1) OKNA update – October general meeting canceled
2) Overlook NET meeting (Monday, Oct. 10)
3) Fall film series with Sustainable Overlook
4) Community foot patrol training
5) Neighborhood cleanup (Nov. 6)
6) WomenStrength – Self-defense training
7) Wonder what happens to your recycling?
1) OKNA update – October general meeting canceled
The Overlook Neighborhood Association Board met on Tuesday for its first meeting after elections. Board members approved the following committee and leadership assignments:
Chris Trejbal – Chair, Digital Communications
Alan Cranna – Vice Chair
Tamara Maher, Treasurer
Dannielle Herman – Views Editor, Outreach
Kent Hoddick – Secretary
Cynthia Sulaski – Parks, Greenspaces & Trails
George Spaulding – Public Safety
Mike Shea – Land Use
Leslee Lewis – Sustainability
Mitch Bixby – NET
Gabriele Hayden – At large
The board also chose to cancel the October General meeting scheduled for Oct. 18. After our very productive meeting last month focused on development along Interstate, we taking a little extra time to line up an exciting November meeting as well as our holiday party in December. Stay tuned.
Speaking of development along Interstate, developers of the project between Webster and Emerson have kindly shared a rendering of what the building will look like.
2) Overlook NET meeting (Monday, Oct. 10)
Overlook’s Neighborhood Emergency Team will hold its bimonthly meeting on Monday at Lucky Lab on N Killingsworth at 6:30 p.m. Anyone interested in preparing the neighborhood and their family for a disaster is welcome to attend.
At this month’s meeting, the NET team will work through the Portland NET Knots Guidebook. Rope will be provided. Come learn the knots that could save your life … or just come in handy in general.
NET meeting
Monday, Oct. 10, 6:30-8 p.m. (new attendees should arrive early)
Lucky Labrador Tap Room (1700 N Killingsworth St.)
3) Fall film series with Sustainable Overlook
Join Sustainable Overlook for four great documentaries that will change the way you look at food, the economy and community. Free! All are welcome.
Films start at 7 p.m. Discussion afterwards. Food and drink available for purchase. Send your questions to sustainable@OverlookNeighborhood.org.
At New American Restaurant (2103 N. Killingsworth St.)
- Wednesday, Oct. 12 – Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective
- Tuesday, Oct. 25 – The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
At Lucky Labrador Tap Room (1700 N. Killingsworth St.)
- Sunday, Nov. 6 – The Economics of Happiness
- Tuesday, Nov. 22 – Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story
4) Community foot patrol training
Interested in starting a community foot patrol? The City of Portland will hold two-hour training sessions on Oct. 13, Nov. 1 and Dec. 5. Each begins at noon. Click here to learn more.
A Foot Patrol is a trained group of volunteers organized to increase the safety and livability of their neighborhood. They walk their neighborhood streets, parks, or schools to deter crime and report incidents and problems, rather than sit back and hope that someone else will take care of any crime or livability problems. Foot Patrol members are actively and directly involved in solving those problems in a community-based, nonconfrontational manner. Foot Patrols collaborate with the City’s Crime Prevention Coordinators, police, neighborhood coalitions and associations, schools, parks personnel, and area businesses to help make sure that neighborhood problems receive a prompt and effective response. A Foot Patrol is a great way to meet like-minded people, contribute to your community, and get some exercise too!
5) Neighborhood cleanup (Nov. 6)
OKNA will partner with Love PDX as part of a citywide trash pickup. On Nov. 6 at 10 a.m., we’ll meet near the Portland Community College Campus and work our way west down N Killingsworth. Gloves, bags and other supplies will be provided. For more information and to RSVP, email livability@overlookneighborhood.org.
Neighborhood cleanup
Sunday, Nov. 6, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Meet at PCC (N Killingsworth)
6) WomenStrength – Self-defense training
WomenStrength is a program of the Portland Police Bureau. Since 1979, they have provided free self-defense classes and personal safety workshops to people around the Portland area. They have taught self-defense skills to approximately 30,000 women and teenage girls, and personal safety workshops to more than 100,000 women and men.
Introductory self-defense classes will occur in North Portland in November starting on Nov. 4 and meeting weekly for three weeks 5:30-8:45 p.m at the Charles Jordan Community Center (9009 N Foss Ave.) Learn more and register online.
7) Wonder what happens to your recycling?
Ever wonder what happens to your recycling? Placing recyclable into the blue bin and wheeling it to the curb is only the first step. Check out this video to see what happens next.