February 2011


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Neighborhood News
Land Use and Sustainablity
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Greetings!   

Do you have an old sweater, pair of shoes or blanket hiding in the back of your closet? Did you get one too many toothbrushes or pair of socks in your stocking this year?Why not donate unwanted/unneeded items to community members in need?


SE Uplift is collecting items to donate to Transition Projects in an effort to provide warmth and basic necessities to community members experiencing homelessness. If you have items you would like to donate, please bring your donations to: SE Uplift, 3534 SE Main Street, Monday-Thursday 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. by February 25th, 2011.

Wish List:
Hygiene products (any size; unused)
    �    Deodorant
    �    Toothpaste
    �    Toothbrushes
    �    Razors
    �    Shaving cream
    �    Lotion
    �    Feminine hygiene products

 Linens (gently used is fine)
    �    Blankets
    �    Towels
    �    Twin-sized sheets
    �    Pillows

 Clothing (for adults; gently used is fine)
    �    Clothing (seasonal, to the extent possible)  
    �    Underwear and socks
    �    Shoes
    �    Shoe strings
    �    Belts

Neighborhood News

2011 SE Portland Art Walk

Artist Registration HERE

Business Host Request HERE



benefestBenefit Music and Film Festival to Benefit Portland Public Schools!
Pickathon, Portland's annual indie roots music festival, is proud to host Benefest, a music and film festival featuring live performances of Portland's indie roots music scene, plus "Flickathon," three unique screenings of film highlights from Pickathon 2010.  Proceeds will benefit the Buckman Arts Focus Elementary School Foundation and the Portland Schools Foundation.

Event date: Jan 22, 2011 8:00 PM → Feb 12, 2011 8:00 PM
Event location: Various locations in Portland


Portland Green Parenting Puts Down Roots in Southeast Portland with Food Buying Club, Caf� and More by Martha Wagner, Neighborhood Notes

Know Thy Food


"... A food cooperative enabling families to stick to a budget while purchasing organic, local and sustainably grown food is not so different from that of food co-ops in the '60s and '70s. Technology, however, is one factor that sets Know Thy Food apart from those co-ops. Members place their orders online, farmers and other vendors use the online ordering system, and a steady stream of food information as well as requests to split an order of this or that is posted 24/7 on the member forum."

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Join us next Saturday, February 5th at 7pm at the historic Aladdin Theater for the 23rd annual Winterfolk concert! This annual folk festival brings together a potpourri of some the most exciting local and national folk artists, all to support the vital services at Sisters. Help us fill the Aladdin- buy your ticket today, then tell your friends and family!
 
Tickets are $28 in advance, $30 at the door, and all proceeds benefit Sisters Of The Road. Don't miss this amazing concert-- buy your tickets online now!

Land Use and Sustainability

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The SE Portland Tool Library will be having a Hopworks "Profit Share" Fundraiser at Hopworks Brewery 2944 SE Powell Blvd on February 7th, 2011 from 4pm to 11pm.  What this means is that the SEPTL will share in the profits for the evening garnering 20% of the proceeds for the evening for the SE Portland Tool Library.  Plans are for this money to go into the development/construction of an outdoor shed at the St. David's site to hold all of are outdoor and larger tools in a secure storage area.


Help create a sustainable future!
Registration now open for a no-cost, six-session sustainable leadership course.  Course participants plan and take steps to introduce or strengthen a sustainability initiative within a chosen circle of influence such as a school, workplace, neighborhood, etc. There is no charge for the class, but advance registration is required.

"How to Be an Agent of Change" Winter Classes:
Group 1:  Six Weds, Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9, 16, (break) and Apr. 13, 7:00pm to 8:45pm
Eco-Schools: Five Tues, Feb. 22, Mar. 1, 8, 15, (break) and Apr. 12, 7:00pm to 8:45pm

To reserve your space, contact Emily Klavins at 503-227-2315.


Portland Plan Fairs roll out comprehensive strategies for a thriving and sustainable city. Portlanders have an opportunity to shape the City's strategies for the future at the upcoming Portland Plan Fairs, starting on March 2. Developed with the community, the strategies include actions that address residents' key concerns:
    * Equity     * Education     * Economic Prosperity & Affordability
    * Healthy Connected Neighborhoods

The fairs are designed to offer residents a range of experiences and opportunities to learn about and comment on the strategies. In addition to breakout discussions for each strategy, the fairs will feature booths, presentations, local food and community exhibitors. Free childcare will be provided at all locations.

Southeast
Wednesday, March 2, 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Hosford Middle School, 2303 SE 28th Place
TriMet #4, #10

For more fair dates and information, visit the Portland Plan  


Montavilla Farmers Market
7600 block of SE Stark Street, Portland, Oregon

Our Winter Markets - the second Sundays in February - are a great chance to refill your supply of winter squash, garlic and shallots, apples & pears, locally produced cheeses, meats, eggs, coffee, local breads, breakfast pastries, sweets and more.

Please come out to support the local farmers and producers who travel to Montavilla each month.



