Boutiques, galleries and shops on Alberta will turn on their lights Saturday, November 22, 2008, to celebrate the holidays and help out Sisters Of The Road! Join them for special sales all day, a holiday lighting at 5pm, and caroling from 5-9pm. Sisters will receive 5% of the proceeds from 19 great shops on Northeast Alberta Street!  Thank you Alberta Street businesses.

Neighborhood Clean-up. Saturday, November 8th, from noon -4pm, CAG will hold an Old/Town Chinatown neighborhood clean up focusing on North Park Blocks and under the Steel Bridge. There will be a birthday potluck party afterwards at Sisters from 4-6pm, to celebrate Sisters’ 29th birthday! Please RSVP to Devin at 503-222-5694 ext. 16, or email Devin @ sistersoftheroad.org.

Civil Disobedience Training “102.” Saturday November 15th, 2008, from 12pm-3pm at Sisters (133 NW 6th). –– this training will be for those who are more familiar with civil disobedience and/or who have already attended one of our first trainings. Please RSVP to Heather @ sistersoftheroad.org or 503-222-5694 ext. 40.

Learn more about these great events organized by our Civic Action Group by clicking here!

Each holiday season, Sisters holds a Holiday Gift Drive to provide toys and other gifts for children whose families use services at the cafe.  Last year over 36 families, including over 90 children, used this program to help brighten their holidays. 

We need your help to make the Gift Drive work! There are three ways to participate: sponsoring a child or children in the cafe, sorting and setting up toys for the gift delivery area, and assisting families with toy pickup. Learn more about specific gift needs and/or volunteering by contacting Lauren at extension 25 or email Lauren @ sistersoftheroad.org.

We are also collecting hygiene supplies right now. Can you help with supplies, or by holding a drive in your workplace/ school/ faith group, etc.? Click here to learn more about most-needed supplies and holding drives. Thank you.

Book lovers! This weekend Portland’s Wordstock Book Fair will be held at the Convention Center - Saturday, Nov. 8th and Sunday, Nov. 9th from 10am-6pm.
 

Come check out our book Voices from the Street and view our amazing research database Voices of Homelessness.
 

Our booth is #237, located near Powell’s. It’s just a $5 admission fee.

Please mark your calendars for these two great events!

MLK March and Celebration, Monday, January 19.

The MLK committee is still brainstorming about the theme and event details. We will work on logistics such as location, march route, speakers, and entertainment. If you are interested in helping to plan the event, please contact Devin at 503-222-5694 ext. 16 or email Devin @ sistersoftheroad.org.

Winterfolk 21: Saturday, February 7 at the Aladdin Theater

Rosalee Sorrells headlines this special tribute show in memory of beloved performer and friend Utah Phillips.  The tribute will be hosted by his sons Brendan and Duncan, and accompanied by Utah’s dear friends Mark Ross and Ben Weaver. Other performers will include Kate Power and Steve Einhorn, Hanz Araki and friends, Anne Weiss, Andrew Calhoun, and Tom May and friends.

• $35: Fresh fruit side for two days
• $100 – Cornbread for one week
• $135 –Spaghetti Day, one day
• $260 – Burrito Day, one day
• $250 – Coffee for two weeks
• $500 –Support for a four-hour community nonviolence training
• $800 – All groceries in the Cafe for one week
• $2,000 – Support for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Nonviolence Celebration in January
• $3,000 – Support for one year of expert testimony for better public policy by people who have experience with homelessness