Coalition for a Livable future WEEKLY DIGEST 1/4/07
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*1.) /Reminder/: Columbia River Crossing Forum Tonight from 6:30-8:30pm!
- 1/4/07
2.) Friends of Trees; Natural Area Restoration and Planting Events -
1/13/07
3.) From the Bottoms Up: Sustainable Reconstruction in New Orleans and
Implications for Portland - 1/15/07
4.) Community Meeting with Mayor Potter - 1/20/07
**5.) Hands on Portland: Volunteer for MLK Weekend of Service -
1/12/07-1/15/07
6.) Team Up for Watershed Health - 2/3/07-3/10/07/
/7.) **Sustainability Workshops for the Northwest’s Organic Product
Trade - 3/16/2007
8.) Oregon Environmental Council Healthy Environment Forum Series
9.) In Search of Care: Low Income Seniors Left Behind *
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*1.) /Reminder/: Columbia River Crossing Forum Tonight from 6:30-8:30pm!
- 1/4/07*
Just a reminder about our first event of the new year -- the I-5
Columbia River Crossing Forum this Thursday, Jan. 4.
What: CRC Forum, sponsored by CLF, Environmental Justice Action Group,
Friends of Clark County, and the Columbia Group of the Sierra Club
When: Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
We encourage you to bike, walk, take transit, or carpool to: New
Columbia Community Education Room, 4625 N. Trenton St., Portland On
TriMet line #4, near line #1 (see www.trimet.org for trip planning) For
those of you coming from Vancouver, you can take TriMet #6 to #4 (both
of these lines run late).
For more background on the project, go to www.columbiarivercrossing.org.
Or, download Staff Recommendations at:
http://www.columbiarivercrossing.org/materials/meetingMaterials/TaskForce_112906_Staff_recommendations.pdf
Questions? Contact jack@clfuture.org or (503) 294-2889.
*2.) Friends of Trees; Natural Area Restoration and Planting Events -
1/13/07*
The Neighborhood Trees Program and the Natural Area Restoration Program
want you to come and help us make Portland green by joining us this
weekend, Saturday, January 13th. Find the location that works best for
you and bring a friend! Tools, gloves, and snacks are provided, but
don’t forget to dress to get dirty and to wear some sturdy shoes. Please
call Kathryn at, 503-282-8846 ext.12 with questions. See you there!
/Natural Area Restoration Planting Event /
Derry Dell
Jan 13, 2007 Planting, Neighborhood
Time: 8:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
/Neighborhood Trees Planting Events /
Laurelhurst/ Sunnyside
Jan 13, 2007 Planting, Neighborhood
Time: 8:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Site Location: Laurelhurst Park, Ankeny Building, 3300 SE Ankeny St.
Brooklyn/ Creston-Kenilworth
Jan 13, 2007 Planting, Neighborhood
Time: 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Fred Meyer Corporate Headquarters Conference Center, 3500 SE
26th Ave.
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**3.) From the Bottoms Up: Sustainable Reconstruction in New Orleans and
Implications for Portland - 1/15/07*
Panel discussion will be followed by a reception with New
Orleans-inspired music, art, and refreshments
Monday, January 15, 2007 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), 7-8:30 pm
The Gerding Theater at the Portland Armory Building, 128 NW Eleventh
(between Couch and Davis)
Community leaders and sustainability experts from New Orleans and
Portland will join together in a panel discussion on the current issues
facing New Orleans and the sustainable initiatives being made to meet
the difficult task of rebuilding. Through the experiences of those on
the front line, we will identify ways for Portland to institute green
building responses in the planning for post-disaster recovery.
Panelists include:
Shane Endicott - The ReBuilding Center, Portland
Darryl Malek-Wiley - Sierra Club, New Orleans
Pam Dashiell - Holy Cross Neighborhood Association, New Orleans
Preston Browning - Mercy Corps, New Orleans
This free event is presented by the Sierra Club's Adam Alabarca Memorial
Speaker Series and co-sponsored by Mercy Corps
*4.) Community Meeting with Mayor Potter - 1/20/07*
Mayor Tom Potter Invites Montavilla and surrounding residents to: Ten
Minute Community Meetings with Tom
Saturday, January 20th at 10:00 a.m.
