For April 2019, Race Talks present a panel discussion: Houseless in Portlandia Late in 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development presented its annual report on homelessness to Congress. Oregon ranks near the top of states in terms of the percentage of its homeless/houseless population that are living “unsheltered,” i.e. on the streets, in vehicles, parks or other places not designated for humans to sleep. According to the report, Black Americans continue to be disproportionately affected by houselessness. African Americans only account for 13% of the U.S. population, yet they represent 40% of all people experiencing houselessness, and 51% of the houseless who have children. Join us as some of Oregon’ top advocates for the houseless share the story behind the statistics and their efforts to stop houselessness while giving its victims dignity. SPEAKERS: Ibrahim Mubarak, Executive Director, RIGHT 2 SURVIVE LaQuida Landford, Community Housing Advocate Adam Carpinelli, Board Member, RIGHT 2 SURVIVE Doors open at 6 pm; program begins at 6:45 pm. RACE TALKS is a FREE monthly series co-sponsored by Donna Maxey (Founder/Director of RACE TALKS), World Arts Foundation, Resolutions Northwest, and McMenamins.
This 3 hour event serves those that are at highest risk for police traffic stops. Trained mechanics will be on site and installing free car brake light replacements. Bike mechanics will also be there helping with basic bicycle maintenance and to assist with bikes being "street legal." We will have hot meals and snacks, all vegan, at no cost including pizza and more! More information here: https://www.facebook.com/events/335484530410031/
The Fair Housing Act was signed into law April 1968 to prohibit housing discrimination, undo segregation patterns, and provide equal housing opportunity for all. Please join us tomorrow to commemorate this important anniversary as the City of Portland proclaims April as Fair Housing Month: Fair Housing Month Proclamation Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 2:00 pm Portland City Hall, Council Chambers 1221 SW 4th Ave Portland, OR 97204 Join Mayor Wheeler and Portland City Council as we hear from participants in the N/NE Neighborhood Housing Strategy, the SW Corridor Equitable Housing Strategy, and the East Portland Action Plan about the work being done to advance equal housing opportunity in our community, honor the winners of the Fair Housing Council of Oregon’s annual poster contest for their illustrations of the theme “Everyone is Welcome in My Neighborhood,” and more!
Thanks to the more than 1,700 walkers in 2018, our Stride for Seniors Charity Walk, presented by Wilsonville Subaru, was a great success! Perfect weather, pancakes for all and fun for everyone. We raised more than $340,000 to help feed homebound elderly in our community. STRIDE FOR SENIORS 2019 WILL TAKE PLACE SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2019 AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
Waitlist Application Opens Next Week! For 5020 CONDOS 5020 Condos is an affordable homeownership opportunity for current and former longtime residents of North/Northeast Portland. Interested homebuyers must apply for the N/NE Preference Waitlist between Monday, April 22, 2019 and Friday, May 3, 2019. To learn more about the qualifications, meet the non-profits, and ask questions, register for the upcoming information session with Proud Ground: Monday, April 22, 2019 from 6 - 8 PM New Song Community Center 220 NE Russell Street Portland, OR 97212 RSVP is recommended. Click this link to sign up: http://www.tfaforms.com/4651670
Rx Drug Disposal and Document Shredding and Sunshine Division Donations Event Starts NO EARLIER than 10AM -- Ends at 2PM or when the trucks are filled to capacity. Drive, walk or bike-up and drop off your unwanted/expired prescription drugs and sensitive documents. Drugs will be safely incinerated and documents will be securely shredded. By participating, you reduce the risk of identity theft and misuse of prescription drugs. Event is free and anonymous. The Sunshine Division will also be available for donations of canned food, dry pasta, and gently-used clothing for needy families. Tax deduction forms will be provided. This FREE & ANONYMOUS community shred event, prescription drug turn-in, and electronic recycling and destruction is sponsored by the Portland Police Bureau's White-Collar Crimes Unit, Office of Community & Civic Life, and the Better Business Bureau. Event flyer with an ACCEPTED/NOT ACCEPTED ITEMS list is here: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/civic/article/714631
Join us as we weed the park to reduce chemical herbicides in our environment! Meet your neighbors and join this volunteer led effort in conjunction with Portland Parks and Recreation. Meet under the bridge! Tools provided! Please bring garden gloves if you have them. More information at: https://www.facebook.com/events/2298659980414956/permalink/2299150600365894/
“Priced Out” film screening in the sanctuary of the Leaven Community/Salt & Light Lutheran Church, 5341 NE 20th Avenue. There will be a panel discussion afterwards featuring Cornelius Swart, the film's director, and Anjala Ehelebe, one of the film's producers. Portland Tenants United will have a table at this event, too. This event is sponsored by Alberta Food Co-op, NECN, Sabin CDC, Vernon Neighborhood Association, and Woodlawn Neighborhood Association.
Community Conversation: Won't You Be My Neighbor? How Relationships Affect the Places We Live A free discussion about our relationships with our neighbors. Studies show that neighbors interact much less than in previous decades. This has been theorized as a kind of side effect of modern life and the result of technology, limits on attention, and in some instances, differences in cultural concepts of what it means to be neighborly. Join facilitator Jen Mitas in this conversation that asks: How do you interact with your neighbors? How do you feel about those relationships? How might you improve or change these relationships in order to make a positive impact on the places you live? This conversation is a chance to reflect on one’s own role in the social networks that make up the places we live, and to complicate clichés about neighborliness that may be unconsciously rooted in the mid-twentieth century ideal of the American suburb or neighborhood. Read more here. Read more at https://oregonhumanities.org/programs/conversation-project/catalog/wont-you-be-my-neighbor/. To RSVP or for more information, contact: Piera, piera@albertagrocery.coop.