Please join us this Thursday, January 20th, from 5:30—7:00pm at Floyd's Coffee Shop, located at 

Hello Movie Lovers,

This month we will be meeting to see "Made in Dagenham" starring Sally Hawkins and Bob Hoskins. The movie is set in 1968 in a car upholstery factory in Britain where women are subjected to difficult working conditions while receiving less pay than men. Rita O'Grady, Hawkins character, finds herself in the unlikely position of leading the women to organize and demand equal pay. It's a familiar story that Americans know well as we continue to live into our ideal that "all men (sic) are created equal."

Goudarz Eghtedari (503) 381-3696 or goudarz@aifcpdx.org Tugrul Keskin, Assistant Professor of International and Middle Eastern Studies,  503-725-3495

What: “Conversation with Terrorists” Who: Reese Erlich,Investigative Journalist and Foreign Correspondent When: Friday January 28, 2011, 7-9 PM Where: Multicultural Center, Smith Memorial Student Union, Room #228, Portland State University   Portland State University’s EDWARD SAID LECTURE SERIES Sociology of Islam presents: "Conversations with Terrorists"

Reese Erlich Investigative Journalists and Foreign Correspondent Friday January 28@  Multicultural Center The Smith Memorial Student Union @ 7 - 8:30 PM

Connect with stories of Northeast Portland history!

Are you interested in learning about the history of Northeast Portland communities? Do you have artifacts, photographs or stories of your own that you would like to share?

Community Outreach of Our United Villages is hosting a FREE Community History Storytelling that will focus on the history of Northeast Portland communities. Featured storytellers who have lived or worked in Northeast Portland will share their stories and there will be an open forum for anyone to share their own experiences and memories of Northeast Portland.

Directors of Volunteer Programs Association Annual Conference

Thursday, January 27th 8:30 to 4:00

Three terrific sessions for one low cost!

In partnership with Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington & United Way Columbia-Willamette.

Session One: The Best for the Best

How well are you connecting with people who are a good fit for your organization?

Session Two: Ethical Decision Making

Learn a method for making sound and defensible ethical decisions by weighing their impact on all the stakeholders and their values.

Session Three: Riding the Waves

As part of an ongoing monthly series covering special topics of interest to clients, Innovative Changes is hosting it's February seminar on Student Loan Consolidation and Repayment.

When: Tuesday, February 8th 2011, 4:30-6pm

Where: New Columbia Opportunity Center, 4610 N Trenton, Portland

What: In this workshop participants will learn how to take an inventory of outstanding student loans, keep student loans in good standing, and create a manageable plan for repayment. Other topics of interest will include: the consequences of student loan default, how to rehabilitate student loans that are in default, the Income Based Repayment plan and its benefits, and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

Art Spark an art happy hour is taking place this Thursday, January 20, 2011, 5-7pm. We are featuring 12 arts organizations from Portland + the Creative Advocacy Network.

We will be at Portland's Center for Performing Arts (PCPA), 1111 SW Broadway on the corner of Main St, downtown Portland.

Bring a friend!

All event details are at www.portlandartspark.com

If you have any questions please contact Tonisha Toler, 503-823-5866, ttoler@racc.org

Hope to see you there!

Molly’s Fund Fighting Lupus is seeking a paid intern to work in our home-based office on Mount Scott for 15-20 hours per week. The ideal candidate has excellent communication skills, a positive attitude, the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, and is looking for a long-term, part-time position.

Molly’s Fund is a small nonprofit that works to educate the public and the medical community about lupus, to push for earlier, life-saving diagnoses for those afflicted, and to spur governments and foundations to fund research toward a cure. For more information about Molly’s Fund, visit www.mollysfund.org.

NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Mary Bauer, Communications Associate

503.823.5111 | email: mbauer@racc.org

January 18, 2011 -

RACC and BCA prepare for two major research studies

The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) and Business for Culture & the Arts (BCA) will collaborate with Americans for the Arts (AFTA) on two major studies of the local arts industry in 2011. Arts & Economic Prosperity IV will evaluate the impact of spending by nonprofit arts organizations and their audiences, while the Local Arts Index will measure the health and vitality of the arts in our region and help us compare our arts community to those in other cities across the United States.

Starting this week, Innovative Changes will be hosting a series of Financial Household Stability Workshops taught over the course of January and February. Spots are still available so sign up today!

The four part series includes classes on: Making Ends Meets, Budgeting and Saving, Hands-On Banking and Building, Repairing and Protecting Credit.

Classes can be taken individually ($5 a class), or as part of the full sequence ($15 for the series) and are meant to give individuals tools to organize their finances and plan for a successful financial future.

The classes will be held at:

- the New Columbia Opportunity Center on Thursdays from 4-6pm starting January 20th to February 10th and,

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for the FAMILY BRIDGE (homeless family shelter) 3 rd annual Dinner/Auction fundraiser o n Saturday, February 5, 2011 in Hillsboro.

VOLUNTEER HOURS – at St. Matthews Parish Hall 473 SE 3 rd , Hillsboro 97123

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. to set up and decorate AND 4:00-- 10:00 p.m . to help with food & beverage service, assist with check in, seating, monitor auction tables, help people check out with purchases, and clean up.

Time and Date of Event: " Share the Love” Dinner and Auction on Saturday, Feb. 5 th from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. at St. Matthews Parish Hall, 473 SE 3rd, Hillsboro, OR 97123.

To volunteer, please contact JoAnn at: familybridgevolunteer@gmail.com or 503-844-2919

Friends of Trees is calling all planters to help us at any of our four plantings coming up this weekend! Our Neighborhood Trees staff will be holding two neighborhood tree plantings this weekend. The first will be in the Creston-Kenilworth, Foster-Powell, South Tabor, and Reed neighborhoods. The second will be for the Laurelhurst, Kerns, Sunnyside, and North Tabor neighborhoods and will involve three bike planting crews!

Like Native Plants?

Want to help make an exciting community event a splendid success?

EMSWCD's 10th Annual Native Plant Sale is just for you!

Volunteers are needed to help out before the event. No native plant expertise needed. Refreshments will be provided and you'll also receive a FREE NATIVE PLANT for your garden!

Pre-Event Volunteers

Help us get ready for the Plant Sale! You'll work with EMSWCD staff to bundle and sort plants inside the comfort of our spacious, heated plant sale tent. We need your help on February 9-11, and 15-17.

Morning shift is 9:30am - 1pm

Afternoon shift is 12:30pm - 4pm