Tuesday, May 25/5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Jupiter Hotel 800 E. Burnside St. Portland, OR 97212

Clean out your closet and take home a new spring wardrobe in the name of Bitch. Meet us in the courtyard tent generously provided by Jupiter Hotel with a bag (or more) of your used clothes to swap. Swapping starts shortly after 5:30 PM, so come jam to DJ Banana’s tunes, connect with other bitchin’ gals and guys in the Portland area, and update your wardrobe on the cheap—all while supporting your favorite nonprofit feminist organization, Bitch Media.

Saturday, June 5, 2010 from 1-4 p.m.

Your health is your foundation for a vital, happier life. Join us for a FREE open house and learn about the natural approaches to PMS, fertility, skin care, menopause, and more. Receive a free mini-consult, enter to win prizes, chat with naturopathic and classical Chinese medicine staff, and tour our clinic. The NCNM Clinic is the largest natural medicine clinic in Oregon!

All lectures are free and open to the public; no registration required. First come, first seated. Location: 3025 SW Corbett Avenue, Portland OR 97201

For more information, visit: www.ncnm.edu

Hey Neighbors! The Astor School Spring Used Book Sale and Ice Cream Social will be on Tuesday, May 25, from 6:30-8:00 pm.  All children's books (board/early readers/chapter books) for .50, all adult books (fiction/non-fiction/cookbooks/reference books) for $1 a piece.  Ice Cream is FREE!  Also a Free Books Box.   Cash or checks only.  Please BYOB...Bring Your Own Bag to transport your books home.    Thank you and hope to see you at the sale and social!  

-The Astor PTA

5601 North Yale Street

 May 26th, 7-9pm, St. Francis Dining Hall (Transition PDX sponsored by St. Francis Church)

Corporate Personhood and Citizen's Rights

Lecture and Community Discussion by Paul Cienfuegos, $5-10 donation, no-one turned away

Position Title: Sustainable Farming and Conservation Educator

Project Sponsor: Adelante Mujeres http://www.adelantemujeres.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: 2420 19th Ave. Forest Grove, OR 97116

Bilingual Green Career Specialist: English - Spanish

(Rockwood/West Gresham)

Job Title: Bilingual Green Career Specialist: English - Spanish Department: Employment and Economic Development Reports to: Employment Program Manager Hours: Full time, Non-Exempt, generally 8-5 M-F. Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required. Compensation: $33,945.60/annually ($16.32/hour) Medical, dental, short and long-term disability provided. Holidays and paid leave provided. Location: Gresham (Rockwood Neighborhood) - close to MAX Status: Grant funded through January 28, 2012. Non-exempt.

Important Note: This position requires verbal and written fluency in both Spanish and English. If this does not describe your skills your application will not be considered.

NOMINATE SOMEONE for the SY AWARD!!!

Do you know someone with a lifelong commitment to justice, equality & obtaining access to the halls of power for all? Nominate someone for the 3rd Annual Sy Award!!! The award is given in honor of Sy Kornbrodt whose passion and voice on behalf of underserved and underrepresented citizens in Multnomah County inspired the County's Citizen Involvement Committee to create the award. The Sy Award will presented to the recipient at an Annual Dinner on June 17th.

RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY JULY 15

BEST FIT: A practical approach to leasing for small business owners.

If you listen to the media, the real estate market is in crisis. There are good deals to be had, but you have to look for opportunities that are best-fit for both your business and your landlord. What I’ll cover: current market conditions in Portland; types of landlords and properties; finding your people.

NAYA Family Center will be hosting an upcoming Grantsmanship Training Program from June 14th-18th, 2010. The Grantsmanship Training Program is a comprehensive, hands-on workshop that covers the complete grant development process, from researching funding sources to writing and reviewing grant proposals. During the workshop, participants learn The Grantsmanship Center's program planning and proposal-writing format, the most widely used in the world. For more details about the program and to register please visit www.tgci.com.

For any questions about the training site, please contact Fatima Schoemaker Minardi at NAYA Family Center directly at (503) 288-8177 ext. 244 or via email at [email protected].

Classroom Law Project, the premiere civics education non-profit in Oregon, is seeking someone to create 2-3 minute videos from raw footage taken at events such as our Golf Tournament and We the People district competition (simulated hearings where students "testify" to the their Constitutional knowledge).

To learn more about Classroom Law Project, our website is chock full of info: www.classroomlaw.org.

If interested, please contact Dana Gantz at [email protected] or 503-224-4424.

Planting trees in your yard or parking strip will help improve the quality of life for you and your neighbors for generations to come. Friends of Trees is already planning for the 2010-2011 planting season, but we need your help! In order to surpass last year's record season and attain our goal of planting 4500 low-cost street and yard trees in Portland next year, we need Neighborhood Coordinators who can volunteer their time to help organize these neighborhood plantings. We still need a Neighborhood Coordinator, or co-coordinators, for many Portland neighborhoods.