Dr. Stephen Schneider, 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner, renowned climatologist and professor at Stanford University will speak at the Portland Expo Center on March 27. Reception begins at 6:30, and program at 7:15. Purchase tickets online at www.regionalinnovationforum.com through the registration link. Event tickets are $35 general, $15 for students, seniors and nonprofit employees.

Please join us for this amazing film about an amazing woman! Global Sistergoods is once again sponsoring Community Cinema, this time in partnership with the Harriet Tubman Leadership Academy for Young Women. This film is sure to inspire!

Come join us at the next Portland Heart of Now, March 20-22. Heart of Now is a unique weekend long practice of presence with self and others. Heart of Now has been greatly loved by almost everyone who has attended. Some of the reasons are: Heart of Now is experiential, you'll spend a small amount of time listening to people from the front of the room, a moderate amount of time sharing, and a lot of time experiencing your presence in a set of exercises.

Public Social University believes in your ability to grow and prepare your own healthy food & we want to help. Workshops and discussions: Guerilla Gardening, Yoga for Gardeners, Raw Food “Uncooking” Class, and Urban Farming. All Public Social University events are free and open to everyone.

Thursday, March 19, 6-9pm

PiP Gallery, 625 NW Everett, Studio #110, Portland, OR 97209

contact: [email protected]

website: www.seagallery.wordpress.com

(name of gallery is being changed from PiP to SEA Change Gallery)

  Woodcut: The Hand Pulled Print   Use recycled pine as your medium for woodblock prints of your design.  This two day workshop will introduce woodcarving techniques using both hand and power tools.  Participants will learn how to print by hand and leave the class ready to continue printing in their own studio or kitchen!   Wed April 1, 6-9pm and Sat April 4, 10-3:30pm $70 tuition + $10 materials fee paid to instructor on 1st day of class Instructed by Ken Walker   Register at www.rebuildingcenter.org/education.htm or call 503-445-1756 for additional class information.   The ReBuilding Center’s Workshops explore new possibilities for us

Financing Retirement in Tough Economic Times, Mark Kralj, CFA

Life by Design and Northwest Senior Resource is sponsoring the Oregon Gerontological Association's March breakfast seminar Financing Retirement in Tough Economic Times with key speaker Mark Kralj, CFA. What will it take to retire after the Market sell off of 2008? Topics addressed include long-term economic outlook and what an individual needs to prepare for retirement.

For more information and to register: please see the Oregon Gerontological Association at http://www.oregongero.org

Date: March 20, 2009

Time: 7:30am to 9:30am

Where: Marylhurst University

Contact: http://www.oregongero.org/calendar_details.php?id=33

Find the Work You Love After Age 50, State of Oregon Recruiter Daniel Rodriguez

Life by Design and AARP welcomes State of Oregon recruiter Daniel Rodriguez who will discuss sharpening your job-hunting skills.

Job hunting has changed a lot over the past few decades. If you're looking for work in today's competitive job market, you'll need a strategy that is different from what may have worked in the past. Come to one of the following workshops to learn about the job market (especially State of Oregon Jobs), applying for state jobs, transferable skills, developing a resume, writing cover letters, tips for interviewing and more.

The workshop is Free.

Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:00p-2:00p

Where: AARP OR State Office, 9200 SE Sunnybrook Blvd, Clackamas

When: Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Where: Restaurants throughout Oregon and Washington. For a list of participating restaurants visit http://www.DineForMercyCorps.org

Event Description: Young's Columbia and supporting sponsors invite you to Be the Change on April 7th. Restaurants, bars and coffee shops throughout Oregon and Washington are teaming up for Be the Change. Order a latte, a meal or a pint at any participating establishment, and 25 percent of your bill will go to Mercy Corps' programs around the world and to support local entrepreneurs here in the Northwest.

Last year, a similar effort called Dine for Darfur raised over $64,000 for Mercy Corps' work, and brought thousands of people out of their homes to show support.

When: Friday, April 10th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Where: The Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside, Portland, OR

On Wednesday March 25 at 7:00pm, Tualatin Riverkeepers Citizen Action Committee will host a Friends Forum (not a Pub Talk) at Max's Fanno Creek Brew Pub, 12562 SW Main Street in Tigard.

Our featured talker at the pub will be Maria Cahill talking on Sustainable Principles for Land Development.

Oregon Entrepreneurs has had the trademark on the PubTalk name for quite some time---it's one of their regular monthly events. In order to avoid confusion, and respect their trademark we will no longer refer to our talks at the pub as "Pub Talks".

Build up your Community and your Career as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at NAYA Family Center!

The Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA Family Center) is currently looking for nine new AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) members. Diverse, creative and resourceful members are needed to help build capacity and discover new resources for the NAYA Family Center with our sustainability, financial capacity, community development, Elders programming, youth services, volunteer recruitment and our employment and housing services.

Position Description

Type of Position: LINKS AmeriCorps Member   Length of Term: June 15- Aug 19, Approx. 110 hrs per month.  300 hours total.   Application Deadline: May 22nd, 2009

Service Dates: June 15- August 19, 2009.   Interviews: Applicants are interviewed & placed on an on-going basis until positions are filled. Interviews are underway.

