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February 21, 2012


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Greetings!  

  SE Uplift is hiring for an Outreach Coordinator:

The Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator provides support to Southeast Portland Neighborhood Associations in their efforts to increase the engagement of all community members in neighborhood life. The Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator works in a team environment, providing assistance as needed to all SE Uplift staff members and volunteers involved in designing and implementing a broad array of neighborhood-driven projects and campaigns that contribute to livable, socially diverse, safe and vital neighborhoods.

The Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator works to raise awareness of cultural differences and to identify and reduce barriers to participation in the neighborhood system encountered by underrepresented groups including people of color, new immigrants, renters and people of low-income.

This position requires experience in the following areas: community organizing, public involvement, understanding and working across cultural differences, database design and use, and coordinating volunteers. Also required are strong written and oral communication skills and some familiarity with public policy issues and Portland's neighborhood system.

Learn more about this opportunity!

The Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition affirms the rights of all individuals to live and work without fear of intolerance because of their age, disability, income, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or their ethnic, racial or national origin.

Neighborhood News

 

Governing and Managing Your Neighborhood Association 
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 
 
Neighborhood association board members have the opportunity to learn from and ask questions of one of Oregon's leading experts on non-profit governance and management-Portland attorney Cindy Cumfer.
 
Cindy has years of experience working with neighborhood associations in Oregon-and is a co-author of the definitive "Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook." Nearly all Portland's neighborhood associations are registered as non-profit corporations with the Oregon Secretary of State's Office and need to f
ollow Oregon's Nonprofit Corporation Law.

 
Bring your neighborhood association Articles of Incorporation, bylaws and any board policies with to both workshops. Get your questions answered. Meet neighborhood leaders from across the city. Find out what neighborhood board members are supposed to do to manage their neighborhood association; Explore strategies for how to do it and find out how others are managing their neighborhood associations.

Learn about common problem areas for neighborhood association leaders, including clarifying the board's governance role, having good financial controls policies, and more; and Discuss how a neighborhood manages itself, including rules about the directors' obligations to be informed, attend meetings and follow the legal standard of care; and the use of committees and officers and policies to keep board business moving and efficient.

DATE:        Wed. February 29, 2012
TIME:         7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
PLACE:      First United Methodist Church, Fireside Room
                   1838 SW Jefferson

 

 

 

When the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail line opens in late 2015,  it will transform the SE 17th Avenue corridor.
Imagine Holgate: Share Your Vision for the Future of the Brooklyn Neighborhood  The Imagine Holgate project will re-imagine the SE 17th/Holgate Station Area Community by incorporating the aspirations of local residents and business owners into recommendations for future growth and development.

What: Neighborhood Walkshop
When: Saturday, February 25th, 10am-12pm
Where: SE corner of Brooklyn School Park (SE 16th & Center)
Bring: Weather-appropriate clothing, a camera or smartphone
Coffee and snacks provided
 
 
 
Join your neighbors for a neighborhood "walkshop" on Saturday, February 25th. Walk your neighborhood and take photographs of the things you love and the things you want to change. Your photos could help shape development around the new MAX station at SE 17th and Holgate.


Wednesday Feb. 22nd @ 6:30 PM - PSYCH 105 on the Reed College Campus Town Hall Meeting with Portland Mayoral Candidate Jefferson Smith. Please join us for the last in our series of town hall meetings with mayoral candidates.  This event is co-sponsored by the RNA, Eastmoreland NA, SMILE, the Reed College Student Association and HAND.

 

   

 

           

 

Celebrate Elizabeth Taylor's 80th Birthday with her powerhouse film "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" at the Hollywood Theater. It's being done as a joint benefit for da Vinci Arts Middle School and CAP. Mon., Feb. 27th. The show starts at 7:00 pm with a suggested donation of $10. For more information contact Connie via email at [email protected]

 

 

Community Events

Engaging in Conflict Around Race and Culture:
Moving Toward Healing and Community

Do you have a passion for real dialogue that addresses difficult issues like racism and other dynamics of oppression? This interactive workshop will explore cultural dynamics around communication and conflict that are sometimes hidden and uncomfortable to surface and discuss.
 
