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April is named for the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite. “April” comes from the verb “aperire,” which means “to open.” It is believed the word refers to the trees and flowers that “open” or bloom. The zodiac signs in April are Aries, until April 19th, and Taurus, April 20th and onwards.
Two flowers signify the month: the daisy and the sweet pea. The daisy is innocence, loyal love, and purity; it means "I'll never tell!" The sweat pea is blissful pleasure, and is used to say goodbye. The birthstone is the diamond.
Of course, one of the most well-known dates of April, is April Fools’ Day on the 1st of the month. No one is sure where this originated from, but some believe it to be inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer’s story in “Canterbury Tales” called “Nun’s Priest’s Tale.” April 2 is Light It Up Blue for Autism Day, April is Autism Awareness Month. April 22 is Earth Day. April 29 is Arbor Day, a day for planting trees. April 15 to the 23, the Jewish festival of Pescah, or Passover is celebrated. April 17 Easter and, with it comes other Christian celebrations such as Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday. April 17 to 23 is National Volunteer Week.
The first Webster Dictionary was copyrighted by Noah Webster on April 14, 1828. He tried to reform English spelling for Americans; make it simpler and obvious; removing all double vowels, bread spelled bred; friend to frend; tuf for tough, laf for laugh, kee for key, and speek for speak. He changed masheen to machine, pique to peek, plough to plow and draught for draft.
Leonardo da Vinci, a Renaissance genius, born April 15,1452, a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor and architect; fascinated by the flight of birds and the mechanisms of guns. Queen Elizabeth II, Marvin Gaye, Jane Goodall, Jackie Chan, Dolores Huerta, Emma Watson, Charlie Chaplin and Jack Nicholson, William Shakespeare were born in April.
April is a great month for meteor showers. The Lyrids meteor shower, appears from April 16th to April 26th each year, and the Eta Aquariids meteor shower that can be seen onwards from April 21st.
On April 15, 1912, the famous Titanic ship hit an iceberg and sunk on her first and only voyage. George Washington was inaugurated as the First President of the United States on April 30, 1789.
America’s first astronauts were announced by NASA on April 9, 1959. On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 launched and had difficulties two days later. It was then that the famous line “Houston, we’ve had a problem here” was said, and is today often misquoted.
After a 1,500 year break, the first Olympics of the modern era took place on April 6, 1896, in Athens. For car enthusiasts out there, Ford unveiled their first Mustang on April 17, 1964, costing $2,368. The explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine occurred on April 26, 1986, everyone within a 300-mile radius had to evacuate.
“April showers bring May flowers,” so if the rain of April ever gets you down, never forget the silver lining! Flowers!
April 1st is April Fools Day, when we play jokes on one another. April 2 is Light It Up Blue for Autism Day, April is Autism Awareness Month. April 22 is Earth Day. April 29 is Arbor Day, a day for planting trees. April 15 to the 23, the Jewish festival of Pescah, or Passover is celebrated. April 17 Easter and, with it comes other Christian celebrations such as Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday. April 17 to 23 National Volunteer Week
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Join Meetings in
Central Northeast Neighbors
Most meetings are on via Zoom. Please look at the
Neighborhood Association Websites for updates.
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Central Northeast Neighbors First Wednesday 7pm (CNN) contact Ronda
Sumner Neighborhood Association (SAN) contact Ronda
Madison South Neighborhood Association (MSNA) Click here
Beaumont Wilshire Neighborhood Association (BWNA) Click here
Rose City Park Neighborhood Association (RCPNA) Click here
Hollywood Neighborhood Association (HNA) Click here
Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA) Click here
Central Northeast Neighbors Community Connects Gathering TBD
Central Northeast Neighbors Land Use Transp. Comm. 4th Wednesday
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Central Northeast Neighborhood Coalition
DEI Training Series: Topics and Descriptions
Facilitated by Alexis Millet and Sara Curiel Paez
These trainings are via Zoom from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. They are free and open as space permits you will need to register to attend.
