Activate Portland Community Summit

Join us for a day of connection with each other and over 20 organizations committed to creating a more beautiful and connected Portland! This exciting day at the Leaven Community Center is filled with opportunities to network, attend workshops, and engage in meaningful discussions that empower our community to take action with a focus on regenerative agriculture, placemaking, social justice, mutual aid, community building, climate resilience, and land tending.

Event Highlights

Connect with like-minded individuals committed to making Portland an amazing place.
Share ideas and collaborate on impactful projects.
Learn from seasoned activists, community members, and organizations making a difference.
Talks by Kelvin Yunusa of DeRose Community Bridge, Mark Lakeman from City Repair Project, Cameron Whitten from Brown Hope, Matt Bibeau from PDX Permaculture Institute, Glyness Dean from Portland Placemaking Coalition, and more.
Perfect for everyone—whether you're experienced or just getting involved, have lived here for decades or just moved to town!

Participating Organizations Include:

350 PDX
Brown Hope
Cascadia Stack
City Repair
Climate Cafe PDX
Depave
East & West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Extinction Rebellion (XRPDX)
Growing Gardens
Lloyd Eco District
New American Village
Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust OSALT
PDX Housing Solidarity Project
PDXSolarPunx
Portland District 2 Neighbors Indivisible
Portland Tool Library
Portland Mutual Aid
Portland Fruit Tree Project
Portland Placemaking Coalition
Portland Food Forest Initiative
Regenerate Northern Willamette Valley
Repair PDX
Rosewood Initiative
Oregon/Rogue Farm Corps
Taking Ownership PDX
Tryon Life Community
Urban Farm Collective

Wisdom of The Elders

more info on participating orgs: http://bit.ly/4p1xX22

Event Schedule

9:45am - 10:20

Doors open

10:20 am - 11:30 am

Talks by Kelvin Yunusa of DeRose Community Bridge, Mark Lakeman from City Repair Project, Je Amaechi of Unite Oregon, Cameron Whitten of Brown Hope, and Glyness Dean of Portland Placemaking Coalition.

11:30 am - 1:15 pm