The Community Housing Resource Center will be holding a free Mortgage Default Orientation on Wednesday, November 10th, from 5-6PM at the Center. This workshop is the required first step in learning how to work with your lender and how the Center can assist you in resolving your mortgage issue. You do not need to be in default to get help. No reservations are required. For information, contact 360-690-4496 X105. The Community Housing Resource Center is a HUD certified, non-profit counseling/education center.

Community Meeting: Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland's Spay & Save Program

Wednesday, November 10th @ 7PM

Learn about spay/neuter opportunities for cats offered in our community to those in low-income situations. Subsidized prices range from $10-50. Those who work in animal welfare, social services, and property management may be especially interested in learning how these services can help their clients with limited resources. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP as seating is limited.

Living Earth is hosting a rare three day opportunity to delight in dharma talks and reminiscence of Ram Dass's contribution to American culture. Forty years ago, Ram Dass ignited the hearts of an American generation with the book, Be Here Now. Today, approaching his 80th birthday, Ram Dass is one of the West’s best-loved dharma teachers, an icon of spiritual exploration, conscious social action, and compassionate service (with a light-hearted rascal-trickster flair).

Are your curtains moving in the breeze? Can you see light around your doors? Then you have some serious drafts! Community Energy Project offers free workshops throughout the Portland community on small-scale weatherization. Learn about simple, cheap, and effective means of weatherizing your house, apartment, mobile home, 5th wheel - whatever your home may be. Qualified participants receive a free kit of weatherization materials! To register call 503.281.6827 x108 or email [email protected] (if you email please include your name, address, phone number, how you heard about us, and which workshop you would like to attend.)

Wednesday, November 10

*Lactofermentation workshop - Restock your fridge with life!* * *

Join East Portland neighbors for a free workshop on this affordable, easy, and healthy way to prepare and preserve vegetables.

Chris Musser of Lost Arts Kitchen will demonstrate how to ferment refreshing and nourishing vegetables and make revitalizing, tongue-tantalizing condiments. In this workshop, we'll make sauerkraut, kimchi, and mayonnaise using the ancient art of lactofermentation, the only method of preservation that enhances a food's nutritional value. Packed with live probiotics, lactofermented foods add flavor to your meals, aid digestion, and boost the immune system. Samples to wow your tongue and recipe handouts provided.

Are you interested in taking the next big step in your career? If you are a proven executive with at least five years of managerial/executive experience (and at least three in the nonprofit sector), you are invited to learn about our new Executive MBA in Nonprofit Management. Applications are now being accepted for our Fall 2011 cohort. Further information on the program, admissions and available financial aid (50% off tuition!) can be found at:

http://business.up.edu/default.aspx?cid=10204&pid=457

Help Community Warehouse Give Families a Season of Comfort and Joy How can you help these families create a home? Join our "Home for the Holidays" program! Look through your cupboards for extra pots and pans, cooking utensils, can openers and bath towels (our most needed items) and donate them to Community Warehouse. We'll use your donations to pack boxes of basic household goods for our clients. Invite your neighbors, friends, and colleagues to join in, too!

The ALS Association of Oregon & SW Washington is seeking 10-12 cubicle divider walls for our new office space. Do you have excess stock you would like to get rid of? Do you know a good source for free or inexpensive dividers? Let us know.

Please contact Caryn Porter at 503-238-5559 or [email protected]

Thank you!

2011 Workshop Schedule Portland, Or: Cob Oven with Rocket.........Jan 15-16, & 22

Earthen House Design..........................Jan 9

Earthen Paints at PCC............................TBA

Abroad:

Adobe Brick Vaults, Mali.................Feb 5-12

Cob Oven, Puerto Rico..................Feb 19-20

Cob Oven, Puerto Rico..................Feb 26-27

Earthen Construction,Costa Rica.........TBA

Sign-up today at

WWW.EARTHENHAND.COM ( http://www.earthenhand.com )

Season's greetings,

*10^th Annual PSU Nonprofit and Social Services Fair *

On Wednesday, November 3, 2010 Portland State Career Center and Institute for Nonprofit Management will host our 10th annual Nonprofit Career Fair.

We expect to have around 60 nonprofit organizations in attendance to recruit volunteers, interns, and hire graduates, as well as educate students about career options in the nonprofit sector. The event is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m.in the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom at PSU.

Loaves & Fishes, the Meals-On-Wheels people, needs volunteer greeters at grocery stores around the metro area, Nov. 20-24, to hand out fliers encouraging people to donate the cost of a senior's meal (just $3.68) to their grocery bill. Having a greeter at the store for just two hours has proven to increase donations enough to feed 70 seniors! To view the stores, days and shifts that need your support, visit www.donatedinner.org. Thank you!

Our physical and social sustainability systems are based on the very latest in green-living, compassionate-communicating technologies, but our computer systems are Ancient. And really slow. And they drain energy that could otherwise be going into fulfilling our mission to be a point of support for the sustainability movement.

Therefore, we are looking for a person, or a couple of people, that can help us with one or both of the following:

1. Spending some regular time over the course of the next 3-6 weeks helping us source and install faster computers, upgrade and finetune our open source operating systems, and upgrade and integrate our server technology.