We continue with Book Club

Our current reading selection is Yevgeny Zamyatin’s masterwork, We, to be discussed on the evening of March 28th at 7:00 (Portland time). The Book Club initially chose to focus on nonfiction with a connection to the Russian Far East, then on … Read More

Платформу за Мир

24 октября 2023 года Совет директоров Ассоциации городов-побратимов Портленд-Хабаровск («PKSCA») принял Платформу за Мир В Украине, в которой изложены базовые условия для прекращения военных действий между Россией и Украиной. Согласно данной Платформе, вместо всех других исторических и/или культурных прецедентов признаются … Read More

Platform for Peace

On October 24, 2023, the Portland-Khabarovsk Sister City Association (“PKSCA”) Board of Directors adopted a Platform for Peace in Ukraine articulating a basis for the end of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. The Platform accepts (in lieu of all other … Read More

Children’s Art Exchange

Artwork made by students at Portland Public Schools Kelly Elementary Russian Immersion program is on display in Khabarovsk. Check out the Children’s Art Exchange webpage.

It’s Time to Renew Memberships

On February 24, 2022, Russian Federation military forces overtly and violently transgressed the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine. Membership in the Portland-Khabarovsk Sister City Association affords no equivocation on that point. That said, comity – not opposition – is at the … Read More

John Bennett Remembered

News that John Bennett passed away in February of 2022 at 89 came as a shock—not that 89 isn’t a ripe old age, but John’s boundless zest for life seemed to defy aging. Mainly though, his passing saddened because he … Read More

PKSCA’s Annual Report to the City of Portland

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and other members of Portland City Council met the afternoon of September 28, 2022 to hear the annual reports of all Portland’s Sister Cities, including that of the Portland Khabarovsk Sister City Association. Mayor Wheeler expressed … Read More

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