Grants, Upcoming Events, LUTC Updates & More! |
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SE Uplift Welcomes New Staff |
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Paola De La Cruz
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Paola is the Communications & Outreach Manager for SE Uplift. Paola’s passions and background lies in design and community advocacy. She has worked with non-profits from Boston, MA to the Portland metro area, to campaign for equity and inclusivity.
Paola received a BFA in Illustration under Communication Design. She looks to merge illustration and design with community organizing to bring SE neighbors together.
On her free time, Paola is painting ethereal, powerful women or putting on a 90s R&B concert for her small dog.
Paola is the Neighborhood Association's liaison for: Buckman, Mt. Tabor, SMILE, Laurelhurst, Brentwood- Darlington, and Ardenwald Johnson Creek.
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Land Use & Transportation Updates
Leah Fisher, SE Uplift
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Check out the Land Use and Transportation activity this month:
Design - The Overlay Zoning Amendments project (DOZA), is updating and improving both the process and tools used within the design overlay zone. The project includes changes to the zoning code, zoning map, and the citywide design guidelines. The latest (Recommended Draft) is now available and includes both the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC), and the Design Commission recommendations. Learn more about DOZA here and get ready to provide feedback in the new year.
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Climate Change - Portlanders are asked to comment on the Clean Air, Healthy Climate Proposals as part of the 2020 Climate Emergency Declaration. Learn more here, and comment before January 4th 2021.
Houselessness Crisis - Through the Shelter to Housing Continuum Project, BPS and partners are developing proposals to expand the range of allowed shelter and group living options. These changes to City code would address the housing needs of individuals and households with extremely low incomes. Provide comments by 5pm December 15th! Learn more here.
Safe Ride Home - Not that we will be out much this holiday season because of COVID, but remember the city offers Portlanders a Safe Ride Home as part of a partnership through Vision Zero to eliminate traffic fatalities. Go here for more information.
State Policy - Reminder that Oregon State Legislative session starts January 19th, 2021. Legislative Session is the period of time in which the Legislative Assembly is convened for purpose of lawmaking. Regular sessions convene each January and may last 160 days in odd-numbered years- that's this year! Look for COVID-19 relief related legislation, housing, transportation, police reform and more.
More - Other Land Use and Transportation Updates can be found on the City's News site here.
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Community &
Civic Engagement Small Grants
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Community & Civic Engagement Small Grants are back! |
Project must take place within SE Uplift's Coalition Boundaries.
The goals of the Small Grant Program are to increase the number and diversity of people who are involved and engaged in the broader community; strengthen community capacity to create change by building community leadership, identity, skills, relationships and partnerships; and increase community impact on public decisions and community life.
Preference will be given to projects:
- That have strong community support and involvement.
- Submitted by, or in direct partnership with, organizations predominately led by and/or involving people from historically underrepresented or underserved communities including communities of color, immigrants and refugees, low-income people, renters, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ people.
- COVID- 19 Relief based projects
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Application will open on January 1st, 2021
Application deadline: February 28th, 2021
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Communications Grants are back!
Each year, SE Uplift provides our neighborhood associations with a small amount of funding that can be used for communication and outreach efforts. Our priority for communication funding in 2021 is to make funds available to our diverse SE Portland community, and to ensure funds support strategies and best practices for effective and accessible outreach and communications.
As of the fiscal year 2021, communications funds will be available on January 1st, 2021, to all community organizations serving the Southeast Portland community!
Application will open on January 1st, 2021
Application deadline: February 28th, 2021
For more information click here.
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Constructing Civic Dialogues Grant Opportunity |
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Constructing Civic Dialogues will fund up to 7 new #PDX partnerships and each individual grant award will range from $15,000 to $75,000.
Attend our first (virtual) informational meeting on Monday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. Pre-registration is required.
We're looking for non-profit and for-profit organizations to help us re-imagine new strategies to address conflict resolution, racism, and community safety that move beyond community policing -- as we recognize the need for opportunities for participants to develop foundational skills of their own around community conflict resolution and communication.
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We're looking for program ideas that will focus on community training such as reflective listening, de-escalation, non-violent communication, facilitation, disability justice community dialogue, community organizing, transformative justice, restorative justice, civic engagement, and anti-racism work as well as support for organizations that provide direct community conflict mediation as a service for free to #Portland residents.
Applications are due February 1, 2021 at 4:00pm, PST
To register, please contact Carlee Smith at (503) 823-5905 or
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Unconscious Bias Training
Leroy Eadie, SE Uplift
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What is the Unconscious bias training?
Unconscious bias is something we all have. It is learned and developed from birth, influences our leadership and interactions, and is imbedded in the systems in which we operate. Uncovering and understanding bias is life-long work. During our session together we’ll explore what unconscious bias is; how it operates; its impact; and skills, mindsets, and tools that support the work long-term of mitigating bias to advance equity in our everyday interactions and systems.
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A big thanks to the SEUL Board and Neighborhood Association Board Members who participated in our November 30th Unconscious Bias Training. The training was facilitated by Cliff Jones from Capacity Building Partnerships, a consulting firm also assisting SE Uplift with our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access Workgroup.
If a small organization or Neighborhood Association in SE Portland would like a similar training, we may be able to assist.
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Don't Miss Out!
Upcoming Workshops & Events
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PDX LATINX LENS will be hosting virtual workshops that you will not want to miss.
December 16, 2020 / 6:00 - 7:00 PM
"Living UnDocu/DACAmented"
Learn more about the undocu/DACAmented community, and how you can support through the lens of a formerly undocu/DACAmented community member.
To partcipate visit: https://pdxlatinx.org/calendar
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Reed Neighborhood invites your family to an uplifting evening of online Christmas Caroling.
Thursday, December 17, from 6 to 7:30 pm
It’s been proven that singing with others is a healthy way to raise spirits and immediately feel better.
Lyrics and chords will be available on your screen so you can sing and/or play your instrument along with song leader Keith Parkhurst.
Optional: Be prepared to share one positive thing your family is doing to make the holiday special during the pandemic (time allowing). Seasonal hats are definitely encouraged!
Lead by Anne Tillinghast and Keith Parkhurst from the Backstrokes Sing-Along for stroke and TBI survivors.
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Fighting Displacement & Housing Insecurity
Tell Governor Brown to call for a catastrophic session!
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Here is a simple action that our State Representative 46 (Keny-Guyer and elect Khanh) are encouraging constituents to take to mitigate evictions during the pandemic:
The COVID-19 crisis is impacting renters and landlords, small businesses and workers, and our future economic security. Please call for a special, catastrophic session of Oregon’s legislature so we can begin to address these urgent problems.
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SE Uplift Neighborhood Coalition
(503) 232-0010
info@seuplift.org
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