Don’t miss our monthly meeting, TONIGHT November 1st, 7:00-9:00PM. Doors open at 6:30PM. This month, we will talk about our annual work plan and action streams. Plus, a presentation from organization Enough is Enough PDX and a Q&A session with Leah Fisher from Southeast Uplift. Please note that the agenda has been updated to reflect additional speaker names.
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From Southeast Uplift:
The 50th Anniversary Celebration of SE Uplift is just weeks away! Please join us and spread the word far and wide!
Come enjoy music, food, fun, and activities right here at the SE Uplift building, 3534 SE Main Street.
We will be honoring several long-serving volunteers, and have activities related to our five-decade history of building healthy neighborhoods and promoting community involvement. Please RSVP by clicking here.
Interested in Land Use? You have two opportunities to take an in-person training at Southeast Uplift.
ABC + Ds of Land Use: In-person training held at SE Uplift Office 3534 SE Main Street
There is increasing scientific evidence that shows that empathy-based dialogues are the way to go if you want to have a chance to change adults’ minds. According to this research, the best way to foster “debiasing” is to first listen empathetically to skeptics so they feel heard, and after that, raise experiences and facts that invite them to a broader and more nuanced perspective.
But you don’t have to simply take this on faith. Ask yourself these questions:
If anti-racism allies are going to change any minds, empathetic listening will likely be important. But, the anti-racism movement should not expect POCs to empathetically listen to white racism skeptics. White people are in a much better position to execute listening-based strategy with people who are skeptical about whether racism is real.
On a daily basis, POCs must endure the indirect expression of white skepticism that racism really matters, and they must do so as they are they are experiencing overt and subtle racism in many parts of their lives. Some people of color might want to choose to have conversations where white people’s racial skepticism is consciously expressed. But it would not be fair to expect people of color to endure this.
This is a workshop for anyone in the who believes racism still exists and has questioned how to approach the topic of race with other white people in their communities. For more info, check out this website: https://www.whiteallytoolkit.com/
If you are unable to pay the $10 cost for the training please contact Muz, muz@seuplift.org, (503) 232-0010 ext 319, for information on how to obtain a scholarship to cover the cost of attending the training.
*Contact Muz at muz@seuplift.org or call (503)232-0010 ext 319 if you require special accommodations.
From Southeast Uplift:
The Space Between Us: Immigrants, Refugees and Oregon
FREE DISCUSSION ABOUT IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN OREGON
The February 26th event is part of Oregon Humanities’ statewide Conversation Project. Interpretation services in Spanish available, please let Muz at Southeast Uplift know if anyone needs other accommodations.
Neighborhood Small Grants support projects that empower and involve community members to shape and create their neighborhoods. Are you interested in grants for our community? From now until January 8, 2018, interested parties can submit grants for funding ranging from $300-$4,000, with over $24,000 available total!
There will be two in person workshops on November 8th and November 18th. To register please click here! If you are unable to attend a workshop, they will also be hosting two online webinars for interested community members on November 16th and December 5th. To register for the November webinar please click here. For the December webinar please click here.
Applications are due by 4 PM on Monday, January 8, 2018. Applications can be submitted by email, mail, or dropped off at the SE Uplift Office. Email submission is preferred. For more information, visit Southeast Uplift’s website.
“Power, Privilege, and Racial Diversity in Oregon,” a free conversation with Willamette University professor Emily Drew on Thursday, October 26th at 10 am at Southeast Uplift, 3534 SE Main St Portland, OR 97214.
This program is hosted by SE Uplift and sponsored by Oregon Humanities. Through the Conversation Project, Oregon Humanities offers free programs that engage community members in thoughtful, challenging conversations about ideas critical to our daily lives and our state’s future. For more information about free this community discussion, please contact Muz Afzal at (503)232-0010 ext 319.
Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Association 