City Club Friday Forum, Friday, April 10

Confronting AIDS in Portland

Even a single case of HIV/AIDS is one too many, yet in the past twenty years, the number of Oregonians living with the virus has multiplied seven-fold. Over 7,000 Oregonians currently live with HIV/AIDS, and another 3,300 have already died. Over 80 percent of all infections in Oregon can be found in the Portland metropolitan area, and each year the total number of cases continues to grow.

This month's forum is themed “Online Solutions” --- How do internet-based technologies support social innovation? Learn how the internet can be used to raise seed-funding for social entrepreneur startups, learn about free and low cost online resources for creating a successful social innovation, learn how social media marketing can create social change…Speakers Include the ChangeXchange, MicroMentor, Bright Neighbor, and Portland Is Better Together/Business Express. This forum will also mark the public launch of the ChangeXchange---Springboard's newest intiative to create seed funding for Portland's social innovators!

Wednesday, April 8

Doors open at 5:30pm

Forum 6-9pm

@ Urban Grind East, 2214 NE Oregon

Admission $5

2-for-1 tickets to see EL GRITO DEL BRONX at Miracle Theatre at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 9, 2009

Presented in English, EL GRITO DEL BRONX is an electrifying story that will remind you of the power and immediacy of theatre to grab hold of your emotions and take you on a journey far away from the here and now.

The play opens on Lulu’s wedding day. She stands tall in her beautiful gown, gazing into the mirror. But she cannot look beyond the reflection of her youth and the violent legacy of her brother Papo. Her memories race from childhood to death row, from murder to redemption. EL GRITO DEL BRONX is a shout out to hope that asks: How can we face the future if we can’t release our ties to the past?

The Community Housing Resource Center will be having a free Mortgage Default Orientation on Thursday, April 9th, from 5-6PM at the Center.  This orientation is for anyone who is experiencing or anticipating hardship with their mortgage payments and is the first step in obtaining assistance from the Center.  No reservations are required.

Kevin L. Gillette, Program Manager

Community Housing Resource Center

2700 NE Andresen Rd., Ste. D3

Vancouver, WA. 98661

360-690-4496 X101

Fax: 360-694-6665

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The Oregon Foundation for Reproductive Health is gearing up for the first event in a fund raising series called “Access Theater: Spring Theater Series”. We’re inviting participants to join us for a night out at Portland Center Stage to watch the drama “Frost/Nixon” on April 24th, and we need your help getting the word out to our members. Please consider joining us this Wednesday or Thursday from 5:30-8:30pm in the downtown office to sell tickets to the event. Food and training will be provided. The volunteer that sells the most tickets in the two night period will win a $100 gift certificate to dinner at a local restaurant!

Thursday, April 9, 6:30pm; Pacific Northwest College of Art, 1241 NW Johnson

Please join Pacific Northwest College of Art, Museum of Contemporary Craft and invited members of Oregon's creative community to engage in the second session in a series of conversations about the anticipated integration of two of Portland's most venerable institutions, that have, in recent years, reinvented themselves to respond to changing educational and cultural needs.

Through these conversations, we explore the broader concepts relevant to creating a more vibrant and expanded educational and cultural institution that will strengthen its contribution to the cultural voice and economic vitality of the region.

The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods seeks an Office Manager/Bookkeeper (temporary, part-time position). Interested persons are encouraged to submit a letter of inquiry by April 17th.

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT:                  Temporary, Part-time Office Manager/Bookkeeper

Are you an active community member in inner North/Northeast neighborhoods? Do you want to get more involved and support neighbors? Are you the type of person that goes out of your way to help out a youth or peer- even if you don’t know them?

If yes, read on!

The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods Inc (NECN) is looking to add a valued community member to our community building team!

La Leche League of SE Portland, a 501(c)(3) organization that supports breastfeeding mothers and their children is currently seeking a free or discounted custom rubber stamp with our logo on it to use for "Welcome Baby" Bags filled with information about breastfeeding that will be donated to teen moms. We are also seeking discounted or donated small kraft paper bags to use for this project. Anyone willing to help can contact me at "[email protected]". Please note that our local group is entirely self sustaining financially and does not receive funds from La Leche League International.

Thanks!

Sincerely, Louisa Fillmore-Jones, La Leche League Leader affiliated with LLL of SE Portland

Happy Spring! Join the Arctos School at one of our engaging April workshops, or check out our website: http://arctosschool.org:

Wild Edibles of Tryon Creek with Gradey Proctor Saturday, April 11th, 9am-1pm Join us on a walk through beautiful Tryon Creek State Park and visit with some of the choice wild edibles common to our forests. We will discuss identification, harvesting, and preparation of wild foods. Bring along water, a snack, and the urge to be more self reliant. Meet at People’s Co-op (3029 SE 21st Ave.) to carpool. Cost: $25, sliding scale available. Registration appreciated but not required.

Signature Hospice invites you to join our team to support patients and families in your Portland community. Our volunteer training will prepare you to provide the companionship and support so many patients and families need when faced with a terminal illness. It may be that you walk with someone in a garden at their home or care facility. It may be that you hear stories of a lifetime of relationships and adventure, or listen to current worries and concerns. Hospice is about quality of life. Your compassionate and loving presence is all that is required to make a tremendous difference in someone’s life.

Help lead spring environmental education field trips at Leach Botanical Garden! The Outdoor Classroom program at Leach allows an opportunity for elementary school students to learn about plant and wildlife diversity in a unique urban setting. The program emphasizes hands-on learning and observation. Volunteers are required to shadow one tour following the training as well as be available to lead at least one tour in April or May.

The training will cover a full tour of the garden, an overview of the curriculum, and group management techniques.

The spring training will take place on Monday, April 13th, from 10 am to 12 pm.

For questions or to register, please contact:

Intern/volunteer needed at Virginia Garcia’s Cornelius Clinic to assist with brand new Holistic Health and Wellness course for patients. The Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center provides high quality, comprehensive and culturally appropriate primary healthcare to the communities of Washington and Yamhill Counties with a special emphasis on migrant farmworkers and others with barriers to accessing healthcare. The Health Center has 4 clinic locations, 3 dental sites, a school-based health center, and a van which provides outreach services and treawtment to migrant communities.

Join us for an Earth Day Celebration and Volunteer Work Party on April 18, 2009 from 9am-1pm at the Virginia Garcia Cornelius Clinic!

We will be working on a number of projects around the clinic and could use your help! Projects include:

Installing a drip irrigation system

Planting

Painting

Washing walls

Cleaning up our storage unit

Wear work clothes and tennis shoes or boots and come ready to meet new people and have fun while giving back to the community and our planet. A delicious lunch will be provided by New Seasons Markets for all volunteers. Your help is truly appreciated!