Senator Wyden has approved billions of dollars of military arms for Israel in violation of federal laws. Oregonians' calls to stop arming Israel have been ignored. As Wyden's constituents, it is our responsibility to make ourselves heard.
Representative Hoyle has been trying to appease the so-called "both sides" of a non-sided issue: the illegal occupation of Palestine and the resulting genocide. Might the fact that she received $42,103 from a liberal Zionist advocacy and lobby group, JStreetPAC, explain her equivocation? As her constituents, we need to make sure that Val represents our concerns and interests over a pro-Israel lobby.
The OIC oversees the investments of all of Oregon's trust funds, including the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (OPERF). The Fund is invested in numerous industries and entities linked to harm, including the genocide in Gaza. The Council needs to know that PERS members do not want to be invested in anything that causes destruction to life or the planet.