2019 Pass the Mic Showcase Concert of Local Immigrant Youth

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Please join us for our 2nd Annual Pass the Mic Showcase Concert! 

This concert will be the culminating concert for our free weeklong music camp for immigrant youth. In this camp, the youth will form bands and learn how to play instruments (guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, etc.), how to write original songs, and how to collaborate creatively. We make this camp as accessible as possible, supplying instruments, cultural supports, food and bus tickets to the youth. The camp is designed to help them use music to express what's in their hearts and on their minds, and this concert will be their opportunity to share their creative expressions with the community.

Please join us at the concert on Friday, August 2. Please tell your friends and bring your neighbors. Let's show these youth that we want them to thrive and we want to hear what they have to say.

(Pass the Mic is a program of the nonprofit Portland Meet Portland.)

Where: Hosford Middle School auditorium (2303 28th Place in Portland, near the #2 bus line)

When: Friday, August 2, 6:30 pm (doors open at 6)

Cost: Free! 

This event is appropriate for all ages.

WALK with Refugees and Immigrants

Parks for New Portlanders, in partnership with Sunday Parkways, invite you to WALK with Refugees and Immigrants

Sunday, July 21 at 11:00am
We will meet at East Portland Community Office, 1017 NE 117th Avenue

Please join Portland Parks & Recreation in this one-mile walk from East Portland Community Office to Knott Park (NE 117th Avenue and Knott Street.) Walk alongside your refugee and immigrant neighbors in a show of support. This event recognizes the unique experiences of new Portlanders of all ages and backgrounds. We invite all supporters and neighbors, faith-based organizations, local businesses, neighborhood associations, and non-profits to join us on this walk to inspire a more compassionate, generous, and welcoming Portland!

The event includes:
Refugee and immigrant stories  |  Culturally diverse music and dance
Food  |  Fun family activities  |  Soccer scrimmage

Click GOING on the Facebook event — facebook.com/events/634819573648575/

For more information contact Som Subedi at 503-260-2487, or check out portlandoregon.gov/parks/walk

July 2019 – Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) Update

A monthly snapshot of land use planning work going on in your neighborhoods. Please visit the project website and contact project staff with any questions.

Useful resources

• Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC)
  • View tentative upcoming PSC agendas and meeting schedule at: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/312882
  • PSC meetings are usually held at the 1900 SW 4^th Building, 2^nd floor. Meetings are streamed live on youtube.com/c/portlandbps and tape delayed on Channel 30.