Portland Current
2009 June 2
Rose Festival Fleet Week
Wednesday-Sunday, June 3-7
The sailors are coming up river to spawn. VFP 72 members are invited to come on down to the Peace Park and the East Bank Esplanade to show our flags and banners on Wednesday the 3rd. Since the schedule of the arrival of the ships is not released until right before they head up river, keep an eye out in the paper for the time. Usually in the early to mid afternoon. During the week we will occasionally stroll past the ships with our VFP flags and check the ratio of peace signs to single finger salutes. Wear your swag if you've got it. VFP 72 business cards and other info will be available to give to the sailors. We will also be passing out copies of the War Crimes Times.
June 4, 1989: Chinese Army massacres hundreds in Tiananman Square
First Thursday with Loose Change
Thursday, June 4, 8PM
Mississippi Pizza Pub, 3552 N. Mississippi
A monthly fund raiser for VFP72. Last month we raised $586 for Direct Aid Iraq.
Blumenauer/Dean Portland Health Care Meeting
If you want to attend and submit a question for single payer-- which Blumenauer and Dean do NOT support, you must sign up at this website Health Care: It's About Choice
http://www.earlblumenauer.com/media/health_care_signup.html
Health Care Town Hall with Congressman Earl Blumenauer and special guest
Howard Dean
Portland Community College, Cascade Campus, Moriarty Auditorium
June 5, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Peace Memorial Park maintenance work party
Sunday, June 7, 14, 21, 28, 11am
Every Sunday starting about 11AM. Mowing edging and pulling weeds. Bring gloves and implements of destruction.
United for Oregon March
Sunday, June 7, 11:30am
East Bank Esplanade near OMSI (between Main and Taylor)
It's no secret who will suffer if the state balance its budget at the expense of front line workers and those whom we serve: children, seniors, and middle-class families.
March across Hawthorne Bridge at 1pm, rally at Terry Schrunk Plaza at 2pm.
Organizing and Picket Sign Making Party
Thursday, June 11, 6:30pm
Bread & Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., (on Tri-Met lines #4 and #72)
Contact: Emma Allen ; (503) 240-4462 (office); (503) 734-4241 (cell)
Get familiar with how this socialist feminist organization functions and help Radical Women get ready for the Gay Pride march and rally. There will be a light buffet with a vegan option available at 6:15pm for a donation of $5.00 - $8.00. Childcare available. All genders welcome.
June 12, 1982: One million rally against nuclear weapons during U.N. Special Session on Disarmament (NYC)
Multnomah County Socialist Party
Sunday, June 21, 1pm
Belmont Library, 1038 SE Belmont
Love Makes a Family organizing two booths
August 28-September 7
Oregon State Fair
The booths, one on Family Equality, and one with the theme "Peace is a Family Value" provide the opportunity to talk to people about our families and ways we can work for peace in the world, and give people the opportunity to take action to show their support for peace and for equality. Last year we passed out about 10,000 "Love Makes A Family" and "Peace is a Family Value" stickers and gathered signatures on the petition to keep the National Guard home in Oregon (now a major organizing campaign) and to support equal rights for all families.
You can help by signing up to volunteer - thanks to the several hundred of you who have volunteered over the past 5 years- and by asking organizations, including faith congregations, you are a part of to cosponsor the booths. I've attached a flyer you can reproduce and distribute. Please email or call me about your plans, or with information about groups I should contact.
Thanks,
Bonnie Tinker
Executive Director
Love Makes A Family, Inc.
503-228-3892
cell 503-504-1141
(feel free to call the cell phone if you don't find me at the office)
On the Internet:
Portland's emerging economic development strategy:
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MayorSamAdams/be86698cd6/d8250c0f48/323c03bd82/id=246384
Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MayorSamAdams/be86698cd6/d8250c0f48/947cad1075
Portland Plan
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MayorSamAdams/be86698cd6/d8250c0f48/d77e03dfde
Climate Action Plan
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MayorSamAdams/be86698cd6/d8250c0f48/95a1654ae9/c=41896
Transportation System Plan
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MayorSamAdams/be86698cd6/d8250c0f48/ec230f7b46/c=38838
Creative Action Plan
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MayorSamAdams/be86698cd6/d8250c0f48/22cc01ec09
Portland Multnomah Youth Corps
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MayorSamAdams/be86698cd6/d8250c0f48/c040178b40/c=50300