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You’re invited to these events for Community Healing through Art
Join Portland’s creative communities in an expression of our city’s resilience and diverse ways we grieve and heal together.
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Moments from the Community Healing through Art initiative
The events organized through this initiative will continue into 2022. Here are some of the highlights so far.
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Ten Tiny Community Healing Dances
The short dances, contained by the 4x4 stage at Lents Park, are condensed statements of artist individuality and diverse responses to community healing.
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Volunteer at a cooling center/misting station
The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management is seeking volunteers to staff cooling centers and misting stations August 11-15, 2021.
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Supporting arts and culture in COVID times
Local, state and federal governments have been stepping up to help the local arts community survive.
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City of Portland launches unified social media channels
New Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts will provide coordinated information about public health, economic recovery, news and events.
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City Council will consider proposal to invest $63.6 million from American Rescue Plan for COVID-19 relief in Portland
The ordinance prioritizes houselessness response and household stabilization, small business support, community health and safety.
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Choreographers, dancers invited to apply for role in Sept. 12 event
The City Arts Program invites choreographers/dancers to apply to be part of “Ten Tiny Community Healing Dances” Sunday, Sept. 12 from 5-7 p.m. at Lents Park
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City awards grants to support Community Healing through Art
The Community Healing through Art initiative is a collaboration with the City's former Creative Laureate, Subashini Ganesan-Forbes
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'I feel free:' Positive emotions come with COVID-19 vaccination
A collection of portraits and quotes from people who have just received a vaccine or are volunteering at the City of Portland COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
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Grant opportunity for art-focused activities that support community safety and healing
The Community Safety Program of the Office of Community & Civic Life is teaming up with the City’s Creative Laureate and the City Arts Program to launch a pilot grant program for activities that support community grieving and healing, with a focus on safety.
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Grant opportunity for art-focused events that support community grieving and healing in Portland
The City seeks grant proposals for arts-focused and community-informed collective grieving and healing events taking place this summer and fall.
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City clinic provides COVID-19 vaccines to underserved Portland communities
City employees volunteer for shifts at the drive-through clinic, which is located in outer northeast Portland. The clinic is designed to remove barriers for Black people, Indigenous people, people of color, people with disabilities and people who don’t speak English.
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Supporting Community Healing with Art
The City's Creative Laureate, Subashini Ganesan, will lead an arts-focused initiative to support healing in our community.
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The City's Response to COVID-19
Activated in March, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Portland Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) is tasked with the essential role of coordinating the City’s COVID-19 response and recovery activities. The Portland ECC is staffed by over 80 City employees from many bureaus.
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Portland City Council agrees to focus on safety, housing and economy as city faces historic challenges
Shared priorities will shape the Portland City Council’s budget and policy decisions during 2021.
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