Events

Hosted by:
Mike Dill

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If you'd like to see what's going on behind the scenes or if you'd like to get more involved, please attend the Portland Peak Oil Monthly Council Meeting.

The intention of the Council meeting is to come together monthly to discuss group operations and make crucial decisions regarding PPO going forward. These meetings are open to the public to be as inclusive, transparent, and community-oriented as possible.

Likely agenda topics are:
* Wednesdays @ St. Francis for the second half of August and September
* website and e-mail list options
* What else? Please post a comment for a topic you would like to be included.

The actual agenda isn't officially decided until the start of the council meeting where we also decided how much time each topic will get.

Hosted by:
PPO

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New reading group: Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez.

Your life is a finite resource. Most of us trade portions of our lives for money, and then trade that money for stuff, or for the time of other people. This book is about learning to distinguish what money and the things it buys can and cannot do for you, and the externalized costs of acquiring money to acquire stuff or perceived status, or the services of others in the name of having more time.

Your Money or Your Life is one of the best known books of the Voluntary Simplicity movement, but the habits of mindfulness around money and debt that the book seeks to impart are valuable to anyone who wants to move toward financial independence regardless of affiliation with a defined movement.

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PPO will not be meeting on the 1st Wednesday of July, which happens to be the 4th of July holiday.

Hosted by:
Jeremy

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If you'd like to see what's going on behind the scenes or if you'd like to get more involved, please attend the Portland Peak Oil Monthly Council Meeting.

The intention of the Council meeting is to come together monthly to discuss group operations and make crucial decisions regarding PPO going forward. These meetings are open to the public to be as inclusive, transparent, and community-oriented as possible.

Likely agenda topics are:
* Wednesdays @ St. Francis for the second half of August and September
* website and e-mail list options
* What else? Please post a comment for a topic you would like to be included.

The actual agenda isn't officially decided until the start of the council meeting where we also decided how much time each topic will get.

Hosted by:
Washington County Peak Oil

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On the 10th of July, Washington County Peak oil will be launching their peak oil group by screening the film, (the Oregon premier) "A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash.

This outstanding film is internationally acclaimed and is currently showing in theaters in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with theater engagements in the UK and Switzerland later this summer.

The film focuses closely on the peak oil issue and investigates the implications for society. The film is quite sobering and carries the message very directly. It has won countless awards at dozens of international film festivals. The world premier was in Austin, TX, last year, at the SXSW Film Festival. You can learn more about the film at www.ACrudeAwakening.net .

We will screen the film at the Orenco Unitarian Universalist Church in Hillsboro, starting at 6:30pm (walking distance from the Orenco Max station.) The film will be followed by a Q&A and an overview of the purpose of our group.