1. What is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Why is it Important?
In this training, we will build a foundational understanding, capacity, and analysis for engaging in DEI for the long term. We will learn equity and inclusion concepts and some tools to bring a DEI lens to your everyday life. We will review the training sessions ahead, and the opportunities for increasing your learning, growth, engagement, and development. April 18, 2022
2. Culture and Cultural Identities
During this session, we will explore our own cultural dimensions, our relationship with them, and the role they play in cross-cultural interactions. Our objective is to connect our cultural identities to our values and behaviors. As a result, we can identify and promote cultural behaviors in the workplace and beyond that advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. June 6, 2022
3. Implicit Bias
Unconscious or implicit bias is something we all have. It is learned and developed since birth and influences our leadership and interactions. It is embedded in many of the systems in which we operate. Uncovering and understanding bias is life-long work. During this session, we’ll explore skills, mindsets, and tools that will support becoming aware of and countering our biases for the long-term with the goal of mitigating bias to advance equity in our everyday interactions and systems. September 12, 2022
4. Microaggressions
The workshop will help to develop awareness around microaggressions, build skills to recognize microaggressions in yourself and others, and learn ways to interrupt them. We will build awareness of how cultural narratives create dynamics resulting in microaggressions and how this affects our interactions and their consequences. We will learn practical ways for continued growth in our DEI Journeys. October 24, 2022
5. Identity-Based Privilege and Disadvantage
We will explore the historical contexts of systemic oppression, and learn about social identity groups and systems of inclusion and exclusion. To advance in our DEI journey it is important to understand your own privilege and intersectionality, and how to leverage your privilege to interrupt power dynamics in your networks. You will learn ways to support disadvantaged groups and how to practice DEI values in your daily life. December 5, 2022
6. Anti-Racist Behavior and Allyship
What is the difference between being anti-racist and being nonracist? We will explore how forms and expressions of racism work in tandem with each other to maintain a system of dominance, othering, and advantage/disadvantage based on race and other identities. We will learn anti-racist behaviors and strategies from a social justice standpoint, and what it means to be a compassionate ally. January 23, 2023
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Adopt One Block - Portland Neighborhood and Business Association Leaders:
Adopt One Block helps businesses keep their storefront clean, neat, inviting, and safe for their customers. Please share this information below or send this helpful flyer to your constituencies. All of the supplies and support are TOTALLY FREE.
Instead of adopting a square block, businesses can adopt a linear block (their storefront) and receive enhanced clean up supplies like a graffiti removal kit, paint and paint kit (in addition to the usual trash picker, buckets, gloves and sharps medical containers) - all delivered to their front door for FREE.
Like our core program, neighborhood businesses can be great stewards of their block, when and how they want, on the schedule that works best for them.
Be sure to join our interactive Facebook group for AdoptOneBlock. There, you can share your experience being a Block Ambassador. Create posts of your block cleanup photos, any questions that come up after signing up, ideas you have to help AdoptOneBlock grow, and anything else you'd like to discuss pertaining to adopting your block.
As always, you can help us the most by following our social media pages and giving us a 'shout out'. Each newsletter we include tips below to make doing that easier. THANK YOU for doing the good work that creates a cleaner and happier city!!
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Office of Commissioner Mapps
Call to Action
Budget season is here once again. I am asking community members to advocate and testify in support of my priorities. I enjoy seeing passionate Portlanders show up and tell their stories; it deeply impacts the council.
Here are three of my highest priorities:
Bureau of Emergency Communication 911 position expansion given the increase in call volume, we are in need of additional staff at BOEC. I am advocating for five additional dispatchers and two more quality assurance specialists. Portlanders deserve short wait times and quick emergency response.
Portland Police Bureau: Public Safety Support Specialist Program The Portland Police Bureau's Public Safety Support Specialist (PS3) Program was created to enhance community engagement opportunities and reduce the number of armed police officers responding to lower priority calls for service. With PS3s taking over the low-priority calls, officers have more availability to respond to 911 calls.
WHAT PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS CAN ASSIST OFFICERS WITH: Assist police officers in searching for missing persons such as elderly adults, medically fragile adults, or children when there is no reason to believe they are a threat to themselves or the community.
PS3s can also help sworn officers with things that, in the past, would have required the help of another sworn officer. For example, a Neighborhood Response Team officer could bring PS3s to inventory property seized under a search warrant. PS3s could help canvas a neighborhood and collect video after a robbery or other crime. https://www.joinportlandpolice.com/ps3
311 Non Emergency Expansion. To ease the call load at 911, we need to shift many non-emergency calls to 311. In our 2022-2023 budget, I am advocating for an expansion to 311. The 311 program improves access to local government information and services by providing a single point of contact, online or over the phone.
The 311 Program provides community access to the City of Portland, Multnomah County, and other local government information and services. Contact us to find information, report issues, or request services.
