Explorando el Columbia Slough!

Saturday, June 20th, (Sábado, 20 de junio), 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Whitaker Ponds Nature Park, 7040 NE 47th Ave, Portland OR 97218

Celebrate nature in the city and the environment of the Columbia Slough! This bilingual family environmental festival offers activities in Spanish and English for all ages. Explorando is free, and includes: guided canoe trips, live music, folk dancing, storytelling, arts & crafts, workshops, and more!  The first 400 visitors receive a free Explorando 2009 t-shirt.

Join VOZ Workers Rights Education Project in Celebrating the 1st Year Anniversary of the Portland Day Labor Center!

Friday, June 19th 7-10pm 700 N. Killingsworth St. (at the Office of Center for Intercultural Organizing) Sliding Scale Suggested Donation $10-$15

We will be publicly announcing the NEW name for the Day Labor Center, chosen by day laborers.

* Come to hear from day laborers about our current successes and challenges!

* Catch a sneak preview of the new documentary, Jornaleros

* Appetizers and Cash Bar

* Fabulous Silent Auction items!

* Music by VOZ's own Mariachi band plus enough salsa, merengue, & cumbia to dance the night away!

Contact: Elizabeth Fussell, VOZ, 503-233-6787

Africa Bridge Presents First Annual Africa Bridge Harvest Gala August 29th

Saturday, July 25th, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at NAYA Family Center, 5135 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland, OR 97218

The Native American Housing to Homeownership Fair provides a wide range of housing and homeownership resources tailored to the Portland Metropolitan area’s Native American community. The Fair is an equal housing opportunity event with a culturally specific focus – free and open to everyone. If you’re interested in learning about housing opportunities and how to achieve your housing dreams, we welcome you and all of Portland to join us on Saturday July 25th from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the NAYA Family center.

Whether you're fresh out of college, mid-career, or ready to retire, Peace Corps service is the opportunity of a lifetime. Come listen to a returned Peace Corps volunteer from Senegal who will share her personal experience, answer your questions, and provide tips to guide you through the application process.

Tuesday, June 23 6 to 7 p.m. Portland Central Library 801 S.W. 10th Avenue Portland, OR 97205

Apply now at www.peacecorps.gov to begin your adventure and learn more about opportunities available to you, such as combining grad school with Peace Corps service.

Northeast Portland Tool Library Workshop - June 27, 2009 9am to noon

Composting is a great way to reduce your garbage bill and make “black gold” to feed and mulch garden, shrubs and trees. This workshop is geared to the advanced beginner or intermediate composter who wants both a better bin and better product. You may be composting already but ready to move beyond the black plastic bin (hard to stir, isn't it?). Or, you need more than one container: you need a killer system.  Or, you have had compost issues and need a refresher on how to make the kind of perfect sweet compost that gardeners dream of!  

Are you a treasure hunter on a budget? Indulge yourself guilt-free at a GARAGE SALE to support the Architectural Heritage Center (AHC).

AHC members will be selling all sorts of bargains this weekend with all proceeds going straight to the AHC. So come on by, buy some stuff, and show your support for historic preservation!    

Friday, June 19  &  Saturday, June 20 9:30 am - 2:00 pm, 2846 NE 45th Avenue (Near 45th & Alameda)

WHAT: -Books -Kitsch -Costume Jewelry -Office furniture -Vintage china -Picture frames -Lamp shades AND MORE......

Volunteer or intern with a vibrant community development organization in Malawi, Africa!

Bola Moyo (which means "better life" in Chichewa, Malawi's local language) is pleased to announce that in 2010 we will be offering volunteer and internship opportunities, anywhere from 2 weeks to 3 months in length, at our site in Malawi.

Position Title:  Harvest and Stewardship Coordinator

Project Sponsor: Portland Fruit Tree Project  http://portlandfruit.org/

NWSA Mission: This position is in partnership with the Northwest Service Academy (NWSA), an AmeriCorps program of ESD112.

NWSA's mission is: To preserve and restore the natural environment, and to develop community leaders through service and community partnerships. www.nwserviceacademy.org

Project Location:   1912 NE Killingsworth St., Portland, Oregon

Programming will take place at various sites throughout the city of Portland, primarily on the East Side (North, Northeast, and Southeast Portland)

Impact Northwest is a non-profit agency with a mission to help people achieve and maintain self-sufficiency and to prevent and alleviate the effects of poverty.

We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Children, Youth and Family department in the SUN program.

To apply for this position, please download our application from our website http://www.impactnw.org/working.html and follow the instructions listed there for submitting your resume and cover letter.

SUN Extended Day Coordinator – Whitman Elementary with entry wage: $12.20 to $13.94, Part-Time 20 hours.

Impact Northwest is a non-profit agency with a mission to help people achieve and maintain self-sufficiency and to prevent and alleviate the effects of poverty. We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Children, Youth and Family department in the SUN program.

To apply for this position, please download our application from our website http://www.impactnw.org/working.html and follow the instructions listed there for submitting your resume and cover letter.

SUN Extended Day Coordinator – Clark K-8 with entry wage: $12.20 to $13.94, Part-Time 20 hours.

• Do you need support to grow your skills as an executive director or manager?

• Do you need a mentor available to you as you create something new in your organization?

• Do you need new tools for connecting with your board, your team, or the people you supervise, or for thinking strategically about your organization or program?

• Do you want to step more clearly into your own values, strengths and gifts as you run your organization or program?

To Register please visit www.racc.org/workshops

Image Basics for the Grant and Public Art Submission Process - Saturday, June 20, 2009; 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm.

In this 3-hour workshop we will demonstrate methods of image acquisition (scanning photos and slides, downloading from digital cameras) as well as discuss differences between image file types, image sizing and resolution (for print, submission and for the web), as well as suggestions for storage, organization and backup of your digital images. We will cover RACC’s digital submission guidelines; other organizations’ requirements may vary.

Please note: Must have basic computer skills.

Presenters: Chris Bisgard & Christopher Huizar.

Fee: $30.

To Register please visit www.racc.org/workshops

Saturday, June 20, 2009; 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 pm.

Learn to fine-tune digital images so they are at their finest presentable quality. This 3-hour hands-on workshop will review methods for editing and adjusting digital images using Adobe Photoshop CS3 on the Macintosh platform. Students will implement non-destructive processes that allow full image editing capabilities, without losing quality in the original file. Topics reviewed will include repairing damaged images, color correction techniques, sharpening, adjusting skewed images, working with layers, and the use of adjustment layers.

Lend a Hand - Get Involved - We need you!

Whether you are interested in a one time event or long term placement, we’d like to hear from you. Last year SCRAP Volunteers contributed nearly 5000 hours of their time & energy to help us fulfill our mission.

Current Opportunities: (posted 06/17/09)

Retail Store Assistants: Work with Staff to receive, track, sort and stock donated materials; Provide customer service including individual problem solving, project planning and resource acquisition. Various 3 hour shifts available.

Bethany Moore Arts & Volunteer Program Manager [email protected] 503-294-0769