Portland Action Summit: Leadership for the Next Generation

Date: 
June 1, 2012 - 9:00am - 3:30pm
Location: 
Portland State University

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PORTLAND ACTION SUMMIT: LEADERSHIP FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

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Portland Action Summit

Upcoming Friday Forums

Portland Action Summit: Meet Our Youth Leaders

Friday Forum only
Portland Action Summit
Date: 
June 1, 2012 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s): 
Aukeem Ballard, masters student, Lewis and Clark
Speaker(s): 
Zahara Muhammed, David Douglas High School student
Speaker(s): 
Audrianna Rodriguez, Open Meadows student

City Club of Portland’s Friday Forum for June, 1st will be led by three area youth leaders - Aukeem Ballard, Zahara Muhammed and Audrianna Rodriguez - who will share their personal stories on what inspired them to become civically active, what they’ve accomplished, what barriers they think young people face and how to overcome them. The three area youth leaders represent a variety of Portland neighborhoods, schools and universities and community programs. They encompass a vast definition of what it means to be a civically engaged youth.

PLEASE NOTE THE DIFFERENT LOCATION FOR THIS FORUM:

Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom - 3rd floor, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201

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June 8, 2012 - 12:15pm Annual Meeting 2012

Tour the NAYA Family Center

NAYA logo
Date: 
May 19, 2012 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
Location: 
Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)-- 5135 NE Columbia Blvd. Portland, OR 97218.

Tour Portland's Native American Youth and Family Center! For more than 30 years, the NAYA Family Center has offered educational services, cultural arts programming, and assistance to alleviate poverty for the Portland metropolitan area's American Indian and Alaska Native community.

Committee: 
New Leaders Council

NLC Mentorship Program 2012-2013

Mentorship Program
Date: 
May 18, 2012 - 12:00am - 12:00pm

June 2011 marked the beginning of City Club’s first Mentorship Program, pairing two City Club members based on personal or professional background, building new relationships and connecting civically minded mentors and mentees across areas of interest, expertise and experience.

The current program is made up of twenty-four matches with professionals ranging from law, to land use, government, international relations and everything in between.

Committee: 
New Leaders Council

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Citizens Read: The Barbarian Nurseries by Hector Tobar

The Barbarian Nurseries
Date: 
May 22, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: 
Market St. Pub, 1526 SW 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97201

The Barbarian Nurseries, by LA Times columnist Hector Tobar, examines the intersection of two overlapping versions of America. Inspired by California's Proposition 187, which restricted benefits and rights of illegal immigrants (passed in 1994 but later overturned), this book tackles tough questions such as, "Are we a nation of immigrants, or are people from more established immigrant groups (e.g., Europeans) more legitimate than others?

Committee: 
Agora Steering Committee

Leadership Round Table: Politics for Non-Political Professionals

Leadership
Date: 
May 29, 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: 
City Club of Portland Commons, 901 SW Washington St.

As non-political professionals, engaging the political process can be a daunting a task. The New Leaders Council’s Leadership Summit provides an opportunity to learn from the pros how to develop political competency as a leader. The workshop-style summit features three community leaders discussing a range of core political skills, from recognizing when a political issue exists, to transforming a political message into action.

Committee: 
New Leaders Council
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