Progressive Salem

Category: History

Discover the stories that shaped our community and the lessons that guide us forward. In this section, we explore the milestones of progress, the champions of change, and the pivotal moments that inspire our mission today. Understanding where we’ve been helps us forge a stronger, more equitable future together.

  • Progressive Salem membership meeting rescheduled; now Jan. 21

    The Salem City Council has scheduled a meeting for special meeting for this Wednesday, January 7.  The meeting will be during the time we had originally scheduled for the Progressive Salem membership meeting.  Several of our candidates are current members of the city council.  In order to include them in our meeting, we are rescheduling.  The new meeting date is Wednesday, January 21.  We will met at 7 pm at the Democrats office in downtown Salem.

    New, rescheduled meeting date: 

    Wednesday, January 21 at7 pm

    Democrats’ office,

    245 High Street NE

    (directly across the Street from the bus station)

  • Happy Thanksgiving and Hmong New Year!

    Hello Salem!

    With Thanksgiving around the corner, I wish you and your family the very best.  A great time to spend with family, appreciate and count our blessings, and acknowledge the colonial history that is deeply tied to our Indigenous people.

    This time of the year is also Hmong New Year!  Hmong New Year is not a specific day but rather a time period that follows the lunar calendar.  Hmong New Year is celebrated between mid-October to the end of December.  Each Hmong community celebrates it differently but all have some sort of community event.

    Hmong New Year is to celebrate this year’s harvest, give thanks and appreciation to our ancestors who continue to look after us, and also to welcome good fortune into the new year.  It was an honor to be invited as a speaker for Oregon Hmong New Year this year.

    Nyob zoo xyoo tshiab (Happy Hmong New Year!)!
    Mai