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FRIDAY, MARCH 3
63RD ANNUAL YMCA USED BOOK SALE: Thousands of quality
books are sorted by category. Hardbacks, audio, DVD’s, chil-
dren’s and thousands more. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Salem Family YMCA,
685 Court St. NE, Salem.
2ND ANNUAL #EACHONETEACHONE FUNDRAISING RECEPTION:
Benefitting the United Negro College Fund Pacific Northwest.
Keynote speaker: Howard White, VP of Jordan Brand, silent
auction, cocktails, appetizers. Please RSVP TO INFOPORTLAND@
UNCF.ORG. This is a free event and complimentary parking avail-
able w/RSVP. 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Moda Center Rose Room, 1 N.
Center Ct. St.
ALLIED ARTS: A SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL: All are invited to come
and spread awareness and support for locally-led Social Justice.
The Allied Arts show brings together visual and performing
artists who donate their talents to raise money and spread
awareness for non-profit organizations that support social jus-
tice and the groups affected by the current administration. $12
gets guests admission, a drink ticket, and a raffle ticket. 7 p.m.
– 10 p.m. The Lagunitas Community Room, 237 NE Broadway St.,
Suite 300.
SATURDAY, MARCH 4
JOHNSON CREEK WATERSHED-WIDE RESTORATION EVENT: The
Johnson Creek Watershed Council invites you and our commu-
nity to join us on our largest watershed restoration event of the
year. This is a family friendly event and all experience levels
are welcome!.We will provide tools, snacks, and a fun time! 9
a.m. – noon, 10 locations in SE Portland, Happy Valley, Gresham
and Clackamas County. Pizza Part from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. in
2 locations. Sign up at http://jcwc.org/events/wwe or call (503)
652-7477.
SUNDAY, MARCH 5
ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH CELEBRATING 68TH CHURCH ANNI-
VERSARY. Theme: “Going Forth with GOD.” Rev. J. Walter Hills II,
Senior Pastor of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church will be
the keynote speaker celebrating the 68th anniversary at the
family and friends worship service. 4 p.m., Maranatha Church,
4222 NE 12th Ave.
TUESDAY, MARCH 7
KENTON PARK OPEN HOUSE: All are welcome. View three design
concepts and give planners your input. Kids are welcome also!
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Historic Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N. Brandon
Ave.
SATURDAY MARCH 11
AFRICAN MARIMBA CONCERT: Six Marimba bands will be per-
forming high-energy music from Zimbabwe, Botswana and
South Africa. Put your dancing shoes on and come for any part
of the concert. There will also be an amazing raffle and silent
auction to raise money for the Kutsinhina Center and Africa Aids
Resource. All ages welcome. 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Evangel Bap-
tist Church, 2830 NE Flanders St.
ST PADDY’S FOR KIDS: Families come join us for some great fun!
St. Paddy’s for kids is a free, public event that offers fun activ-
ities for children. Your child will follow the rainbow on his or
her journey through Ireland to discover amazing arts and crafts,
hands-on activities and much more, a pot of gold filled with
prizes a waits at the end of the journey. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Luepke
Community Center, 1009 E, McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver.
SUNDAY, MARCH 12
CONCERT OF REMEMBRANCE: Presented by Cascadia Composers,
commemorates the 75th anniversary of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066, which uprooted over 100,000
people of Japanese ancestry who lived on the U.S. Pacific Coast
and placed them in internment camps. 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., Oregon
Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave.
See Community Calendar on page 5
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Produce for People
Portland Community Gardens’ Produce for People program donated more than 31,500 pounds of fresh, nutritious, organic, locally
grown produce to Portland’s hunger relief agencies this past year. Gardeners from 48 Portland Community Gardens across Portland
participated in 2016. The 2016 growing season saw the development and construction of a new Produce for People garden bed at the
NE 72nd Ave. Community Garden, in the future Thomas Cully Park. Young NE 72nd community gardeners join Elia Bracamontes Pulido
(left), Juan Herrera, Susana Pacheco, Laurie Payton and Pedro Mercado at the groundbreaking / work party for the garden’s Produce
for People plot.
