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 This year, SE Uplift's Ice Cream Social is going mobile!
Please join us for this family friendly " open house" on Monday August 6th, 2012 at 6:30pm at the site of a celebrated neighborhood project, Our Happy Block!
The Our Happy Block project has successfully transformed a portion of the Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood and Calvary Church parking lot into a safe, beautiful and ecologically friendly area that includes a parking lot depave and redesign, a native plant learning garden, storm water rain gardens and the fantastic "Love Bomb" mural.
We are partnering with the Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood Association who will be providing light food and grills - so please feel free to bring your own grill-able food items.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Community Events
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2nd Annual Pancake Breakfast to Benefit Montavilla Food Co-op
The aroma of pancakes coming off the griddle and fresh brewed coffee is in the air this summer as Montavilla Food Co-op gears up for their Second Annual Pancake Breakfast Buffet.
Last year's breakfast was so popular that event volunteers couldn't keep up with the demand for the delicious pancakes. This year, a buffet style breakfast will enable the Co-op to serve more folks in a friendly community centered event. Generous portions of great food, including Bob's Red Mill gluten free and vegan pancakes with real Vermont maple syrup will be served alongside freshly brewed organic coffee, juice, breakfast meats and veggie 'meats.' There will also be local live music performances, a kids' play area for the little ones, and a raffle.
Event Details:
Saturday, August 25th / 9am - 1pm / Montavilla United Methodist Church
232 SE 80th Ave / $10 adults, $5 kids - Join the Co-op and your meal is free!
 National Night Out (NNO)
is a crime and drug prevention event that involves citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials. The event provides an opportunity for communities to come together to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, to generate support for local anti-crime programs, to strengthen the partnerships between community and police, and to send a message that neighborhoods are willing to fight back against crime.
NNO parties have not been listed yet.
 (KNA) annual picnic on National Night Out on Tuesday, August 7th. The festivities will be held at Oregon Park, located at NE 29th and Oregon from 6:00 pm until dark. KNA will provide food, raffle and auction prizes, live music, as well as entertainment for kids. This event is a great way to meet neighbors and help build a stronger community.
 takes place at Kern Park on SE 67th and Center. Festivities include food, live music from local rock/soul/hip hop band The Kinky Brothers, and tables from a variety of local organizations and vendors.
to celebrate our community and bring people together. Our first picnic in 2010 was a smashing success. The 2012 picnic is schedule for 4:00pm on Sunday, August 5th. We're always looking for volunteers to pitch in and help make the event a success. All kinds of roles are available. It's a great way to meet your neighbors and feel more involved in your community. Interested? E-mail brandon@buckmanpdx.org.
Fri, Aug 3 Citizen Kane (1941) - Laurelhurst Park
Sun, Aug 5 The Muppets (2011) - Sellwood Park
Tue, Aug 14 Mars Needs Moms - Woodstock Park
Thu, Aug 16 Happy Feet Two - Hazeltine Park
Sat, Aug 18 Akeelah and the Bee - Warner Pacific College
Fri, Aug 24 Hugo - Laurelhurst Park
Fri, Aug 31 The Adventures of Tintin - Mt Scott Park
August 26, 2012 ~ 11am-4pm 9 miles Spend a warm summer day walking and rolling around the Southeast Sunday Parkways...and for a challenge climb your way up Mt. Tabor! That's right we have added Mt. Tabor back to the route. Activities, food, vendors, music, and fun will be in Laurelhurst, Colonel Summers, and Mt. Tabor Parks.
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Workshops and Trainings
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 Facilitating Groups With Grace and Productiveness
Learn key facilitation concepts and tools, and practice your skills with coaching from our training team of professional facilitators. Expanded this year to 2 1/2 days based on feedback from past participants.
Resolutions Northwest / September 13-15
Facilitation volunteer pool
Gain experience and serve the community! We are looking for new volunteers with prior experience in mediation or facilitation. If you're accepted into the volunteer program, you may attend the September 13-15 training free in exchange for your volunteer commitment.
August 20: Application due /September 13-15: Training
The application and program overview are attached.
Note: You don't need to register online for the training. We reserve space for the new volunteers.
 Community Engagement Input Sessions on the City's 2013 State and Federal Legislative Agendas
Monday, August 6, 2012 / 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Portland Building, Room "C", 1120 SW Fifth Avenue
We want to hear from you about issues that are facing your neighborhood and communities, as we develop the City's state and federal legislative agendas.
RSVP - While its not required it helps to know who's coming in advance.
You can RSVP in several ways:
Online: Click here Requires Portlandonline account. See top right corner of any www.portlandonline.com page to set up an account.
Email: jeri.williams@portlandoregon.gov / Phone: 503-823-5827
 PSU Traffic and Transportation Course
A Portland State University course sponsored by the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation
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.
The scholarship application process is now OPEN.
Over 1,000 Portland residents have taken this popular class and learned how to negotiate the maze of traffic and transportation agencies and issues. Here's your chance to hear about how you can make a difference even in these times of budget cuts and shrinking gas tax revenue. Speakers include policy and decision makers, planners, and engineers from TriMet, Metro, and PBOT. The class is facilitated by Rick Gustafson, transportation planning consultant and former Metro executive officer.
What: A 10-week course sponsored by PBOT and PSU's Urban Studies Program
When: Fall Term 2012, (9/27/12 - 12/6/12). Thursday evenings, 6:40 - 8:40 pm.
