Looking for knowledge of tasty vegetable varieties for the Portland area? Connect with other gardeners and get a great deal of organic seeds.

Grow Portland Seed Club purchases organically grown, open pollinated seeds in bulk and distributes them to local gardeners. Seed Club members help pack seeds while enjoying beverages and socializing with others. (flyer and list attached)

DATES (no preregistration needed)

Monday, March 22nd: 7:30... At Amnesia Brewery (*21 and over only) 832 North Beech Street

Saturday, March 27th:10am-11:30am... At the East Multnomah Conservation District 5211 N. Williams Ave., Portland, OR

DETAILS

Announcing the Center for Social and Environmental Justice’s Spring 2010 Conference on Community Health, Well-Being and Equity at Washington State University Vancouver

Saturday, March 27 from 8:45 am to 4:30 pm (with registration beginning at 8 am outside Admin 110)

With major sponsorship from: Clark County Public Health Coalition for a Livable Future  Co-sponsors:

* Cowlitz Tribal Health Clinic * NAACP Vancouver * OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon * Portland Central American Solidarity Committee * Portland VOZ

With thanks to the YWCA Clark County

Panel foci include:

Worm Composting Workshop at Zenger Farm (Family Friendly)

Saturday, March 27th (10am-12pm)

At this hands-on workshop you will learn how to turn your food scraps into garden compost using red wiggler worms. Learn everything you need to know about worm composting AND build your own worm bin to take home, full of red wiggler worms (a $40 value)! Child care provided. Children can join parents, or participate in our fun kids activities.

Cost: $40 per family

To reserve your spot, send an email to [email protected] or call 503-282-4245. Then download the registration form at www.zengerfarm.org/adult-workshop and send in along with your payment.

Friends of Zenger Farm

11741 SE Foster Road

Portland, OR 97266

503.282.4245

VOZ Workers' Rights Education Project and Precarious Egg will be premiering "Jornaleros." Through music, poetry, and art, "Jornaleros" documents the lives and creative work of five Portland day laborers. The film humanizes the controversy about day laborers by showing these workers, first and foremost, as artists and activists in the community.

This short film will be followed by a Q&A session with the filmmakers and some of the day laborers featured in the film.

Following the discussion will be another film, "La Americana", which is a documentary about an undocumented mother and her journey.

Located at: Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton Street March 25, 7pm

Transition PDX is delighted to announce a two day training workshop designed for people who are thinking of creating or participating in a Transition Initiative or have already begun. Come and explore the heart of Transition. 

Want to determine: what's next? You're not alone! In the class Discover, Design and Engage, you'll learn what your passion and purpose is, design a plan to make it happen and then engage in the next steps. Expect to leave the class inspired and with a roadmap to make your dreams happen.

When: April 7 - May 26, Wednesdays, from 6:30 - 9:00 pm Where: PCC, 1626 SE Water Ave. (near OMSI) Cost: $95 Register: http://www.lifebydesignnw.org/Life-Planning/Discover-Design-and-Engage-Spring

This class is brought to you by Life by Design NW, a nonprofit in Portland, Oregon, that guides people over 50 during life transitions (retirement, finding work and volunteering). Call us if you need more information about us or our class: 503-731-6650

It's time to make progress on your Certificate in Nonprofit Management, Nonprofit Development, or Volunteer Management with classes starting the week of March 29.

Reasonably priced at $450 per course, this is accessible and affordable education to foster your nonprofit and volunteer management career.

Courses for Spring 2010 include:

Introduction to Nonprofit Management, Governance of Nonprofit Organizations (formerly Boards & Commissions), Grantwriting,

Creating Collaborative Communities, Program Evaluation, Social Entrepreneurship

More info on upcoming courses is at http://www.inpm.pdx.edu/inpm-schedule-courses.

Details on the Certificates are at http://www.inpm.pdx.edu/inpm-certificates.

Engineers Without Borders Portland is pleased to invite you to a Community Mobilization Workshop put on by Village Earth, April 3rd and 4th. For anyone interested in international development, this workshop is a great opportunity to learn how to grow sustainable, community-based development projects from the ground up. The only prerequisites are an interest in international development and a willingness to participate in the discussions and activities the weekend holds in store. You need not be an engineer or an EWB member to attend! To sign up, email: [email protected] or visit www.ewbportland.org/CoMoWorkshop

Space is limited, so reserve your spot today!

What: Community Mobilization Workshop, by Village Earth