SEA = Social Environmental Art

Upcoming Exhibit: "Designing the Future" Architecture + Landscape + Urban Planning + Transportation + Social System Design Exhibit

Art Exhibit Opening - Thursday, April 2, 5-10pm

Description: SEA Change Gallery will be "wallpapered" with architectural design plans, models, and flow charts that seek to aid the environment and build community---natural playgrounds, graywater systems, neighborhood energy utilities, community currencies and more. Participating artists include Mark Lakeman, Tryon Life Community Farm, Recode, Transition PDX, and Rick Potestio.

SEA Change / 625 NW Everett / Gallery #110 / Portland, OR 97209 / seagallery.wordpress.com

Tuesday, April 14, 7:00 pm

Board Room, Multnomah County Building, 501 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland

Guest Speakers: Liz Baxter, Executive Director, The Archimedes Movement

Parking: Ample street parking.

By Max: TriMet bus lines from downtown: 4-Division to Gresham TC; 10-Harold to Foster Loop; 14-Hawthorne to 94th & Foster. Get off at SE Haw-thorne & 6th.

Liz Baxter, Executive Director of The Archimedes Movement, will discuss the crisis in the U.S. health care system on April 14th at 7pm. The event will be held in the Board Room of the Multnomah County Building, 501 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland. The event is free, and the public is invited to attend.

Portland Environmental Engagement Program (PeePs) Each Saturday from March 28-May 9, PeePs will be holding their Saturday Service Days. Youth, ages 10-13 will be taken to various places nearby and within Portland to learn about the local environment and do community service.

April 4: Native Plant Restoration at Steigerwald Lake 8:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. April 11: Spring Bird Migration at Oxbow Regional Park 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. April 25: Gray Whale Migration on the coast 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. May 2: Spring Wildflowers in the Columbia Gorge 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. May 9: Spring Planting on Sauvie Island 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Days begin and end at the Northwest Service Academy, 55 SE Main Street.

Onstage at Milagro Theatre: EL GRITO DEL BRONX, April 3-25

Presented in English, EL GRITO DEL BRONX is an electrifying story that will remind you of the power and immediacy of theatre to grab hold of your emotions and take you on a journey far away from the humdrum here and now.

The play opens on Lulu’s wedding day. She stands tall in her beautiful gown, gazing into the mirror. But she cannot look beyond the reflection of her youth and the violent legacy of her brother Papo. Her memories race from childhood to death row, from white dresses to orange jumpsuits, from murder to redemption. EL GRITO DEL BRONX is a shocking, shout out to hope that asks: How can we face the future if we can’t release our ties to the past?

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What: Oregon Wild Wednesday – A free quarterly event open to all-ages. RSVP is not required, but we encourage you to arrive early.

When: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 6-7:30 pm

Who: Gary Braasch, award-winning and world-renowned nature photographer with a special multimedia presentation on global warming – and – Oregon Wild Old-Growth Campaign Coordinator Jonathan Jelen.

Where: Roots Organic Brewery, event room 1520 SE 7th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 www.rootsorganicbrewing.com  

WIN!: Every person who attends this free event will be entered into our raffle for great prizes like Patagonia gear! Drawing to take place evening of event; you must be present to win.

FREE EVENT

For Immediate Release:         March 30, 2009

Contact:         Michelle Kroll (503) 794-8542

Email:             [email protected]  

Attachment:    Media Release

Re:                Human Trafficking Information Session

Date:             April 7, 2009

Time:            9:30am – 12:00pm

This month's forum is themed “Online Solutions” and will use emerging local and established global projects for real-time, hands-on learning. How do internet-based technologies support social innovation? Learn how the internet can be used to raise seed-funding for social entrepreneur startups, learn about free and low cost online resources for creating a successful social innovation, learn how social marketing can create social change…Speakers Include the ChangeXchange, MicroMentor, Bright Neighbor, and Portland Is Better Together/Business Express.

