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COMMUNITY PARTNERS
- PHYSICIAN FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY(PSR) is a non-profit educational organization committed to the elimination of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, the achievement of a healthy and sustainable environment, and the reduction of violence and its causes. PSR is the US affiliate of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize.
- FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION (FOR) envision a world of justice, peace, and freedom. It is a revolutionary vision of a beloved community where differences are respected, conflicts are addressed nonviolently, oppressive structures are dismantled, and where people live in harmony with the earth, nurtured by diverse spiritual traditions that foster compassion, solidarity, and reconciliation. FOR seeks to replace violence, war, racism, and economic injustice with nonviolence, peace, and justice. We are an interfaith organization committed to active nonviolence as a transforming way of life and as a means of radical change. We educate, train, build coalitions, and engage in nonviolent and compassionate actions locally, nationally, and globally.
- AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE (AFSC)carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world. Founded by Quakers in 1917 to provide conscientious objectors with an opportunity to aid civilian war victims, AFSC's work attracts the support and partnership of people of many races, religions, and cultures. AFSC's work is based on the Quaker belief in the worth of every person and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. The organization's mission and achievements won worldwide recognition in 1947 when it accepted the Nobel Peace Prize with the British Friends Service Council on behalf of all Quakers. The AFSC is directed by a Quaker board and staffed by Quakers and other people of faith who share the Friends' desire for peace and social justice.
- WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM (WILPF) was founded in 1915 during World War I, with Jane Addams as its first president. WILPF works to achieve through peaceful means world disarmament, full rights for women, racial and economic justice, an end to all forms of violence, and to establish those political, social, and psychological conditions which can assure peace, freedom, and justice for all. WILPF works to create an environment of political, economic, social and psychological freedom for all members of the human community, so that true peace can be enjoyed by all.
- LIVING EARTH'S programs cultivate awareness of interdependence and empower full-hearted activism to nurture a just, vibrant, sustainable, and peaceful future. Living Earth offers programs and events that challenge long-standing cultural stories, models, and institutions that have our planet hovering at a dangerous precipice. Our programs stimulate creative alternatives for conducting our personal, political, and cultural affairs, and spark meaningful action for deep cultural change.
- Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) at Buckman Elementary School. A collaboration of City, County, State and Schools in Portland ⁄ Multnomah County, Oregon. The SUN Service System is an Integrated System of Academic Support and Social Services that promote healthy children and families. The SUN Community Schools work in conjunction with the Touchstone program to create a "Full Service School" model. This model bridges the gap in social and academic support services at the school and community level by addressing the social, economic and educational barriers that prevent students from achieving educational success.
- OREGON PEACE INSTITUTE has been promoting and making available education and resources for peace and nonviolent conflict resolution in individual, community, national, global and environmental contexts for almost 20 years. We seek the widest possible collaboration and cooperation with others to achieve our purpose.
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE (JACL) is a national organization whose ongoing mission is to secure and maintain the civil rights of Japanese Americans and all others who are victimized by injustice and prejudice. The leaders and members of JACL also work to promote cultural values and preserve the heritage and legacy of the Japanese American community.
- ART & HEALING NETWORK is an on-line resource celebrating the connection between art and healing. Our web site serves as an international resource for anyone interested in the healing potential of art, especially environmentalists, social activists, artists, art professionals, health care practitioners, and those challenged by illness. Our hope is that the information presented here will educate and inspire.
- OUR UNITED VILLAGES (OUV) is a local non-profit organization founded on the belief that every person can make a positive difference in their neighborhood. We know that communities can reach their full potential when they discover what they have in common and work together. OUV's mission is to bring people together to share their ideas to inspire practices that strengthen communities.
- INTERSTATE FIREHOUSE CULTURAL CENTER (IFCC) is a multidisciplinary arts center that awakens cultural awareness by creating an environment for artists and audiences to explore, honor, and celebrate diversity. Founded in 1982, IFCC is a 501(c)3, non-profit, community-based center for the performing and visual arts. Our mission is to create an environment in which people of every ethnic and cultural background can come together as artists and audience to explore, preserve and honor their diversity. IFCC serves the Portland community by offering opportunities and support to new and emerging artists and promoting meaningful exchange among varied ethnic and cultural groups.
SPONSORS
REGIONAL ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL (RACC)
Through vision, leadership, and service, the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) works to integrate arts and culture in all aspects of community life. RACC has served the Portland tri-county area since its inception in 1995, when the city’s Metropolitan Arts Commission transitioned into a separate not-for-profit organization based upon the recommendation of ArtsPlan 2000+, a far-reaching blueprint for arts and culture in the region. RACC is the steward of public investment in arts and culture, and works to create an environment in which the arts and culture of the region can flourish and prosper. RACC is funded in part by local, regional, state and federal governments to provide grants to artists and operating support to art organizations in the tri-county region.
METRO - NORTH PORTLAND ENHANCEMENT
The North Portland enhancement grant program was established in 1985 by act of the Oregon legislature, which created a mitigation fund to compensate the community affected by the St. Johns Landfill. Funds were generated from a 50-cent surcharge collected on each ton of garbage disposed of at the landfill. Today, interest generated on the fund supports the grant program.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY CULTURAL COALITION
The Multnomah County Cultural Planning Committee (MCCPC) was established in April 2003, under the auspices of Multnomah County Commissioner Maria Rojo de Steffey, and charged with the responsibility of developing a plan for the use and distribution in Multnomah County of Community Cultural Participation Grant program funds from the Oregon Cultural Trust. The Committee met monthly to evaluate existing information about cultural needs and resources in the county, and to develop priorities for the use of the Cultural Trust funds. The committee also considered the remarkable variety of cultural interests and activities in the county, and deliberated long and hard about the best way to deploy Community Cultural Participation Grant funds in this diverse community. The committee adopted a capacious and elastic approach to culture, consistent with the diversity and variety of forms that cultural life assumes in the county. After extensive deliberations, the Committee approved the following priorities for the Multnomah County Cultural Plan.CREATIVE PARTNERS
Jin Huang (www.JH-Photography.com)
Eugene W. Wong (http://geneman88.zenfolio.com)
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