A brownfield is a site where contamination – or the possibility of contamination – is preventing use or redevelopment. This event, “Restore our Community, Rebuild our Wealth,” will focus on local brownfields and economic community development.

Saturday, November 12th, 11AM to 1PM, at Constructing Hope, 408 NE Church Street (at the northeast corner of MLK).

For more information, contact Steven Gilliam at Steven@oregonaction.org or 971-634-0004.

Race Talks, a discussion series sponsored by Multnomah County, will tackle the complex and sensitive topic of how race has impacted a local transportation project. This event’s topic is “Coming Together on North Williams Avenue: Reconciling Neighborhood’s Past with Proposed Bike Lane”.

BikePortland has a post with more details, take a look here.

Following the presentations, the audience wil break into small discussion groups to talk over the evening’s subject and more general topics of race and ethnicity. These groups are facilitated by trained volunteers from Uniting to Understand Racism and Portland’s Intergroup Dialogue program.

Free.

Tuesday, November 8th. Doors open at 6PM, event begins at 7PM at the McMenamin’s Kennedy School Gymnasium.

You are invited to this forum on the 2012 State of Oregon Legislative Session:

• Learn how the legislative agenda is developed.
• Hear an overview of next year’s agenda.
• Share issues relevant to your neighborhood.

Saturday, November 11th,  6:30 to 8:00 PM

Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Room C

For more information, click here.

Didn’t make it to the 9/21/11 General Meeting? Read about what happened by clicking here.

For a preview of what will be discussed at November’s WNA Board meeting, please download the agenda. For details of where and when, click here.

Board meetings are open to all neighborhood residents and people who work or own businesses in Woodlawn.

Calling all Woodlawn Neighborhood Association board members: WNA is holding a special meeting this Saturday to review grant applications.

The grants are for the following things:

1) To help boost membership by providing food, childcare and outreach for the association.

2.) To help with the Easter egg hunt, a neighborhood yard sale and National Night Out.

3.) To fund cooking classes in the community garden.

The meeting is at Good Neighbor Pizza, 800 N.E. Dekum St., at 4 p.m.

We need as many board members as possible to attend. The meeting should only take a half hour and could go along ways towards making our association and neighborhood stronger.

The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN) hosts a free panel discussion and Q&A about the history of economic development in inner N/NE Portland with an eye cast toward discovering future economic development opportunities.

6:00 – 8:00 PM

Curious Comedy, 5225 NE MLK Blvd.

For more information, click here, or check out the Facebook page.

RSVP requested by calling 503.823.4575 or online at info@necoalition.org

Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods has a new committee that is launching a speaker series.

The Community Economic Development Council will present its first speaker series with a talk Nov. 1 on the history of economic development in inner North and Northeast Portland.

The event takes place at Curious Comedy Theater, 5225 NE Martin Luther King Blvd., and will include refreshments.

Speakers will be Dr. Karen Gibson, Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Planning and Portland State University;

Connected is a group of community members determined to be a presence and positive role model in the lives of youth. This group meets weekly to walk through and around acknowledged “hot spots,” acknowledging and engaging with young and old alike as they go about their business. Connected invites volunteers to join them on walks and organize their own groups of walkers.

Read the Portland Tribune article about the Holladay Park group here.

For more information, contact Gary Marschke at 503-412-8520, or look for Connected on Facebook.

Concerned neighbors and community organizations wishing to oppose a liquor license renewal north of Burnside should advise the Office of Neighborhood Involvement as soon as possible. Opposition is considered by the City before a recommendation to renew is made to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC). If neighbors have concerns but do not wish to formally oppose the license renewal, this is an excellent opportunity to engage in problem solving to address concerns informally.

Submittals must be received by November 15.

Please contact Theresa Marchetti, City of Portland Liquor License Specialist, at 503-823-9092 or theresa.marchetti@portlandoregon.gov.