Are you a non-profit or someone who works with them? A non-profit looking for affordable consultants or vendors? A volunteer looking an organization eager for your time? A non-profit wanting to partner on a project? If so, then nonprofit networking night is for you. Come meet others who work and volunteer in Portland's non-profit sector. Swap resources, share ideas, devise solutions and just hang out with community-minded people like yourself. Bring your brains and your rolodex; we provide snacks and drinks.

Thursday, October 16th, from 6:00-8:00pm. At CubeSpace, 622 SE Grand Avenue. Suggested Donation: $5.00 to cover food and drinks

‘LA CARPA DEL MAESTRO’ MIRACLE THEATRE’S ANNUAL DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION Miracle Theatre Group is pleased to present “La Carpa del Maestro”, this year’s original, bilingual celebration of el Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) written by Martín Milagro and directed by Philip Cuomo (who won a Drammy award for his direction of our 2006 show).

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Please post the announcement below.  Thank you.   To: Oregon Art and Science Teachers

LOOK LISTEN REFLECT  at the 15th Annual Sitka Art Invitational: Conversations with Nature

Please join us on Friday, November 14th at the 15th Annual Sitka Art Invitational with your students for a free tour of an inspiring exhibit "Where Art Meets Ecology".  Celebrating 15 years of artistic exploration surrounding art and ecology, the 2008 Sitka Art invitational exhibit is filled with works by Northwest artists expressing what is happening in the environment around us.  Come view up to 500 pieces of art from 100 well-known and emerging regional artists and leave inspired by the variety, talent and abundance of spectacular art.  

Brew on the Slough  

When: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Where: McMenamin's Kennedy School Community Room, 5736 NE 33rd Ave

Join the Columbia Slough Watershed Council for Brew on the Slough - a great way to meet Slough neighbors over appetizers and good beer! Learn about watershed programs & events sponsered by the Council and its partners. Discover great recreation opportunities including paddling, biking, and hiking! Light refreshments will be provided, and beverages will be available for purchase. This event is free, though donations are always welcome.

To RSVP, contact Melissa at 503-281-1132 or [email protected]

Melissa Sandoz

Wed. Oct. 15th, 7PM, Bridgeport United Church of Christ, 621 NE 76th Ave.

"A Force More Powerful" is a 4 part documentary series that explores one of the 20th century's most important but least understood stories - how nonviolent power has overcome oppression and authoritarian rule all over the world. An inspiring and lively discussion following the films will be led by David Delk of the Alliance for Democracy. Free.

IRCO's RIFS Program is presenting an event in honor of October's National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The event is called, "Unmask The Silence". It is on October 24th, Friday afternoon from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at IRCO Gym on 10301 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR 97220. IRCO established the Refugee and Immigrant Family Strengthening (RIFS) Program in 1998 to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of one the most vulnerable, underserved populations: all immigrant and refugees survivors of domestic violence, this includes those who identify themselves as LGBTQ as well.

Autumn Affair: A Celebration of Chefs and Cellars of Tualatin Valley to Benefit the Domestic Violence Resource Center

Friday, October 24 6:30-10:00 PM The River House at 4000 SE Rood Bridge Rd., Hillsboro, OR 97123

A wine and food tasting event highlighting the best of the Tualatin Valley in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. View the event flyer here: http://www.dvrc-or.org/images/uploads/Autumn_Affair_Flyer.pdf

Ecotrust Gardener Position Open

Columbia Land Trust is a regional non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to conserve signature landscapes and vital habitat together with the landowners of the Columbia River region. We perform conservation and environmental restoration work in Oregon and Washington near the Columbia River. We are hiring four AmeriCorps positions to work as a team to accomplish a wide variety of environmental restoration projects in 2009. The term of service is 1700 hours served from January 22 - December 18, 2009. Positions are open until filled, which we anticipate will be mid-November 2008. The four positions are:

NORTHWEST SERVICE ACADEMY

Internship Program Leader and Media Coordinator

(1 position)

Trout Lake, WA

Citizen Science Project Assistant

Olympia, WA

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Environmental Education Coordinator

Burbank, WA

The AmeriCorps intern will provide environmental education services for the Mid-Columbia River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) complex, which consists of 8 NWRs. Efforts will be concentrated at Columbia NWR and at the new Environmental Education Center at McNary NWR. Key goals for the position in order of priorities: oversee, coordinate and teach an environmental education program for the Columbia NWR and the annual Sandhill Crane Festival; assist with program development and operation of the new Environmental Education Center at McNary NWR; provide community outreach at special environmental education events.

Washington DNR

Natural Areas Mapping and Restoration Specialist

Ellensburg, WA

Stewardship Partners

Stewardship Partners Program Assistant

Seattle, WA

The Northeast Portland Tool Library (NEPTL) is only a few months old, and we are already bursting at the seams of our small shed. (Big thanks for all the tool donations!) We are seeking a donated space that is roughly 750-1000sq.f. and is located in the Northeast. We can offer a tax deduction through our nonprofit status and a warm and fuzzy feeling in the heart and soul. Please contact me with any questions or leads/ideas of spaces. Peace

Katie Steinhauer NEPTL Board Member 425-299-5104 [email protected]

Jobs open at DOJ- CVSD. Deadlines extended

Subject: Re: [cvsd-grants] recruiting women with disabilities for participation in a CBT group.

ARE YOU A WOMAN WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY WHO ALSO EXPERIENCES DEPRESSION?  IF SO YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A RESEARCH STUDY      

PURPOSE:  The purpose of the study is to test a peer-implemented group therapy program designed to meet the specific needs of women with physical disabilities who require some form of accommodation.      

Attention: Youth Agencies and SchoolsSOS Learn To Ride Program 2008-2009

Greetings from SOS!  In anticipation of winter, we are preparing for our 2008-2009 youth programs.  SOS is currently accepting applications for youth agency/school participation in our programs. Feel free to continue reading about our programs below, and contact me if you are interested in having your youth agency/school participate. Sorry, at this time we cannot accept individual participants, only groups. Thank you!

"Marketing with social media (for non-techies): To blog or not to blog?"

When: Saturday, November 15th, 9am – 1:30pm

Where: NECA-IBEW Electrical Center, 16021 NE Airport Way

Join the Portland Water Bureau and the Columbia Slough Watershed Council for Groundwater 101 – a FREE workshop that will teach you groundwater basics including some local geology and hydrology, what role groundwater plays in our drinking water system, and what needs to be done to protect this important resource. This workshop is casual, in a classroom-style setting, taught by groundwater experts. Light refreshments will be provided. Pre-registration is required and space is limited, so please register early!

To register, contact Melissa at 503-281-1132 or [email protected]

Introduction to Asset Based Community Development (ABCD)

Saturday, October 18, 9am-12pm (arrive at 8:45am) at Parklane Church, 16001 SE Main, Portland, OR

Come learn about a powerful and refreshing approach to building community called Asset Based Community Development (ABCD).

ABCD presents an opportunity to have more fun and develop more meaningful relationships in the process of community involvement. ABCD invites us to break from traditional deficit-based approaches to what is wrong with our communities, and start examining what is right with our communities.

By finding and connecting the strengths and assets of a community, its people, institutions and associations, we are better equipped to meet challenges.