The Albina Murals: a video, 1978.

On February 10, 1978, a public dedication to the Albina Murals project highlighted murals created by local artists in the Northwest and Portland area that depict scenes from African American history. The project represents an important example of the power of the intersection of community, public art, and public history. The artists include Isaac (now Isaka) Shamsud-Din (mural painter/project director), Charles Tatum (sculptor/project assistant director), Henry Frison (mural painter), Chonita Henderson Smith (mural painter), Jenny Harada Allen (mural painter), and Larry Scott (assistant mural painter). The mural panels hung from 1978 to 1983 on the exterior walls of the Albina Human Resource Center in the heart of North Portland’s Albina neighborhood. Unprotected and unmaintained, the deteriorating murals were eventually removed by the artists. –Portland State University, https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cmi_film/1/

Equi Institute’s Harm Reduction Fair – 4/27, True Colors Recovery, 3807 MLK.

True Colors Recovery Center (formerly (?) 4th Dimension Recovery Center).

Saturday, August 19: Back to School Braid-Out, at Blazers Boys and Girls Club.

“The Urban League of Portland would like to dedicate the efforts of the August resource fair to uplifting Black and Brown families and their school age children as they gear up for the 2023-2024 school year. Register at: https://www3.thedatabank.com/dpg/602/personal2.asp?formid=meetings&c=2023081801091415987

Short film about Geneva and Paul Knauls to debut September 1st.

From The Skanner:

With writer Donovan Scribes, Boss sat down with Geneva’s co-owner Paul Knauls Sr. to create a love letter of sorts to the business – which became a much more intimate piece.

“Donovan wrote this absolutely beautiful, poignant love letter from Paul to Geneva, and I went to work creating visuals that captured the essence of what was communicated,” Boss said. “(Knauls) kind of took us through this beautiful story of who they were together and what they had done, which was more than one person can imagine themselves doing with any one life.”

More here: https://www.theskanner.com/news/northwest/34968-black-friday-event-celebrates-love-stories-and-black-business

Video of an interview with Paul Knauls in 2008: https://wordpress.com/post/mlkinmotion.wordpress.com/1276

#eyesontheprize – the MLK Dream Run, in September.

Picket to Tell Burgerville to Come Back to the Table!

Join Burgerville Workers Union (BVWU) for a picket to demand Burgerville corporate come back to the table. Burgerville refused to attend the last bargaining session, on Friday workers plan to remind them. The company has also escalated it’s attacks on working families, breaking with progressive discipline, refusing Weingarten rights, and disciplining members of the bargaining team on nonsensical grounds. Kick off Escalation Summer by joining BVWU picketing to demonstrate that workers want a second contract!

Friday, July 28th from 5 – 7pm
Convention Center Burgerville (1135 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd)