Fascism and the USA discussion with Bill SmaldoneSaturday, January 31st, 3:00 PMDemocrats Headquarters, 245 High St. NE Bill Smaldone, Professor of European History at Willamette University and Progressive Salem member, will lead a timely discussion on fascism’s defining features, how they appear in past and present, and what ordinary people can do when democratic norms…
Canvassing Class: Organized People Can Beat Organized Money Canvassing 101, with Ron MorganSaturday, February 7, 2026, 10 AM to NoonDemocrats Headquarters: 245 High Street NE Be part of the organized people who beat organized money in May 2026. Attend Canvassing 101 with guest instructor Ron Morgan from the Democratic Party of Oregon. Ron will share best…
From Senator Merkley On Thursday, January 22, I am hosting my 17th town hall of the year — and my 629th open town hall since first being elected to the United States Senate — at Chemeketa Community College in Salem. I invite all Marion County community members to come and discuss ideas to strengthen our…
Be part of the organized people who beat organized money in May 2026. Start the New Year off right by planning to attend Canvassing 101 with guest instructor Ron Morgan from the Democratic Party of Oregon on Saturday, January 10, 2026. Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 10 a.m.Marion County Dems Office245 High Street NE
Message from Senator Merkley: On Friday, January 9 I am hosting my 3rd town hall of the year — and my 615th open town hall since first being elected to the United States Senate — at Chemeketa Community College in Salem. I invite all Marion County community members to come and discuss ideas to strengthen…
When: Saturday, December 13 from 1:00 to 2:30Where: Marion County Democratic Party HQ, 245 High St NE, Salem, OR 97301 Join us for a community building event with some soul-warming soup. Come for conversation & inspiration and leave with a plan to support our democracy this spring. The most trusted source of political information is…
A Neighborhood Leader adopts about 30 households in their immediate neighborhood to talk to Democrats the month before the election. We remind our neighbors to vote. Neighborhoods throughout Marion County improve in turnout, from 50% or lower to 80% or higher. And these differences are needed to make the change we need locally. SIGN UP…
Want to learn how to recognize, report, and record ICE activity in your community? Join us for an upcoming MigraWatch training! You will learn how to respond to ICE sightings and get added to the PIRC hotline system. RSVP at the tinyurl links to register! The online trainings (10/16 and 11/5) are both at 7pm…
Julie Hoy must resign Friends and neighbors, we deserve a mayor who serves the public interest, not special interests. Salem has given Mayor Hoy multiple chances to demonstrate ethical leadership. Instead, we’ve experienced a consistent pattern of putting donors before constituents and personal interests before the public good. Think of it this way: the recent…
