Land Acknowledgment & Our Guiding Principles
Woodlawn Neighborhood Association would like to acknowledge that the land we live and meet on is unceded territory, originally home to Indigenous peoples such as the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla; Cowlitz and Clackamas; Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde; and Confederated Tribes of Siletz. Further, we recognize that over the…...
Explore the Offerings of the Vanport Mosaic
The Vanport Mosaic is, according to their website, “a memory-activism platform. We amplify, honor, and preserve the silenced histories that surround us in order to understand our present, and create a future where we all belong.” Since 2014, their collective has worked to honor the cultural and historical memories of…...
Woodlawn History Trivia #2
Get to know more about the historic buildings and their former occupants right here in the heart of the Woodlawn Triangle. Many of these were culled from the book, Portland’s Woodlawn Neighborhood , written by our neighborhood historian, Anjala Ehelebe, and published by Arcadia Publishing. —Woodlawn’s Fire Station No. 29…...
Woodlawn History Trivia
Several years ago, before the pandemic shuttered in-person gatherings and fun, the Woodlawn Neighborhood Association in partnership with the Oregon Public House hosted a Woodlawn History Trivia Night. Here are just a few of fun facts from that evening. Many of these were culled from the book, Portland’s Woodlawn Neighborhood,…...
So, What Were You Doing When Your Home Got Demolished? Event on 2/19/2023 at 2pm
EDPA2 (Emanuel Displaced Persons Association 2) Presents So, What Were You Wearing When Your Home Got Demolished? When: Sunday February 19, 2023 Time: 2 pm Location: Eliot Center Downtown at 1226 SW Salmon Parking: Free– located in the parking lot across the street from the venue on the east…...
