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| Greetings! |
Happy autumn to you! SE Uplift has had a wonderful summer, enjoying community events and sharing time with neighbors. Last night we successfully facilitated the first of two citywide neighborhood association board member orientations aptly titled, "Building Leaders, Building your Board: Best Practices for Effective Neighborhood Associations." Uplift staff was happy to meet neighborhood association board members from all across the city! The second orientation is this Tuesday, September 28th at NE Coalition of Neighbors.
Now is the time to apply for Neighborhood Small Grants! Since 2007, ONI and SE Uplift have partnered to offer the annual Neighborhood Small Grants Program. The deadline is November 1st!
SE Uplift staff will be enjoying happy hour at Migration Brewing on Wednesday, 9/29 from 5-7pm mingling with our coalition neighbors - let us know if you can stop by to say hello! RSVP: tim@southeastuplift.org
We have a fun-packed autumn ahead. We look forward to seeing you out in the community!
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Neighborhood News
|  The SE Portland Tool Library, in conjunction with the Community Energy Project, is sponsoring a Weatherization Workshop Thursday, September 30th from 6:30 to 8:30pm at St. David's Episcopal Church, 2800 SE Harrison. In the words of the sponsors: "This Do-It-Yourself Weatherization Workshop will give you the materials, actions, and tips tp help lower your energy bill, keep your home warmer, and do your part to protect the climate!" Hands on demonstrations show how to install effective weatherization materials for both renters and homeowners alike. Income qualified Multnomah County residents receive free weatherization materials. Order forms will be available to folks not qualified to receive a free kit. Call the Community Energy Project at 503-284-6827 to sign up! Don't miss South Tabor's Harvest Festival THIS Sunday, September 26th from noon until 7:30pm. Trinity Fellowship Church, 2700 SE 67th Ave. Join us for the kick-off BBQ, live music from the Sugarcane String Band and other local bands, arts & crafts, cider pressing and canning and gardening workshops. Learn more about aromatherapy, acupuncture and Tai Chi. Sip on tea provided from the City Repair Project's Tea Horse. A harvest exchange will be happening all day, so be sure to bring fresh produce from your garden, plants, seeds, recipes and more to trade with others! A community soup feed and lantern walk will close the event. Clean baby jars are needed at the event, so if you have them bring them! Canned goods will be collected for the Oregon Food Bank. *This is an alcohol free event. Music will be amplified*
Find out more HERE!
 Fun on Foster
THIS SATURDAY!!!!!
Our yearly neighborhood party wll be held on September 25th, and will showcase local business and community groups. Hosted by Foster Area Business Assn. Saturday, Sept. 26th, 10:00am - 5:00pm. Learn more HERE! |
| Land Use and Sustainability |
 On 10/10/10, millions of people across the globe are getting to work solving the climate crisis. This " Global Work Party" will be a MASSIVE opportunity to celebrate climate solutions at the local level--and put the pressure on our leaders while doing so. There are thousands of events taking place around the world today, from women in Pakistan learning how to use solar ovens, to students in Zimbabwe installing solar panels on a rural hospital, to sumo wrestlers in Japan riding their bicycles to practice. There are also projects happening right here in Portland! Learn more HERE! Events in Portland: Join Greenpeace, The Sierra Club, Climate Solutions, Transition PDX and the Youth Empowerment Camp for a Bike ride (or Rally), Free Bike Repair Workshop and 350.org after party and say no to dirty coal and oil and yes to clean energy!
12-3-Free Bike Workshop
3-4-Roll against coal ride
4-8- Music, beer and 350 Festivities
 FREE Community Resource Fair, hosted by SE Uplift Saturday, November 7th, 2010 10:00PM - 2:00PM
SE Uplift, 3534 Main, Portland, OR 97214
Get up-to-date information HERE! One-stop for citizens to find resources, networking and
training related to community planning, sustainability,
environmental justice, public health and livability!
 Climate Action Plan One-Year Update The City of Portland/Multnomah County Climate Action Plan was adopted one year ago this October. The Plan seeks to reduce carbon emissions by 80% of 1990 levels by 2050, with specific goals to be reached by 2012. The CAP focuses on: buildings and energy, urban form and mobility, consumption and solid waste, urban forestry and natural systems, food and agriculture, community engagement, climate change preparation, and local government operations. Read more HERE!  Calling all neighborhood activists interested in transportation issues. The Portland Bureau of Transportation and Portland State University are offering a FREE class just for you. Local traffic and transportation issues, transportation options, and how to get things done in your neighborhood are the focus of this well-respected, ten-week, university course. To learn more and apply for a free scholarship contact Scott Cohen at (503) 823-5345 or scott.cohen@portlandoregon.gov  CC2035 Open House Kicks Off With Public Open HouseTuesday, October 12, 2010, 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 1900 SW Fourth Ave, Main Lobby City staff will be available to talk about their work, answer questions, and distribute information about CC2035, its connection to other city efforts like the Portland Plan and River Plan: Central Reach, and how you can stay involved and informed. For more info Elisa Hamblin: 503-823-9714. |
| Community Classes, Events and Workshop |
Metro Grants! If you have an innovative idea to integrate the natural world into your community please join us for a workshop about Metro's Nature in Neighborhood grant programs. Participants will learn about the goals, criteria and application procedures of the grant programs as well as how to create a program plan and what resources are available to help get a project started. Learn more HERE!
Community Town Hallon the City's 2011 State Legislative Agenda Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 6:30 PM - 8 PM Portland Building, 1120 SW Fifth Ave., 2nd Floor, Room C RSVP required: brian.hoop@portlandoregon.gov
 More HERE!  The Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) is starting the annual community process to review programs and develop a budget for Fiscal Year 2011-12. ONI's Bureau/Budget Advisory Committee expands and meets between November and February to develop the budget and all are welcome. Anybody interested in participating but new to the City's and/or ONI's budget process is invited to attend an orientation on October 11th, 5:30-7:00pm in the Portland Building Room C (2nd floor, 1121 SW 5th Ave). More information is available HERE!
Candidates Forum for Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2Candidates Karol Collymore and Loretta SmithTuesday, October 5th, at 7 p.m., 1st floor board room of the Multnomah County Building, 501 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd, Portland. League of Women Voters Presents Ballot Measure InformationTuesday, Oct 12th, at 7:00 pm, 1st floor board room of the Multnomah County Building, 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland
Portland Fine Arts Guild - To appreciate and understand art
Neighborhood Notes - Keep up-to-date with community events!
Coalition for a Livable Future - Working for a just and sustainable region
Architectural Heritage Center - a non-profit resource center for historic preservation
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