FSC Monthly Calendar: March 2010

March 1, 2010

March 9th - InFARMation (and Beer!): Exploring vegetable and seed diversity with Anne Berblinger On March 9th, Friends of Family Farmers is happy to welcome long-time supporter and stellar farmer Anne Berblinger of Gales Meadow Farm.  According to Anne, GMF “grows more than 300 varieties of vegetables and herbs at Gales Meadow Farm, and we have probably tried more than 600 varieties in our ten seasons. We have learned a little about how to interpret seed catalogs, how to trial varieties, and how to decide which ones are keepers. We have also learned how fragile and in need of protection our vegetable heritage is.”

The InFARMation (and Beer!) presentation will include:

Miracle Theatre Group is pleased to present the West Coast premiere of "How the García Girls Lost their Accents", a new play by Karen Zacarías based on the best-selling novel by Julia Alvarez, directed by Antonio Sonera and sponsored by Josie Mendoza and Hugh Mackworth.

The Fundamentals of Grant Writing for Artists

This workshop is for anyone new to grant writing or anyone seeking a fresh perspective. Just in time to prepare you for RACC's Professional Development grant deadline in April and Project Grants (not available until June).

Presenter: Ben Moorad, co-founder of Write Around Portland; Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010; Time: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.; Location: New Columbia Community Educatio Center, 4625 N. Trenton, Portland, 97203

More information: http://racc.org/about/racc-artists-workshop-series

Contact: Tonisha A. Toler, [email protected] or 503-823-5866

Win a Show at Disjecta! Disjecta is seeking submissions for the upcoming Art Spark Event on March 18th.

Please prepare a one page synopsis of the project and include one page with images—two pages maximum—and bring your proposal to the event on March 18th by 5 pm. The Art Spark audience will review proposals at the event and award one artist the opportunity to show at Disjecta. The three finalists will make a direct appeal to the audience. All artists must attend the Art Spark event and be ready to present their project to the audience if chosen. This one-time only event offers artists a direct route to obtaining an exhibition at Disjecta. Don't miss it! Individual artists or curated group shows encouraged to apply. Work in all media accepted.

I hope you can join us on March 18th for this month's meeting on Recognizing and Appreciating our volunteers on a shoestring budget.  I am very pleased to announce that Nancy Gaston will be presenting on some of the most effective volunteer recognition that costs practically nothing.  She'll help us explore interactive ways how to match volunteer motivation with effective recognition, and learn how one size doesn't fit all.

Come Join Adelante Mujeres THIS SATURDAY MARCH 6TH at 6:30pm in celebration of International Women's Day! Adelante Mujeres is a non-profit located in Forest Grove and is dedicated to the education and empowerment of low-income Latina women and their families.

Each year, Adelante Mujeres hosts A Fiesta of Hope to celebrate the positive impact women and minorities have on our communities as well as celebrate the work of the organization and its program participants.

There will be a silent auction, live salsa music (and lessons!) by the Portland group, Cubaneo, and a short program with participant stories and other highlights from the past year at Adelante Mujeres. This year's program theme focuses on Community.

The Multnomah County Citizen Involvement Committee (CIC) is currently seeking nominations for the 16th annual Gladys McCoy Citizen Involvement Award, which CIC Chair Brad McLean called “Multnomah County’s Volunteer Hall of Fame.”

Each year the award is given to a Multnomah County volunteer who has contributed substantial time and effort to one or more of the issues once important to former Board of Commissioners Chair Gladys McCoy. The citizen selected for this honor will have made an impact on the local community by being involved in civil rights, affirmative action, human rights, education, environmental issues, local government and/or community issues.

The Oregon Mediation Association is sponsoring the “Give Peace a Dance!” Awards Gala on Thursday, March 18th, from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. at the Tiffany Center Ballroom, 1410 SW Morrison in Portland.

The Gala will honor outstanding individuals who have made special contributions to the field of mediation and conflict resolution in Oregon and will raise funds to further the mission of the Oregon Mediation Association (OMA). OMA is a nonprofit membership organization committed to the development, support and advocacy of mediation in the State of Oregon.

The evening will include: presentations of the OMA Awards of Excellence, light dinner and a dessert buffet, dancing and a silent auction. The Gala will include a 1970s theme and décor.

Portland is earthquake country.  Three different types of earthquakes are possible in Oregon with two creating big threats for Portland.  One is movement on local faults in the Portland area like the Portland Hills Fault.  The other is the “Big One’ that could generate a magnitude of 9 along the coast and could last three minutes.  Portland would be greatly affected by both. 

Dr. Scott Burns, Professor of Geology, Portland State  University will talk about the sources of these quakes and their past history and future chances and specifically will talk about both Haiti and Chile and their relevance to Oregon. Chile is a perfect example of what could happen in Oregon with the Big One.

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When:  Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Web:  http://www.thedirt.org/node/4719

Where: 1182 SE Pine St. (St. Francis Dining Hall)

Josiah Hill III Clinic Position Announcement: Executive Director

Role of the Executive Director:

The Executive Director is responsible for all administrative functions including but not limited

to: monitoring of organizational goals and objectives, budgeting, fund development, grants

management, financials and billing, facilitation of Board activities, management of staff and

contractors as well as the implementation of policies, programs and action plans to ensure

consistency with the mission of the Josiah Hill III Clinic (JHC).

