The Sunnyside Neighborhood Association (SNA) is co-sponsoring this year’s Peacock Lane holiday lights event that runs December 15th through January 1st 2022, from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m. Come join the SNA on Saturday, December 18th at 6 p.m. (where Peacock Lane and Belmont St. intersect) to walk the holiday light show. We’ll begin the tour at 6:10 p.m. We encourage you to dress in warm layers and wear a mask. Looking forward to gathering together.
Author: Ash Hester
Sunnyside Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee Updates
**UPDATE: The December meeting of the DEIA Committee is canceled. We’re looking forward to picking up again in the new year!
The DEIA Committee met with the founders of MASA and provided local resources to help spread awareness for their developing business. We continued conversations on DEIA language and began a workshop series for DEIA training. Conversation to develop a presentation to share at a future SNA general meeting is in the works. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, December 14th at 6:30 p.m. Virtual meeting details will be posted on the SNA website on Monday December 13th. We look forward to new attendees and welcome ideas on ways to build a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible community.
Last Month’s News. This Month’s Plans.
Endorsement Policy, Inner Southeast Action Follow-Up, and New Meeting Structure
On Oct. 14th, the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association had a very productive board meeting. The board voted on a new endorsement process which we will work into the SNA bylaws and post to the SNA website in the coming month(s). Vincent Dawans, SNA Treasurer, provided a very thorough financial report of the SNA funds. A vote passed giving committee chairs the authorization to oversee budget spending for committee’s finances (with clear limitations). The organization hosted Doug Klotz from Inner Southeast Action! to follow up his September presentation on the petition to “Save the Fred Meyer Hawthorne Pedestrian Entrance!” Fred Meyer has reopened the Hawthorne Blvd. entrance. If you’d like to support ISEA’s efforts to ensure that the doors stay open, you can sign their petition at change.org (Save the Fred Meyer Hawthorne Pedestrian Entrance!). Lastly, we have restructured our monthly meetings. Starting in November, the general meeting will be from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., followed by the board meeting from 8:00 – 9.00 p.m.
Join us at our November’s SNA general meeting when Johanna Brenner will talk to us about the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing (PCCEP). An article is provided in this issue which further speaks on the endorsement request. The November meeting will be on Thursday the 11th. Meeting details and the agenda will be posted on the SNA website (https://sunnysideportland.org) on Monday the 8th. We encourage you to join us and get involved with your local community. Civic duty is a lot of fun!
Sunnyside Piazza Update
If you haven’t recently walked, strolled, or driven on 33rd Ave. and Yamhill St. be sure to visit soon. A wonderful team of volunteers came out on the first weekend of October to help us paint the new Sunnyside Piazza design. The SNA wants to give a big shout out and thank you to Will Grim and James Brackenhoff from First Forty Feet (@firstfortyfeet). They were key in helping us coordinate, design, and bring back to life this 21 year old city landmark. It feels great to have the lively painting back and we hope it brings a bit of joy and playfulness to all who pass by. A huge thank you to everyone who participated in the process – from coordinating, donating, and painting. Your acts of service are what makes a community thrive.
Sunnyside Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee Updates
The DEIA Committee reviewed the outreach templates which are still a work in progress. The committee will spend the next few meetings in an educational format reviewing DEIA materials to align on building a Culture Values Statement. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, Nov. 2nd at 6:30 p.m. Virtual meeting details will be posted on the SNA website on Monday Nov. 1st. We look forward to new attendees and welcome ideas on ways to build a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible community.