Want to contribute to healthy urban waterways, but don't know where to begin?
Looking for an opportunity to boost community among neighbors and friends?
Host a Naturescaping or Rain Garden Workshop!

East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District offers FREE Naturescaping & Rain Garden Workshops so you can learn how to landscape for clean water & healthy habitat. You can help us bring more workshops to the neighborhoods within the SE Uplift Neighborhood Coalition. Whether you've never been to a workshop, or you've attended them all, you can be a workshop host! By hosting a workshop you bring neighbors, friends and interested citizens the opportunity to get involved in creating rain gardens and naturescaping - all for free! Contact us for more information:
Katie Meckes, Direct: 503-935-5368, [email protected]


The Regional Coalition for Clean Rivers and Streams is forming an online panel to share information about water quality issues in the Portland-Vancouver area. You can join the Clean River Panel online by submitting a brief, demographic survey. And when you join, the coalition enters your name in a raffle for a $500 prize.

The individual survey questions remain confidential. The coalition uses the information only to keep track of general demographics of panel participants. The coalition will invite survey participants to share opinions about the health of local rivers and streams in future surveys.

The Portland Bureau of Environmental Services is one of eight public agencies and municipalities in the Regional Coalition for Clean Rivers and Streams. The coalition works to raise public awareness of water quality issues and the impacts of stormwater pollution. Take the online survey now and join the panel at www.cleanriverpanel.com.


The Fix-It Fairs are free events designed to save you money and connect you to resources. Fix-It Fairs occur seasonally, on three Saturday mornings during the winter (between November and February) from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at various locations around Portland.
          

Community Classes, Events and Workshops

Human Rights Commission Public Hearing

Subject: Shall the City of Portland join the Joint Terrorism Task Force?

Share your thoughts, hopes, and concerns.

Date: Thursday, Feb 3, 5:30 pm

Council Chambers - 1221 SW 4th Ave

 

Click HERE for more information on JTTF and the City of Portland

 


 

Elders in Action, Well Arts Institute, Artists Repertory Theatre and former Oregon Poet elders in actionLaureate Lawson Inada collaborate in Voices of Our Elders to provide creative writing workshops for Elders in Action senior volunteers from January 7th-February 25th with a public performance of the stories at Artists Repertory Theatre Saturdays May 14th and 21st at 2pm. For more information visit Elders in Action or email Brenda Morgan



ImpactNWThe Rock and Roll Supper Club is a quarterly fundraiser for Impact Northwest's Urban Opportunities' job-readiness program for under-supported youth. The event on March 6th, 2011 will feature performances by the NW Dance Project followed by a five-course meal with choreographers and dancers across the street at Equinox Restaurant. Hosted by Program Manager, Polly Bangs and Owner of Voodoo Doughnut, Tres Shannon. Graduates from the program will be working at the event and all proceeds go to pay youth's wages and pay for future youth's stipends.

     

Start:     Sunday Mar 06, 2011 5:30 PM         

Price:     $65.00

NW Dance Studio and Equinox Restaurant

On Shaver at North Mississippi

Portland, OR 


 2011 YOUTH ACTION GRANTS PROGRAM

CLICK HERE to view the grants guidelines & sample application. A pool of money is available for community-based projects initiated, designed, and run by youth 21 and under. The Youth Action Grants Program will provide grants of up to $1,000 to youth or youth groups who want to take action that makes Our Bill of Rights: Children + Youth and Portland's community vision a reality.



LWV

Leveling the Playground: Equity and Education

When: Tuesday, February 8, 7:00 - 8:30 PM.

Where: Multnomah County Building, 501 S. E. Hawthorne Blvd.

The League of Women Voters will present a panel discussion about the issues, concerns, and possible solutions for achieving educational equity in Portland's Public Schools. Speaking will be Doug Wells from the Community and Parents for Public Schools, Nichole Maher of the Native American Youth Family Center, and Dan Jamison of the Chalkboard Project. A question and answer period will follow the presentations. The Public is invited and encouraged to attend. This event will be televised and aired on cable access television in the following weeks. It will also be available on the LWV-PDX website.


Elected Officials Invitational Coffee

When: Saturday, February 12, 9:30 - 11:00 AM.

Where: Metro Council Chambers, 600 NE Grand Ave., Portland.

What: Coffee and light refreshment will be provided.

Who: The Public is invited and encouraged to attend.

 

The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Portland would like to invite Portland's citizens to a coffee to meet with our newly elected officials and celebrate our democratic elections process. Metro President, Tom Hughes, will make opening remarks welcoming everyone to the Offices of Metro. Newly-elected officials will be introduced and have the opportunity to speak briefly. A reception will follow.

 

 

A Few Other Great Resources


Multnomah County Library Events

The Architectural Heritage Center
 
Portland Fine Arts Guild 

Neighborhood Notes

Coalition for a Livable Future

Resolutions NW

Share Your News!
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month for inclusion in the following month's SE Update e-Newsletter.
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 SE Uplift Neighborhood Coalition

3534 SE Main Street

Portland, OR 97214

www.southeastuplift.org

503-232-0010


 

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