Blackrose Collective Bookstore & Community Resource Center
Is a community owned business based on the principles of cooperation not
competition.Serving the cultural and economic diversity of our
neighborhood.Blackrose seeks to provide the education & tools for people
to recognize and respond to all forms of oppression.
4038 N.Mississippi Ave,Portland,OR 97227
OPEN: Tuesday thru Sunday Noon till 6pm
http://www.blackrose.revolt.org/index.html
Blackrosecollective@riseup.net
best community porch-Willamette Week 2004
In the midst of trendy restaurants, galleries and coffee shops in NoPo’s
Mississippi district lies the Mississippi Avenue Co-op (4034 N Mississippi
Ave.), a collective dedicated to sustainable living and keeping the
community real. The house has been run as a communal space for the past
six years; Portland Collective Housing bought it in August 2003. One of
the collective’s many contributions to the neighborhood is the Free Porch.
While it is frequented by homeless individuals, anyone can rummage through
free clothes, produce and household items. House members have maintained
their commitment to the porch even after neighborly complaints to police
about the mess. Freebies are now kept tidy in donated containers.