The University of Portland Moreau Center for Service and Leadership encourages student leadership through service with a number of alternative break, service-learning trips across the country and internationally.

Individuals and organizations interested in learning more about service-learning programs and supporting students' devleopment of global citizenship are cordially invited to the Moreau Center's first annual Benefit Brunch. Enjoy a full hot breakfast - personal stories from trip participants - Reflection by guest speaker, Rachel Prusynski ’09 (Border and Nicaragua trip alum and recent survivor of the earthquake in Haiti)

Saturday, February 27 10:30am-11:45am - U.P. New Commons Addition $10 per person before February 25

Intro to Backyard Beekeeping Cost: $35 Saturday, February 27th (1pm-3pm) 

Zenger Farm (11741 SE Foster Road Portland, Oregon 97266)   Join the Zenger Farm Beekeepers to learn the basics of backyard beekeeping. Learn about city regulations, bee needs as well as the various hive options, equipment needed, and seasonal tasks. If weather (and bees) permit, we will be taking a closer look at the Zenger Farm hives.   To Register: http://www.zengerfarm.org/index.php?page=81        

Join us in Seaside, April 13-14, 2010 for the Oregon Adolescent Sexuality Conference. It is the only conference of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. Attendees include counselors, educators, providers, outreach workers, caseworkers,& youth. Keynotes and a variety of workshops offer attendees the opportunity to learn, collaborate, network, & share ideas. For more information, check out the website: www.oregon-asc.org

Wednesday, Feb 10

Oregon Tilth and the city of Portland are offering classes to help you get the most out of your garden! With a little planning and some added frost protection, it’s very easy to grow a wide variety of fresh greens year round. Join us for this fun class and learn how to grow your own salad and stir fry mixes, and discover new varieties of tasty hardy greens. Crop timing, season extension, organic pest and disease management, and soil fertility will also be covered. Attend this class and take home a salad mix to get greens growing in your garden!

6:30-8:30pm

Faubion School, 3039 NE Portland Boulevard

* APPLE * ASIAN PEAR * CHERRY * FIG * PEAR * PERSIMMON * PLUM *

PLANT FRUIT TREES!

Winter Fruit Tree Workshops and Sales with GROW PORTLAND

Enjoy the beauty and flavor of fruit trees. Learn how to properly select, plant, prune and care for trees.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20th 2010: 12:00pm - 4:30pm (1 ½ hour classes at 12:30 and 2:30)-- Naomi's Organic Farm Supply 2500 SE Tacoma Street, Portland: www.naomisorganic.com

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27th 2010: 1pm - 4:00pm (1 ½ hour class at 2:00)-- Portland Fruit Tree Project *a portion of sales going to the Fruit Tree Project! 1912 NE Killingsworth Street Portland: www.portlandfruit.org

Wednesday, February 10th, 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 N Tillamook St. Snacks and drinks provided.

Come hear panelists share perspectives on how inner North/Northeast Urban Renewal Areas have impacted neighborhoods. Then share your own perspective on the history of Urban Renewal Areas. This is the first in a series of community-based public forums designed to to educate and engage community members regarding pending decisions about significant Urban Renewal Area (URA) investments that will change the built environment of inner North and Northeast neighborhoods. All feedback will be incorporated into a final report given to the Portland Development Commission.

Recovery Act Team Leader/Members - NW Service Academy/AmeriCorps (Portland, OR)

Looking for a meaningful experience that will enhance your leadership skills and benefit the environment? Interested in being part of a restoration team for 6 months in Oregon’s beautiful backcountry? Become an NWSA member with our Recovery Act Team, and here’s what awaits you:

·         Serving with 6 teammates on a variety of environmental and conservation service projects in some of the most beautiful and rugged natural areas in Oregon.

Hello all,   Northwest Service Academy, a Portland-based Environmental Leadership Program, is seeking a Secretary to join our team at Lower Columbia Center in inner Southeast Portland.  Please spread it far and wide and share it with anyone you think might be a good fit.   The application process is run through ESD 112’s website at  https://www2.swrdc.wa-k12.net/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wesd112s71/rappljoblst050.w (Click on “Secretary 2”).    The Northwest Service Academy’s website is http://www.nwserviceacademy.org    

Community Action Partnership of Oregon (CAPO) is currently recruiting for a six-month AmeriCorps position.

Title: Communications Project Assistant Starts March 1, 2010 and completes August 31, 2010 Location: Salem, Oregon

Summary of Position: The Communications Project Assistant will have primary responsibility for developing and distributing a monthly electronic newsletter and will engage Community Action members staff in the development of said newsletter. Additionally, provide support in recruiting trainers; researching curriculum, and evaluating training.

Background: Caldera is a catalyst for transformation through innovative art and environmental programs. Our youth programs provide underserved Oregon children with year-round, long-term mentoring through arts and nature projects, beginning at age eleven and continuing every week, through young adulthood.

Openings: Caldera is currently hiring seasonal staff for our summer camp programs, which run July 17 - August 17, 2010 at our site near Sisters, OR. Caldera is an equal opportunity employer that seeks to build a staff that reflects our diverse camper demographic. Please visit our website at www.calderaarts.org for complete job descriptions and applications. The deadline for application is 5pm on Friday, March 5th.

Open Position: SOAR: Immigration Legal Services: Paralegal<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> SOAR is a program of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, www.emoregon.org   TEMPORARY PARALEGAL NEEDED FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION   Sponsors Organized to Assist Refugees (SOAR) Legal Services offers immigration related legal assistance to refugees and immigrants in the areas of family reunification, adjustment of status, naturalization, asylum, temporary protected status, travel documents, and work authorization. We are looking for a dedicated full time paralegal to join our staff for the next six months.

Tryon Life Community Farm is seeking experienced program administrators (individuals or organizations) to bid on a contract to facilitate its summer multi-week residential adult programs.

The programs are a two-week Permaculture Design Certification Course in June and a three-week Community Sustainability Immersion Program in August.  For more program details, see tryonfarm.org and click on "summer programs".

Connecting Across Cultural Differences Workshop

Friday, February 26, 2010 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM Location: Portland Building, 2nd floor, Room B, 1120 SW 5th

This interactive workshop will explore cultural dynamics around communication and conflict that are sometimes hidden and uncomfortable to surface and discuss. Workshop leaders will help us understand how our different experiences of oppression and privilege impact us in intercultural interactions and will help us develop and practice skills to engage effectively across ethnic, gender, and other differences.

Registration Costs $45 for students and community dispute resolution center staff and volunteers $85 for Non-profit staff and volunteers $165 all others