Sign Up to Testify at our Community Listening Sessions
Upcoming virtual budget events:
Saturday, April 16, 10:00 am -12:00 pm – Community Listening Session
Apply to comment on any topic using this sign-up form
by 2:00 pm on Friday, April 15th
Monday, April 18, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm – Community Listening Session
Apply to comment on any topic using this sign-up form
by 9:00 am Monday, April 18th
Additional upcoming events:
- Thursday, May 5, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm – Mayor's Proposed Budget Hearing
- Wednesday, May 11, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm – Approved Budget Hearing
- Wednesday, May 18, 2:00 - 3:30 pm – Utility Rate Hearing
- Wednesday, May 25, 9:30 - 11:30 am – Second Hearing on the Utility Rate Hearing Approval (Second Reading - no public testimony)
- Tuesday, June 7, 9:30 - 11:30 am – Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission Hearing on the Approved Budget
- Wednesday, June 8, 2:00 - 5:00 pm – Adopted Budget Hearing (First Reading)
- Thursday, June 15, 2:00 pm – Adopted Budget Hearing (Second Reading - no public testimony)
Written Comments
Questions & Accessibility Requests
Office of Commissioner Mingus Mapps · 1221 SW 4th Ave Rm 210 · Portland, OR 97204-1900 · USA
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Central Northeast Neighbors Land Use, Transportation, Open Spaces and Parks (LUTOP)
April 27, 2022, 7:00pm
Our meetings are open to the public. We look forward to seeing you there!
For information, questions or to be added to our email list please email
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To Find Information About Where to Find Covid Vaccines you may search
https://www.vaccines.gov/search/
State of Oregon Information and Updates on Covid
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City of Portland One Point of Contact
To report issues of illegal camping or related garbage within Portland the City of Portland’s One Point of Contact Campsite Reporting System is the mechanism community members can use. The following youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXSc6cr4WuY) describes how to use the system to make a report. It shows how the City and Central City Concern’s Clean Start Program respond to those reports.
It can be very frustrating for community members to raise issues with the City. It is not always clear how to make reports and to whom. The City’s One Point of Contact Campsite Reporting System is designed to simplify the process by providing a platform to more easily report issues about campsites. https://www.portlandoregon.gov/toolkit/70039
Two ways to report a campsite using the One Point of Contact Campsite Reporting System. Please use just ONE of the following methods:
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PDX Reporter. Select the "Campsite Reporting" icon on the main menu.
- Call 311.
**Please note that not all reports result in immediate action by the City. Every site reported is reviewed and analyzed.** Whether using PDX Reporter or calling 311, the exact location of the site is needed.
https://www.portland.gov/transportation/parking/abandoned-auto
If you are reporting criminal activity/behavior, report directly to Police. If you are reporting an emergency, call 9-1-1
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Hollywood Senior Center Community
At Community for Positive Aging–Hollywood Senior Center, we're excited to announce that we have officially reopened two days a week: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 am-4:30 pm. We welcome community members to come back to the center to reconnect with others while taking part in the great variety of activities happening here.
The FDA has authorized a "second" COVID booster shot for anyone 50 and older whose last shot was at least four months prior. Starting April 1st, the Center will no longer require vaccine boosters, but for personal and community safety, we continue to urge you all to get boosters regularly as you become eligible.
With that in mind, we will be hosting a Booster Clinic and Welcome Event at Hollywood Senior Center on Friday, April 29 from 10:00 am–2:00 pm. While this event will be focused on getting our community the second booster shot, all of the shots continue to be available (1st dose, 2nd dose, and 1st booster). Please contact the center at 503-288-8303 or staff@communityfpa.org for more information or to make an appointment.
All the best,
Michael Murphy, Center Activity & Event Manager
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Summer 2022 Free for All - Events
Summer Free For All builds community through free, inclusive, and family-friendly activities that celebrate Portland’s diverse cultures and local artists.
Summer Free For All is getting ready for an amazing summer of live music, performing arts, and movies under the stars. Here’s what you can look forward to!
- Over 40 free concerts, movies, and performances during July and August at parks throughout the city.
- The first-ever East Portland Summer Festival, two days of fantastic performances at Ventura Park.
- The return of the Washington Park Summer Festival at the Washington Park Amphitheater.
Schedule: The full Summer Free For All schedule will be posted here in late Spring. Stay tuned!
For summer 2022, we are honoring the commitments made to groups who were ready to host events in summer 2020. As such, we won’t have openings for new groups who are looking to partner with us this summer.
However, if you are interested in partnering with Summer Free For All in 2023 and beyond, we would love to hear from you NOW so we can start building a relationship. Email us at sffa@portlandoregon.gov and we’ll start the conversation. For more information click here
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Rose City Bluff Restoration
Goals: Rose City Bluff Restoration, an informal volunteer organization, is dedicated to removing invasive plants and restoring the native ecological system on the Rose City Bluff in Portland, OR. Our immediate goals are to:
- Maintain previous clipped areas to control re-growth of nuisance plants.
