The Village Building Design Course

May 23-24, 26-27
Visit: cityrepair.org/register

VBC Website:  http://vbc.cityrepair.org

Urban Succession: Shift and Sprout

Dates: May 24th – June 2nd, 2013

Location: Alberta Abbey

126 NE Alberta ST Portland

Contact: e-mail, facebook, twitter - #vbc13

HOWL 2012
10th annual Halloween benefit for City Repair Project

Friday Oct 26th 2012

9PM-5AM*
21+ only party (Please bring ID)
Located @ 320 SE 2nd Ave

STAGES AND LINEUPS:

**The Crypt – (Inside- Main)**

Mr Rogers
Nicoluminous
Defunk
Guttstar
Manoj
Hoya
Alden Brown**Los Muertos (inside- upstairs)**
Professor Stone
Mr. Wu
Spekt1
Person
El Capitan

**Spook House- (outside 2nd ave)

Worthy- Dirtybird
Maximus
Andrew Mataus
Flipsta
Doug de la Fresca
w/vocalist Sara Z
Specktrometer
effects: Movement Lighting
Special thanks to Northwest Mist

**GrooveYard- (Outside-3rd ave)

Solovox-Live Electronic Badass
www.solovox.com
GlobalRuckus-Transglobal Groove Maniac
http://soundcloud.com/globalruckus/
Ms. Sarah King and The GrooveYard Allstars!-(Nowhere Band-PDX)
Stereovision- (Psych-Disco Art Rock-PDX)
facebook.com/StereovisionPDX
Bridgetown Review and the Delectable Grooveyard Dancers
Projections by EnochWho

Village Building Convergence 2012

Roots of Regeneration
Friday May 25 – Sunday June 3
Portland, OR

The twelfth year of VBC! A 10 day placemaking  festival in which we transform the city by day and come together to share food, stories, and music in the evening! Nearly 40 projects throughout the city of Portland will be planting gardens, painting the street, doing natural building, hosting workshops, and more!!!

Click here for our full event guide.

Neighborhood projects for 2012: http://vbc.cityrepair.org/sites
(ALWAYS FREE!)

• 13 Intersection Painting Projects
• 6 School Partnerships
• 15 Natural Building, Ecological Installations, and Workshop Spaces
• 8 Gardens and Planter Boxes

Here are some of the evening speakers for 2012:
(Free-$20 depending on night)

• Ianto Evans: Founder of modern natural building processes in the USA
• Nala Walla: “Body Ecologist” teacher of movement and dance across the world
• Paul Cienfuegos: International leader in developing innovative democracy
• Nance Klehm: Leader in teaching and implementing sustainable practices
• Oliver Kelhammer: Canada’s leading permaculture teacher and public artist
• Jenny Pell: Leading permaculture teacher, and designer of international projects
• Starhawk: Renowned author and global activist
• Mark Lakeman: Founder of City Repair and Communitecture, Inc.
• Karen Hery: Visionary & Founder of Sunnyside Swap Shop

Some Evening Musical Performances:
• The Max Ribner Band
• Tapwater Band
• Harmonica Pocket
• And much more!!

Earth Day 2012

The circle of life:  Earth Day renewal
Free Admission
Sunday, April 22^nd 11 AM – 6 PM
PCC Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth ST

Booth applications are closed!

Click here to learn about how to get involved!
Vision:Earth Day 2012 envisions a just and sustainable world.

Mission:  Through Earth Day in 2012, we are sharing strategies for our community to take part in creating a sustainable life for all of the earth’s inhabitants.

City Repair is collaborating this year with the Associated Students of Portland Community College (ASPCC) to bring you this year’s Earth Day 2012 Interactive Event!

We also encourage you to check out Earth & Spirit Council’s Earth Conference 2012, happening Friday April 20 – Saturday, April 21. Between the two events, it’s a full Earth Weekend!

APPLY FOR A BOOTH SPACE: We have completed the booth and sponsorship application. You can find the donation levels below.  To learn more, please visit our Happy Village Committee page.  If you have any questions, please e-mail the booth team at  

SPONSOR EARTH DAY: If you are interested in sponsoring Earth Day, please visit our sponsorship page to learn more, then e-mail the sponsorship team at 

The Village Building Convergence Request for Proposals are here!

Dear Portland community and beyond,

The City Repair Project is proud to announce that we are now accepting proposals for community building projects for the 12th annual 10-day Village Building Convergence (VBC) held from May 25th -June 3rd 2012!

Every year City Repair helps many communities around the greater Portland area gather their community together to collectively transform the uncultivated spaces that surround them into rich vibrant gathering places that strengthen the community. City Repair facilitates this “place-making” activity of transforming “spaces” into “places” year-round, but it is during the annual Village Building Convergence that most of the place-making activity takes place. Whether it’s an intersection repair project, an outdoor classroom, a covered bench, neighborhood garden, or more, we welcome all ideas and would love to help turn your vision into reality.

Anyone interested in doing some form of community-oriented placemaking project during the VBC is welcomed and encouraged to submit a Request For Proposal (RFP). Everyone that submits a RFP by the January 27th 2012 deadline will automatically be accepted to join our planning process in which the place-making team will provide in-depth, weekly training and support to help your project succeed with flying colors. Even if you have no idea what you’d like to see happen in your neighborhood or community, please feel free to peruse and fill out the RFP form and we will be more than happy to help you get the ball rolling, the sparks flying, and the under-utilized space transforming into a vibrant welcoming place!!!

Please read from the following link completely and fill out the application by January 27, 2012.

It’s Here!

Please share this with anyone that you think might be interested!

