July 29, 2015
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The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Run draws runners of all cultures and ages to northeast
Portland. The North/Northeast Business Association event returns this weekend celebrating the Soul
of Portland and economic equity for all.
MLK Dream Run is Back
Race and weekend
of events celebrate
Soul of Portland
Association’s Portland Fellows Program, which
supports youth entrepreneurship and leadership.
The race offers a range of fitness goals, from
a 5K walk and run, to a 10K run, and a competi-
tive 15K race. The courses go through the “Soul of
Portland,” passing several inner north and northeast
Northeast Portland celebrates the fourth annual Portland neighborhoods.
MLK Dream Run this weekend.
The celebration kicks off at the corner of North-
The race, which takes place Sunday, will honor east Alberta Street and Martin Luther King Jr.
civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. and rais- Boulevard, Saturday, Aug. 1 with live children’s
es money for the North by Northeast Community
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Health Center and the North/Northeast Business
Bringing Men Together to Stop Gangs
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The Portland Office of Youth and
Violence Prevention is bringing men to-
gether for a new program aimed at stop-
ping gang violence, Enough is Enough,
a community-led campaign aimed at en-
couraging people to take a stand.
Fathers, brothers, uncles, cousins,
soldiers, former gang members, com-
munity activists, pastors, and minis-
ters are welcomed to join the group for
a community meeting on Thursday,
July 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bethel
A.M.E. Church, located at Northeast
8th Avenue.
Those interested in joining are en-
couraged to RSVP by writing to An-
toinette.Edwards@PortlandOregon.
gov. For more information, call the
Portland Office of Youth Violence
Prevention at 503-823-3584.
Mayor Charlie Hales and Antoinette Edwards, director of the
Office of Youth Violence Prevention, join community members
in support of #EnoughIsEnough, a campaign aimed at stopping
gang violence.