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Business and civic leaders, experts, teachers, students, and citizens from all walks of life contributing to the leadership of Portland, Oregon as the most sustainability conscious city in the United States.

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Barbara Ford

Barbara Ford was interviewed by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv at the Earth & Spirit Council's Earth Day ceremony (April 20-21st) at Portland Community College/Sylvania. Ford discussed how her work shaped her life choices, emphasizing lessons from her teachers and the importance of sharing one's unique gifts. She also led an "Active Hope" workshop.

For more about her workshops and classes, visit her website. A second interview, "Active Hope, Belonging and Becoming," is also available on EarthSayers.tv.

EarthSayer Barbara Ford

The message to forget about guarding oneself and masking who you are, rather, to be honest and di
Community partnerships challenge each of us to understand our own relationships and experience, t
The Necessity of 'Action Ecology' by Dr. M. Jahi Chappell
A Clear Vision: An Equitable Planet 2 of 2
Lorie Wigle is the General Manager, Eco-Technology Program Office of the Intel Corporation and
Why Don't You Do Something About It? by Sarajoy Pond
Raw Faith: Marilyn Sewell
Sustainability: EarthDay for All and the Challenge of Inequity: Ron Sims
All About Kiva: Matt and Jessica Flannery
Sustainability Used To Be A Lot More Work:Portland Center Stage
Trailer for Portland's Matt Briggs' feature length documentary Deep Green highlighting the best i
Mary Edmeades, vice president and social impact banking manager at the Pearl District branch
Part 1 of 2 Rob Bennett is the founding executive director of the Portland Sustainabili
Jun 27, 2018

Sunday Morning Worship at 11AM on June 24th at the Federal Correctional Ins
Sustasis Foundation Executive Director Michael Mehaffy speaks to the
(March 10, 2022) An example of a neighborhood association calling together to discuss the locatio
Portland Chinese Garden's struggles with pandemic, racism, housing crisis |The Story| Sept. 28, 2
Portland City Charter Review Discussion
Practical Steps to Address Portland's Homeless Crisis
Portland's City Life Agency with Michael Montoya
Portland: A Black Perspective by William Mitchell
5 Things You Should Know About Homelessness-Portland
Oregon Statewide Planning Goal 10 (2017) with Don Mazziotti
Architecture and Sustainability by Sergio Palleroni
Oregon Governor on Coal and Cars- Kate Brown
Arguments against clean air are hard to come by these days especially in view of climate ch
How do we solve the problem of the suburbs? Urbanist Jeff Speck
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Ramon Ramirez

Minority Entrepreneurs in Technology

Higher Education Challenges and Experiences: Kirby Duess, John von Schlagell, Donald Blair
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When I moved into the Old Town/Chinatown neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, I saw within a three b
This panel will: Review the challenges of redeveloping historic
Neighborhoods: One Size Does Not Fit All
Healthcare & Homelessness Panel at Portland City Club
What's working, and what's not, and why?

What improvements can actually be done by thi
Portland Architecture: How Good is Good Enough?
Rehabilitation of Old Town/Chinatown Neighborhood
Marcelo Bonta of the Center for Diversity & the Environment
This is a proposal for the location of a Chinese style Green Grocer in the New Chinese
Susan Anderson and Jill Kolek: Portland, OR: Solarize Portland Campaig
Portland Development Commission (Oregon), Earth Day Lecture with