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Bike the Levees (West Route)

Start/Stop at MCDD Office 1880 NE Elrod Drive Portland, OR 97211

Bring your bike and your friends for a tour of Portland’s levee system! The Multnomah County Drainage District, Verde, Andando en Bicicletas y Caminando (ABC), and the Columbia Slough Watershed Council will lead this 17-mile bike trip on easy terrain along the lower Columbia Slough in N/NE Portland.Riders will learn about the functionality and history of Portland’s levee system which protects people and properties from flooding, as well as the work that’s being done to ensure that the levee system meets modern standards for public safety. Participants will also learn about the Vanport Flood of 1948 and discuss the lasting impacts on communities then and today.Representatives from Levee Ready Columbia, a collaboration of government, business, and neighborhood organizations working together to evaluate the condition of our local levee network and to ensure valuable regional resources are protected in the future, will also share information. Riders will explore how the levees are managed for the balance of safety, recreation, and restoration. Start/End Location: Multnomah County Drainage District (MCDD) Register Here! This event is not recommended for children and youth under age 15. Spanish translation services will be provided at the event. Note Helmets required; recommended for ages 15+. FREE. Riders must be comfortable...

Event flyer for the 2019 Vanport Mosaic Festival

Vanport Mosiac Festival: The Spirit of Vanport Lives On

EXPO Center 2060 N Marine Drive, Portland, OR, United States

  As we explore our history of “othering” and Oregon’s racial legacy, we invite you to join us this Memorial Day at the site of the Assembly Center. Here, 4,000 Japanese Americans were interned before being sent to camps in 1942. Here, adjacent lands held thousands of American migrants working The Kaiser shipyards. Here, the Native Community gathers to this day celebrating their original connection to homeland. With a wide lens, we celebrate the resilience of “The Vanport Spirit” and its legacy with a full day of memory activism activities. 10:00 – 10:20: Opening Remarks & Stories In Movement The day starts with Stories in Movement public sharing and celebration. Memories by Vanport Former Residents. Drumming by John Edmo. Poetry by Ken Yoshikawa, Velynn Brown, Aaron Spriggs, Donovan Smith. Interpretative painting by Alex Chiu. 10:30 – 4:00PM: Vanport Exhibit: A Story Lived. A Story Told with Vanport Artifacts from the Terri Johnson collection 10:45 – 1:00PM: Guided walking tour of Historic Vanport 10:30 – 3.15PM: On-going narrated bus tours of Historic Vanport 10:30 – 3:30PM: Self-Guided Walking Tours 10:30 – 4:00PM: Memory Activism Fair 11:30 – 1:00PM: Screening of Lost City, Living Memories: Vanport Through The Voices of Its Residents...

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LRC @ Vanport Jazz Festival

Colwood Golf Center 7313 NE Columbia Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Levee Ready Columbia and Multnomah County Drainage District are thrilled to  participate in the 2019 Vanport Jazz Festival. The #VanportJazzFestival honors the city of Vanport and the voices that formed our jazz community by transforming the Colood Golf Course into a cultural revival, welcoming internationally renowned artists and breathing new life into Portland jazz. Stop by our booth to learn more about the history of flooding in our region, our ongoing flood risk, and what we're doing to prepare for the future and enter in a FREE raffle to win a three-hour boat tour on the Columbia River. To get more information or buy tickets, visit https://vanportjazzfestival.com/