Change is in the air. We are excited to welcome two new positions to help us achieve our mission of respect, writing, and community even more profoundly. Lilly Do is our new Operations Coordinator, holding many of the tasks that keep Write Around functioning on the daily – to be honest, we’re not quite sure […]
At the start of 2021, Write Around Portland added this resource and advocacy section as a new part of our monthly e-newsletter. It grew out of conversations with our community, and from our racial equity self-assessment and racial equity plan. It came from our core mission to change lives; and from our values of […]
Being a part of this community has changed me; made me a better person in so many ways. —Allison Specter Dear Write Around Portland community, It is with both an excited and a heavy heart that I write to you to share the news that after 5+ years as Write Around Portland’s Development Director I will be […]
Touch of Life Walking through autumn leaves on a narrow deserted path where silence is allowed. My shadow follows behind me and at times I can catch it walking beside me, because of the trees on every side. Looking down at my feet kept my mind at bay seeing the shapes and colors that captured […]