Touchstone Coffee House, 7631 NE Glisan
Mayor Tom Potter will be meeting with residents in Montavilla and the
surrounding neighborhoods on Saturday, January 20th from 10:00am-12:15am
at Touchstone Coffee House. His goal is to connect with residents from
different parts of the city about local community issues and ideas.A
priority of Mayor Potter's administration is to be accessible to
neighborhoods and to develop relationships among community members and
local government. Community members are encouraged to sign up on-site
for a chance to speak for 10 minutes with him about issues important to
them. Local area businesses will be hosting the meetings.
Sign-ups begin at 9:30am Available slots fill up quickly, so please plan
accordingly. Mayor Potter will be accompanied by staff, a neighborhood
police officer and local community members to provide informational
resources. Locations are currently being determined for the remainder of
the 2007 schedule.
Please visit their website in the upcoming weeks for new information at
www.portlandonline.com/mayor.
*
5.) Hands on Portland: Volunteer for MLK Weekend of Service -
**1/12-1/15/07*
To find out how you can get involved in volunteer projects for Hands on
Portland's MLK Weekend of Service please visit their website at:
http://www.handsonportland.org/AboutUs/index.php/MLKDay2007.html
*6.) Team Up for Watershed Health - 2/3/07-3/10/07*
February 3 to March 10, Team Up for Watershed Health, sponsored by SOLV.
Team Up supports watershed restoration by facilitating community
partnerships and providing volunteer opportunities. Team Up helps
restore Portland's urban watersheds, with ongoing work at over 45
ecologically significant sites. The program adopts each restoration site
for eight years. The first three of these years focus on active
restoration. the next five years are spent monitoring and maintaining
the site to ensure the success of the project.
For more information and registration, visit
www.solv.org/programs/teamup_watershed_health.asp
or contact Rhyan Grech, rhyan@solv.org, (503) 844-9571.
/
/*7.)Sustainability Workshops for the Northwest’s Organic Product Trade
- 3/16/2007*
Organically Grown Company (OGC) announces sustainability-focused
workshops and Vendor Faire 2007 to be held at the Vancouver, Washington
Hilton Hotel on March 16, 2007. Event requires pre-registration; the
following workshops are open to the public.
3/16/07: “Food Packaging and Sustainable Alternatives” and “Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Power”
For information and pre-registration, contact the program coordinator,
Natalie Reitman-White, at nwhite@organicgrown.com, or 541-346-1609.
*8.) Oregon Environmental Council Healthy Environment Forum Series *
The Healthy Environment Forum series brings health professionals and
environmentalists together to learn about emerging issues, to exchange
views openly and honestly, to build understanding and cooperation, and
to forge consensus about the linkages between some of Oregon’s most
difficult environmental and health challenges. The series is designed
for physicians and other health care providers, especially those in
Family Medicine and Pediatrics, and for environmental professionals and
interested citizens.
For the complete series line-up and to register please visit OEC's
website at: http://www.oeconline.org/health/healthforum
*
9.) In Search of Care: Low Income Seniors Left Behind*
The Northwest Federation of Community Organizations partnered with
Washington Community Action Network to release a report with alarming
findings on the state of care for poor seniors in nursing homes. The
findings show that residents in skilled nursing facilities that
disproportionately care for the poor, experience a lower quality of life
than residents in facilities with more private-pay residents.
The report finds that facilities caring for the poor receive lower per
patient revenue than facilities serving the wealthiest seniors. This can
compromise the quality of care for low- and middle-income seniors.
The Washington Community Action Network has presented the report to
legislators, and will be pushing them and Governor Christine Gregoire to
address the health needs of seniors and all Washingtonians in the new
legislative session. The report will bolster Washington Community Action
Network´s Secure Health Care Campaign, which demands universal access to
high quality health care.
