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50 YEARS OF KBOO AT THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Join us
for the exhibits opening event, featuring speakers, music and
family friendly activities that showcase and celebrate KBOO’s
rich history and ongoing influence on Portland’s culture. 10 a.m.
– 5 p.m., Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21
EAST COUNTY COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA WINTER CONCERT: East
County Community Orchestra begins celebrating its 40th year
with its winter concert. Meet and greet the director and mu-
sicians while njoying free refreshments during intermission. 3
p.m. – 4:30 p.m., David Douglas High School, Homer Performing
Arts Center, 1400 SE 130th Ave.
PHOTO BY JERRY FOSTER
Portland Metro
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20
Welcome Lunch at Sweet Jam
Members of the Albina Ministerial Alliance and other community members met with Police Chief Danielle Outlaw at Sweet Jam Jan.
10. Pictured here are Joyce Harris (left), Ashlee Albies, Shauna Curphey, Kristen Chambers, Police Chief Danielle Outlaw and Dr. LeRoy
Haynes.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24
LEAD POISIONING PREVENTION WORKSHOP: Attend this free
workshop and learn how to prevent lead exposure in your
home. Great for households with children and pregnant wom-
en, especially those living in homes built before 1978. Qualified
participants will receive a free kit of safety and testing supplies.
Registration for workshop at www.communityenergyproject.
org or call (503) 284-6827 x 109. 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., 5329 NE
Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27
WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN YOU GOTTA GO? This presentation and
dialogue will focus on homelessness and the lack of access to
human necessities. Sisters of the Road believes that everyone
has the right to a dignified place to use the restroom. 1 p.m. – 3
p.m., 4775 N. Lombard St.
THE NAACP PORTLAND BRANCH INVITES THECOMMUNITY TO ITS
MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP GENRAL MEETING: President Jo Ann
Hardesty and executive leadership will provide updates about
current and future initiatives. Noon – 2 p.m. Lloyd Center Mall,
north of ice skating rink, former Deb’s retail store.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 28
PUBLIC TRIBUTE TO VERA KATZ: Loved ones, colleagues and
admirers of the late great Portland Mayor Vera Katz will have
a chance to celebrate her life. Doors open to the public at 1:15
p.m., Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave.
GROW PORTLAND ENERGIZES LOCAL SEED SHARING BY HOSTING
A SEED SWAP: The seed swap will take place on National Seed
Swap Day. The event is free and open to the public. Gardner’s
who save seeds in their gardens are encouraged to participate
in the community event. 10 a.m. – noon, Midland Library, 805
SE 122nd Ave.
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Last Day to Mail Ballots is Thursday
Jan. 18 is the last day for voters to safely mail in their
ballots for the Special Election on Jan. 23.
Multnomah County Elections encourages voters
to return ballots promptly due to the possibility of
inclement winter weather. Ballot envelopes must be
signed and ballots received by the elections office no
later than 8 p.m. Postmark dates do not count in Ore-
gon.
All registered voters should have received their
ballots, and voters who have not received ballots or
need replacement ballots should contact the elections
office.
The Order Ahead Replacement Ballot Service al-
lows voters to go online request a replacement ballot
and have it ready at Will Call. Voters can then pick up
replacement ballots at either the Multnomah County
Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building or the Voting
Center Express inside the Multnomah County East
Building at 600 NE 8th Street, Gresham, 97030. Vot-
ers can also call Multnomah County Elections at 503-
988-3720 or visit the SE Portland or Gresham location
in person to get assistance or a replacement ballot.
Multnomah County Elections provides an inter-
preter, free of charge, to anyone who needs help vot-
ing in a language other than English.
Additional voting and elections information in nine
languages is online at multco.us/education-and-out-
reach.
Humboldt Neighborhood
Association to Hold Community
Meeting on Renaming Jefferson
High School Jan. 29
respect equal opportunity for all.” - Clifford Walker,
Humboldt resident and HNA Historian.
The HNA discussion was focused on Thomas Jeffer-
son and the local high school named after him. While
Jefferson is revered as a founding father, the author
of the Declaration of Independence and a successful
president, many choose to overlook his behaviors as
a slave holder (and abuse, including sexual abuse, to-
ward those he enslaved) as well as writings suggest-
ing he favored eugenics and White supremacy.
These conversations are happening throughout the
country and world; anyone interested in these ques-
tions or this is invited to join the Humboldt Neigh-
borhood Association and other community members
Jan. 29 to discuss next steps.
Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments from Coffee
House 5 will be offered.
Charles McGee Launches
Campaign for Multnomah County
Commissioner of District 2
Last week community leader and activist Charles
McGee filed to run for the Multnomah County Board
of County Commissioners, District 2. The district in-
cludes much of North and Northeast Portland east of
the Willamette River and north of I-84.
McGee grew up in Northeast Portland attending
Portland Public Schools. As a sophomore at Franklin
High School he presented a petition to the PPS Board
with more than 200 signatures calling for race sensi-
tivity training for teachers.
In 2005, as a freshman at Portland State University,
McGee ran for the PPS Board. Although he didn’t win,
the campaign channeled his drive to create change
for Portland’s underrepresented students.
In 2006, McGee co-founded the Black Parent Initia-
tive (BPI), where he continues to serve as executive
director. BPI works to help Black parents achieve fi-
nancial, educational, and spiritual success and advo-
cates for public policy to address educational dispari-
ties for young people of color in Portland schools.
McGee is actively engaged in statewide advocacy
for laws that support communities of color, encour-
age police reform, and assist educational equality. He
is also vice-chair of the Black Invest Corporation for
Economic Progress and Just Portland. He lives with
his wife and two children live in Northeast Portland.
Jefferson High School
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The Humboldt Neighborhood Association will hold
a community discussion from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. at the
North Portland Library, 512 N. Killingsworth Jan. 29
to discuss existing memorials in the community that
perpetuate systemic racism and exclusion.
The most recent Humboldt Neighborhood Associa-
tion (HNA) meeting led to a discussion surrounding
movement to renew a motion to renew the neighbor-
hood policy stating:
“This board is opposed, as a matter of policy, to re-
taining names of schools and other public institution
names for former slave owners or others who did not
Multnomah Bar Foundation Invites
Letters of Inquiry for 2018 Grants
Cycle
The Multnomah Bar Foundation (MBF) is seeking
letters of inquiry from local nonprofits interested in
receiving grant funding for programs that promote
understanding of the justice system, the importance
of voting, the political process or civic involvement.
In 2017, the MBF awarded a total of $47,320 in grants
See Briefs on page 5