�        Explore ways to work with conflict and emotion when diversity issues are involved
�        Develop listening and observation techniques
�        Pay attention to non-verbal communications
�        Utilize the art of inquiry to connect with different groups in conflict
�        Identify what a person is saying and not saying cross-culturally
�        Notice the impact and intent of all our communications and actions
 
Friday-Saturday, March 9-10   
This workshop is offered in partnership between Resolutions Northwest and the Northwest Collaborative for Mindful Facilitation. Space is limited to 24 participants.
 


The Milwaukie Arts Committee has received approval from City Council to start outreach to the community about a new mural program in Milwaukie. Dubbed the "Milwaukie Mural Arts Program" (MMAP), this initiative would allow murals in commercial and industrial zones-putting Milwaukie on the MMAP. City code currently restricts mural size and does not define any review criteria for murals. The MMAP will not provide any funding for murals-rather will provide a process for murals to be reviewed and permitted. The proposed MMAP design and code changes will be reviewed by Planning Commission and City Council in the Spring-Summer of 2012.

Take our SURVEY or contact Beth Ragel at (503) 786-7568 or [email protected].



* What is a Gift Economy and how do we create it?
* What are the root problems in our current economic and money systems?
* What does a money system look like that no longer destroys but instead heals nature, culture, and the human spirit?
 
Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition

In this talk, Charles Eisenstein will explain how the transition to a healing money system is already underway, borne of the converging crises of our time. This will be a mind-opening glimpse of solutions and new ideas for the future of money and economics -- and how we can contribute to it. Please join us for a fascinating exploration of the personal, economic, political, and mythic dimensions of the transition with a truly inspiring economic visionary.

Where: First Unitarian Church, Eliot Chapel 1011 SW 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97201
When: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012, 7pm
Cost: You decide - sliding scale of $5-20 or any other amount (including zero) that feels right and fair to you.


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The League of Women Voters Discusses Privatization
How Government Does Its Work and Why

Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 7:00 pm
Multnomah County Building Board Room, 501 SE Hawthorne

of Portland will welcome experts and government leaders in management and administration to its March meeting to discuss theory and practices related to the shifting of functions and responsibilities from the government to the private sector. Loss of financial capacity within government entities and expanding missions has increased the extent and variety of ways the public and private sectors work together. The League of Women Voters is conducting a nation-wide study of the parameters and policy issues to be considered when a governmental entity proposes a shifting or transfer arrangement to the private sector.



Cautious, calm, conservative--that's how observers described Portland for its first hundred years. Now the adjectives are "hip," "hot," and "happening." Which is the true Portland? Have we really changed?

Carl Abbott will draw on more than three decades of thinking and writing about Portland history to reflect on the character of the city and explore the roots of its newly found fame.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14TH, 2012
7:30 TO 9:00 AM
Portland State University
Native American Student & Community Center
710 SW Jackson Street
Please RSVP by Friday, March 9th, 2012:
[email protected] or 503-725-4045


FREE: Getting Volunteers for Your Nonprofit: How To Find, Recruit and Develop Relationships with Volunteers


Wednesday, February 22, 1:00PM - 2:00PM EST
How many volunteers does your nonprofit have? Would you like to have more volunteers? Do you know why your volunteers are involved with your organization? What makes them feel so dedicated to work for you, for free? Volunteers are the most overlooked resource in nonprofits. Each volunteer hour is worth $18 to your nonprofit. This free high-level overview webinar will show you how to find, recruit and develop relationships with your volunteers.

Webinar Outline:
What are 5 fabulous resources to find volunteers?
How to write a compelling volunteer job description?
What are example tasks that volunteers can perform for you?
What are the different kinds of volunteers and how can you reach them?
How do you deal with volunteer motivation when volunteers slack off?
How can you give your volunteers meaningful praise?


Land Use & Sustainability

 

EMSWCD's Naturescaping & Rain Garden Workshops will help you learn the how to's of creating low-maintenance, low cost landscapes to conserve water,  prevent pollution and create healthy habitat for local birds & wildlife. These workshops are free! Space is limited.
 
Rain Gardens 101
Rain gardens allow rain to soak back into the ground naturally rather than running off directly into local streams and rivers. This workshop provides step by step details on how to build your own rain garden! You'll learn how to determine soil suitability, calculate impervious surfaces, determine the correct size for your rain garden, choose appropriate plants, and much more. This workshop is FREE! Register online.

