Village Building Convergence Seeks Proposals

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From City Repair:

Dear Portland community and beyond,

The City Repair Project is proud to announce that we are now accepting proposals for community building projects for the 11th annual 10-day Village Building Convergence (VBC) held from May 27th -June 5th 2011!

Every year City Repair helps many communities around the greater Portland area gather their community together to collectively transform the uncultivated spaces that surround them into rich vibrant gathering places that strengthen the community. City Repair facilitates this “place-making” activity of transforming “spaces” into “places” year-round, but it is during the annual Village Building Convergence that most of the place-making activity takes place. Whether it’s an intersection repair project, an outdoor classroom, or just a neighborhood bench, we welcome all ideas and would love to help turn your vision into reality.

Anyone interested in doing some form of community-oriented place-making project during the VBC is welcomed and encouraged to submit a Request For Proposal (RFP). Everyone that submits a RFP by the January 28th 2011 deadline will automatically be accepted to join our planning process in which the place-making team will provide in-depth, weekly training and support to help your project succeed with flying colors. Even if you have no idea what you’d like to see happen in your neighborhood or community, please feel free to peruse and fill out the RFP form and we will be more than happy to help you get the ball rolling, the sparks flying, and the under-utilized space transforming into a vibrant welcoming place!!!

http://vbc.cityrepair.org/assets/docs/VBC11RFP.pdf

Fill out and email the above linked form to us by January 28th, 2011! Please share this with anyone that you think might be interested! If you have any questions at all, ask away, we’re here for you!

Meet your neighbors, build your dreams!

Contact:
vbcplacemaking@cityrepair.org
Placemaking Coordinator:
Sebastian Collet – 707.548.7113

Senators Wyden, Merkley to Hold Town Hall Meetings in Portland

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U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley will host town hall meetings on Friday, January 14 and Thursday, January 20th respectively.

Senator Wyden
Friday, January 14, 2011
5 p.m.
Portland Community College, Cascade Campus
Moriarty Arts & Humanities Auditorium
705 North Killingsworth Street (Albina & Killingsworth)
http://wyden.senate.gov/

Senator Merkley
Multnomah County Town Hall
Thursday, January 20, 2011
6:00 P.M.
James Madison High School Cafeteria
2735 Northeast 82nd Avenue
Bring your issues, questions, and suggestions.
www.merkley.senate.gov

PPS holds forum on Grant-area K-8 boundaries

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Meeting Flyer
From Portland Public Schools:

Northeast Portland families and neighbors are invited to a meeting Thursday, Jan. 13, to weigh in on two possible options — including potential boundary changes or grade reconfigurations — to address both low enrollment and overcrowding in several Grant neighborhood schools. The two-hour meeting will start at 6 p.m. at Beaumont Middle School, 4043 N.E. Fremont St.
The school district is focusing on:

•Low enrollment in grades 6-8 at Sabin PK-8 School (where the ACCESS Program also is located)
•Low neighborhood enrollment at Beaumont Middle School
•Overcrowding at Alameda Elementary School
A boundary advisory committee — including two parents from each of the schools (chosen by school principals and/or site councils), neighborhood association members and district personnel — has met three times since early December to consider solutions.

After reviewing a number of possibilities, the committee is forwarding two options for community consideration and feedback at the Jan. 13 meeting.
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Community History Storytelling Event

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Community Outreach of Our United Villages is hosting a free Community History Storytelling focusing on the stories of Northeast Portland history as told by the people who have lived and worked within them. The flyer is attached. This event is free and open to anyone interested. RSVP required.

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Featured storytellers include Minnie Bell Johnson, Trustee Emeritus and member of Bethel AME for the past 67 years and Paul Knauls, “Mayor” of Northeast Portland and resident since 1963. Others include:

• Bernadette Scott, history of Coast Janitorial Service
• O.B. Hill, history of the Knott St. Community Center
• James E. O’Connor, history of the Oregon Park site
• Polo Catalani, N/NE Portland Refugee resettlement history
• Michael Roth, Rose City Park History Project

In addition, there will be an open forum for anyone to share their artifacts, photographs, or stories of Northeast Portland history! This event will be held Saturday, January 29th at Redeemer Lutheran Church (5431 NE 20th Avenue) from 12:00 – 3:00 PM.

FREE and open to anyone interested. Hosted by Community Outreach of Our United Villages. Light lunch provided. Please RSVP by Monday, January 24th to outreach@ourunitedvillages.org or 503.546.7499. Child care (9 and under), transportation, and interpretation provided upon request.

For more info, visit www.ouvcommunityoutreach.org.

If you have questions, please contact:
Community Outreach, Our United Villages
503.546.7499|outreach@ourunitedvillages.org
www.ouvcommunityoutreach.org

Community History Storytelling Event Flyer

Training for persons with disabilities is January 19th

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With the inclement weather upon us it is more important then ever to make sure you or the members of our community with disabilities are prepared. Attend this Emergency Preparedness Training session for individuals with disabilities and learn how to deal with what may happen in an extreme emergency situation. This session will be held on:

Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The Portland Building, 1120 SW Fifth Ave., Room C
(on the second floor)
from 10 a.m. to 1:30 pm.

Space is limited, so make a reservation now. Further information is available on the city’s Disability Program website by clicking on
http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=52629&a=328956Organizations who like to provide this training provided on site may contact Danielle Bailey at 503-494-4858 or by emailing baileyd@ohsu.edu. They will be offering these trainings several times through out the year. Contact Nickole Cheron @ 503-823-9970 to get on the mailing list.