Rivers to Peaks Weekend at Deer Creek Center July 25 to 27, 2008 (Friday – Sunday) Deer Creek Center, 1241 Illinois River Rd, Selma, OR

The Siskiyou Field Institute is offering a whole host of field courses during their annual Rivers to Peaks Weekend, July 25th to 27th including: •SFI Annual Dinner ~ July 25th $15-$25 sliding scale •Outdoor Explorer at DCC (just for kids!) ~ July 26th $30 •Speleology: The Science of Caves ~ July 26th $40 •Conifers ~ July 26th $40 •Following Whittaker: Monitoring Environmental Change in the Siskiyous ~ July 26th $40 •Forests: The Complexities and Conflicts ~ July 27th $40 •Salmon Snorkeling ~ July 27th $40 •Wild and Scenic Geology of the Smith River Gorge ~ July 27th $40

Saturday, June 28th 12-4pm: Grand Opening Event and Vendor Fair! ecohaus will host a vendor fair and barbecue in their parking lot. Learn from vendors what new products are on the market, what’s hot and why environmental choices can be your best option. FREE barbecue starts at 12. Live music. Event held at ecohaus, 819 SE Taylor in Portland. Open to the public.

Come into ecohaus and enter to win!

- a Toto Aquia Dual Flush Toilet - a Rais Gizeh outdoor stove - a Windfall end grain countertop - a 3 gallon bucket of Timber Pro Deck/Fence formula and a gallon of Clean and Brite - an environmentally friendly bag of home products

*must be present to win raffle prizes

Stop and inquire about our Sarah Susanka book giveaway too!

As part of ecohaus Grand Opening Celebrations (Seattle - January 2008, Portland - June 2008, and Bellevue - August 2008) we are giving away 250 copies of Sarah Susanka's The Not So Big Life. Our goal is to spread the word about Ms. Susanka’s great ideas to 1,000 or more people. What’s the connection between ecohaus and the new book? In addition to Ms. Susanka’s analogy of our personal lives to building or remodeling our homes, we believe both ecohaus and The Not So Big Life help people create balance in their lives, direct focus on quality over quantity, and improve in the most holistic sense, our most valuable assets -- our homes and our lives. - Tim Taylor, CEO, ecohaus

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Save the date!

July 24th is Portland’s first screening of FLOW: For Love of Water, a new film which highlights the emerging global water catastrophe. Presented at the historic Hollywood theatre in NE Portland, this award winning documentary focuses on those fighting for their birthright – access to clean, safe water.

Engineers without Borders – Portland Professional Chapter is proud to host this event to raise funds for clean water and other infrastructure projects in developing communities around the world.

Please join us at 7pm on Thursday July 24th (doors open at 6:30) at the Hollywood theatre, located at 4122 NE Sandy Blvd.

Info about upcoming events is on the Living Earth website at LivingEarthGatherings.org, but here’s the basic scoop in a nutshell:

Coming right up:

Sunday July 6 - Sunday Afternoon Gathering with Dances of Universal Peace

~ 4:30-6:30pm, Yoga Shala SE, 3249 SE Division

Doors open at 4:15 for simple meditation and a very informal sing-along kirtan circle. At 5:30, we begin Dances, with leaders from the Portland Sufi community. These circle Dances are very easy to learn, no experience necessary, and all are welcome. The shala is shoe-free, so please remove shoes once inside. Suggested donation: $5+, but all are welcome

Sunday July 20 – Summer Berry Celebration/Bandhara

Oregon Action is organizing two exciting events for you, your friends, board members, clients, and organizations to participate in. Our mission is organizing people on the downside of power to work together building power, winning campaigns, making real changes in our lives and our communities.

First event--JULY 8th. The national launch of Health Care for America NOW! We believe that all of us benefit from healthy communities, where we all have access to affordable, quality health care from a provider of our choice, at a time we need it, at a cost we can afford. Our goal is affordable, quality health care for everyone in America.

