Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5:30pm
North park blocks, just North of Burnside
Contact  pdxfnb(a)lists.riseup.net
In Portland, Food Not Bombs means free vegetarian meals four days a week!
We source fresh, mostly organic food, that would otherwise be thrown away and prepare it for the community. We believe society and government should value human life over material wealth. By giving away free food to people in need in public spaces we directly dramatize the level of hunger in this country and the surplus of food being wasted. We also call attention to the failures of society to support those within it while funding the forces of war and violence, including the police.

Monday, September 18 , 7:00pm - 10:30 -
Red and Black Cafe- 21st and SE Division
We will show a movie and hold a forum on issues relating to the film. How do these issues effect our lives and communities? What can we do to stop imperialism and oppression?

Saturday, September 1, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Beaverton, SW 5th and Washington
Purpose: This is an event to encourage more mindfulness while driving, in response to several recent deaths that were the result of carelessness. We will have signs for you to hold, and food, drinks, and informative literature to give to passersby. Social and casual, drop by briefly if you can!
This event, with enough support, will become a monthly occurrence, at a different location each time, and will be similar to these past "awareness action" events:
http://bikeportland.org/

Saturday, September 9, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Food Front Cooperative Grocery, 2375 NW Thurman
Speaker  Rex Burkholder
Phone Contact: Tom Mattox, (503) 222-5658 ext 133
Sponsors: Food Front and Bicylcle Transportation Alliance
Food Front Cooperative Grocery is fundraising for Bicycle Transportion Alliance during the month of September.
In support of that effort, Rex Burkholder, Metro District 5 councilor will be at Food Front to informally talk to customers

and food front members about the BTA, alternative transportation issues and the Metro sponsored Open Spaces November initiative.
Rex Burkholder is one of the founding members of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and is also a 20 year plus Food Front member. He and his partner, Lydia, hold the unofficial record for most pounds of cheese cut as during ten years plus of being a food front working member

The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA), a statewide nonprofit working to create healthy communities by opening minds and roads to bicycling, is launching its sixth annual Bike Commute Challenge during the month of September.
As a new feature this year, the BTA is sponsoring traffic reports on three radio stations to remind drivers that "on a bike, you're never stuck in traffic" and encourages them to try biking to work through the month of September, using friendly competition and peer pressure at the workplace.  In 2005, 534 businesses took part, and more than 1600 participants said that the Challenge got them to try bike commuting for the first time - and many others commuted more than they had before.
"More and more people are rediscovering the simple joy of riding a bike. With rising gas prices and better places to bike, they're also realizing significant economic and health benefits.  And businesses are realizing that getting their employees biking is good for their bottom line," said Evan Manvel, Executive Director of the BTA.  "Employees who bike are more alert and productive throughout the day, and absenteeism and health care costs are lower with healthier employees."
Dr. Jim Tuchschmidt, Director of the Portland VA Medical Center, noted that he started in 2004 during the Challenge: "I started riding during the 2004 Bike Commute Challenge and stuck with it - I still ride almost every day. I feel better: it's better for me, it's better for the environment, and it's an example that motivates other people to bike to work."
As facilities improve and education and encouragement activities such as the Bike Commute Challenge grow, more and more Oregonians are choosing to bike.  Bike trips across the four main bike-friendly bridges in Portland increased over threefold from 1992 to 2005.
More information can be found, and companies and individuals can register for the Challenge, at www.BikeCommuteChallenge.com.
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance is a nonprofit organization that has been opening minds and roads to bicycling since 1990. The BTA has 4000 members and ten full-time staff members. Find out more at www.bta4bikes.org.