May 28th – June 6th
vbc@cityrepair.org
503-235-8946
http://www.cityrepair.org/vbc
Community Site Application for VBC2010 is now available HERE
Please share this with anyone you know who may be interested in community projects for spring 2010!
May 28th to June 6th, City Repair’s VillageBuildingConvergence2010. VBC is an annual ten-day placemaking event that brings communities together with resources, volunteers, and local leaders in the field of placemaking and sustainability. For the last ten years, we have worked with hundreds of projects all over the city. Projects are conceived, planned, and created through collaborative group participation and support from our core team of placemakers. The process begins for community sites in early February and culminates in late May, when the public event takes place and all the dreams that have been set into motion become a reality.
Any community can participate in VBC. It doesn’t matter where you live in the Portland area, how much support you have, or how developed your ideas are at this point. If you have a sincere desire to create beautiful public spaces where you live or work; if you’re willing to reach out to your neighbors and work with them on a collaborative group project, meeting at least once a week until the event; if you’re ready to open up to the beauty and diversity in the community around you, then you’re ready for the VBC, because it’s all is about celebrating community and building it together.
The VillageBuildingConvergence2010 will be taking place from May 28th to June 6th. The location will be announced, so stay tuned. You can reach us by email at vbc@cityrepair.org, or by phone at 503-235-8946.
If you, or anyone you know, may be interested in partaking in this wonderful journey, there are two things you should do:
First, download a community site application HERE
The second thing to do is take the first step in building community. Meet your community! We highly recommend gathering as many neighbors as you can at a community potluck to meet one another and introduce the idea of a community project with VBC. You can start by brainstorming ideas and possibilities based on community values and needs that are shared among the group. If excitement or questions arise, contact us to arrange to meet a placemaking mentor, who can tell you more about VBC and answer your questions specifically! This is for anyone and everyone, so grab an app and start today, let’s see where it will take us!
Thank you very much!