Portland News Briefs
Musician Thara Memory Charged
With Sex Abuse, Harassment
Portland jazz musician and teacher Thara Memory,
68, was arraigned in Multnomah County Court Mon-
day after a grand jury indicted him on eight counts
of third-degree sex abuse, two counts of attempt-
ed third-degree sex abuse and harassment. He was
booked and released following his arraignment.
Willamette Week has reported Memory’s next court
date is April 17, and according to The Oregonian, while
Memory is out of custody he won’t be permitted to
have contact with children.
According to the Portland Police Bureau, the bu-
reau’s sex crimes unit started investigating Memory
in Sept. 2016 after receiving a complaint involving a
student. A press release from the Bureau said detec-
tives later learned of other victims, both girls and
women, with complaints going back to 2014.
Police think there may be other victims and have en-
couraged members of the public with more informa-
tion to contact Detective Jeff Myers at (503) 823-0595,
jeff.myers@portlandoregon.gov.
Memory won the 2013 Grammy for Best Instru-
mental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists with
his former student Esperanza Spalding for the song
“City of Roses” from her album “Radio Music Society.”
According to the bio on his website, Memory has
taught at Portland State University, Portland Com-
munity College and Marylhurst University, as well
as working with Portland’s Wilson High School band
programs and Beaverton’s Arts and Communication
Magnet Academy. In 2005 he organized the Ameri-
can Music program, a regional youth jazz orchestra,
which has won the Next Generation Festival in Mon-
terey and the Savannah Music Festival’s Swing Cen-
tral Music competition.
–Christen McCurdy
City Club of Portland Releases
Legislative Agenda
City Club of Portland’s Legislative Task Force is
advocating for the Oregon Legislature take action
based on findings and recommendations made in re-
cent City Club research reports. City Club reports are
produced by diverse committees of Oregonians who
carefully study each issue, consult with experts and
develop practical recommendations.
City Club’s recommendations include:
• Ending the ban on local rent regulation.
• Supporting health care reform that helps Oregon’s
most vulnerable residents.
• Restricting the operation of older, dirtier diesel
technology and accelerating the adoption of newer
diesel engines.
• Empowering localities and homebuyers to prepare
for a catastrophic earthquake.
• Allocating dedicated funding to subsidize GED test-
ing for qualified persons with demonstrable need.
Specifically, City Club notes that the following bills
align with the recommendations of its research rec-
ommendations.
Housing Affordability
City Club’s Position: Housing affordability affects
everyone, regardless of income. Fewer federal dol-
lars are available to fund affordable housing projects,
forcing developers to navigate a patchwork of state
and local funding sources. The Legislature has limit-
ed what localities may do to encourage affordability,
provide tax sunsets and enforce tenant’s rights. At a
minimum, they need to end the ban on local rent reg-
ulation as recommended in the report.
Bills Supported:
• SB 191: Requires increased transparency on state
website re: affordable housing.
• HB 2004: Prohibits landlords from terminating
month-to-month tenancy without cause, under cer-
tain circumstances, within 90 days written notice
and payment of relocation
Report: pdxcityclub.org/housingaffordability
Earthquake resilience
Note: City Club of Portland’s earthquake resilience
committee issued its report on Feb. 15. Until the Club
membership adopts the report, the Club has no offi-
cial position on the issue. The result of the vote will
be announced on March 2.
CCOP’s Pending Position: A catastrophic earth-
quake could strike Oregon at any time. The Portland
area -- with local, regional and state support -- must
pursue strategies that focus on creating systems to
preserve social and physical infrastructure. Imme-
diate and ongoing investment will help the region
bounce back after an earthquake. There are several
bills under consideration that address these import-
ant issues.
Bills Supported:
• SB 311: Allows localities to grant temporary proper-
ty tax exemptions to buildings that install seismic
retrofitting.
• SB 312: Requires seller of real property to disclose
seismic risk in seller’s property disclosure state-
ment.
Report: pdxcityclub.org/earthquake
Health Care Reform and Homelessness
CCOP’s Position: The combination of negative in-
stitutional experience and disproportionate trauma
rate exacerbate the problem of obtaining health care
for homeless Oregonians.
See Briefs on page 5
