AMPLIFY PDX
Community Resource Block Party & Fundraiser
Media, culture, and justice collide in a street-wide celebration!
AMPLIFY PDX is a community resource block party and fundraiser featuring more than 20 of Portland’s most visionary community groups and nonprofit organizations! A celebration of collective resilience and a call to action in support of Portland’s cultural workers, justice organizers, and community-builders. Connect with organizations working across a wide range of issues including racial justice, immigrant rights, youth empowerment, creative economy, cultural sovereignty, and gender liberation.
Join us at Open Signal and move into action!
Sliding scale tickets start at $20, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. All proceeds will be shared between the collective of organizations.
Block Party Highlights:
- Amazing lineup of live music, spoken word, and storytelling
- Food and beverages from local Black, Brown, and Indigenous owned businesses
- Nonprofit showcase to discover grassroots organizations on the frontlines of social justice in Portland
- Kids Corner: fun for the whole family with games, activities, and entertainment
- Teach-ins and presentations about advocacy and social justice
- Raffles and prize giveaways
- Live podcast tapings
- And other fun activities!
Become part of our movement to joyfully reclaim space and demonstrate radical solidarity in the face of our current realities threatened by systemic oppression. Together, we’ll increase our visibility, raise vital funds, and amplify our vision of a just and equitable Portland.
We've set an ambitious fundraising goal of $15,000 and are accepting pledges of support from local businesses. Interested sponsors can contact the organizers at collaborativefundraiserspdx@gmail.com.
Let’s celebrate community and build collective power. See you August 9th!
Get tickets today: bit.ly/amplifypdx
Questions? Email us at: collaborativefundraiserspdx@gmail.com
Dates
Aug 9
Saturday
1:00pm – 7:00pm
Location
Open Signal, Portland Community Media Center
2766 NE Martin Luther King Jr BlvdPortland, OR 97212 Get Directions
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For More Information
Interested in getting involved and utilizing one of our many resources? Start by completing this form and we will connect you with a staff member to get you started: Inquiry Form.
For questions about your registration, please contact us by phone at (503) 288 1515 or email education [at] opensignalpdx.org.
Community Membership
Join our community! Open Signal's membership program includes absolutely everyone.
This program will not only strengthen our community and deepen your experience as a community member, but it will also help diversify our funding streams, ensuring that our resources will be around to serve Portland for decades to come.
To sign up, make a contribution of at least $5 online.
Open Signal is a Safer Space
Open Signal is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for the community. Open Signal is a Safer Space for people of color, immigrants, gender non-conforming, low/no income groups, houseless, people with disabilities, linguistically diverse and other marginalized communities who have experienced systemic racism, sexism, classism and/or oppression. We encourage the creation and sharing of content that expresses a wide variety of cultural, social, political and spiritual perspectives. Treating all people with respect and kindness is expected - even if you don’t agree with all perspectives.
We require all members of our community to agree to our Safer Space Community Guidelines and to be accountable for the impact of their actions on others who use the space. Physical and verbal abuse will not be tolerated. All threats will be taken seriously, and will result in removal from the facility.
If you have a safety concern to report, please talk to any member of our front desk staff, or complete our online form at bit.ly/opensignalsafetyconcern.
Accessibility Requests
Open Signal is committed to hosting meetings, events and gatherings that are accessible and inclusive. Ensuring that all members of our community can fully engage in our activities not only benefits the individual, but strengthens our community as a whole.
We will do our best to accommodate your needs for equitable access to our facilities, however some requests may not be within our means to meet at this time.
Please submit your request using this form: Accessibility Request Form.