APANO Electronic News June 2009
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Members & Friends Update
2. Give $25 for new APANO Office Space
3. Calling Central and Southern Oregon APANOStrategic Objectives
4. Safe Schools Act Signed by Governor Kulongoski
5. Health Equity and Policy Training July 1 6-9pm at Urban League 10 N Russell, Portland
6. Legislative Day Next Steps (Interest Form)
7. IRCO Engage Graduation June 13 (RSVP)
Community Events
8. Community Strategic Training Institute July 31-Aug 2
9. DisOrient Film Festival Comes to Portland June 26
Join folks from Hillsboro to Gresham, Tualatin to North Portland, for our annual Portland-Metro APANO Membership meeting.Tuesday, June 16
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (dinner and childcare available)
RSVP Online by clicking here
Guest Speakers: Kurt Jun, Makerusa Porotesano, Many Rivers Listening Circles, and more!
2. Give $25 for new APANO Office Space
APANO is preparing to move into a new lease to have a stable, bricks and mortar presence in the community. We are preparing to begin paying $250/month, and are seeking your help to make this possible.
- Would you donate $25 to help cover our rent in 2009? You can contribute online by clicking here, or sending a check payable to FSRE/APANO, PO Box 6552, Portland, OR 97208.
- Help us remodel and paint our space. When the time comes and we are ready to move, we expect to have to clean, paint, and maybe do some light remodeling. Can you help? Email or call us!
Thanks!
3. Calling Central and Southern Oregon APANO
APANO continues to reach out to Central and Southern Oregon with its 3rd and final regional membership meeting of 2009 being hosted in Eugene, OR by our APANO activists. We are still putting the details together, and would love to know if you can come. You can RSVP Online. If you’re interested in helping, particularly with outreach or on the day of the event, please let us know by email or call us. We appreciate any help you can give.
4. Safe Schools Act Signed by Governor Kulongoski
The Safe Schools Coalition, led by Basic Rights Oregon, which APANO participated in this year, won a major piece of legislation this year – The Safe Schools Act. Establishing comprehensive, statewide anti-bullying policies to make our schools safer, HB 2599 will be officially signed into law on June 12 at a special ceremony in Salem. Governor Ted Kulongoski will be joined by APANO members, including APANO Board Members Kathy Wai (Burmese Community) and Mardine Mao (Cambodian Community) for the Bill Signing Ceremony Friday morning. If you are interested in coming, please contact us for carpool and meeting up information.
5. Health Equity and Policy Training July 1 6-9pm at Urban League 10 N Russell, Portland
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A comprehensive understanding of Health Equity Policy Analysis
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Multnomah County Report Card on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (PDF link)
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Current Legislation
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Policy Advocacy Strategies
6. Legislative Day Next Steps (Interest Form)
The Oregon Legislative Session meets for about 6 months every other year. The 2009 session wraps up in June. Starting in July through the Fall legislators return full-time to their home districts. We are following up with Legislators who have invited APANO to meet after the session, and Legislators who represent political districts where we have strength in numbers and/or leadership.
This brief interest survey will help us prioritize which Legislative Meetings in-district we will organize. These meetings may be as part of a town hall, a specific meeting with APANO members in-district, or a forum that we help co-organize. After such a powerful Legislative Day, Representatives and Senators are seeking to build a relationship with APANO.
7. IRCO Engage Graduation June 13 (RSVP)
The 2nd Annual IRCO Engage program wraps up with a community graduation June 13th at Portland’s City Hall on SW 4th and Jefferson. Asian and Pacific Islander graduates of the program are invited to take their civic engagement to the next level by participating as active volunteers, community organizers, and civic leaders through APANO. Come welcome them into our work and celebrate their completion of the 6 session Diversity and Civic Leadership training program. Engage 2010 will begin in March 2010.
8. Community Strategic Training Institute July 31-Aug 2
Are you interested in more leadership training? Are you available to help volunteer to support one of the West’s premier social justice training institutes? APANO is recruiting volunteers to help provide local logistical support for this 3 day training at Reed College July 31-Aug 2, as well as sending members to several of the day long workshops. If you can attend and/or help for a few hours, a day, or the whole weekend, we’d love to hear from you. Learn more about the event online, or call us and we can have a brochure sent to you.
9. DisOrient Film Festival Comes to Portland June 26
DisOrient, an annual Asian Pacific Islander film festival in Eugene, OR, is holding its first shows in Portland June 26 at the Hollywood Theater showing White on Rice and Manilatown is in the Heart. Hat tip to Jason, Anselmo, Reagan and Mimi from Eugene!
You can renew or join online at www.apano.org or download our membership form and mail it in. Memberships start at $5/year.
PO Box 6552
Portland, OR 97208
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