Wednesday, April 20, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Multnomah Arts Center,  7688 SW Capitol Highway
Capitol Room in Senior Center
Office of Neighborhood Involvement to offer training on how to community residents can advocate for their community needs and access city services.
What you will learn:
* Learning to approach City offices and bureaus
* How to work with City bureaus, boards, commissions, and City Council
* Preparing testimony and lobbying before City Council

There is no charge. For bus service take the #44. For workshop info and to register online go to:
http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=37653
Co-sponsored with Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc.

Thursday, April 28, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
8105 N. Brandon Ave. at Schofield
The Historic Kenton Firehouse
What you will learn:
* Essential do's and don'ts for planning a special event.
* Creating an event plan with budgets, action steps, timelines.
* Recruiting volunteers, delegating tasks.
* Outreach ideas to get people to the event.
* How to work with existing resources for tree plantings, neighborhood clean-ups, block parties, street fairs.
Types of events we'll refer to:
* Neighborhood Clean-ups
* Tree plantings
* Summertime block parties, National Night Out
* Neighborhood festivals and fairs

For workshop info and to register online go to:
http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=37652

Co-sponsored with North Portland Neighborhood Services

For workshop info and to register (registration not required).:
Art Hendricks: <mailto:ahendricks@ci.portland.or.us> or

(503) 823-3048
Brian Hoop: <mailto:bhoop@ci.portland.or.us> or (503) 823-3075
TTY, (503) 823-6868. Sites are wheelchair accessible. Call 7 days advance to request language translation or other special assistance. Please allow seven days advance notice to request any special assistance.
Learn more: http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=37087

Monday-Friday, April 4-8
PSU's Smith Memorial Student Union Building (SMSU
1825 SW. Broadway
Deconstructing Disabilities will attempt to answer the following question: Is disability manifested through physical symptoms or through social constructs? We will address this through the discussion of religion and film, and through dance and physical activity.
Participants include: The Karen Gaffeney Foundation's Friends First Club; Danceability and Integrated Dance Classes; Goal Ball: An aggressive sport combining strategy, power, and quickness for people with or without visual disabilities; Reversals Group; and more... People with or without disabilities are welcome.
Contact Celyn Brown (503) 725-5664 <daca@pdx.edu>
http://www.sdu.pdx.edu

Sunday, April 17th, 7:00pm - 9:45pm
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. (southwestern part of campus. Kaul is just west of the Student Union)
Phone Contact:  (503) 517-5221
Ward Churchill will be visiting Reed on Saturday April 16 for a spoken word performance. $5 for general admission and free for Reed Students.

In addition to being a longtime activist and revolutionary Ward Churchill is currently a Professor of Ethnic Studies and the Coordinator of American Indian Studies at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Recently, Churchill has faced controversy over his book "On the Justice of Roosting Chickens," which resulted in several cancellations of speaking events at other college campuses. In his book, he draws an intriguing parallel between the World Trade Centers attack and the US attacks in the Middle East with the 500,000 children who died from the embargo. This spoken word performance with Ward Churchill will be an evening to remember.