Travel guru Rick Steves launches Oregon Tour, October 7 - 12

Rick StevesRick Steves is touring Oregon in support of Vote Yes on 91, the ballot measure to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana for adults over 21. You probably know him best from his radio and television shows on OPB. He also produces a syndicated column and revises more than 50 guidebooks a year from his hometown of Edmonds, WA.

In “Travel as a Political Act: Ending marijuana prohibition in Oregon,” Steves will share how travel has shown him how different societies tackle the same problems. Steves and the ACLU of Washington co-sponsored Washington’s successful 2012 ballot measure to regulate, legalize and tax marijuana. “One thing I’ve learned in 30 years of travel is that treating marijuana as a crime does not work,” he said. “A better approach is to regulate it, legalize it and tax it. I’m an advocate for better policy, and that’s what Oregon will get once Measure 91 passes.”

The ACLU of Oregon is an endorser of YES on 91 and is cohosting the Rick Steves tour. As a part of the tour, Steves will be the special guest at our annual membership meeting in Eugene on October 9.

Tour dates and locations:

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7
PORTLAND

First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park Avenue, Portland
7pm — Lecture on the future of the marijuana policy reform movement, $10.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
BEAVERTON

Ava Roasteria, 4770 SW Hall Blvd, Beaverton
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
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SALEM

The Grand Ballroom, 187 High Street NE #400, Salem
7 to 8 p.m.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
CORVALLIS

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis, 2945 NW Circle Blvd, Corvallis
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
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EUGENE
ACLU Annual Membership Meeting

Historic McDonald Theatre, 1010 Willamette St, Eugene
5:45 p.m. - ACLU reception with Rick Steves $25. SOLD OUT! 
7 p.m. - ACLU Annual Membership Meeting. FREE (Tickets available at the box office after 5:30 p.m.)       

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10
MEDFORD

Medford Branch of Jackson County Library, 205 South Central Avenue, Medford
Noon to 1 p.m.
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ASHLAND

Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (RVUUF), 87 4th St, Ashland
7 to 8 p.m.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
BEND

Central Oregon Association of Realtors, 2112 NE 4th St, Bend
5 to 6 p.m.
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
GRESHAM

Mt Hood Community College, 26000 SE Stark St, Town and Gown Room, Gresham
4 to 5 p.m.
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