- Designate future planting areas based on location and access, degree of control over nuisance plants, and visibility from the bluff trail.
- Prepare and maintain planting areas by: removing nuisance plants; some raking or clearing of debris; low clipping; and mulching with up to 8″ of wood chips for weed suppression.
- Coordinate fall planting (November to December): secure funding for plant purchases; assisting volunteers in propagating native plants at home; scheduling planting days; publicizing planting days (if additional volunteers needed); and coordinating transport of plants.
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Free Legal Support to Low-Income Tenants Facing Eviction
In partnership with the Oregon Law Center and Portland Community College’s Clear Clinic, the Portland Housing Bureau has launched the Eviction Legal Defense Program to provide free legal support to tenants facing eviction. Tenants can seek these free legal services as soon as they receive a Notice of Termination and do not need to wait until an eviction case is filed.
To qualify: Tenants must meet the following criteria to qualify for the Eviction Legal Defense Program:
How to get legal help:
For information about resources available to tenants when facing eviction visit
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Hollywood Farmers Market
and Community Booth
After two years without them, we're pleased to announce that we're bringing back non-profit community booths to the Hollywood Farmers Market for the 2022 season! There is no charge to community partners for space at the market, and many organizations find tabling at the market a great way to connect with new potential volunteers and supporters. Community booth season runs every Saturday through November 19th. Right now many Saturdays still have available space, but the schedule will fill quickly.
Hollywood Farmers Market Saturdays at 9:00am
Where to Find Other Markets
Montavilla Farmers Market Sundays at 10:00am
PSU Farmers Market Saturdays at 9:00am
Oregon City Farmers Market every other Saturday...February 19th 10:00am
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Afloat Utility Debt Relief
Behind on your sewer/stormwater/water bill?
The Portland Water Bureau has limited funding from a federal grant to help customers get payments back on track. We expect to be able to help between 1,000 and 2,000 Portlanders.
If you need financial help, please fill out this 10-15 minute application. The Water Bureau can provide the application on paper or in another language. If you need help filling it out, please contact one of our community partners. Applications are available in multiple languages and are due April 11, 2022.
Questions?/¿Tiene preguntas?/Có thắc mắc?/Вопросы? /有问题吗？
503-823-7770
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Coconut and Pineapple Sorbet
Quick and easy sorbet for those hot days. You don't need an ice cream machine to make this amazing recipe, enjoy it straight away.
Ingredients
- 3 cups frozen pineapple
- 1/4 cup Coconut cream
- 1/4 cup Water If needed
- 1 tbsp Honey Or sugar syrup
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor place the frozen pineapples, the coconut cream, and the honey or syrup. Blend the mixture for 3 minutes, if needed add the water. Blend until the sorbet is nice and smooth. Enjoy straight away with some fresh pineapple pieces.
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Do you Need a Notary Public?
We have you covered.
Central Northeast Neighbors can help you. Our own Ronda Johnson is a Notary! This is a free service from Central Northeast Neighbors. Please contact her for more information about doing curb side notaries.
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CNN Resource Numbers and Websites
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"You Are Not Alone" We know physical distancing creates increased concerns, but there is help. At this website, https://govstatus.egov.com/or-dhs-not-alone is a list of resources for you, friends and family, and community members. All of these help lines offer translation services and are confidential.Your personally identifying information is not required.
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Please refer to www.211info if you require a resource that cannot be found on our website. Learn about community resources: Dial 2-1-1 They have extensive information if you are looking for resources related to food, housing, energy, emergencies, childhood and parenting, and maternity services. The website provides contact and location information for service providers nearest you.
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Mutnomah County and City of Portland Resource List https://multco.us/sites/default/files/health/documents/community_resource_list.pdf
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This is a Great Resource during Covid-19 Check it out! Macs List Portland Oregon https://www.macslist.org/working-in-portland/covid-19-resources-for-the-portland-community
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People with disabilities and older adults: Aging and Disability Hotline at 503-988-3646 or adrc@multco.us
- Mental health support: Multnomah Mental health Call Center at
- 503-988-4888
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Looking for the COVID resources featured in recent issues of the NEWS? These resources can now be found in https://www.multco.us/dchs/covid-19-information-resources-people-disabilities-older-adults
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This newsletter has been made possible through funding by the City of Portland, Office of Community & Civic Life. Views or findings expressed here do not necessarily represent those of the City of Portland or the bureau.
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