The report is available at:
http://nwfco.org/pubs/2006.1207_In.Srch.of.Qualty.Care.pdf
**
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interest to the Coalition for a Livable Future. If you would like an
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*1.) /Reminder/: Columbia River Crossing Forum Tonight from 6:30-8:30pm!
- 1/4/07
2.) Friends of Trees; Natural Area Restoration and Planting Events -
1/13/07
3.) From the Bottoms Up: Sustainable Reconstruction in New Orleans and
Implications for Portland - 1/15/07
4.) Community Meeting with Mayor Potter - 1/20/07
**5.) Hands on Portland: Volunteer for MLK Weekend of Service -
1/12/07-1/15/07
6.) Team Up for Watershed Health - 2/3/07-3/10/07/
/7.) **Sustainability Workshops for the Northwest’s Organic Product
Trade - 3/16/2007
8.) Oregon Environmental Council Healthy Environment Forum Series
9.) In Search of Care: Low Income Seniors Left Behind *
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1.) /Reminder/: Columbia River Crossing Forum Tonight from 6:30-8:30pm!
- 1/4/07*
Just a reminder about our first event of the new year -- the I-5
Columbia River Crossing Forum this Thursday, Jan. 4.
What: CRC Forum, sponsored by CLF, Environmental Justice Action Group,
Friends of Clark County, and the Columbia Group of the Sierra Club
When: Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
We encourage you to bike, walk, take transit, or carpool to: New
Columbia Community Education Room, 4625 N. Trenton St., Portland On
TriMet line #4, near line #1 (see www.trimet.org for trip planning) For
those of you coming from Vancouver, you can take TriMet #6 to #4 (both
of these lines run late).
For more background on the project, go to www.columbiarivercrossing.org.
Or, download Staff Recommendations at:
http://www.columbiarivercrossing.org/materials/meetingMaterials/TaskForce_112906_Staff_recommendations.pdf
Questions? Contact jack@clfuture.org or (503) 294-2889.
*2.) Friends of Trees; Natural Area Restoration and Planting Events -
1/13/07*
The Neighborhood Trees Program and the Natural Area Restoration Program
want you to come and help us make Portland green by joining us this
weekend, Saturday, January 13th. Find the location that works best for
you and bring a friend! Tools, gloves, and snacks are provided, but
don’t forget to dress to get dirty and to wear some sturdy shoes. Please
call Kathryn at, 503-282-8846 ext.12 with questions. See you there!
/Natural Area Restoration Planting Event /
Derry Dell
Jan 13, 2007 Planting, Neighborhood
Time: 8:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
/Neighborhood Trees Planting Events /
Laurelhurst/ Sunnyside
Jan 13, 2007 Planting, Neighborhood
Time: 8:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Site Location: Laurelhurst Park, Ankeny Building, 3300 SE Ankeny St.
Brooklyn/ Creston-Kenilworth
Jan 13, 2007 Planting, Neighborhood
Time: 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Fred Meyer Corporate Headquarters Conference Center, 3500 SE
26th Ave.
*
**3.) From the Bottoms Up: Sustainable Reconstruction in New Orleans and
Implications for Portland - 1/15/07*
Panel discussion will be followed by a reception with New
Orleans-inspired music, art, and refreshments
Monday, January 15, 2007 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), 7-8:30 pm
The Gerding Theater at the Portland Armory Building, 128 NW Eleventh
(between Couch and Davis)
Community leaders and sustainability experts from New Orleans and
Portland will join together in a panel discussion on the current issues
facing New Orleans and the sustainable initiatives being made to meet
the difficult task of rebuilding. Through the experiences of those on
the front line, we will identify ways for Portland to institute green
building responses in the planning for post-disaster recovery.
Panelists include:
Shane Endicott - The ReBuilding Center, Portland
Darryl Malek-Wiley - Sierra Club, New Orleans
Pam Dashiell - Holy Cross Neighborhood Association, New Orleans
Preston Browning - Mercy Corps, New Orleans
This free event is presented by the Sierra Club's Adam Alabarca Memorial
Speaker Series and co-sponsored by Mercy Corps
*4.) Community Meeting with Mayor Potter - 1/20/07*
Mayor Tom Potter Invites Montavilla and surrounding residents to: Ten
Minute Community Meetings with Tom
Saturday, January 20th at 10:00 a.m.
