June 2 Religious Outreach Workshop at Democratic State Convention

Dear Oregon Democrats,

The Republicans have spent decades cultivating relationships with religious leaders and communities and Democratic candidates and our state’s party must do the same. To help accomplish this, the Democratic Party of Oregon is offering a workshop on religious outreach from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, June 2, at the state convention in Eugene.

The workshop’s instructors, Mara Vanderslice and Eric Sapp, have pioneered successful religious outreach strategies across the country. Mara served as national director of religious outreach in the Kerry-Edwards campaign. Eric is a candidate for ordination in the Presbyterian Church (USA), handled faith and politics issues for Rep. David Price (NC), and helped staff the House Democratic Faith Working Group.

Participants in June 2’s event will receive basic facts about major religious groups within Oregon, practical tips about connecting with communities of faith, and suggestions about how to reach out to religious voters in general. There will also be a review of how different faith traditions view key issues, advice about religious polling, canvassing and organizing, and significant time for questions and answers.

We hope you will be able to join us for this important session. Space is limited, so please register in advance with Cyreena Boston,DPO’s constituentcy director, by writing her at constituency@dpo.org with your name, address, and phone number.

Questions? Please call or write us using the contact information below.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Meredith Wood Smith Mac Prichard
vicechar@dpo.org mac_prichard@yahoo.com
(503) 318-5043 (503) 913-9382

PS This workshop will fill up fast, so write to constituency@dpo.org today!