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After a nearly yearlong hiatus, Portland’s favorite brown clown
is back — and she’s having a party. Join one of this decade’s Rose
Festival “Entertainer of the Year” award winner Nikki Brown
Clown for her Second Annual Block Party from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
June 23 between 10th and 11th Ave. on NE Emerson Street. The
event will include face painting, a children’s showcase, live
musical performances, African drumming, chess, cards and music
spinning all day from the oft-requested DJ Lamar LeRoy this party
is sure to be unlike your typical block affairs. It’s also a potluck,
so feel free to bring a grill and cook something up. This year,
the Sabin CDC has joined in on the fun as official partners to the
party, and a film crew from the City of Portland will be on site to
document this year’s festivities to feature on their website.
Portland Metro
THURSDAY, JULY 22
SUMMER FESTIVAL AT IRCO: Join friends & neighbors for arts &
crafts, local resources and social services, vision and lead test-
ing and other direct care, entertainment, free food and fun for
everyone. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. IRCO Gym, 10301 NE Glisan St.
THURSDAY –SATURDAY, JUNE 22 – 24
BOOKFEST USED BOOK SALE: Don’t miss the Fort Vancouver Re-
gional Library summer used book sale. More than 20,000 books
will be for sale. Free Parking. Help staff recycle by bringing your
own box or bag to carry your purchases. Hours for all three days
are 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Fort Vancouver Regional Library Headquar-
ters, 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver.
FRIDAY, JUNE 23
SATURDAY, JUNE 24
BROADWAY STREET FESTIVAL: The Broadway Street Festival is
an afternoon of street vendors, food, arts and crafts, music and
much more. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Broadway Street, SW Broadway St.
2017 GOOD IN THE HOOD PARADE: The annual Good in the Hood
parade starts at King Elementary school at 11 a.m. and runs
down Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., ending at Lillis – Albina Park
at 1 p.m.
THE NAACP PORTLAND BRANCE INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO ITS
MONTHLY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: President Jo Ann
Hardesty and executive leadership will provide update on cur-
rent and future initiatives. Noon – 2 p.m. New location: Concor-
dia University: Luther Hall, 2811 NE Holman St.
TASTE OF PARKROSE: Join us in celebrating the food and culture
in Historic Parkrose at our 4th Annual Taste of Parkrose. Lots of
food and fun. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Rossi Farms, 3839 NE 122nd Ave.
“OUR SONS” – A THREE PART “ART IMPACTING COMMUNITY SE-
RIES”: Art exhibit, theatre and community dialogue. Explored
impact and solutions to youth and gun violence. This is a free
event and no reservations are required. Simply attend and par-
ticipate if you’d like. 4 p.m. – 8 p.m., Concordia University, Hagen
Campus Center, NE 27th & Holman St.
SUNDAY, JUNE 25
From 3 to 4:30 p.m. June 23, Hollywood Boosters and
community volunteers are planning to renew the me-
morial site at the Hollywood Transit Center. TriMet
staff will be on hand to help coordinate. Spent flow-
ers and other items that have been weather-damaged
will be removed. Appropriately sensitive messages
and non-perishable mementos in good condition will
remain. Fresh flowers will be added. Staff and vol-
unteers also intend to consolidate all memorials into
one larger display of unity and support.
TriMet and the City of Portland are coordinating
the effort to form an advisory committee and com-
mission an artist to create a permanent memorial at
the Hollywood Transit Center to honor the individu-
als killed, wounded and targeted on a MAX train pull-
ing into the transit center May 26.
St. Johns Center for Opportunity to
Host Job Fair June 27
The St. Johns Center for Opportunity, in conjunc-
tion with Portland Metro WorkSource and SE Works,
will hold a job fair from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. June 27 at
8250 N. Lombard St. Employers present will include
Mary’s Harvest, Del Monte and Pavement Mainte-
nance Inc.
New Self-Defense Organization
Offers Training to Youth in
Multnomah County
EMERJ-SafeNow, a new violence prevention organi-
zation, provides developmentally appropriate skills
for children and youth to address the topic of street
smarts, intimate partner/dating violence as well as
safety planning around social events that may in-
clude interactions with older youth/adults and alco-
hol as well as other substances.