Position Title: Nature Day Camp Assistant (2 positions)

Project Sponsor: Tualatin Riverkeepers, Nature Awareness and Service Education Summer Day Camp www.tualatinriverkeepers.org

“Offering people resources and education to direct their lives.”   Inclusion Inc, a nonprofit support services brokerage, is accepting résumés for Personal Agents to complete our team.   Currently, we are looking at add to our growing team while decreasing the current caseload numbers for all Personal Agents.  We are organized in a team – based structure, moving from two teams of Personal Agents to three in the next three months.    We are looking for enthusiastic applicants who not only have the relevant case management experience and bookkeeping skills to perform the job, but who also possess a desire to encourage and facilitate individualized choice, to creatively sc

NOESIS TEMPLE is a sacred community experiential learning space. We welcome your involvement through participation, creating & hosting events, support in the garden and donations of service, supplies, sacred items, plants, tools as well as money. We have set out to create a safe place where we, as a community and as individuals, can express our spirituality, learn and grow, and co-create a new world with the power of our collective noesis (imaginative thought). This is a community temple, with the intention of building and maintaining a sense of connectedness. We would love to see you here!

Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) Grants fund grassroots community organizations who are focused on the systemic causes of poverty, and who address institutional change, not just individual change. People living in poverty must have the dominant voice in the organization - 50% of the board must be from the low-income community being served, and leadership development must be available to all low-income participants. We are accepting applications for our Spring Grants cycle. The application deadline is April 15th , 2009 .

Garden Partners is a non-profit that enriches lives through accessible gardening and promotes vibrant living at any age! Garden Partners works with seven assisted living, retirement and family centers in Portland doing therapuetic gardening programs. Please join us to help maintain and beautify our gardens during our fun work parties held on weekends throughout spring and summer. Contact Megan Hubbs, Volunteer Coordinator, at [email protected] or call 503-473-7982 with interest. Find more information about Garden Partners at gardenpartners.org

Learn About a New Culture! Mentors Needed! (Portland & Vancouver)

NYP- New Youth Perspectives

Are you able and willing to donate your time and skills?  Do you like to have fun?  Would you be interested in welcoming refugees and immigrants into our community?  Would you like to learn about a new culture?  Learn a new language?  Would you like to be a mentor?

Come share, build, and practice your skills by volunteering your time with us!

We are looking for mentors who are willing to help Eastern European Youth.  Mentors will spend one and a half hours a week helping with homework and English, talking about school, life, and the youth’s future.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!

OREGON MESA DAY Friday, May 15, 2009

Oregon MESA is hosting our annual MESA Day and we need your help!

There are several ways to get involved and help make this year's MESA Day one to remember. No matter your area of interest, we have a volunteer position for you.

This year's events will include: Trebuchet Competition; Math Scavenger Hunt; Impromptu Design Challenges; and introducing for the first time... Windmills!

Excited to participate? It's easy to register, simply follow the link below to get started: http://www.mesa.pdx.edu/mesa_day/mesa_day_2009.htm

Register today and we'll see you at MESA Day!

If you are a dedicated, talented and take-charge book nerd (or know someone who is), Wordstock needs you! We have several open positions that need to be filled on our all-volunteer Leadership Team. These individuals will work closely with the Executive Director and the rest of the Leadership Team in planning the 2009 festival. Wordstock will be accepting applications until March 31st. Open positions include:

Stage & Schedule Coordinators, Wordstock for Writers Coordinator, Wordstock for Teachers Coordinators, Marketing Coordinators & Webmaster, Publications Coordinator Merchandise Coordinator, Children's Area Coordinators, and Author Coordinator

Learn more about the positions and how to apply at www.wordstockfestival.com, under "get involved".

The Oregon Food Bank Learning Gardens need enthusiastic volunteers to help lead small groups. On days when more than 10 people will be volunteering in the Learning Garden, Team Leaders will supervise groups of 5 – 10 people to accomplish specific garden projects. Projects may include planting, transplanting, composting, mulching, weeding, thinning, harvesting or other garden tasks as needed. Team Leaders attend a training in early April and commit to helping lead groups in the garden twice a month. There are opportunities at our NE Portland and Hillsboro gardens, and weekday and weekend times are available. For more information and a complete volunteer job description, please contact Lisa Waugh at [email protected] or 503-439-6510 x314.

We are looking to fill a few more spots with volunteers at the Energy Trust Better Living Show.

Four hour time slots are available on Saturday March 28th, and Sunday March 29th.

This is the Northwest's largest Sustainability Show, and volunteers receive a show T-shirt.

For more information contact [email protected]

Would you like to show your enthusiasm and support for the Multnomah County Library by becoming active in the Friends of the Library? This spring, the Board of Directors is looking for additional board member volunteers to serve a three-year term acting in stewardship of our mission: The Friends of the Multnomah County Library is a nonprofit membership organization that advocates for the library and promotes community involvement in library activities.

Do you speak Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese, or Mandarin (of course English)? Are you looking to volunteer at a community event? Do you care about our communities?    

Please volunteer for the East Portland Homeownership Fair on Saturday, April 18, from 10am-2pm at Kelly Elementary School! We are looking for donations, anything from raffle items to lunch food to youth activities.    

To find out more, please visit www.rosecdc.org and click on East Portland Homeownership Fair. 

The fair will be a fun and informational event for everyone.