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Page 4 The Skanner March 14, 2018 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2018 brought to you by PHOTO COURTESY OF BLUE SKY GALLERY Visit us at a store near you Portland Metro FRIDAY, MARCH 16 PADDY HOUGH PARADE: The parade is an all community event, including Hough Elementary School Students, students from other local schools and preschools, car clubs, local dignitaries and many others. 12:30 p.m., Uptown Village, Main Street, Van- couver. AN EVENING OF MULTICULTURAL MUSIC AND DANCING FREE AND OPEN TO ALL: The free Portlanders Stand with Refugees & Immigrants event is a public celebration, which includes mul- ticultural music and dance performances. Enjoy food carts on site, serving throughout the event. 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., East Portland Community Center, 740 SE 106th Ave. ‘Father Figure’ on Display at Blue Sky Gallery “Father Figure,” a new exhibit by Dr. Zun Lee, opened at Blue Sky Gallery March 1 and will remain on display through April 1. Lee is a Canadian visual artist, physician, and educator whose work encourages alternate ways of thinking about community and belonging. He was born and raised in Germany and has also lived in Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Intersubjectivity and trust dynamics are an important component of Lee’s work as he embeds himself in his subjects’ daily lives to uncover stories of identity and connection. Lee has exhibited solo shows at Duke University, the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture and BAND Gallery in Toronto, Jefferson School of African American Heritage Center in Charlottesville, VA, and Galerie Jed Voras in Paris. Selected honors and awards include: Art Gallery of Ontario Artist-in-Residence (2017), Magnum Foundation Fellow (2015), Photo District News Photo Annual Winner (2015), Paris Photo/Aperture Photobook Awards Shortlist (2014), and Photo District News’ 30 New and Emerging Photographers to Watch (2014). NAACP MONTHLY MEETING: After a short potluck, the business meeting will begin and guests will speak. All are welcome. 10 a.m. -12:30 p.m., Vancouver Housing Authority, 2500 Main St., Vancouver. LET’S GET MOVING OPEN HOUSE: This rotating 12-week project in Clark County inspires Vancouver’s African American community with a means of coming together for a healthy outlook mental- ly, socially, and physically for fitness and wellness to become a daily way of life. For two hours each Saturday, participants celebrate with a dance to music, an outdoor walk-rhythm activ- ity along with healthy conversation, a variety of healthy snacks and a fresh drink from a raw vegetable and fruit juicing. The open house will take place at 1 p.m. at Vancouver Housing Au- thority, 2500 Main Street, Vancouver. SUNDAY, MARCH 18 HOME ORCHARD SOCIETY’S 43RD ANNUAL FRUIT PROPAGATION FAIR: This event takes place once a year. The propagation fair of- fers attendees hundreds of varieties of free scions and cuttings. Admission is $7 per person, $12 per family. People who join the orchard society at the door will be admitted for free. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Clackamas County fairgrounds, 694 NE 4th Ave., Canby. FRIDAY, MARCH 23 FLASH FICTION SALE: This one-day-only flash sale will offer thou- sands of overstocked hard bound works of fiction book for just $1. Used fiction books for adults in a wide variety of genres. There will be plenty of free parking. Please bring your own bags to carry your books home in. Fort Vancouver Regional Library, Operations Center, 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd. 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Van- couver. SATURDAY, MARCH 24 RESEARCHING AFRICAN AMERICAN ANCESTRY: This Genealogy Forum of Oregon workshop is open to all – participants do not have to be members of the organization. 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., GFO, 2505 SE 11th Ave. Suite B-18. BUNNY FUN RUN: How many laps can you run at the Bunny Fun Run in Holladay Park? Free family fun, edible crafts, board games and face painting at this small family friendly free event. 