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COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEFS
NAACP Branch 1139 and YWCA Clark
County co-sponsor a free mini-leadership
advocacy training on Saturday, Sept. 15, 10
a.m. – 12:30 p.m., in the YWCA Communi-
ty Room, 3609 Main Street, in Vancouver.
This training will take place during the
NAACP monthly membership meeting time
and is open to the public. Light refresh-
ments will be available.
Emijah Smith, Community Organizer for
the Children’s Alliance, will conduct the
training, which will cover how to communi-
cate with lawmakers, get your message in
the media, build community and get others
involved, and related topics. Her presenta-
tion will focus on advocating for children,
but the knowledge and skills can be applied
to any issue.
Anyone interested in learning about basic
grassroots advocacy is welcome at this
training. The NAACP is especially eager to
involve people of color, lower income com-
munity members, and others who tend to be
under-represented in the electoral and leg-
islative process.
For more information, please contact
Emijah Smith, Community Organizer at
emijah@childrensalliance.org or 1-800-
KIDS (5437) x25.
A Town Hall Meeting on
Housing Justice:
‘They’re Not Heavy,
They’re My Neighbor!’
Interested community members are gath-
ering to create a community agreement on
housing justice. The event is Thursday,
Sept. 27, at Moriarty Hall 104, Portland
Community College Cascade Campus, 705
N. Killingsworth St., from 7 to 9 p.m.
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The purpose of this agreement will be to
develop community standards for supplying
housing for all who need it, regardless of
how it conflicts with the interests of the
banks, property owners, developers, and the
legal system they control through their mas-
sive lobbying efforts.
Join the town hall meeting that will
include all of the local organizing segments
around housing justice e.g. homeowners in
foreclosure, so-called “squatter” communi-
ty members, tenent rights advocates, and the
houseless community, who will all come
together to issue a call to action for the com-
munity to create and enforce a city wide
agreement that provides housing space as a
right for every human being.
For more information call 360-980-1409
or write umifam@gmail.com.
Benefits & Job Fair for
Veterans
Veterans and their families are invited to
attend a Veterans Benefits and Job Fair on
Thursday, September 27. The free fair will
take place from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at
the Willow Creek Center, located at 241 SW
Edgeway Drive in Beaverton.
Eric Belt, Veteran Services Program
Supervisor for Washington County, says,
“High unemployment rates put veterans at
risk of becoming homeless more quickly
than veterans of any other era.” The Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs estimates that Iraq
and Afghanistan veterans who become
homeless do so in three years, compared
with 13 years for Vietnam-era veterans. Belt
goes on to say, “Connecting veterans to ben-
efits they have earned in honorable service
to our country is critical to preventing this
from happening to our newest generation of
heroes.”
The Veterans Administration, other gov-
ernmental and community-based agencies,
and employers will be on hand to provide
services and information such as health
screenings, job opportunities and the chance
to register with the VA for medical care and
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Hospital School
Back to school day on
Sept. 5 at Randall
Children’s Hospital at
Legacy Emanuel saw
brothers and sisters of
patients – including
Dominique, above —
studying math, reading,
grammar and social
studies in the classroom
on the hospital’s 7th
floor. The classroom is
staffed by teachers
from the Multnomah
Education School
District. Last year Barnes
& Noble donated 1,000
books to the school,
which now has 2,000
books for kids to read in
their inpatient rooms.
PHOTO COURTESY RANDALL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT LEGACY EMANUEL
Vancouver NAACP to
Co-Sponsor Mini-
Leadership Advocacy
Training
other benefits.
The event is hosted by Washington Coun-
ty Disability, Aging and Veteran Services
(DAVS), WorkSource Employment Beaver-
ton and the Western Washington County
Employer Council.
For more information, call 503-846-3060.
Clark College Presents
‘Mental Health
Mondays’
From stress and anxiety to helping veter-
ans get help, Clark College’s “Mental
Health Mondays” series returns this fall,
offering insights on important social issues.
The series will begin on Oct. 1 when
Robert McLellarn, Ph.D., discusses anxi-
ety. The series will continue throughout the
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fall, covering a wide array of social issues.
“Mental Health Mondays” discussions
take place from noon to 1 p.m. in the Pen-
guin Student Lounge, located in the col-
lege’s Penguin Union Building on Clark’s
main campus. All events are free and open
to the public. Clark College is located at
1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver.
Driving directions and parking maps are
available at www.clark.edu/maps.
The “Mental Health Mondays” sessions
are sponsored by the Clark College Coun-
seling and Health Center. Additional infor-
mation
can
be
found
at
www.clark.edu/cc/mhm.
Individuals who need accommodation
due to a disability in order to fully partici-
pate in this event should contact Clark Col-
lege’s Disability Support Services Office at
360-992-2314 or 360-991-0901.
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Thursday September 13
OREGON VOICES CONVERSATION PROJECT SERIES
CONTINUES. Elliot Young, Borderless Migration
Globalization and Changing Communities event
begins at 6 p.m. in the Oregon Historical Society
Pavilion. Free Admission.
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Saturday September 15
STURGEON FESTIVAL. This free, fun family event
offers opportunities for the entire family to learn
about fish and other animals in and around the
Columbia River. Join us from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at
the Water Resource Center, 4600 Columbia Way,
Vancouver, WA.
Sunday September 16
PORTLAND CENTER FOR THE PEFORMING ARTS 25TH
ANNIVERSARY FAMILY DAY. Celebrate 25 years of
Portland’s premier arts venues with free
performances theater tours and a variety of
children’s activities. This is a free event. Noon – 5
p.m. 1111 SW Broadway (at SW Main). Portland.
September 12, 2012
Thursday September 20
AN EVENING WITH DR. JANE MCGOIGAL. Dr. Jane
McGonigal, is a world renowned designer of
alternative reality games – or games that are
designed to improve real lives and solve real
problems. Concordia University invites the public
to attend this free event. 7 p.m. 2811 NE Holman.
Saturday September 22
CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY CRAFT CARNIVAL.
Environmentally friendly hands-on craft activities
for families and children under 12. Hear music
from The Alphabeticans from 1 – 5 p.m. Lents
Park, SE 92nd Ave & Holgate Blvd.
HARVEST FUN DAY 2012. It’s almost that time
again. We’re excited to announce this year’s
Harvest Fun Day – our annual free family-fun-on-
the-farm event. Pie-eating and corn shucking
contest plus much more. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Heritage Farm, 1919 NE 78th St. Vancouver, WA.