A Gathering in the Commons

Location

Hosted by:
City Repair

Body:

What does it take to build a sustainable community in PDX? YOU!!

Bring you energy and your vision to a revolutionary 2 day event designed to empower PDX local communities and move our city towards a more sustainable future.

When: February 17th, 1-6:30 PM

             February 18th, 1-6 PM

Where: The Cathedral, 3810 N. Mississippi Ave, Portland

What: Two days of community dialog and visioning, including a demonstration of the Wisdom Council, a facilitated process of community dialog to restore and empower The Commons.

Topics to be covered: True wealth assessment, Social resource mapping, Wisdom Councils, Permaculture design, Peak oil preparedness, Locally based economies, Conflict resolution resources and Consensus-based decision-making.

Free Film Screening (02/17 4-6:30 PM):  An Inconvenient Truth

Who: Co- Sponsored by City Repair, the Co-Intelligence Insitute, and The Boise Neighborhood Assoc.

Speakers:

Mark Lakeman, local activist and architect, will provide brief overview of how The City Repair Project builds social, economic and environment capital through Placemaking, the transformation of public spaces into welcoming places.

Mark Anielski, professor of economics and author of soon-to-be-published, "The Economics of Happiness", will describe effective assessment protocols to measure the components of community wellness and socially-based wealth.

Adin Rogovin, activist and group facilitator, will discuss the Co-Intelligence Instititute's work empowering communities to evoke the collective voice of "We the People" with Wisdom Councils and integrate their vision into effective interface with local government.

Why: A sustainable Portland needs visionaries

like YOU!