Sitting at a cafe, have you ever noticed the large number of straws, to-go cups, and plastic utensils that steadily flow from the counter to the trash can? In a culture of convenience and disposable goods, it can be easy to pass off this waste as trivial. However, these little pieces of waste add...
The Northwest Economic Research Center at Portland State University will be releasing its biannual regional economic forecast on May 30th at the Multnomah Athletic Club, in a breakfast event featuring a presentation by nationally renowned U.S Chief Economist of Morgan Stanley Ellen Zentner, whose...
The Conscious Capitalism Breakfast Club is a quarterly learning series for those ready to take a deeper dive into the “how” of Conscious Capitalism. Each breakfast meeting focuses on one of the four tenets that enable you to build a more conscious business. This session takes a deeper...
Dr. Charlie Ross, with Dr. John McDougall, Dr. Robyn Dreibelbis and Scott Wagnon, PA-C, will share the benefits of a plant-based diet and its impact on health and wellness. This program is accredited for 5 AOA Category 1-A Continuing Medical Education credits. While this program is designed as...
3Degrees, a certified B Corp sustainability consulting and marketing company, is hiring for our Outreach Team in Portland! We are seeking passionate and outgoing staff to enroll utility customers in renewable energy & carbon offset programs through their utility bill with a door-to-door...
Conscious Capitalism: Live After 5 Activate Your Purpose: 5 Keys to Taking Action on What Matters MOST Featured Speaker: Marli Williams Wednesday, April 17, 5:30 – 7:00pm Our happy hour events are a great chance to hang out with like-minded business leaders and professionals, and hear stories from...
After a four-month search, led by a team of ReBuilding Center staff and board members, we are excited to announce Jaclyn Kirouac-Fram as our new Executive Director. Jackie follows the ReBuilding Center’s Acting Executive Director, Kelly Stevens, who will remain on staff, and Interim Executive...
For over 20 years The City Repair Project has been supporting communities in reclaiming and taking design ownership over public space, over the space they inhabit. City Repair has accomplished over 700 projects through a mostly volunteer staff, thousands of volunteer citizen activists, and from...
Do you see the street intersection paintings around town, benches made of earth, or food forests? Applications are live if you want our help to install these projects for 2019. If you have questions and interest to do placemaking projects in your community or if you want to learn about how to...
As we move into the darkest days of the year, we shall greet it with with mulled wine, a warm hearth and a homemade, holiday market down at the City Repair HQ! Drop in between 2 pm and 8 pm to peruse crafts, plants, art, and other goods made by locals. We will announce the goods as more crafters...
The 2019 UERC Symposium is coming up! The Symposium will be on February 11, 2019 at Portland State University. Please consider submitting an abstract for an oral or poster presentation. Abstracts should focus on ecological research and sharing results, lessons learned, or information about...
Experience nature-inspired artwork in a variety of mediums and interpretations. Our 25th annual Art Invitational will showcase 350+ works of sculpture, ceramics, paintings, metalwork, glass, fiber arts, book arts and prints, by more than 130 Northwest artists. The event kicks off with a party with...