About the Organization:

Josiah Hill III Clinic is a grassroots community-based non-profit, which was founded by the late

Are you a health care leader looking for a challenging opportunity to positively impact Portland’s health care safety net system and improve the health of the community?

The Coalition of Community Health Clinics is a nonprofit network of 13 safety net clinics serving low income and uninsured people in Portland, Oregon. We are a 25 year old collaboration and a 4 year old non-profit whose mission is to increase access to quality health services for underserved populations. We are a unique network of safety net clinics offering integrated medical care, including conventional medicine, acupuncture, naturopathic medicine, chiropractic, behavioral health and alcohol and drug treatment.

Shared Housing Program Assistant (Wash. Co. & Foreclosure Prevention). Temp. position: 3/29/10 -  6/30/10 (or until funding is depleted). Send cover letter & resume to [email protected] by 5 p.m. on 3/10. Full position description at www.emoregon.org.  

Healthy Democracy Oregon is hiring an outreach & research coordinator.

FREE PORTLAND WALKING MAPS – N, NE, NW, SW, SE

We received several donated boxes of Portland Walking Maps. We have more than we can possibly distribute and we certainly do not want them to go to waste. The maps are produced by the City of Portland and Kaiser Permanente. They are specific for each area of Portland – North, Northeast, Southwest, Northwest and Southeast. They include maps of parks, public transportation, shopping and restaurants. They would be useful for church groups, schools, small businesses and tour groups. We have approximately 500 maps of each area to give out – they are boxed in quantities of 275.

Courses for Spring 2010  Spring term begins the week of March 29, finals week ends June 12, 2010.  The course schedule is subject to change. It was last updated 3/3/10 For information on our new online courses in the “Volunteer Engagement and Leadership Program (VELP)”, see http://extended.pdx.edu/degrcomp/programs/v_engagement_online.php  

 “Creating Collaborative Communities” (PA543 Sec 1 CRN 64626) with Erna Gelles, weekend intensive 6:00 – 9:00PM on these three Fridays PLUS 9:00AM - 5:00PM on these three Saturdays – April 9-10, May 7-8 and June 4-5.  Room tba  

Hello all! I'm looking for some writers to contribute to a new environmental zine. The deadline for submissions is April 4, 2010, and the zine will be released on June 20 with a launch party/reading somewhere in town. Read on for more details.

Explore the world of mentoring. Attend an informal, introductory session on how to become a mentor

Potential mentors always have a variety of questions when considering if, how and where to mentor. Join Oregon Mentors’ Director, Carolyn Becic, for an informational session to learn what it means to mentor, how to take the first step toward becoming a mentor, and to get answers to all of your questions. Carolyn will also talk about stages of a mentoring relationship and qualities that research shows makes mentoring effective. This session is meant to educate, but your attendance doesn’t require you to sign up for a program.

March 9th, 6 pm to 7:00 pm, Sellwood-Moreland Library Meeting Room 7860 S.E. 13th Ave. Portland 97202

We are looking for volunteers to help conduct a short door-to-door survey about food access in our neighborhood, and interest in a weekly barter market for urban backyard farmers, crafters, and more. Saturday, March 6th 11 AM Meet up and training at: 6325 NE Roselawn St, Portland, OR (house is under construction)

12 - 2 Surveying in teams of two

2:15 Return surveys, debrief

We'll provide coffee, snacks, clipboards, surveys, maps, and all the info you need to make surveying a cinch. Bring your own sack lunch, water, and rain gear. If possible, we hope to send out bilingual survey teams. RSVP to [email protected], or just show up! See you there! Cully Collective Market http://cullycollectivemarket.org/

Seeking Graphic Design Artist

Build your portfolio by creating the original art design of Summer Snapshot, the new creative film project of Emmy-award winning filmmaker, Ian McCluskey, director of Eloquent Nude and Sun Ju Ga.  Summer Snapshot is a super-8 sun-soaked daydream of memories made on a summer day at the Sandy River with a warm visual fee and fun retro aesthetic. Become part of a small, dedicated volunteer creative team who whole-heartedly believe in the beauty and brilliance of this film.

Please forward widely! Development Coordinators: Internship or Volunteer Opportunity Available at MHOP - Mali Health Organizing Project.

MHOP is a US/MALI based Nonprofit/NGO working to improve the lives of people living in the slum areas of Bamako, Mali. MHOP is seeking Development Coordinators to assist our Director in fundraising.* Each role entails 8-10 hours of work/week, with positions focusing on major donors, special events, school groups, and communications. Past experience is a plus but by no means required. Rather, we are seeking creative, energetic, and hard-working volunteers willing to dedicate their energies to supporting an innovative health organization.

Garden Partners enhances the health and well-being of elders and at-risk youth through year-round, community-based, therapeutic gardening programs. We are looking for volunteers who want to put their gardening skills to use for a good cause!

We will be hosting new Volunteer Orientations at our office on North Mississippi Avenue. If you would like to learn about our growing list of volunteer opportunities - and get involved immediately, this event is for you! The first orientation will be on Thursday, March 18th from 6:00 - 7:30pm. To attend, contact our Volunteer Coordinator -- [email protected]

For more information, please visit our website www.gardenpartners.org

The Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center, 866-USWOMEN, is seeking internationally minded advocates to volunteer on the international crisis line serving Americans abused overseas.

Youth Development Volunteer for Stormwater Project