Date + Location:

Wednesday, April 8

Doors open at 5:30pm

Forum 6-9pm

@ Urban Grind East, 2214 NE Oregon

Admission $5

http://www.thedirt.org/node/3804

Start: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Tar sand oil production is a signature of peak oil.  Half of the world’s cheapest and cleanest oil has been consumed. Now we must mine the dirtiest and much more expensive.

http://www.thedirt.org/node/3803  

When: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 7:00pm - 9:00pm

This month we will be getting into some good stuff - planning your Zone 1 vegetable garden, your Zone 2 food forest, and learning how to integrate chickens & invite bees as your gardening allies. Please bring your garden plan and/or desired plant list to share with the group! We will be meeting again in the Che Room - please notify me if you would like to utilize the handicap access to the building. Now is the time to get your garden organized and get ready to plant! Additionally, if anyone has seeds to share, this would be a good time to bring them. Hope to see you there!

Additional & Contact:

TITLE: Technical Coordinator

INSTITUTION: Birthingway College of Midwifery, a 501(c)(3) non-profit private college. We are a small college with about 10 staff members, 20 faculty, 70 students, and 15 computers.

WEBSITE: www.birthingway.edu

HOURS: 15 hours/week. Exact days and times are somewhat flexible, but because part of this position involves tech support for students and other staff, work hours should be contained within our regular business hours of 8:30am – 5:00pm, Monday - Friday.

SALARY: $13 -$14/hour range. Raise after 90 days, dependent on performance. Position is eligible for employee benefits, which include Paid Time-Off and Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA).

LOCATION: Outer SE Portland

Impact Northwest is a non-profit agency with a mission to help people achieve and maintain self-sufficiency and to prevent and alleviate the effects of poverty. To apply for this position, please download our application at from our website http://www.impactnw.org/working.html and follow the instructions listed there for submitting your resume and cover letter.

Grants Program Manager Impact NW Development Department Entry Salary: $37,539 to $40,851 Full Time  

Impact Northwest is a non-profit agency with a mission to help people achieve and maintain self-sufficiency and to prevent and alleviate the effects of poverty. To apply for this position, please download our application at from our website http://www.impactnw.org/working.html and follow the instructions listed there for submitting your resume and cover letter.

The Community Housing Resource Center will be holding a free homebuyer orientation on Wednesday, April 1st, from 6-7:30PM at the Center.  This workshop outlines the steps to homeownership and the services provided by the Center.  No reservations are required. For information, contact Kevin Gillette, Program Manager, at 360-690-4496 X101 or [email protected].

Kevin L. Gillette, Program Manager

Community Housing Resource Center

2700 NE Andresen Rd., Ste. D3

Vancouver, WA. 98661

360-690-4496 X101

Fax: 360-694-6665

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Please join us for these workshops in Human Services Continuing Education at PSU this Spring.  Click on the link below each workshop description for more information, including registration instructions.

Needing volunteers to help during the next few weeks:

[Dates subject to change in collaboration with volunteer schedules]

April 11th- Set corner posts in holes and pour concrete footers

April 11th (with enough volunteers)-Drive 80 T-posts on 10 foot centers around the perimeter

April 18th- Stretch fence around garden area and attach corner braces with wire and turnbuckles

April 25th- Work party in celebration of garden opening

Anyone with fence installation experience is a great assest to this project, though all volunteers are welcomed and appreciated.

Volunteers days are: Every Tuesday after 2PM and every third Saturday of each month

Contact [email protected] or 503-969-2396

The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is working to setup a volunteer team to assist Portland residents with the transition.

- Do you know how to install a converter box?

- Do you like to talk to strangers at events?

- Do you like going door to door for good causes?

- Are you bilingual? (not required, but helpful.)

- Do you have extra $40 coupons to donate?

- Do you just like to help people?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, we need your help.

For more information visit:

http://pdxdtv2009.synthasite.com/  

or e-mail:

[email protected].