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Building Inclusive Neighborhoods: First Steps

Neighbors West-Northwest, updated March 2020 Neighborhood associations provide an opportunity for neighbors to work together on issues of common concern. Building a broad and diverse base of residents and business owners in your neighborhood can make a compelling case you have a mandate for change. City officials will be more likely to pay close attention […]

Get Involved

Apply to be a Member To become a member of your Neighborhood Association complete the online application. Most NA requirements include living or working within the neighborhood boundaries and providing verification of this eligibility. Attend a Meeting See our calendar for upcoming meetings. This is the best way to get your voice heard, meet your […]

Building Diverse Communities

Neighbors West-Northwest is excited to bring you Building Diverse Communities, our inclusivity educational series. These roundtables, workshops, and lectures are designed to empower you to be the change you want to see in your communities. If you are interested in attending the training , please use the form at this link to RSVP Upcoming Workshops Social […]

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Tips & Tricks for City Council Testimony

Presenting to City Council can be daunting. It may appear like a lot of work for unforeseeable results. But short of running for Council yourself, it can be the best way to shape the decision making that affects you. We’ve compiled some tested advice, whether you’re making your Council debut or hunting for ways to […]

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Gas Tax

Momentum builds for Portland gas tax to fund street repair and traffic safety For almost thirty years, Portland’s streets have been deteriorating due to inadequate transportation funding. Every year, the problem gets worse because the longer you wait to repair a street, the more expensive it is to fix. Meanwhile, there are parts of the […]

Newsletter

NWNW Publishes a monthly newsletter, The Activist Online. Newsletters typically include news, information, or announcements likely to be of interest to or concerning our neighborhoods and going on therein.   If you have news, information, or other items you’d like to have included in our newsletter, we’d love to hear from you.  Please get in […]