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<p class="MsoNormal">Sharing information about the Oregon Commission on Black Affairs’ Black History Month celebration event happening in Portland this coming
<span style="color:black">Saturday, February 8, 2025, from 10 am to 2 pm. More information and the link to RSVP can be found below, and on the attached flyer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Ericka Brunson-Rochette (she/her/hers)
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<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="color:#467886">www.oregon.gov/library/libraries</span></a><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I hope this email finds you well. The Oregon Commission on Black Affairs (OCBA) is partnering with community organizations to host a couple of events in celebration of Black History Month and would like to invite
you to join us at the Portland event on <b>Saturday, February 8, 2025, from 10 am to 2 pm</b>. More info in the attached flyer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Portland event focuses on uplifting the new Columbia neighborhood by honoring the historic Black neighborhood, followed by a community clean up, and a lunch program featuring speakers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Saba Saleem</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (she/her) | Public Affairs Specialist</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/OAC/Pages/index.aspx" target="_blank">Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><a href="tel:503.860.2322" title="tel:503.860.2322">503.860.2322</a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">|
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">PO Box 17550, Portland, OR 97217<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Promoting Equity, Representation, and Opportunity</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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