Where: Portland State University Campus - Urban Center, Room DLC 204
Who: Designed for the neighborhood activist, new or experienced, who wants to make a difference in traffic and transportation issues in Portland.
Application Due: Before 9/1/12. The class fills quickly and is often full before the deadline.
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Civic and Community Engagement
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CLF/Metro: Dr. Manuel Pastor Presentation- Looking Forward - July 30
Co-sponsored by CLF.
Dr. Manuel Pastor Presentation
Looking Forward: Linking Prosperity, Inclusion, and Sustainability in Metropolitan America
Monday, July 30, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Council chamber at the Metro Regional Center / 600 NE Grand
For more information, email peggy.morell@oregonmetro.gov.
Join Dr. Manuel Pastor as he shares both national and Portland metropolitan region-specific data on demographic change, and intersects this with emerging evidence and national case studies that tell the story of a new - and more inclusive - model for prosperity. Beyond the known factors that support a strong economy are issues of equity and changing demographics that play a dynamic role in ensuring a stable, resilient economy. Learn from examples that show the more equitable a community, the more sustainable and resilient the region. Hear about successful partnerships between public, private and community leaders that generate the equity strategies that drive economic prosperity in their communities.
 Free Reading Class for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
We still have openings for students in our upcoming reading class! The class will take play on Thursdays, 3:00-4:30, from July 12 - August 30.
Classes are entirely FREE, thanks to grants from SE Uplift and the City of Portland. All levels of readers, from beginning to more advanced are invited to participate.
Please call or email today to register. Space is limited.
Please see our new website at:
info@onthemoveonline.org
onthemoveonline.wordpress.com
facebook.com/onthemovecommunity
 2012 Gun Turn-InSaturday, August 18, 2012 /10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Memorial Coliseum / 300 North Winning Way - North Benton Parking Lot
For each workable gun you turn in, you will receive a $75 Fred Meyer gift certificate (limit of three Fred Meyer certificates per person, while supplies last) - No questions asked
For each inoperable gun, BB gun, or pellet gun, you will receive a $5 gift certificate to Burgerville, while supplies last.
Please ensure that all firearms are to be unloaded. If participants are turning in old ammunition, please make sure it is in a separate container (no certificates for ammunition).
For additional information, please contact the Ceasefire Oregon Education Foundation at (503) 220-1669.
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 Portland Parks & Recreation Announces Trail Improvements at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge
Boardwalk, Bridges, Scenic Overlook Coming Soon!
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) will begin trail restoration on the Oaks Bottom Bluff Trail in (PP&R) Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge over the next few weeks.
The Oaks Bottom Bluff Trail Restoration project will improve the trail and provide better wildlife viewing opportunities. The project will improve access for recreational users including walkers, birders and others to enjoy the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.
The trail will be resurfaced, and new amenities include more than 500 feet of new boardwalk sections, with bridge restoration and a deck overlooking the reservoir. Project completion is expected by the end of 2012.
 Portland Farmers Market Offers Delicious Programs for Budding Young Chefs
Returning season sponsor The International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Portland is teaming up with Portland Farmers Market again this year to offer Kids Cook at the Market, the Market's deliciously fun cooking program for young chefs-in-training. In addition to the series of classes at the Saturday PSU Market location, the program includes "bite-sized" drop-in classes at two neighborhood markets: Buckman and King Portland Farmers Markets. To reserve a spot in any of these classes, contact Anna Curtin at 503.241.0032.
August 11 with Chef Cory Schreiber
Summer Vegetable Tortillas
August 25 with Chef Jonathan Nagar
Kids' Sushi
Twenty green remodels and new homes open their doors around the Portland metropolitan area for this self-guided tour. Start and stop where and when you choose. Chat with homeowners, designers, do-it-yourselfers and contractors about solar panels, ecoroofs, rainwater harvesting, natural landscaping, affordable housing, water and energy conservation, natural building materials, alternative construction techniques and much more!
 Last year the City held a workshop for us on seismic retrofit, but this one will be different: more hands-on and more practical.
It will be offered by SEPTL and Earthquake Tech (www.earthquaketech.com), a certified Continuing Education provider which has considerable experience leading this sort of event.
The focus will be on what tools a person needs to do the seismic retrofit and how to use the tools correctly. Participants will get some real hands on time with the tools.
Date: August 4. 2012
Time: 10:00 to 11:30 am
Where: In the St. Davids Church's Parish Hall.
 Division Street Safety Public Meeting Date - September 26, 2012 / Time - Evening (time to be determined)
Where - Warner Pacific College
Why - Portland Bureau of Transportation wants feedback from the neighborhood on safety options for Division. PLEASE ATTEND AND LET PBOT KNOW HOW MUCH WE CARE ABOUT DIVISION SAFETY. PBOT will present some alternatives for making SE Division between 60th and 82nd safer for pedestrians, bikes, and autos. One option is what is called a "road diet". This option would involve repainting the street with three lanes (one each direction and a left turn lane), bike lanes on each side and possibly bus turn outs. With this option pedestrian islands would be possible at crosswalks (68th and at least one new crosswalk at 64th).
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Since 1968, the SE Uplift Neighborhood Coalition, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, provides critical staff and organizational support to thousands of volunteers
fostering safe, vibrant and diverse neighborhoods within our coalition. SE Uplift
empowers citizens to effectively resolve challenges and uplift communities through
a variety of skill-building techniques and resources.
Our community programs include Solarize SE, Neighborhood Small Grants,
Graffiti Abatement Community Grants, as well as neighborhood association support
with Land Use, Sustainability, Outreach and Communications.
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