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Local News COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEFS Grant Writing for Women of Color This hands-on, empowering workshop is for women of color who are dancers, musi- cians, painters, designers, sculptors, photog- raphers, filmmakers, spoken word artists, actresses, writers, community organizers and other creatives. Come and learn how to turn your ideas into compelling grant narra- tives and budgets, and how writing grants can aid your artistic process. You deserve this opportunity to get a grant to fund your project and learn how other women of color artists just like you have been able to find good local and national funding matches for your work. Presenter: S. Renee Mitchell is an award- winning writer, multimedia artist and for- mer journalist, who was nominated - twice - for the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. She left a 25-year newspaper career in 2008 to rein- vent herself as a social-justice grant writer, creative consultant and a creative healing griot, who nurtures hope, empowerment and inspiration into the lives of women of color and young girls. She has successfully secured grant funding for her own art and theater projects and for other organizations and individuals. She is also working as a contracted writer for Literary Arts’ Writers In The Schools program, Wordstock, and Portland Public Schools. Grant Writing for Women of Color March 16, 2013, 10am – 1pm Salon Comunal, 6856 NE Killingsworth, Portland, OR 97218. Registration fee: $20 Portland Women’s Crisis Line Celebrates 40 Years of Service The Portland Women’s Crisis Line marks its anniversary by expanding their annual fundraiser and spinning it into a 70s-themed costume party. The event, Safety in Num- C O M bers, is April 5, in the Melody Ballroom’s Lower Ballroom from 6-8 p.m., with an after-party upstairs in the Grand Ballroom from 8-11 p.m. Both events are all-ages. Proceeds from the event will fund pro- grams and services for survivors of domes- tic and sexual violence. The Women’s Crisis Line is one of the oldest domestic and sexu- al violence agencies in Portland. Tickets for the gala are $100, which includes a seated dinner, live and silent auc- tions, and a VIP pass to the Birthday Bash. A separate ticket is available for the Birth- day bash only for $20, to include live music by Meltdown, a photo booth, and a cash bar. For more information and to buy tickets visit http://www.pwcl.org. Princess Erica Concordia University Launches New Doctorate of Education Concordia University’s new, accredited Doctorate of Education degree will be offered both online and on the Portland campus, beginning May 2013. The new degree was approved by the Northwest Commission on Colleges & Uni- versities, the regional authority on educa- tional quality and institutional effectiveness, as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The director of the new Ed.D. Program is Jerry McGuire, Ph.D. Dr. McGuire brings 39 years of public school experience as an Oregon teacher, principal, curriculum coordinator, and superintendent, as well as having earned a B.S, M.Ed. and Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. McGuire’s research is focused on democrat- ic participation in problem solving and deci- sion-making, organizational development, instructional effectiveness, administrative leadership and more. Doctorate students pursuing Concordia University’s Ed.D. can select from two areas of emphasis: Educational Administra- tion and Teacher Leadership. M U N I T Congratulations to Erica Baldwin of of Benson High School, the first Portland Rose Festival Princess named for 2013. The junior, who is very active in sports and Self Enhancement Inc., hopes to someday become a veterinarian. She is an intern at the Black United Fund, an Outdoor School student leader, and more. Follow the Rose Court on Facebook and at www.rosefestival.org. For more information about Concordia University’s new doctorate of education, go Y C A L E N to www.cu-portland.edu/coe/doctorate. D A R P ORTLAND 2013 B ULLETIN B OARD Tuesday March 12 Friday March 8 THE EASTER BUNNY IS IN HIS SPRING GARDEN. Visit him, first level near Nordstrom. March 8 thru March 30. Monday’s – Saturday’s 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Sunday’s 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Lloyd Center Mall. If you have an event you want to share with the community, email it two weeks in advance to The Skanner at info@theskanner.com Thursday March 7 HISTORY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, ORGANIIZING & THE CENTER FOR WOMEN, POLITICS AND POLICY PRESENT. The Portland’s Women’s Movement Part 2, Building from Activism to Institutions. 7 – 8:30 p.m. 2nd Floor Gallery, Urban Affairs Building, PSU, 506 SW Mill Panel, Q & A discussion is free. Page 2 The Portland Skanner March 6, 2013 JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL 12TH ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL FILM FESTIVAL. Here Today- Where Tomorrow: View THRIVE and engage in our sure- to-be-controversial discussion about what on earth it will take for us all to THRIVE. 6 p.m. North Portland Neighborhood Library, 512 N. Killingsworth St. FREE Saturday March 9 Friday March 15 GRAND OPENING OF PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION’S 46TH COMMUNITY GARDEN. Helensview Community Garden becomes Portland’s newest site for growing healthy, local, fresh food. Noon – 1 p.m. 8678 NE Sumner St. There is plenty of parking in the schools parking lot of on the street. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. FAMILY FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT. Your musical night out with the kids. Free with suggested donation. Refreshments are sold at the door. Local musicians in a live, informal setting. Appropriate for all ages to enjoy. 7:15 p.m. Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis St. Sunday March 10 WHAT THE WORKERS HAVE TO SAY. Stories you have never heard before. 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave. Sunday March 17 SAVE AMERICA’S POSTAL SERVICE. Save Saturday delivery & door- to – door mail delivery march and rally: Rally is at Pioneer Courthouse Square. March to Portland’s main Post Office. 2 – 3:30 p.m. Meet at Pioneer Courthouse Square.
