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In Estacada, Jenny Joyce and Kolieha Bush paint as members of Artback (an artists collective). The group paints one large-scale, outdoor mural each summer. Artback’s mural-in-a-weekend is a featured attraction each year as part of the town’s annual Estacada Summer Fest, a 3-day city-wide arts festival that features music, crafts, activities for children, dance performances, and food booths. The town’s enthusiasm for the first mural (over 12 years ago), led directly to the growth of the arts in this small town.

Both women exhibit their personal artwork in area galleries and are recognized for their more that 20 years of experience in doing community murals. On Saturday, October 20, they will host a workshop featuring a slide presentation of Estacada’s murals and some recent Portland murals.

Where: Concordia Neighborhood Community Room, McMenamin’s Kennedy School
When: October 20th, 10am to 12:30pm

There will be time for questions and answers and refreshments will be provided. If you are thinking about doing a mural in your neighborhood this workshop will help you begin to think about the how’s and whys of doing community murals. Grant opportunities are currently available through the Neighborhood Small Grants Program that may accept community arts projects as part of a community building project in the neighborhoods.

Proposals are due on November 1, 2007.

To learn more about the small grants program visit Portland’s Office of Neighborhood Involvement.

Portland’s Office of Neighborhood Involvement sent us the following information about a local forum for learning about the impact of gentrification on long-time residents of the community.

Restorative Listening Circle

October 15, 2007
7:00 pm
Moore Street Salvation Army Community Center
Classroom A and B
5325 N Williams Ave., near N Killingsworth

Restorative Listening Events are based on the principles of Restorative Justice which hold that those most impacted must be heard, acknowledged and an effort made to repair the harm for a community to be made whole again. Once the following questions are answered – what happened? Who was harmed? How were they harmed? How can the harm be repaired? – can a way to move forward be found.

You can also learn more about Gentrification Restorative Listening Events or download a flier.

For more information contact:
Judith Mowry
Office of Neighborhood Involvement
503.823.4112

This Thursday the volunteer members of the Everyone Eats! volunteer team will facilitate an open forum to discuss the results of the “Everyone Eats!” community food assessment of areas of north and inner northeast Portland, sponsored by Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Interfaith Food and Farms Partnership (IFFP). The forum will be held at St. Andrew’s Catholic Community Center, 806 NE Alberta St.

The forum will be conducted by volunteer members of Everyone Eats! Leadership Team and also by Jocelyn Furbush and Sabrina Kosok, L.I.N.K.S. AmerCorps members with IFFP.  They will talk about what they learned from interviewing 200 neighbors on matters of access to nutritious, local and culturally appropriate food. Attendees will have the chance to give input on the next steps for projects to get more fresh local food to north and inner northeast low-income communities. A light dinner will be provided.

The food assessment survey, combined with focused community conversations about food issues in three languages, indicated that many low income residents of north and inner northeast Portland lack access to affordable fresh, local produce. Many residents of these communities expressed dissatisfaction with their options and access to food. IFFP is committed to increasing food security by bringing more fresh, local and culturally appropriate food to these communities. We are asking for community input to insure that potential food access projects are effective and appropriate to the communities they serve.

The purpose of the CNA website is to keep residents informed about and offer a forum for discussing events related to the Concordia neighborhood. As a result, we receive enough notices about neighborhood and Portland area events of interest to quickly overwhelm even the most diligent newshound. Rather than limit posting to a select few items, we have created a Google Calendar with dates, times and locations for events that might be of interest, including those that we haven’t had a chance to post directly to the blog. Here’s a link to the calendar, but you can also get to it from the “Community Calendar” link at left.

Recent additions to the calendar include:

• PSU Brown Bag: Oregon Land Use Planning, October 10
• Fashion by Flashlight: Late evening shopping on Alberta, October 11th
• Friends of Trees’ Second Annual Fun Run October 14th

Sherrie Smith, Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator at the nearby Community Energy Project, tells us that the recent toy recalls have renewed interest in their Lead Poisioning Prevention workshops. Weatherization workshops are also starting with the onset of the cold season. Both events are free – read on for dates, locations and all the rest.

Continue reading →

In late June, a dead crow found near NE 63rd and Sandy Blvd tested positive for West Nile virus and represented the first appearance of West Nile in Multnomah County this year. According to health officials, dead corvids, such as blue jays and crows, can carry the virus. Residents have reported a large number of dead corvids in the area between NE Kilingsworth and NE Fremont and MLK Blvd and 82nd Ave.

Local health officials offer the following advice:

• Report dead birds – Call 503-988-NILE or 503-988-3464
  Environmental Health Section – Vector and Nuisance Control
• Avoid activity in this area between dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active
• Apply mosquito repellent containing the active ingredient DEET when outside
• Wear protective clothing (loose, light-colored, long sleeve shirts and pants)
• Mosquito-proof your home with tight-fitting screens on windows and doors
• Eliminate standing water around your property

The Crafty Mamas Street Fair, featuring a slew of fantastic artisans and other activities, is coming to Concordia on July 28th

Super Crafty Mamas Street Fair
11 am – 3 pm, July 28

at: Milagros, 5433 NE 30th Avenue

The fair will feature a variety of crafts, clothes, accessories and more produced by local artisans, as well as free art activities for the kids and a raffle. See the Milagros blog post for more details.

Need to shake your booty with your little cutie this summer? Mark your calendars and get ready to dance while supporting a wonderful organization.
As a celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, La Leche League of Portland is hosting a Family Dance Party:

Sunday August 5th from 2pm-5pm
at the North Star Ballroom, 635 N. Killingsworth Ct, Portland, OR

The Family Dance Party is a family event and will feature a DJ, bubbles floating over the dance floor, face painting, and healthy snacks and drinks for kids and adults. Adults must be accompanied by a child! Advance tickets are only $7 each for dancers 12 and over (kids under 12 accompanied by an adult are FREE! ). Purchase your tickets on-line at www.llldanceparty.com.