CNN e-newsletter 
September 2013
 
 
 
Central Northeast Neighbors (CNN)
 
In This Issue
Community Harvest Festival
2013 Spirit of Portland Awards
Food Justice Summit
Regional Livability Summit
Gateway Green
Special Events
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Community Harvest Festival Sept. 29th
Join the multicultural celebration of people and food! Come and celebrate the harvest season with your friends and neighbors. Cully-Concordia is alive with community activity, especially with respect to access to healthy food. The Community Harvest Festival is an opportunity to celebrate these many efforts. Most importantly, this event is about fun and building community through access to food and family-friendly activities! Sunday, September 29th from 10:00am - 4:00pm at

PCC Metro Workforce Training Center - NE 42nd Avenue & Killingsworth Street.

 

A partnership of the Cully Blvd. Alliance, the Cully Community Market, the Native American Youth and Family Center, Our 42nd Avenue, and PCC Metro Workforce Training Center with support from Central Northeast Neighbors and Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods.

 

 

Nominations Now Open for 2013 Spirit of Portland Awards!
The Portland City Council presents Spirit of Portland Awards each year to individuals and groups who make a difference to the greater community. Please nominate an individual, business, organization, neighborhood or business association that has created a project, service or event that has helped Portland shine! Nominations due by September 20th, 2013. Awards Ceremony is November 12th. More details and nomination forms are online here.
2013 Multnomah Food Justice Summit-Save the Date
On Oct. 18, 9-4p, Oregon Convention Center-Multnomah County will host the Multnomah Food Justice Summit at the Oregon Convention Center. The purpose of the Food Justice Summit is to convene the community around food system development and inspire action. Multnomah County will bring together food system stakeholders to deepen connections, explore root causes of injustice within the food system, and develop a shared understanding of food justice in Multnomah County.
2013 Regional Livability Summit-Save the Date
Livability Summit is an annual gathering of local leaders and community members, including leaders from community based organizations, students, government, and elected officials. The theme for the 2013 Regional Livability Summit is: Equity in Action: Map to a Healthy Future. This year's Summit will be CLF's first opportunity to use the findings from the Regional Equity Atlas 2.0 Project to initiate dialogue around substantial equitable change.  Using maps as a foundation, the Summit will provide analyses on key issues and discuss strategies designed to strengthen equity policies and practices in the public sector.  Friday, October 11th 8:30 PM to 5 PM Portland State University - Smith Memorial Student Union. For more information please click here.

Gateway Green Uses Crowdfunding for Park Design

A hidden treasure sits right in East Portland: 38 acres

of unused, partially wooded land at the confluence of I-84 and I-205.  After years of grassroots support and partnerships with local, regional, and state government as well as the private and non-profit sectors, we have the opportunity to transform this asset into Gateway Green, a multi-use park that enhances our exciting, vibrant part of the city. The City of Portland has agreed to operate the park once it has been built, but now Gateway Green needs support to continue to design the space and leverage public, private and philanthropic funds to fully develop and construct the park. To make a contribution on September 5th or to learn more about Build Gateway Green, like us on facebook or follow us on Twitter (@BuildGateway).

 

Special Events
Portland Parks and Recreation www.portlandparks.org

 

Local Farmers Market Listing click here

 
Resolutions Northwest Mediation Workshops www.resolutionsnorthwest.org

 

Columbia Slough Watershed Council event calendar 

 

Gateway Green events www.gatewaygreenpdx.org

 

Let Us Build Cully Park events www.letusbuildcullypark.org (work party, workshops, etc.) 

 

Knock, Knock! It's your Neighbor!  Sept. 17 Doors Open 5:30p at Bagdad Theater for more information http://www.southeastuplift.org/

 

NE Neighbors Climate Change meeting Sept. 19 7p at CNN 4415 87th Ave., all welcome

 
Community Harvest Festival Sept. 29 a multi-cultural celebration on NE 42nd Ave.
 
CNN LUTOP Land use, transportation, open space committee meets Sept. 9, 7p CNN, 4415 NE 87th, welcome new NE District Planner Nan Stark and a big appreciation to Debbie Bischoff-Speaker Liam Frost, Equity, Policy & Communications, Portland Housing Bureau-All Welcome!
 
Race Talks with Donna Maxey every second Thursday 7-9p Kennedy School Gym, 5736 NE 33rd. Ave., info at www.mcmenamins.com
 
Lunch 'n Renew-Happy Hour on-site yin class for health and wellness in the workplace, community centers, events, and conferences www.yinyogapdx.com
 

Visit our calendar www.cnncoalition.org

Sandra Lefrancois
Central Northeast Neighbors