When: This Thursday, Oct 21st, 6:00 to 7:30pm

Where:  The Green Dragon  928 SE 9th Ave  (SE Belmont & 9th)

Join us at the fabulous Green Dragon restaurant for an evening of introductions and opportunities.  This Thursday's Nonprofit Networking Night theme is "Successful Job Search Adventures in PDX."  Did you find your job on CNRG or have you recently acquired a new job?  We ask that gainfully employed CNRG digest readers attend this month's Networking Night!  Please join job-seekers to discuss the wild ride that is finding a job.  We look forward to seeing you.

If you have questions, please e-mail [email protected] 

Please join us this month for "Max Manus," a Norwegian film tracing the true story of Max Manus, a World War II-era resistance fighter. Here are the first lines from the filmaction website: "They took my country and now I want it back. I am Max Manus? and this is my story". Hitler's regime is one of the most poignant and unforgettable era's of the world history. Max Manus follows the story of a man who dared to fight back to free his country and consequently establishes himself as a living legend. Contrary to war films of old, Max Manus presents Germans as adversaries, no evil caricatures and shed light on why so many German followers sacrificed their personal values and adopted the Nazi indoctrination.

Join us in supporting Abernethy Elementary’s innovative school garden program at our Harvest Dinner this Friday, October 22nd from 6 to 10pm !

Come enjoy delicious, locally sourced food and wine, live music, and an evening with some of Portland’s biggest school garden advocates. All proceeds from the dinner will go towards supporting the Abernethy School Kitchen Garden Program, providing over 8,000 hours of gardening, food, and nutrition education to over 400 children each year.

Guest speakers will include: Representative Robert Liberty, Department of Agriculture Statewide and Farm to School Program Manager Michelle Markesteyn Ratcliffe, PhD.

Launch Event: For Women of a Certain Age Date: November 6, 2010 Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (On site Registration @ 9:30 am) Location: Hollywood Senior Center (ADA Accessible. Special needs and accommodations

available upon request; please call in advance). Address: 1820 NE. 40th (In Hollywood off Sandy Blvd) Bus: #12 or #75

Women of A Certain Age (50+... years old) will convene to learn and share with others about HIV and STD prevention.

Featuring: Free HIV Testing, Guest Speakers, Educational Information, Raffles, and Refreshments.

Cost: FREE! Hosted By Jacki Gethner, LMT, CADC I

(Kaiser Permanente Diversity Award Recipient for HIV/AIDS)

“Celebrate the Words of a New Generation”. In celebration of VIEWS’ (Volunteers Involved for the Emotional Well-being of Seniors) 20th anniversary, VIEWS will be hosting a reading, featuring Oregon author Barbara Drake. Join Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare CEO Derald Walker for this anniversary event that includes violin music, a no-host espresso and snack bar, poetry readings, and the words of VIEWS volunteers and participants. Explore how words can be used to celebrate our experiences in life and aging. Sunday, November 7th, 3:00pm to 5:00pm at TaborSpace (5441 SE Belmont, Portland 97215). Tickets: (503) 261-6175 or [email protected] . Suggested donation: $15.00.

Expressions of Healing is a creative process for those discovering meaning through their cancer journey. Participants will use visual arts, gentle body movement and writing to explore their feelings, thoughts and perceptions of this compelling life experience.

Light refreshments and all art materials provided.

This Free program is offered by Legacy Good Samaritan Cancer Healing Center for adults who have had a cancer diagnosis.

Fall workshop October 23 from 10 am to 2 pm Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Women’s Wellness Center 1040 NW 22nd Ave. Lower Level Portland, OR 97210

For further information or to register call Wendy Garrean at 503-413-8404 or email [email protected]

Thursday, October 21 · 7:00pm - 9:00pmUrban Grinds Coffee House, 2214 NE Oregon St.

Featuring: Orlando Velasco, anti-mining leader from San Isidro, El Salvador

After rural communities in El Salvador effectively mobilized to prevent gold mining in the state of Cabañas, the ousted North American mining companies - Pacific Rim and Commerce Group - have retaliated with over $200 million in lawsuits against El Salvador, using the investor "protections" of the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).

Art Spark is an arts happy hour, a chance to connect with your local creative community.

This month we are featuring the Siren Nation Festival http://www.sirennation.com/, a festival dedicated to promoting women in the arts.

There will be live performances by Circus Artemis and Annie Bethancourt, free cds and tickets to the festival.

When: Thursday, Oct. 21, 2011, 5 - 7pm Where: Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 97209, between Davis and Couch, http://www.somedaylounge.com/

No Cover

www.portlandartspark.com

Contact: Tonisha A. Toler, 503-823-5866

This position will implement the biological and wildlife habitat monitoring program at Conboy Lake NWR. Biological and habitat monitoring includes Oregon spotted frogs, Greater Sandhill cranes, elk, waterfowl, marsh birds, forest birds, hydrologic monitoring, and vegetation monitoring. Additionally, the intern will provide general refuge support including fencing, signing, trail maintenance, facility management, planning, and fostering partnerships. The intern will also be available to provide environmental education to local school groups.

Mt. Adams Resource Stewards (MARS) seeks a motivated, self-starting individual for an internship working on community-based forestry, collaboratively developed stewardship projects, and community development activities. MARS' efforts to promote stewardship, community-based conservation and rural community revitalization stretch across a breathtaking mix of private and public lands in the Mt. Adams region. The position would provide support for our goals to conserve high priority working forests through a community forest model (40%), develop and manage forest stewardship activities and monitoring programs and representing MARS to the Mt.

The Mount St. Helens Conservation Corps exists as a volunteer organization whose purpose is to enhance, restore, protect trails, watersheds and public lands in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

Two key goals stand out for the Intern position: 1) Provide natural resource conservation education to young students and adult landowners, including lessons on water conservation, water quality, native plants, firewise principles, livestock management, and forestry. Year-round, 50% of time. 2.) Assist UCD staff in planning and conducting natural resource conservation projects such as tree planting, weeding, streambank stabilization, fuels reduction work, riparian fencing and off-stream watering facilities. Year-round, 50% of time.

This position will provide all coordination and logistical support as well as environmental education primarily for third and fourth grade students within the Columbia Basin. When time and volunteers permit, environmental education will be provided for other grades, organizations (i.e. Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts), and community groups (youth groups, after school programs). The intern will work closely with refuge staff, partners, volunteers, and our nonprofit organization to maximize the students' understanding of natural resources, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, and the Columbia Basin by presenting a program in the classroom before students are brought to the refuge for hands-on activities.

The Snohomish Conservation District (SCD) Environmental Education & Outreach Intern is primarily assigned to working with teachers and landowners who reside within the boundaries of the SCD and will work to continue the development of the K-12 classroom educational outreach programs. This includes the Stillaguamish and Snohomish watersheds and Camano and Hat Islands. The intern will also participate in other District outreach and training opportunities including the conservation plant sale, local fairs and festivals, tours and workshops. He/she will gain a complete understanding of the Snohomish Conservation District and its programs. In addition, the intern will assist the District in outreach to two previously underserved areas: Camano Island and Hat Island.

The PCC Farmland Trust is seeking a self-motivated, organized and enthusiastic intern to assist Stewardship Program staff in land stewardship; volunteer coordination; and office and outreach activities. The intern will work primarily (60%) with the Stewardship Program staff to monitor conservation easements and work to provide programmatic support. Position responsibilities include stewardship grant application development for public and private sources, development of baseline documentation and site management plans, implementation of stewardship activities (including restoration work), regulatory compliance, coordinating volunteer events, and annual monitoring and administration of conserved properties.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries is seeking an intern to support the Northwest Marine Mammal Stranding Network and help with special projects related to recovery of endangered and threatened rockfish species in Puget Sound. The stranding network activities include education and outreach to the public, coordinating response to reports of stranded animals, and assisting with data management. The internship also includes opportunities for hands-on participation in response to stranded marine mammals.

The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust leads and inspires action to conserve and enhance the landscape from Seattle across the Cascade Mountains to Central Washington, ensuring a long-term balance between people and nature. The Outreach & Youth Associate will be heavily involved in the maintenance and growth of public involvement and stewardship in the Mountains to Sound Greenway. The Greenway Trust Volunteer Program currently includes several hundred volunteer events each year conducting tree planting, invasive plant removal, trail work and other enhancements on public lands in the corridor.

Develop & implement conservation in contracted districts to save resources through energy clubs and teacher participation using resource accounting software to support educational inquiry and conservation efforts that result in measurable reduction of resource consumption, including possible website development/additions. Through these efforts, focus on developing a conservation ethic in the school communities, reducing the environmental footprint of the district, and saving money for the district. Explore the opportunity to develop conservation curriculum as part of CORE 24 experiential vocational training. Support Washington Green School certification (including conducting waste audits, doing classroom presentations about conservation esp.

The Riparian Restoration/Outreach Intern will work cooperatively with the Natural Resource Coordinator and the Information and Outreach Coordinator to implement conservation practices within the Palouse Conservation District. Conservation practices will include watershed Restoration planning and implementation. Outreach activities will include educating students, landowners, and volunteers through workshops and outreach materials on local watershed issues, benefits of riparian area, and water quality protection.

The overall goal for this position is to provide support to specific projects of Stewardship Partners. -Snoqualmie Valley Stewardship Program: Work in the field with restoration crews to assist in implementing habitat restoration projects and serve as a liaison between the crew and office. Conduct monitoring of projects and plan and coordinate planting projects (40%) -Salmon-Safe Program: Conduct outreach and education to consumers and prospective farmers.

The StreamTeam is a regionally recognized volunteer driven stream restoration and have come together to plant native trees, remove non-native plants, monitor water quality and wildlife and engage the community in bringing salmon back to Salmon Creek. The StreamTeam Assistant will assist the StreamTeam Coordinator in developing high quality, on-the-ground stream restoration and outreach activities in the Salmon Creek Watershed. A large portion of the member’s time (approximately 70%) will include large event planning, program outreach, environmental education and providing the support necessary to cultivate volunteer leaders. Less than half of the time will be spent in the field. General Responsibilities (to include, but not limited to): 1.

: The Youth and Volunteer Programs Coordinator will play a key role in helping to develop strategic stewardship and outreach programs on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie (MBS) National Forest in coordination with National Forest Foundation (NFF) and US Forest Service (USFS) personnel and key partner organization representatives. Projects will include: - Leading NFF volunteer events at sites throughout the forest and enhancing the visibility and awareness of both National Forest resources and the National Forest Foundation. - Designing youth service-learning and community engagement strategies on the MBS and evaluating current efforts to provide recommendations for improvement. - Providing critical coordination support in organizing service-learning and volunteer events on the National Forest.