EMERJ-SafeNow is partnering with Beaumont SUN
Community School, 4043 NE Fremont Street, Port-
land. to launch its first week-long summer camps
for children ages 8-10 and youth ages 15-19 from July
3-28, 2017. In response to recent events and after
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SUMMER PARTY AT ST. JOHNS: Come celebrate summer and ev-
erything St. Johns and s goodbye to our retiring St. Johns Library
manager Nancy. There will be light refreshments and live enter-
tainment. 4 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., St. Johns Library, 7510 N. Charleston
Ave.
PASTOR APPRECIATION CELEBRATION FOR REVEREND JOYCE M.
SMITH: The community African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
family cordially invites, the public to share in the joy and cele-
bration of Rev. Joyce M. Smith’s Pastor Appreciation gathering at
4 p.m., 3605 E. 13th St., Vancouver.
2017 ROYAL ROSARIANS MILK CARTON BOAT RACES: At this fun
Rose Festival tradition, teams and individuals race against each
other on boats they built that float on empty milk cartons and
jugs. It is free to enter. Come participate or just come and watch
the fun. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Westmoreland Park Casting Pond, SE
McLoughlin Blvd. and Bybee Blvd.
TriMet, Hollywood Boosters to
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25TH ANNUAL GOOD IN THE HOOD MULTICULTURAL MUSIC, ARTS
& FOOD FESTIVAL: The GITH music and food festival is the largest
multicultural festival in the Pacific Northwest. This three-day
festival takes place at at Lillis – Albina Park, N. Flint St. & N. Rus-
sell St. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday night and runs from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information and a
complete schedule of events and entertainers, visit http://www.
goodnthehood.org/.
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FRIDAY – SUNDAY, JUNE 23 – 25
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NIKKI BROWN CLOWN’S 2ND ANNUAL BLOCK PARTY: Join us for
our 2nd Annual Block Party with special guest, Nikki Brown
Clown. Activities include: Face painting, music, food & dancing.
3 p.m. – 8 p.m. Northeast Emerson between 10th and 11th.
PHOTO COURTESY OF EMERSON STREET HOUSE
Nikki Brown Clown
Returns for Second
Annual Block Party
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for all genders.
EMERJ-SafeNow offers Care-Defense, self-defense
that focuses on self-care and the impact of trauma be-
fore teaching physical or non-physical self-defense
skills.
These camps run July 3-7 and July 10-14. Personal
Safety 101 is designed to meet the needs of teens and
covers similar topics while also addressing healthy
relationships and break-ups, violence and substance
abuse prevention and includes cyberbullying and
sexting. These camps run July 17-21 & 24-28. All camps
offer financial assistance and awards to participants.
Register at: www.emerjsafenow.org.
Avakian Announces Major $1.25
Million Settlement in Stars Cabaret
Case
Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian this week an-
nounced a major civil rights settlement with Stars
Cabaret that will direct $1.25 million to a then 13-year
old minor who suffered unlawful discrimination, ha-
rassment and abuse at the Beaverton club.
The agreement represents the largest settlement
amount ever secured by the agency for an individual
worker. The case regarding a second underage mi-
nor employed by Stars remains pending. The agency
anticipates issuing a Final Order in that case before
Labor Day.
The agency initiated an investigation after Commis-
sioner Avakian filed a Commissioner’s Complaint in
2015 alleging civil rights violations against two un-
derage employees working as adult entertainers. Fol-
lowing a thorough investigation of Stars’ operations,
the agency brought formal charges of unlawful dis-
crimination and harassment of minors ages 13 and 15
working at the club.
Oregon law empowers the labor commissioner to
file a complaint on behalf of the people of Oregon
when the commissioner has reason to believe that
an unlawful practice, such as employment discrimi-
nation based on sex or national origin, has occurred.
The Commissioner’s Complaint filed against Stars is
the seventh filed by Avakian. A 2014 settlement with
Daimler Trucks North America directed $2.4 million
to six employees alleging harassment and unlawful
discrimination.
The Civil Rights Division conducted an extensive
investigation across Stars’ operations, interview-
ing current and former staff, owners, managers and
other third parties. The agency’s investigation also
included a look at Stars’ ownership structure across
the multiple corporate entities that were eventually
added to the complaint.
Visit www.oregon.gov/BOLI for more informa-
tion about all of BOLI’s work to protect employment
rights, advance employment opportunities, and pro-
tect access to housing and public accommodations
free from discrimination.