Saturday, February 10, 2007

Community-Created Sustainability: A Gathering in the Commons

Community-Created Sustainability: A Gathering in the Commons

An citywide event co-sponsored by the Boise Neighborhood Association. Please forward to email lists.

February 17th, 2007
1 pm to 6:30 pm

February 18th, 2007
1 pm to 6 pm.

The Cathedral, 3810 N. Mississippi Ave
Portland, OR


A cooperative effort in support of community empowerment, the Boise Neighborhood Association, the City Repair Project and the Co-intelligence Institute are hosting two days of community dialog and visioning , including a demonstration of the Wisdom Council, a faciliated process of community dialog to restore and empower The Commons.

February 17th will begin with a panel presentation on the building the true wealth of communities and the power of neighborhood engagement.

Mark Lakeman 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 will describe effective assessment protocols to measure the components of community wellness and socially-based wealth.

Adin Rogovin 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.

Following the panel presentation, the panelists and local experts will lead small groups in active and lively discussions of options for sustainable living at the local level including true wealth assesment, social resource mapping, Wisdom Councils, permaculture design, peak oil preparedness, locally based economies, conflict resolution resources and consensus-based decision-making

"An Inconvenient Truth" will be screened from 5pm to 6:30 pm.

On February 18thfacilitators from the Co-Intelligence Institute will lead volunteer participants in a demonstration of Wisdom Council process . The results of the Wisdom Council will be presented to the community at large, followed by a general discussion at the Boise Neighborhood Association meeting on March 12th.

These events are free, but donations will be requested.

For further information contact:
Kathleen Walsh, 503.233.6350, Walsh@SpiritOne.com
or go to:
http://www.cityrepair.org/wiki.php/wow/main

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