Portland Curremt
2009 April 19
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Multnomah County Budget Forum
April 28, 4:30pm - 7pm
Multnomah County Building, 501 SE Hawthorne
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RALLY AND MARCH FOR WORKERS AND IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS
Friday, May 1 1-4 PM POSTER MAKING AND PARTY
4-5 PM RALLY (SPEAKERS AND MUSIC)
5PM MARCH
PORTLAND SOUTH PARK BLOCKS
AS THE ECONOMIC CRISIS DEEPENS OUR MOVEMENTS MUST COME TOGETHER TO PRTOECT OUR RIGHTS AND BUILD AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.
TODAY, FACED WITH A CRUMBLING ECONOMIC SYSTEM AND INCREASING ATTACKS ON IMMIGRANTS AND WORKING PEOPLE IN GENERAL, WE MUST JOIN TOGETHER TO DEFEND OUR BASIC RIGHTS TO HEALTH AND HAPPINEESS.
OUR DEMANDS ARE:
NO MORE BAILOUTS FOR THE BANKS AND CORPORATIONS!
TAX THE CORPORATIONS, BANKS AND WEALTHY!
STOP CUTS TO EDUCATION, SOCIAL SERVICES AND TRI-MET!
STOP THE ICE RAIDS AND DETENTIONS!
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM NOW!
QUALITY HEALTHCARE FOR ALL!
SUSTAINABLE JOBS FOR ALL!
MONEY FOR HUMAN NEEDS, NOT WAR!
PASS THE EMPLOYEE CHOICE ACT NOW!
PROTECT WORKERS RIGHT TO ORGANIZE!
STOP EVICTIONS AND FORECLOSURES!
HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT!
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: maydayoutreach@gmail.com
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NWDA's Annual Graffiti Removal Day!
Saturday, May 9, at 8:30 for coffee and donuts
Stadium Fred Meyer lobby, NW 20th Place near West Burnside.
Graffiti Removal from 9:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. (however much time you can give to our neighborhood will be appreciated)
We'll clean up the tagging used to communicate by drug dealers, pimps, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whore (s) and transients in the Historic Alphabet District.
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?STORY_ID=12630201
Thanks to Commissioner Randy Leonard's efforts to require sellers to record who's buying tagging material, there has been a drop in graffiti around our schools, houses of worship, and on both public and private property.
We still get "bombed" and when we do we can always count on Marcia Dennis of the Graffiti Abatement Program for help: http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=32420
Graffiti abatement is one of the most cost-effective, efficient, and guaranteed ways to protect public infrastructure, reduce street crime, free up police, and maintain property values.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/crime_prevention/anti_graffiti_initiatives.shtml
We look forward to the NWDA Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Committee Chairs, volunteering to lead by example.
If you'd like to volunteer contact: Alison Wallisch alison@nwnw.org
or Pete Colt goodmanpeter2004@yahoo.com
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Socialist Party of Multnomah County
Sunday, May 17, 1pm
Belmont Library, 1038 SE Belmont
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