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Holladay Park, NE Holladay St. & NE 11th Ave. Seattle Metro THURSDAY, MARCH 15 Portland News Briefs Rental Services Commission to Hold Listening Session March 15 The Rental Services Commission invites communi- ty members to share their experiences and perspec- tives on rental screening criteria and security de- posits from 6 to 8 p.m. March 15 at IRCO Community Center, 10301 NE Glisan Street, as they discuss ideas for legislative reform. The session will include a short presentation to the public on screening criteria and security deposits, followed by an extended opportunity for public tes- timony. Dinner and childcare will be provided. Transla- tion is available by request. An RSVP is not required to attend, but to help organizers know how much food to order, or to request translation, visit https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/inform-city-policy-rent- al-housing-screening-criteria-security-deposits-tick- ets-42769836733. Vancouver Housing Authority Hosts ‘Let’s Get Moving’ March 17 The Vancouver Housing Authority will host a ‘Let’s Get Moving’ healthy living open house at 1 p.m. March 17. The event takes place at Vancouver Hous- ing Authority, 2500 Main Street, Vancouver. Sponsored by Bridgeview; Clark County Public Health Chronic Disease Prevention, The Noble Foun- dation; and NAACP Vancouver Branch 1139, the ro- tating 12-week project in Clark County inspires Van- couver’s African American community with a means of coming together for a healthy outlook mentally, socially, and physically for fitness and wellness to be- come a daily way of life. For 2 hours each Saturday, participants will cele- brate with a dance to music, an outdoor walk-rhythm activity along with healthy conversation, a variety of healthy snacks and a fresh drink from a raw vegeta- ble and fruit juicing. This week Multnomah County an- nounced it had for the first time ac- cepted a candidate filing for Precinct Committeeperson from a resident who identifies as neither male nor female, but as nonbinary. Under the precinct committeeperson statute (ORS 248.015), major political parties m me • nts o k • learn • co nt • lo c a l n e w s • eve See Community Calendar on page 5 Multnomah County Elections Accepts First Candidate Filing as Nonbinary ebo in y o u r c o m m u n ac it SAINT PATRICK’S SCAVENGER HUNT: Collect mys- y ! • L i ke u s terious shamrocks hidden throughout the on toda • library. Find them all by the end of the F y hour and win a prize. All ages welcome, children under 6 need to have an adult with them. Free. 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., South Hill Library, 15420 Meridian E., Puyallup. LADIES NIGHT OUT: Grab your best friends and come out for an evening TheSkannerNews of relaxed shopping. Ladies Night Out at Country Village features drawings, will elect “a com- mitteeperson of each sex for every 500 elec- tors.” The state form provided for filing for the position has box- es for “Precinct Committeeman” and “Precinct Committeewom- an.” On March 5, County Elections Director Tim County Elections Director Tim Scott (left) Scott accepted and Precinct Committeeperson candidate a filing form in Venn Sage Wylde which a candi- date had added a third box: “Precinct Committeeper- son.” The decision means an additional column will be added to the ballot for precinct committeeperson in May. The County Elections Director notified both major political parties and the Secretary of State’s Office of the decision. On Tuesday local media reported that this move has prompted Secretary of State Dennis Richardson will ask the attorney general to review the state statute for a potential violation of the equal protection clause. A precinct committeeperson represents voters in their neighborhood registered with their major po- litical party, and can be either elected or appointed. When the statute was first written, it provided for a single “committeeman” from each precinct. It had evolved to its present form, providing for one ”com- mitteeperson of each sex” for every 500 voters, by the 1970s. Since mid-2016, Oregon has officially recog- nized three genders — male, female, and nonbinary. Venn Sage Wylde, who uses the pronouns they/ them, has twice served as chair of the Multnomah County Democratic Party and held a precinct commit- tee position for 15 years. On March 1, Wylde received a Circuit Court judgment for a change of name and sex and to affirm their nonbinary gender identity. Wylde immediately updated their voter registration and filed for office. Wylde said that checking either existing box — Pre- cinct Committeeman or Precinct Committeewoman — would be false and subject to incurring a penalty or fine.” PHOTO COURTESY OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY SATURDAY, MARCH 17 Multnomah Arts Center Seeks Submissions for ‘Migration Stories’ Juried Exhibit The Multnomah Arts Center will sponsor a juried exhibition this June and is looking for artists who are See Briefs on page 5