This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests at Tiananmen Square in China. The local Portland group of Amnesty International will commemorate the anniversary with an event on Saturday June 6th.

A brief event description is as shown below. There is also a flyer available online at: http://tinyurl.com/T-squareFlyer

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20th Anniversary of Tiananmen: The Ensuing Struggle for the Right to Freedom of Expression

LGBTQ Relationship Workshop at project E.Q.U.A.L. June 28th

Project E.Q.U.A.L. (Expanding Queer Understanding and Love) is offering our next LGBTQ Relationship Foundations workshop on Sunday, June 28th. Give your relationship the focus, recognition, and support it deserves and join us! If you know of friends, family, colleagues, or clients who would be interested, please pass on the invitation.

Here are some more details about the workshop, or feel free to learn more at http://www.projectequal.com

LGBTQ Relationship Foundations Workshop

Facilitated by: Michele Pearce, MSW, CSWA, CADC 1 & Mike Binks, LPC, CADC 3

Sunday, June 28, 2009 9:30 am to 4:30 pm (6 hours of workshop, with a 1 hour break for lunch) 4225 NE Tillamook St. - Portland, OR - 97213

Summer lecture: The Politics of Choice: Got Sperm? Got Eggs? To conceive or not to conceive. Date: Friday, June, 5, 2009. Free and open to the public; no registration required. First come, first seated.

The Women's Health Network's Mission is to form a coalition open to all who share the goal to achieve health and healing for women in Oregon through advocacy, education, research, and networking.

Speakers: Paula Amato, MD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, OHSU. Topic: State of ART: Assisted Reproductive Technology. Heidi Allen, PhD, MSW, Portland State University. Topic: Beyond the Birds and Bees: How loving families are created in the queer community.

Northwest EcoBuilding Guild - Western Columbia Chapter

* * Small Homes Roadmap * *

WHEN: Wednesday, May 27th Meet and Greet 6 PM * Workshop 6:30--8:30 PM

WHERE: Zion Baptist Church * Community Room NE 9th and Fremont __________________________________________

Portland needs small, affordable houses. Bring your ideas and join us for this opportunity to create a roadmap of changes to make small houses and ADUs easier and less costly to develop. We'll dialogue with Eric Engstrom, coordinator of the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability's RICAP zoning review process, and Debbie Cleek, coordinator of the Bureau of Development Services' Local Code Amendment process and Technical Review Advisory Committee.

Eat at any of the following restaurants on the given date with a flyer and a portion of your purchase will be donated to the Domestic Violence Resource Center!

This fundraiser is an easy way for everyone in the community to not only go out to a tasty meal, but also support survivors!  Please remember that without a flyer the restaurant cannot donate to our cause.  Don’t have a printer?  Let us know and we’ll mail you as many flyers as you need!  Just call Sarah at 503-640-5352, ext. 308 or email sarahk (at) dvrc-or (dot) org.  We hope to see you there!  This is a great way to get involved to support survivors in Washington County as well as have a special lunch or dinner out.  More information can be found at www.dvrc-or.org .

For immediate release:

The Village Free School production of A Midsummer Night's Dream plays June 9th, 10th and 11th!

When: Doors open at 6:30, show starts at 7:00.

Where: 8660 SE Foster---located on the campus of St. Peter's Catholic church ( we are unaffiliated, though!). Ample parking in the church lot, just drive in and follow the signs to the Village Free School.

Tickets: 10.00 for adults, 5.00 for kids 12 and under, and 25.00 for a four person blanket. Seats are limited, advance purchase is a good idea! You can buy tickets online at www.villagefreeschool. org

Want to learn more about The Village Free School? Check out this article from The Oregonian! http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/02/taking_school_choice_to_a_whol.html

The Vision Action Network (VAN) seeks a 30-hour a week administrative assistant. We are looking for an energetic, organized, committed person to join the staff of our small nonprofit agency. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent and good communication and organizational skills are required. Work experience with nonprofits is strongly preferred; experience with government service is helpful. We offer excellent salary and benefits. Before applying, please see the job announcement on our website www.visionactionnetwork.org for requirements, compensation, position description, and application process. Applications must be received by 6/15/09. Vision Action Network is an equal opportunity employer.

Position: Administrative Assistant

Posting Date: May 26, 2009

United Way of the Columbia-Willamette has an immediate opening for an Administrative Assistant-Marketing and Communications to provide staff support in planning and executing effective initiatives and projects that support United Way’s efforts to strengthen communication and outreach with key constituents, the news media, and internal customers.  Additional information:  www.unitedway-pdx.org.  Forward cover letter and resume to [email protected] (reference Job #105).  Position closes 6/7/09.  An Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Friends,

Please read and share your comments on this recent Oregonian editorial, "Making Volunteerism Count" found at http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/05/making_volunteerism_count.html.

Also, please take a look at Portland State's offerings in volunteer management education http://www.inpm.pdx.edu/inpm-certificates http://www.inpm.pdx.edu/inpm-schedule-courses.

I look forward to hearing from you. Best, Sharon --

Sharon Hasenjaeger Assistant Director Institute for Nonprofit Management Portland State University Tel: (503) 725-8221 Fax: (503) 725-8045 [email protected] www.inpm.pdx.edu for information on INPM’s nonprofit courses and events

The Directors of Volunteer Programs Association (DVPA) would like to invite you to our upcoming workshop:

Managing and Marketing Your Volunteer Program in a New Economy

When:  Thursday, June 4th from 12:30pm to 5:00pm

Where:  Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital (Conference Room 3C), 2211 NE 139th St, Vancouver, Washington

Register by Friday, May 22nd to save on this affordable workshop!  Registration after 5/22, including at the door, is $30.  The DVPA can accept cash, check (to “DVPA”) or a billing request.

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.

Hi Everyone!

City Repair's Ninth Village Building Convergence is coming up on June 5th to the 14th! It is a huge event in which volunteers from all over the states and the rest of the world come together to create beautiful community spaces throughout the Portland area. This work includes intersection paintings and beautification, building communal cob structures, community gardens, communal saunas and depaving. At night we all come together to listen to eat local and organic food, listen to speakers like Starhawk and Toby Hemmingway, and then dance to funky groovy music like Jujuba and Alpaca! To find out more about the convergence, go to http://cityrepair.org/events/vbc/ !