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Portland State University’s Institute for Sustainable Solutions spring lecture series opens tomorrow, March 30th, from 5 to 6.30pm. A screening of the documentary “The Area: A Journey through the Hanford Nuclear Reservation” will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Cameron Salony. Salony, an employee with the Department of Energy at Hanford, made the film as a way of documenting his own experience learning about the history of Hanford and its current status as one of the world’s largest environmental cleanup sites. Topics include the government’s relationship with the Native American population that still lives in the area, Hanford’s 45 years of plutonium production, and the current cleanup effort.
The event is free and open to the public.
To see a listing of all the lectures in the upcoming series, go to http://www.pdx.edu/sustainability/solutions-seminars
For more information, contact sustainability@pdx.edu or call 725-8556
*Portland State University, Shattuck Hall Annex, 1914 S.W. Park Ave., Portland, OR 97201
**503-725-8556, John Kirkland, Office of University Communications503-725-8794 (office) or 503-421-7028 (cell)
***sustainability@pdx.edu,
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The American Red Cross is offering free preparedness classes.
With the Japan earthquake making headlines, many Oregonians are wondering whether they'd be prepared if such a disaster were to strike right here at home. Classes will take place at the Oregon Trail Chapter, 3131 N. Vancouver Ave. (Portland), at two time slots 5 to 6pm and 7 to 8pm tomorrow and again next Wednesday at the same times. For more information, please visit www.oregonredcross.org or join our award-winning blog at www.oregonredcross.org/blog.
The classes will cover many facets of preparedness, including how to make an emergency plan. Participants will make disaster planning checklists which include: meeting places for family or household members; responsibilities for each household member; how to choose an out-of-area emergency contact person; and how to determine the best evacuation route. The instructor will also review how to assemble a disaster kit with essentials such as water, food, a battery-powered radio, a flashlight, medications and first aid supplies.
For those who cannot attend, a free interactive preparedness class is available online at www.oregonredcross.org/beredcrossready.
*Red Cross Oregon Trail Chapter, 3131 N. Vancouver Ave Portland
**503-969-7474, Contact Info: Lise Harwin
***www.oregonredcross.org/blog
****www.oregonredcross.org/beredcrossready
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The Forest Grove Conversations Series this year is entitled "Women's Work from the ERA to the Present Day". Tonight at 7pm in the Forest Grove Community Auditorium, 1915 Main St., come hear the stories of the panelists: governor and author, Barbara Roberts; wine industry pioneer, environmental advocate and author, Susan Sokol Blosser and Dr. Perla Rodriguez, principle of Cornelius Elementary School. There will be an open discussion with audience members about the changing roles of women. This FREE event is part of the Forest Grove Conversations Series and is sponsored by the Forest Grove Library Friends and Pacific University’s McCall Center. Past topics in the series have included community discussions about immigration, ethnicity in Oregon, and the Holocaust. Call the Forest Grove Library at 503-992-3246 with any questions.
*Forest Grove Library, 1915 Main St. Forest Grove
**503-992-3246
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Help raise funds and awareness for Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette's Equal Access Fund by coming out to a Trivia Night at Crush, located at 1412 SE Morrison.
This 21 and over event starts at 7.30.
And tomorrow night at 7pm, 21 and overs can partake in Brewers for Boobies, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. That’s at EastBurn, 1800 E Burnside
*Crush, located at 1412 SE Morrison; EastBurn, 1800 E Burnside
**7pm, $7 donation
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The International Sustainability Leadership Project being hosted by The City of Beaverton July 18-August 5 is accepting applications from potential participants between the ages of 18-24 years old. The project will bring together a total of 60 young people from the Portland area and Beaverton's international sister cities in Russia, South Korea, France, Japan, Taiwan and Germany to explore the latest in sustainability through workshops, tours and interactive discussions with leaders from the local sustainability community. There is no charge to project participants and the benefits are many. Build international friendships, learn leadership skills, and network with industry leaders in renewable energy, energy conservation, transportation, green building techniques, waste management, food systems and water conversation. Deadline for applications is May 1. For more details and to apply on-line visithttp://tinyurl.com/4fwmksj
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