Activate Portland

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.

• 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

• Cascadia Stack

• City Repair

• Climate Cafe PDX

• Depave

• East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District

• Extinction Rebellion (XRPDX)

• Fargo Food Forest

• Growing Gardens

• Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust OSALT

• PDX Permaculture

• PDX Housing Solidarity Project

• PDXSolarPunx

• Portland Tool Library

• Portland Mutual Aid

• Portland Fruit Tree Project

• Portland Placemaking Coalition

• Portland Food Forest Initiative

• Regenerate Northern Willamette Valley

• Rosewood Initiative

• Rhythm Seed Farm

• Rogue Farm Corps

• Trillium Garden

• Tryon Life Community

• West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District

• And more!

Event Schedule

9:45am - 10:20

• Doors open

10:20 am - 11:30 am

• Organizations introduce themselves to participants. Talks by Kelvin Yunusa of DeRose Community Bridge and Mark Lakeman from City Repair Project.

11:30 am - 1:15 pm

• Meet with organizations, explore volunteer opportunities, get inspired, and discover how to get involved.

1 pm - 1:45 pm

• Lunch (provided) and networking.

1:45 pm - 3:45 pm

• Open Space workshops, discussion and skill share. Learn, explore new ideas, find collaborative partnerships, try new things.

3:45 pm - 4 pm

• Closing circle.

Join Us!

Whether you're ready to volunteer, collaborate, or simply learn, this summit is your opportunity to help make Portland a better place.

If you’re unable to afford a ticket or commit to a work-trade but still want to participate, please email PortlandPlacemaking@gmail.com.

Don’t miss out on this incredible community building event!

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