MLK Jr. Breakfast
January 15 (Monday) 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Location: Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
The Skanner Foundation invites the community to share breakfast and celebrate the life, work, and vision of civil rights icon The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. with its 38th annual breakfast celebration. For more info visit tinyurl.com/mr35wnre; Cost: TBD
Electrification 101
January 18 (Thursday) 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Location: Prince Coffee, 4523 NE Fremont St.
Hear from ElectrifyPDX about the advantages of electrifying your home from reducing household emissions to saving money on energy bills. Drinks and snacks will be available. Sponsored by Elizabeth Nathan, realtor with Urban Nest. See ad on page 20 for more info.
Electrification Open House
January 20 (Saturday) 1 - 3 p.m.
Location: 3225 NE 29th Ave.
Learn from Alameda homeowners and their contractors who electrified three of their homes. Learn about current tax credits and upcoming rebates and incentives. Register for this free event at tinyurl.com/5daj8mmx. See page 13 for more info.
Me and White Supremacy Book Circle
January 22 – February 19 (Mondays; 5 sessions) 6 – 7 p.m.
Location: Alder Commons, 4212 NE Prescott St.
Join the folks at Alder Commons in reading Layla F. Saad’s 28-day workbook, Me and White Supremacy. The author describes the book as “a one-of-a-kind personal antiracism tool structured to help people with white privilege understand and take ownership of their participation in the oppressive system of white supremacy.” For more info visit tinyurl.com/24ce3nxs.
Black Restaurant Week
February 24 – March 5
Location: Various
Celebrate the flavors of African-American, African, and Caribbean cuisine during the 3rd annual Northwest Black Restaurant Week, which showcases Black-owned restaurants and culinary businesses across the NW region. Dine at one of the participating restaurants offering a special menu. For more info visit tinyurl.com/yvuk3xrt.
BWNA Graffiti Clean-Up
March 15 (Friday) SAVE THE DATE!
BWNA will work with community members and partners to clean up graffiti in our neighborhood three times a year, beginning March 15. Look for more details in the March-April newsletter and in BWNA monthly emails. Not a subscriber to the monthly email? Sign up at BWNApdx.org/subscribe.