Mark Lakeman, The City Repair Project -> Upcoming Presention at Summit

From their website homepage:
"City Repair is an organized group action that educates and inspires communities and individuals to creatively transform the places where they live. City Repair facilitates artistic and ecologically-oriented placemaking through projects that honor the interconnection of human communities and the natural world. That many projects of City Repair have been accomplished by a mostly volunteer staff and thousands of volunteer citizen activists."

In the name of City Repair, communities & individuals plan celebrations, share stories, get rid of unwanted pavement, turn intersections into public squares, make benches, have potlucks, drink free tea, and attend wild puppet theaters!

If you're just curious about the possibilities for a natural building structure in your neighborhood, what having a garden on your rooftop would be like, how to make a solar powered neighborhood tea stand or trading post, or just meet with some really neat people, this is definitely the organization to learn about.

But also, if you've ever felt frustrated with today's social and environmental problems, the ideas behind City Repair are diving a movement full of passionate, aware, and active people who are truly moving the world in a direction of positive, healthy change. Sustainability as a whole, including environmental health, is a very strong expression of this group. As an intern for City Repair, I've experienced such an intensity of inspiration that I would confidently say we're really working to make our world into a place we can be proud of, one intersection at a time.

If you have to only see one presentation this Saturday, I would recommend this. Mark (presenting at 2pm) is easy to understand and the ideas behind City Repair become more and more clear with pictures, idea sharing, and storytelling. We're privileged to have Mark giving another presentation on campus, and this time for all of Washington County.

David Robinson, Candidate for Oregon's First Congressional District, to Speak at Summit

I'm pleased to announce our most recently-confirmed speaker for Saturday's on-campus rally during the Washington County Sustainability Summit at Pacific. In addition to state and local government leaders on environmental issues, we will be hearing from candidate in the 2010 primary for Oregon's First Congressional District, David Robinson. A note from the Robinson campaign about David's commitment to environmental issues:

"David Robinson is running in Oregon’s First Congressional District, which includes Washington, Yamhill, Columbia, Clatsop and a part of Multnomah County. As a department director, David worked to bring electric car charging stations to Hillsboro. As a Commander in the Navy, David directed humanitarian efforts, including drilling wells and building schools for impoverished communities in the Horn of Africa. Once elected, David will work to ensure that the water resources in Oregon are clean and remain in Oregon. He will fight to bring green energy investments to Oregon and lead the fight to address climate change and energy independence.

"David was inspired to run for Congress after working to coordinate the Navy’s support for the National Oceanic Conference, convened by President Bill Clinton and chaired by Vice President Al Gore, and seeing the resounding success that occurred when these politicians led the group to a proper understanding of the issues and solutions to help protect and restore America’s ocean resources. David understands what it takes to get a project successfully completed and will work in our District to continue to reduce our impacts on the environment and maintain our good works as the sustainable capital of the world."

It's an honor to have David Robinson joining us for the on-campus rally at Pacific this weekend. Please register here to RSVP for this year's Sustainability Summit.