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July 13, 2022 The Skanner Portland & Seattle Page 5 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2022 cont’d from pg 4 set-to-your-superwomans-self-portland-tickets-307412708687 WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 4:30 PM MAVERICK CITY: Volunteers needed to help Food for the Hungry at a Maverick City show! Register here more info on volunteer op- portunities! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maverick-city-food- for-the-hungry-volunteers-portland-or-tickets-324442104067 WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 6 – 9 PM FEMME-FOCUSED CONSTRUCTION NIGHT: Learn the safe way to use the most common household power tools and a few more for the adventurous types. Practice by building a bird house. 3029 SE 82nd Ave. PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED FRIDAY, JULY 22, 7 PM ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL: a free Shakespeare performance at Irving Park. 707 NE Fremont St. SATURDAY, JULY 23, 7 PM New Citizens Take Oath in Seattle US Army member Jean Haegore Douyon, from Haiti waves at the crowd after his country of origin was announced during the call of Candidates Countries at the Naturalization Ceremony July 4 at Seattle Center. Nearly 300 people from 74 countries took the oath of citizenship at the 37th annual ceremony. TWO GENTLEMAN OF VERONA: a free Shakespeare performance at Irving Park. 707 NE Fremont St. SUNDAY, JULY 24, 7 PM THE LIFE AND DEATH OF RICHARD II: a free Shakespeare perfor- mance at Irving Park. 707 NE Fremont St. Seattle SATURDAY, JULY 16, 5 – 11:59 PM Briefs cont’d from pg 4 that low-income tenants struggle to manage without this support.” Low-income tenants facing eviction in Portland can call 888-585-9368 or email evictiondefense@oregon- lawcenter.org for free legal help from the Eviction Le- gal Defense Program. Tenants should call as soon as they receive a Notice of Termination to help prevent an eviction from being filed against them. For more information, visit https://www.portland.gov/phb/ rental-services/eviction-help-renters/eviction-le- gal-support-tenants Help BIPOC-founded Tech Firms Grow and Scale Prosper Portland is seeking a service provider to support Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BI- POC)-founded tech firms in navigating access to cus- tomers and/or capital to better scale their businesses. At the direction of Mayor Ted Wheeler, Prosper Portland and the City of Portland’s Office of Commu- nity Technology convened a working group of BIPOC leaders in the technology industry and leaders of community-based organizations, which has worked together since the spring of 2020. The group identi- fied tactical ways to support the technology ecosys- tem for BIPOC community members, one of which is helping tech industry founders with sales and access to capital. Deadline is Friday, July 29. Submit Proposals through Prosper Portland’s portal at https://bidlock- er.us/a/prosperportland/BidLocker. OHA Releases COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Report Oregon Health Authority’s most recent update on COVID-19 breakthrough cases, released today, report- ed 45,843 cases of infection during the month of June. Of those cases, 19,923, or 43.5%, were unvaccinat- ed people, and 25,907, or 56.5%, were vaccine break- through cases. Among the breakthrough cases, 10,644, or 41.1%, were fully vaccinated and boosted. To date, there have been 259,450 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases in Oregon. Of those cases, 78,313, or 30.2%, were fully vaccinated and boosted at the time of infection. To date, 2.6% of all vaccine breakthrough cases have been hospitalized, and 0.6% have died. The median age of vaccinated people who died is 80. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective at protect- ing people from getting seriously ill, being hospital- ized and dying. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a COVID-19 primary series vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and older, and COVID-19 boosters for everyone ages 5 years and old- er, if eligible. Seattle News Briefs UTC Approves Auto-enrollment for Northwest Natural COVID-19 Customer Assistance Program Eligible customers to automatically receive up to $2,500 toward overdue bills LACEY, Wash. – On June 30 state regulators ap- proved a change to Northwest Natural’s existing COVID-19 Assistance Program (CAP), allowing the utility to auto-enroll qualifying low-income custom- ers who have not yet applied for energy assistance. The change will streamline the grant awarding process, allowing the company to auto-distribute the remaining balance of its CAP fund that would otherwise expire on Sept. 30, totaling approximate- ly $500,000. Prior to this change, the company could only auto-enroll customers if those customers previ- ously applied for assistance since 2019 and have past- due energy bills. Now, the company will auto-enroll eligible customers who have not previously applied. Customers are eligible if they earn up to 200% of the federal poverty level, which for 2022 is set at $13,590 per year for an individual and $18,310 per year for a married couple. The company has estimated that with this change it will be able to distribute funds to approximately 400 customers to help cover their ex- isting overdue bill amounts up to the $2,500 annual household funding cap. Northwest Natural also plans to continue assessing customer eligibility to automatically distribute re- maining funds until the balance is exhausted or ex- pires. Executive Constantine Signs Order to Prevent King County Executive Branch Resources Being Used in Abortion-Related Investigations King County Executive Dow Constantine an- nounced and signed today an executive order prohib- iting the use of County executive branch resources from being used in the investigation of any out-of- state abortion-related prosecutions. This action follows the allocation of $1 million in emergency funding that was announced after the Supreme Court’s ruling was issued, which included $500,000 for Public Health – Seattle & King County. Executive Constantine transmitted a request to the King County Council that the remaining $500,000 be allocated to Northwest Abortion Access Fund. Coun- cilmembers Balducci, Kohl-Welles, Perry, and Zahilay cosponsored the ordinance, which was approved ear- lier today on an 8 – 1 vote. “The Supreme Court’s recent decision to strike down half a century of precedent and protection MOSE AUTO GARAGE PARTY: Come to the Mose Auto garage for live music, DJs and dancing! All to raise funds for non-profits in housing, immigrant + LBGTQIA rights! 719 S Myrtle St WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 11:30 AM – 2 PM SEATTLE JOB FAIR: Are you looking for a New Career in Seattle? Now you can Meet & Conduct One-on-One Chat, Instant and Scheduled Video Interviews with Local and Nationally Known Employers at The Seattle Job Fair - Virtual Career Fair - All Posi- tions. Register for this virual fair here https://www.eventbrite. com/e/seattle-job-fair-seattle-career-fair-tickets-193066245337 WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 6 PM BILINGUAL YOGA (SPANISH & ENGLISH): Disfrute 60 minutos de yoga bilingüe. Enjoy 60 minute bilingual yoga classes. 1951 Alas- kan Way. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 10 AM – 12 PM SECRETS OF SEATTLE’S HISTORIC SHORELINE WALKING TOUR: Join geology writer David B. Williams on a walking tour exploring how the Seattle shoreline has shifted across time. 2101 Alaskan Way. SATURDAY, JULY 23, 10 AM – 8 PM SUMMERFEST: Join Kitsap Bazaar at the Fairgrounds as we bring you Summerfest 2022! Over 100 vendors, food, music, and a beer garden! 1274 NW Fairgrounds Road NW. SATURDAY, JULY 23, 3 – 5 PM VILLAGE WORKSHOPWITH ADEFUA: Drum, dance, and history: enjoy a family-friendly workshop of cultural arts and fitness with ADEFUA Cultural Education Workshop. 1951 Alaskan Way. under Roe v. Wade will undermine the health and wellbeing of millions of American women, girls, and those who are biologically able to become pregnant, as abortion moves from a safe, legal medical proce- dure, to illegal and underground in dozens of states,” said Executive Constantine. “By preventing the use of King County resources in the prosecution of those who are pregnant and fleeing other states in search of safe abortion, we not only recognize this critical el- ement of health care, but also send a message that we will not allow these backward, dangerous, and spite- ful policies to further degrade people’s privacy and liberty.” “In the long term, we will have to fight a long and up- hill battle to re-secure abortion rights for all Amer- icans. In the short term, we need to support women whose rights, lives, and decisions have been abruptly upended by the Supreme Court’s onerous decision. That’s what we did today,” said King County Council Chair Claudia Balducci. “I am not backing down from this battle—personally and professionally, I will con- tinue to do everything I can to make sure women have the right to determine the course of their own lives, including if and when to have children.”