�         Saturday, 3/17 from 9am - 1pm at Tabor Space - 5441 SE Belmont
�         Saturday, 4/21 from 9am - 1pm at Southeast Uplift - 3534 SE Main
�         Sunday, 5/20 from 1-5pm at Mt. Scott Community Center - 5530 SE 72nd Ave


Naturescaping Basics
Learn how to design a low-maintenance, chemical-free landscape that conserves water and minimizes pollution, all while saving you time and energy! Introduces native plants of the PNW and natural gardening design tips. You'll also take a field trip to a nearby naturescaped garden, receive a comprehensive workbook and a take home a native plant to help you get started! This workshop is FREE! Register online
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�         Saturday, 5/5 from 9am - 1pm at SMILE Station - 8210 SE 13th Ave




Opportunity to raise funds for your community organization!
 
How can your neighborhood association, nonprofit group, ethnic group or community of faith raise funds while teaching Portlanders how to compost their food scraps with ease?
 
Portlanders are doing a great job adapting to the new Curbside Collection Service with food scrap composting and the change to weekly pick up of the green Portland Composts! roll cart and every-other-week garbage collection.
 
To continue to help Portlanders become successful at food scrap composting, the city is seeking groups of volunteers ages 18 years and older to provide door-to-door  training and troubleshooting for residents in St. Johns, Woodlawn, King, Concordia, Cully, Centennial, Lents, Powellhurst-Gilbert, Brentwood Darlington and Woodstock.  Volunteers earn $2.00 per conversation or $.50 per piece left behind for their organizations.
 
Timeline for outreach:
Feb 28th- March 10th: North Portland and St. John's
March 13th- April 7th: NE Portland (King, Woodlawn, Concordia, Beaumont, Cully, etc)
April 10th- April 18th: Outer NE Portland
April 19th- April 28th: Outer SE Portland
May1st- May 19th: SE Portland
 
Contact Babs Adamski 503-823-8753, or Renee Johnson 503-823-1862, to get involved.  Canvassing begins February 28, 2012.


PDC Community Livability Grants
A new round of PDC Community Livability Grant funds are available. Up to $300,000 in grants will be available in each of the Interstate and Lents Town Center URAs.
 
These grants support a wide variety of community benefits: historic preservation, open spaces and gardens, community and cultural centers, social services, job training, and the growth of local businesses. All interested applicants are required to attend a mandatory workshop to learn more about project eligibility, completing the application, and the evaluation and selection process. For Interstate, the workshop will be March 6 at the June Key Delta Community Center, 11 am-12:30 pm or 5:00-6:30 pm; for Lents Town Center, March 7, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at SE Works.
 
Check PDC's website for details -  www.pdc.us/CLG.


Local nonprofit Grow Portland is gearing up for its third annual Seed Club. For the Seed Club, Grow Portland buys organic vegetable seeds in bulk from socially responsible suppliers. These seeds are repacked into smaller sizes and made available to home gardeners, schools, and non-profits at affordable prices.

This March and April, Grow Portland is hosting four sessions to pack these seeds. At these sessions, gardeners have a chance to socialize and learn with other growers, pack vegetable seeds, and take home 15 seed packets of their own.

Our SE Portland packing sessions are:

Monday, March 12th 7-8:30 pm at Green Dragon (928 SE Belmont St)
Sunday, March 18th 12-1:30 pm at the Warehouse Cafe (3434 SE Milwaukie Ave)

See our website to sign up in advance, and for more information on membership options for schools and nonprofits: www.growportland.org. Contact Lauren with additional questions: [email protected], 503-858-0216

Foster Green FLIP Representatives
"A major effort of the Foster Green Steering Committee during 2012 will be our collaborative effort with the Foster Lents Integration Partnership (FLIP).   Two members of the steering committee are meeting with a partnership of city bureaus to draft an integrated plan of investment in the Foster Corridor.   This is a first for the city of Portland, and a great opportunity for those of us living and working in the community to inform the process!
 
We wanted to take an opportunity to introduce you to the two community members:
Jonathan Brandt is a permaculture design consultant and practices sustainability at the neighborhood scale. He serves on the board of the Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood Association and volunteers with Friends of Trees and Portland Fruit Tree Project. He believes the future is in community resiliency.

Andrew Rodriguez works in higher education as a life coach and is a co-founder, along with his wife, of The Gladstone Community - a neighborhood based Christian community focused on hospitality and renewal in the South Foster area.   He desires to create social and economic sustainability in the neighborhood."

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