creating economic justice

About. Our Team

​Strike Debt advocates a just and sustainable economy, based on common goods, mutual aid, and public affluence.

Our Team
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Roberta Badger-Cain

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​Roberta Badger-Cain is involved in a number of social, economic, environmental, and racial justice issues, groups, and organizations.  She is on the steering committee of Jubilee Oregon, a chapter of Jubilee USA Network. Jubilee is about leveling the playing field economically, an Old Testament foundational message.  Jubilee works on issues of sovereign and other debt and tax fairness.  One of Jubilee Oregon’s prime partners is Strike Debt Portland, that Roberta has been involved in from the get-go, and is currently.  She is also Chair of several groups at First Presbyterian Church, Portland, including Advocacy & Social Justice, the Fair Trade Table, and the Racial Understanding Book Group.  Roberta enjoys lobbying for justice, daily walks rain or shine, and writing poetry.

Sandra Decker

Sandra Decker was a member of the SF Bay Area Strike Debt for three years. She participated in three Debtors Assemblies while there and found the experience very useful in learning to live without debt. She also worked with them to promote a City Bank of Oakland which is nearing a reality.

As a part of Strike Debt Portland for over a year, she started our scholarship program which helps to educate graduating high school students about student debt. See information and photos by clicking the Scholarship page on the bar above.
Sandra is also active with Jobs with Justice. She enjoys working for justice, cooking, circle dancing, downhill skiing, walks in the rain and hiking the buttes of SE Portland with her roommate.

David Delk

David Delk is the President of the Alliance for Democracy, on the board of Oregon Unitarian Universalist Voices for Justice, and founded both Move to Amend PDX and Portland Public Banking Alliance. David's central concern is the nation's and the world's ever increasing inequality.  He works extensively on enacting limits on money in politics, believing that money does not equal speech.  

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