Our Revolution Club amplifies LB student voices

There are over six thousand students at LBCC, with six thousand voices, and six thousand chances to stand up for important social and political issues that could have an enormous impact on them.

Members of the LBCC Our Revolution Club are using their voices to do just that. The club is a part of the national Our Revolution Movement. Robert Harrison, an LBCC history instructor, said the Our Revolution Club wants accountable government. He described them as“Democratic with a small ‘d.’”
they are a progressive group that speaks up for positions on issues such as health care, gun control, and school safety. Harrison emphasizes that they focus on making people aware of issues like these.

Harrison, who is the group’s advisor along with Bert Guptill, said, “Health care is a basic human right.”

The club was originally formed during the 2016 election and was called The Bernie Sanders Club. After the 2016 election, the club wanted to continue to fight for the ideals that Bernie Sanders portrays, so they called the club The Our Revolution Club.

If you want to join the Our Revolution Club and get your voice heard, they have meetings every Thursday from 3 to 4 p.m. in the North Santiam Hall Fireside Room, CC-211. Guptill also does “tabling” and recruiting on Thursdays from noon to 2 p.m. in Takena Hall. He recruits and enjoys talking about the fundamentals and ideals of the club.

The Our Revolution Club is co-hosting a candidates forum on campus on May 1 for those who are running for Linn County commissioner. The hosts will be the Linn County League of Women Voters. They hope this event will be informative and raise more awareness for what that job entails and of the impact of the Linn County Board of Commissioners.

On May 17th at 1 p.m. in LBCC’s Vineyard Mountain Room (CC-213), the club is bringing Sara Gelser to campus to speak about the “Me Too” movement.









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