On Saturday, November 21^st NECN will be hosting a Columbia River Crossing Impact Forum. Students of the Sustainability Clinic at Willamette University College of Law will present their research into the impacts the Columbia River Crossing project will have on the east side of Portland and the region as a whole.  They will share research on health and environmental impacts as well as the laws that govern the project and how the process for the project moves forward.

During the forum Jeri Williams from the Office of Neighborhood Involvement (and former Executive Director of the Environmental Justice Action Group), will talk about her involvement and advocacy on the various stages of this bridge expansion project.  She can provide personal insights into how to get involved and what has worked and what has not.

Finally, there will be a short, small group discussions to gain feedback from all of you on your concerns and suggestions for how we can all work to make sure that east side residents are best served by this project.

Here are the specifics:

What: NE Community Forum: Columbia River Crossing

When: Saturday, November 21^st 10am – 12:30pm; 9:45am Coffee and Continental Breakfast

Where: Redeemer Lutheran Church, 5431 NE 20^th Ave.

RSVP: By November 19^th to Regina Williams at 503-823-4575 or admin@necoalition.org.

Adoption Mosaic, a non-profit organization that provides educational resources and ongoing support to all those who are affected by adoption, is hosting a special event for National Adoption Awareness Month in November. This is Portland’s first screening of the 2007 documentary, Adopted.

A bit more: Adopted takes a deeply personal journey into the lives of two families dealing with adoption from opposite ends of the continuum. One family, just beginning the process of adopting a daughter from China, shares a story of hope, excitement, anxiety, love, and new beginnings. The other family’s journey is shared from the perspective of a Korean-American adult adoptee, whose exploration of her adoption experience has been accelerated by the knowledge that her mother is terminally ill.  A facilitated discussion immediately follows the film with Dr. Ally Burr-Harris, child psychologist, and Astrid Dabbeni, executive director of Adoption Mosaic. Materials on adoption-related grief and loss, transracial adoption, racial identity, and attachment will be provided to attendees. CEU & CLE credit is available.

We hope to see you on November 12th!

*Event title:  Adoption Mosaic’s screening of Adopted: The movie

Please register in advance online.

*Web site: www.adoptionmosaic.org

*Date, day and time of event: Thursday, November 12, 2009. 5:30-9:00 pm. Dinner served at 5:30 (included in cost).

*Location name:  OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, 11th Floor Lobby

*Address: 700 SW Campus Drive

*City:  Portland, OR

*Zip: 97239

Cost (includes dinner):

Limited scholarships available.

Register in advance online at www.adoptionmosaic.org
For more information:

www.adoptionmosaic.org
info@adoptionmosaic.org