renaissance Long Beach, where the Oral History Association’s 2016 Annual meeting is scheduled to take place in October. The hotel is the site of an ongoing labor dispute with employees. Rosalie Riegle will bring details and ways we as a group or as individuals can support.
Contact: More info and RVSP to [email protected]

Local Networks

Local Groundswell networks plan face-to-face gatherings, potlucks, discussions, skill shares, etc. Many also have local listservs for sharing resources and updates.  For more info, contact:

GroundswellNYC – Amy Starecheski ([email protected])

GroundswellBayArea – Ariel Appel ([email protected])

GroundswellPhilly – Suzy Subways ([email protected])

GroundswellChicago – Marie Scatena ([email protected])

GroundswellNorthCarolina – Paula Damasceno ([email protected])

GroundswellOregon – Sofie Sherburt ([email protected])

Don’t see your region listed? Contact Local Gatherings Working Group point person, Sarah K. Loose ([email protected]) to find out how to connect with other Groundswell network participants in your area.