Happy happy Monday! This is Margaret with YOUR COMMUNITY CALENDAR for the sixteenth of November, 2009.
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This evening at 7 PM, Portland's Q center will host a support group for survivors of intimate partner violence.This all-genders group is appropriate for any LGBTQ person who has left a violent or abusive situation, is thinking about leaving, or would simply like support and resources for understanding the dynamics of the violence in their relationship. Participants can expect a confidential, safe space in which to share and learn from each other and the facilitator.
This event repeats every Monday night from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at the Q center, located at 4115 N Mississippi Ave in Portland.
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503-384-8790; http://www.pdxqcenter.org/
Portland, OR 97211
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In Other Words: 503-232-6003
http://inotherwords.org
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If you need to have your blood pressure checked, head over to the Hollywood Senior Center tomorrow at noon. The Center is located at 1820 NE 40th Avenue in Portland and hosts the blood pressure check clinic from noon to 1 pm on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Donations are appreciated but not required.
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Portland Books to Prisoners mailing nights happen on Mondays & Tuesdays 5-8pm at 1112 NE Morton, between Dekum and Ainsworth.
If folks want to get involved, but can't make mailing nights, there are lots of other volunteer tasks that need to be done, and book donations are always welcome.
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1112 N Morton is just east of MLK Jr. Blvd, and west of NE 15th. To get there, take bus lines #75 or #8 to Dekum, and go south on Bellevue, Durham or 13th to Morton, which is a short street that connects all three.
PO Box 11222
Portland, OR 97211
pdxbookstoprisoners@riseup.net
pdxbookstoprisoners.org
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Food Not Bombs puts Portland's wasted food to good use by serving hot vegan meals to the community. Tomorrow, Tuesday, they will be serving at 5:30 PM at Colonel Summers Park, located at SE 17th and Taylor in Portland.
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