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Hey neighbors,
Happy June! This month we celebrate Pride by centering Black Queer voices. We reflect on active allyship, and delve deeper into ways to give back to our community while uplifting our neighbors.
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Instead of buying from Target's Pride rack, Buy Local! visit gaypdx.com
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SE Uplift is currently recruiting for our board!
For our 2021-2022 year, we are looking for a variety of directors in the at-large, community organization/public agency, and business district positions. Board members are expected to commit to a one year term of service, attend monthly board meetings (usually the first Monday of the month, 7:00pm-9:00pm) and uphold the values, mission, and vision of SE Uplift.
Interested? Or know someone who may be interested?
Learn more information:
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SE Uplift Needs Your Help!
Come and go as you please!
As the summer approaches, we are looking to update our outdoor area as a community space and for future events. We have two dates set:
Friday June 11th 4-7pm
- Pressure wash back fence
- Trash Pick up
Saturday June 12th 10am-1pm
- Painting the fence
- Trash pick up
- Rebuild the picnic bench
- Tools needed: wood planks 2X4, saw, etc
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Let us know you're coming:
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Breonna Taylor Would
Have Been 28 Years Old Today.
On March 13th, 2020 Breonna Taylor was murdered by the Louisville Metro Police Department while sleeping in her home. Her death sparked outrage, as her name was added to the long on-going list of murders and violence toward Black people at the hands of law enforcement.
On June 5th 2021, Breonna Taylor would have turned 28 years old. Taylor was an Emergency Room Technician with aspirations of becoming a nurse. On June 5th -and every other day of the year- we acknowledge that her death was not a sacrifice for a movement. Breonna Taylor's murder is one of too many stories. On June 5th and everyday, we honor Breonna Taylor. #sayhername #JusticeforBreonnaTaylor
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For our white neighbors striving to act in solidarity for racial justice, check out the following resources to delve deeper into how you can become a better ally:
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(Click the title for a link)
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As we reflect on a year of actions, efforts and education brought upon by Black, Brown and Indigenous people, please take a moment to read SEUL's statement in support of Black Lives. This statement was published on June 2020: |
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Community efforts towards healing and well-being continue a year in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Kendra James, Aaron Campbell, James Jahar Parez, Keaton Otis, and countless others.
SE Uplift staff attended People for Mutual Education (P4ME) events including a teach-in at SE Uplift the last weekend of May about non-unanimous jury convictions. Did you know that Oregon is one of two US States to have ever allowed a split jury to convict defendants, the other being Louisiana? That ended in April 2020 with Ramos v. Louisiana, when the US Supreme Court ruled non-unanimous jury convictions as unconstitutional. This included acknowledgement of it as “racially biased” and an “engine of discrimination” that disproportionately incarcerated Oregonians of color. Less than 300 convictions remain in Oregon from non-unanimous jury convictions. Neighbors’ lives and well-being remain harmed by a lack of access to the same due process available to future defendants. To learn more about this issue and what can be done to petition Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to review all past non-unanimous jury convictions visit the Still in Prison campaign and P4ME.
P4ME is a decentralized collective based in Portland, Oregon who work collaboratively to assemble resources, synthesize existing information, and share knowledge on racial and social (in)justice. P4ME is a recipient of SE Uplift’s Community & Civic Engagement Small Grants. Follow P4ME on Tumblr and Instagram @ppl4me to learn more on this topic and future teach-ins.
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Learn more about P4ME here.
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Don't Miss Out!
Events, Community News, Resources and More!
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Umoja Kijana Shujaa is a paid year-long leadership development cohort and program of Black & Beyond the Binary Collective. Umoja was created to further radicalize Black trans, queer, nonbinary, and intersex+ (TQNI+) youth 14-26 to combat white supremacy, criminalization, anti-blackness, and to advance Black liberation. Umoja youth will participate in responsive and collaborative community building throughout the summer and will walk away with a deep understanding of white supremacy, hands-on experience in community and civic engagement as well as community care practices to help to deal with the realities of moving throughout the world in a Black TQNI+ body. |
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Consider donating to the Umoja Kijana Shujaa GoFundMe for their Black youth leadership program.
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Are you a Black QT youth wanting to learn advocacy and organizing skills in a healing environment?
Umoja Kijana Shujaa will be accepting applications for their youth summer leadership development program.
Deadline: June 11th, 2021
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SE Uplift Land Use and Transportation Committee - Update
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Date Change* - LUTC will meet on Wednesday, June 23rd
The SE Uplift Land Use and Transportation Committee meets monthly on 3rd Mondays from 7 pm – 9 pm, meetings are held virtually until further notice.
The LUTC is a long-standing committee that frequently hosts guest speakers. It is primarily used as a forum for learning and sharing information about current land use and transportation-related projects, policy, and efforts happening in SE Portland. All members of the public are welcome to attend and participate.
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Reclamation Ventures Fund:
Summer 2021 Impact Grant
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The Reclamation Ventures Fund will distribute at least 120,000 in impact grants in 2021. This Summer, RV Fund is allocating 50,000 to transgender, gender nonconforming and gender diverse leaders making wellness more accessible within their community. This is their second of four Impact Grant rounds. The grant will be awarded to as ten understated, non-equity grants of $5,000. |
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Application Deadline: Friday, June 11, 2021 6:00PM PST
To learn more and apply click here.
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Renaming of Gideon OverCrossing to Bob Stacey Crossing |
PBOT names Portland's newest bike and pedestrian bridge the Bob Stacey Crossing, honoring a lifetime of service for a more sustainable community |
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Bob Stacey is a Portland native who has dedicated over 40 years to making the Portland area a more sustainable place to live.
“At Metro, he remains passionate about building affordable housing in the region, the efficient use of land and the protection of farms and forests, and investing in a robust bicycle, pedestrian, and transit network throughout the region”
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From Neighbors West Northwest | Inclusivity Education Series: |
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Community Café Conversations (C3)
Grab a cup of coffee and sit down with your neighbors to chat about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to you! Each discussion topic will be held twice a month.
This month’s topic is:
“How do we spark conversations about diversity in our communities?” Grab your beverage of choice and join us on Friday, June 11th from 11:00 to 12:00 and Thursday, June 17th from 5:30 to 6:30.
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Active Allies Workshops
Whether you’re an inclusivity pro or just getting started, these monthly workshops will help you build your diversity skills, start conversations, and be the change you want to see! This month’s workshop is Creating an Equity Lens. Want to bring inclusive initiatives to your community but don’t know where to start? Creating an Equity Lens will help you develop a framework to center diversity in your organizations and identify strategies and solutions to promote inclusivity in your community.
Creating an Equity Lens will be held on Thursday, June 24th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
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Unpacking Oppression Lectures
Attend educational lectures, conversations, and events from community partners! This quarter’s workshops are brought to you by the Oregon Humanities Conversation Project.
This month’s conversation is Housing and Belonging, facilitated by Portland-based activist Paul Susi. The conversation will explore common assumptions and perspectives about the experience of houselessness/homelessness and seek to answer the question “how do we decide who “belongs” in our community?”
Housing and Belonging will be held on Wednesday, June 30th from 5:00 to 6:30 PM.
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SE Uplift
(503) 232-0010
info@seuplift.org
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