The Oregon Freedom Funders have developed partnerships to provide training and convenings for community-based organizations.

Events

Trainings

Legal Education, Advocacy, and Defense (LEAD)

Through partnership with Black Freedom Fund’s California Legal Education, Advocacy and Defense (CA LEAD), Oregon Freedom Funders mobilized Oregon CBOs to participate in a series of high-impact legal trainings:

March 25, 2026 — LEAD Know Your Rights When Dealing With ICE

February 25, 2026 — LEAD Know Your Rights Training (repeat)

October 6, 2025 — LEAD Community Training 101 (Condensed)

September 16, 2025 — Navigating Politicized Government Investigations

August 5, 2025 — LEAD Community Organization Training 101.

If you are interested in the resources from any of the above trainings, please contact us.

Convenings

American Pride Rises

November 13, 2025 — Rising Together: A Summit for Protecting and Defending Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

APR provided legal advocacy and communications trainings for Oregon leaders.

February 3, 2026 — Dinner with Leader Stacey Abrams

The photos featured on this site were taken at the above APR events by Jason Hill (Rising Together Summit) and Sean Bascom (Dinner).

News and Articles of Interest

Watch this space!

Partners

The Black Freedom Fund in California created LEAD™ for Racial Justice in 2024. Since then initiatives have been launched in Minnesota, Washington, and here in Oregon, where it is managed by the Oregon Freedom Funders.

American Pride Rises is an initiative committed to protecting pathways to the American Dream by fighting for a more diverse, equitable and inclusive America for all.