Touchstone Coffee House, 7631 NE Glisan
Mayor Tom Potter will be meeting with residents in Montavilla and the
surrounding neighborhoods on Saturday, January 20th from 10:00am-12:15am
at Touchstone Coffee House. His goal is to connect with residents from
different parts of the city about local community issues and ideas.A
priority of Mayor Potter's administration is to be accessible to
neighborhoods and to develop relationships among community members and
local government. Community members are encouraged to sign up on-site
for a chance to speak for 10 minutes with him about issues important to
them. Local area businesses will be hosting the meetings.
Sign-ups begin at 9:30am Available slots fill up quickly, so please plan
accordingly. Mayor Potter will be accompanied by staff, a neighborhood
police officer and local community members to provide informational
resources. Locations are currently being determined for the remainder of
the 2007 schedule.
Please visit their website in the upcoming weeks for new information at
www.portlandonline.com/mayor.
*
5.) Hands on Portland: Volunteer for MLK Weekend of Service -
**1/12-1/15/07*
To find out how you can get involved in volunteer projects for Hands on
Portland's MLK Weekend of Service please visit their website at:
http://www.handsonportland.org/AboutUs/index.php/MLKDay2007.html
*6.) Team Up for Watershed Health - 2/3/07-3/10/07*
February 3 to March 10, Team Up for Watershed Health, sponsored by SOLV.
Team Up supports watershed restoration by facilitating community
partnerships and providing volunteer opportunities. Team Up helps
restore Portland's urban watersheds, with ongoing work at over 45
ecologically significant sites. The program adopts each restoration site
for eight years. The first three of these years focus on active
restoration. the next five years are spent monitoring and maintaining
the site to ensure the success of the project.
For more information and registration, visit
www.solv.org/programs/teamup_watershed_health.asp
or contact Rhyan Grech, rhyan@solv.org, (503) 844-9571.
/
/*7.)Sustainability Workshops for the Northwest’s Organic Product Trade
- 3/16/2007*
Organically Grown Company (OGC) announces sustainability-focused
workshops and Vendor Faire 2007 to be held at the Vancouver, Washington
Hilton Hotel on March 16, 2007. Event requires pre-registration; the
following workshops are open to the public.
3/16/07: “Food Packaging and Sustainable Alternatives” and “Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Power”
For information and pre-registration, contact the program coordinator,
Natalie Reitman-White, at nwhite@organicgrown.com, or 541-346-1609.
*8.) Oregon Environmental Council Healthy Environment Forum Series *
The Healthy Environment Forum series brings health professionals and
environmentalists together to learn about emerging issues, to exchange
views openly and honestly, to build understanding and cooperation, and
to forge consensus about the linkages between some of Oregon’s most
difficult environmental and health challenges. The series is designed
for physicians and other health care providers, especially those in
Family Medicine and Pediatrics, and for environmental professionals and
interested citizens.
For the complete series line-up and to register please visit OEC's
website at: http://www.oeconline.org/health/healthforum
*
9.) In Search of Care: Low Income Seniors Left Behind*
The Northwest Federation of Community Organizations partnered with
Washington Community Action Network to release a report with alarming
findings on the state of care for poor seniors in nursing homes. The
findings show that residents in skilled nursing facilities that
disproportionately care for the poor, experience a lower quality of life
than residents in facilities with more private-pay residents.
The report finds that facilities caring for the poor receive lower per
patient revenue than facilities serving the wealthiest seniors. This can
compromise the quality of care for low- and middle-income seniors.
The Washington Community Action Network has presented the report to
legislators, and will be pushing them and Governor Christine Gregoire to
address the health needs of seniors and all Washingtonians in the new
legislative session. The report will bolster Washington Community Action
Network´s Secure Health Care Campaign, which demands universal access to
high quality health care.
The report is available at:
http://nwfco.org/pubs/2006.1207_In.Srch.of.Qualty.Care.pdf
**
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