Looking for an Experienced Farmer's Market Advisor to assist existing team in developing and executing strategy and business plan for ethnically and culturally diverse indoor, year-round Farmer's Market in inner NE Portland by providing operational insight and experience. Site and community support secured - plan development already underway - funding pending. Need is immediate. Intent is to lead to paid contract employment as Market Manager once funding is secured. Please contact Gary Marschke, Vice Chair North/Northeast Business Association at 503-284-9013 or [email protected]

Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest

Customer Relations Coordinator (Full-Time)

Job Description

Qualifications

·        Requires Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications and/or a similar major.

·        Experience with data entry in web-based software.

·        Requires a minimum of three years experience in customer service, sales, or public relations.

·        Bi-lingual in Spanish is preferred.

Skills

Hands On Greater Portland provides a community of volunteers with a variety of meaningful opportunities in Multnomah and Washington Counties. We believe that everyone can do something for the community. At Hands On, we develop this potential in volunteers by connecting them with over 350 community – based organizations that help meet critical needs in our community every day!

AmeriCorps members serve on the program team developing projects, training new nonprofit partners, recruiting volunteers, recruiting and training Volunteer Leaders, and networking in the community. To view the job description, please visit www.handsonportland.org and click on the 'Jobs' link in the left menu bar. Closes July 18th, 2008.

JANUS YOUTH PROGRAMS, INC.

June 27, 2008

JANUS YOUTH PROGRAMS, INC. has the following positions available. Janus is a nonprofit agency providing community-based services, including residential and shelter care, to youth referred by OYA and/or DHS, as well as homeless and street-dependent youth. We operate facilities in Oregon and in SW Washington. We are an agency that values diversity and values the contributions made by our staff in helping the youth we serve. All positions involve working together with strong, supportive teams to support and make a difference in a young person’s life.

ELL Instructor Portland International Community School (PICS), a local alternative school focusing on high school students from international backgrounds, is looking for a 0.5FTE experienced ELL teacher beginning September. Must have strong classroom management skills. Vist www.emoregon.org for more information. To Apply: Candidate should submit resume and cover letter to [email protected] by Thursday, July 3, 2008. Ideal candidate will possess: -TSPC certification with ELL endorsement -Spanish language proficiency -3+ years teaching experience -Experience with international students -Exceptional abilities that are suited towards differentiated instruction: i.e.

Transition Projects is looking for Residential Advocates! We need folks to help fill in for summer vacations at our three shelters: Jean's Place (for homeless women) and the Clark and Glisan Centers (for homeless men). Residential Advocates oversee the shelters, provide information and referral, facilitate problem solving, and perform urinalyses and breathalyzer testing. Shelter residents are participating in case management programs to help them reach housing goals and are expected to be clean and sober.

Rewarding work with homeless women transitioning to housing stability. Jean's Place, a 55-bed shelter for homeless women, is looking for a Mental Health Specialist to work with shelter residents as part of the case management team. Provide assessments and therapy, develop mental health case plans and refer to outside services as needed.

This full time position starts at $17.83 hourly, with great benefits including employer paid medical, 401k, and generous time off. Minimum requirements include MSW and two years experience, preferably with persons with chronic persistent mental illness.

To apply, send cover letter and resume to Megan O'Keefe, Jean's Place Director, at [email protected]. The full job description is pasted below:

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A Wake-up Call to Advocacy! Washington State Nonprofit Alert

Super-efficient two-hour session. A quick Review of the basics: How is 2008 different than other years? What are the regulatory parameters for advocacy and grassroots lobbying?

A Preview Discussion of the upcoming Washington State Legislative Session and discussion of possible formation of an advocacy coalition to represent interests of Clark County social service organizations.

Hello,

I work with the City of Portland's Water Bureau. Our downtown Portland location, which employs over 200 employees, is potentially looking to donate the bottles and cans that we generate each week. Over the years we have taken these in for returns and raised hundreds of dollars. A nonprofit would need to dedicate someone to pick up 1-2 bags of material each week. Although we have not committed to this, I am posting this message to see if there is an interest by any organization to accept these bottles and cans.

Thanks,

Matt Weatherly City of Portland Water Bureau 1120 SW 5th Ave., Rm 600 53-823-7159 [email protected]