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Portland in Black: Documenting Our Lives in the City of Roses
Event by: The Black Gallery
Location: Killer Burger Downtown PDX, Southwest 3rd Avenue 510, Portland
About event
Portland City Archives and Don’t Shoot PDX are partnering on a series of events designed to grow community connections, build archival skills, and create a foundation to ensure community stories are accessible for future generations. Join us for the kickoff event, Coffee and Collections, on November 14th from 10am to 12pm.
📝This self-guided, free archiving workshop offers hands-on instruction from experienced archivists, oral history experts, and community memory workers to ensure our community stories are accessible for generations to come.
Attendees are encouraged to bring items from their family or community collections to use as examples as they practice proper handling, labeling, and storage of their materials. This could include:
• Family photographs
• Documents (letters, flyers, event material, organizational material)
• Treasured books, albums, or scrapbooks
• Art, artifacts, and textiles
Each attendee will be provided with an archival supply kit to get them started on their preservation journey! In addition to preservation techniques, attendees will have the opportunity to scan their archival items and learn about recording oral histories to digitally preserve their stories for generations to come.
Refreshments and beverages will be provided.
Coffee and Collections
Friday, November 14, 2025
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
The Black Memory and Preservation Lab
510 SW 3rd Avenue
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Don’t Shoot Portland is an arts and education organization that promotes social justice and civic participation. Our mission is to harness the power of creative expression to inspire, educate, and mobilize communities towards equity, justice, and transformative social impact. Don't Shoot Portland is a registered 501c3. Please consider supporting our work with a tax deductible donation at https://www.dontshootpdx.org/supportourwork