March 2025

The Action Checklist is intended to be an aggregation of progressive, useful actions in Oregon’s Linn, Benton, and Lincoln counties. People all have different skills, schedules, and interests. We hope you find a meaningful way to engage in your community thanks to this checklist!
Updated March 10th 2025

LGBTQ+
Now thru May 31st- Help make PRIDE happen! Corvallis PRIDE needs volunteers. More info HERE.
Saturday May 31st - Corvallis PRIDE, Corvallis Central Park. More info HERE.

Houselessness
All of March- Hygiene drive for youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness (Jackson Street Youth Services). More info HERE.

Political Activism
March 21 - 28th - Nationwide Nestle boycott, see comprehensive calendar HERE.
March 26th- 5:30-7pm, Workshop: Contact Your Reps (CORE, Corvallis). More info HERE.
April 5th- 12pm, National rally at courthouses and capitals across the country (50501movement.org). More info HERE.

Reproductive Rights
Stay tuned!

Immigration

Community Resilience
March 22nd- 12-1pm, Identifying Misinformation (Corvallis Public Library). More info HERE.
March 28th- 12-4pm Albany Really Really Free Market in the LBCC Courtyard. More info HERE.
April 5th- 10am-1pm Safety & Empowerment Based Self-Defense for women and girls age 12+ (Albany Public Library). More info HERE.

Ongoing Efforts
LGBTQ+
Sign up for Basic Rights Oregon’s weekly newsletter
Houselessness
Become a mentor to a local youth through Jackson Street Youth Services
Support women experiencing houselessness with Room at the Inn, Corvallis
Volunteers needed to provide childcare at Mari’s Place, Community Outreach, Inc, Corvallis
Immigration
Help someone improve their English with the Multicultural Literacy Center, Corvallis
Political Activism
First Thursday of every month- 1:30-3:30pm US Rep Val Hoyle staff office hours, Benton County Court House. More info HERE.
See the comprehensive calendar of ongoing national boycotts.

Have an event or need you’d like to see here?
We look forward to your submission! If you represent an organization, please send your submission using your organizational email (example: name@organization.org). If you are submitting an event as an individual, please provide two community references with your submission so we can confirm the validity of the submission.

Submission format:
Please send an email to actionchecklist@corecorvallis.org
Be sure to include:
Your name
Name of organization you represent
Date and time of the event, if applicable
Name of event, purpose, and what participants can expect
Contact information for how people can reach you—such as a website link or email address
If you are submitting as an individual, provide two community references so we can confirm the validity of the event.

What will get shared: things like legal observer training workshops, really free markets, protests, skill shares, activist support, rapid response needs, urgent legislative citizen engagement.
The checklist will not feature fundraisers or needs that are solely financial. CORE is based in Corvallis. We are doing our best to include events and needs in surrounding communities and would love your help.

THANKS FOR VISITING.
GO DO SOMETHING YOU’RE PROUD OF.