If you have any questions at all, ask away, we’re here for you!

Meet your neighbors, build your dreams!

Contact:
vbcplacemaking@cityrepair.org
Placemaking Coordinator: Hannah Poirier, 541 419 6723

2nd Saturdays – 3/10/12
Emergency Preparedness
2800 SE Harrison St.
Time: 5:30pm till 10pm

Join us for a night of interactive education on the subject of survival, and the tools necessary for a community to thrive in cases of emergency. We will be having skill-shares and discussions on the topic of emergency readiness. Jeremy O’Leary, Cyd Manro and Benn Davenport will be presenting ideas and thoughts on how a community can work together in times of need.  There will also be a fabulous potluck, so bring what excites you. See you there.

eddie@cityrepair.com

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2nd Saturdays – 2/11/12
Heart Space: Finding your inner Heart
2800 SE Harrison St.
Time: 5:30pm till 10pm

Join us for February’s Second Saturday  as we explore Heart Space. We will have an opportunity to explore what it means to love and trust in both others and ourselves. We will be joined with a wonderful group called Heart of Now. Kim Krichbaum will lead us through some movement exercises that well envite us to get in touch, and trust our higher selves. From 8pm-9pm we will be having an Intentional Ecstatic Dance with DJ’s from Sacred Circle. Come join us at 5:30 to share food and mingle amongst everyone. We will be having a potluck with delicious goodies to warm the heart, so bring a favorite entrées snacks and deserts, it’s all about Heart Space so bring what makes you warm and comfy. The event counts on donations. Can’t wait to see you all there. ~Blessings

eddie@cityrepair.org

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2nd Saturdays – 1/14/12
UnEqual Opportunity: Understanding White Privilege
2800 SE Harrison St.
Time: 5:30pm till 10pm

How do we build real community? America is “The Melting Pot” and is not like any “traditional village” -which tended to be very homogenous. Today our communities are diverse. Our political and financial institutions, too often guided by greed, have over the history of our country embedded privilege in some groups where it is not always apparent, especially to those who have it. If true peace, justice, liberty, or freedom are to be served – if *real* community is to be forged – we need to face this embedded privilege and understand how it impacts our daily lives. This 2nd Saturday is an invitation to go deeper into the heart of building community together.

We will be accompanied by some very special speakers, Eleyna Fugman, Ashish Bauron, and others who will open up and explore this enlightening subject.  We will begin the evening with a cross-cultural potluck, so please bring you favorite ethnic dish to share with the group. Foods from your own cultures are encouraged too, including those of the European descent, if you choose. There is a donation requested for use of the building and supplies. We look forward to seeing you all there.

eddie@cityrepair.org

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2nd Saturdays – 12/10/11
Community Gathering and Skill Share
2800 SE Harrison St.
Time: 5pm till 10pm

Come join City Repair for its Second annual monthly event, held every 2nd Saturday of the month. Once a month at the same place and time we gather and create, present and play. We will share food, exchange ideas, create bonds, play games of connection, sing and dance. It will have a different theme every time. Our Second one will be  Skill-share & Crafts. Join us as we break bread together and share food and learn the skills of the giving season. We will be providing some food but we encourage you to bring your favorite dish as well. Dinner will start at 5pm and with lively conversation. Then, around 7pm we will begin a skill share with many different beautiful people from our community to teach fun skills  and crafts, some will be useful for the holiday season. If you have a particular skill you would like to share, please feel free to contact us. We are requesting a small donation. We hope to see you all there.

SKILL-SHARES AND CRAFTS SO FAR:

-Natural Lotions, toners, salt & sugar scrubs, and face cream

-Darning (mending by weaving thread across a hole with a needle). Bring something to mend, like socks or a sweater.

-Self-massage. Great de-stresser for the holidays.

-Beeswax, Salve, and Massage oil

-Drumming (bring a drum or shaker)

…and anything YOU want to share, just bring it!

eddie@cityrepair.org

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2nd Saturdays – 11/12/11
Food Fermentation & Preservation
2800 SE Harrison St.
Time: 5pm till 10pm

Come join City Repair for it’s first monthly event, held every 2nd Saturday of the month. Once a month at the same place and time we gather and create, present and play. We will share food, exchange ideas, create bonds, play games of connection, sing and dance. It will have a  different theme every time. This first one will be  Food Fermentation & Preservation. Join us as we break bread together and share food and learn the skills of the harvest season. We will be providing some food but we encourage you to bring your favorite dish as well. Dinner will start at 5pm and with lively conversation. Then around 7pm we will begin a skill share with many different urban farmers from our community to teach some skills in the area. It will be by donation. We hope to see you all there.

eddie@cityrepair.org

Singing Alive exists to encourage the remembrance of a deep desire to sing from the heart, and provides resources in the form of songs, the community to sing them, and support for those of us who want to live the teachings of the songs.

Location:

Tryon Life Community Farm (No programming at St. Davids!)

11640 SW Boones Ferry Road Portland, OR 97219

There will be a group of bicyclists heading to the farm from St. David’s at NOON!

There will be a shuttle running between St David’s to TLC farm every hour starting at 12 pm. There will also be a shuttle running between the Riverdale High School parking lot (9727 Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard) every hour starting at 12:30 pm. Shuttles will also run back to St. David’s and Riverdale HS after the event ends.

Evening Lineup:

5:30 – 6:15 pm | Dinner (Vegan)

6:15 – 7:00 pm | Tales of the Song Village

7:00 – 9:45 pm | Singing Alive Presented by Morgan Brent

• -Tre, VBC Kitchen Magician and the Nourishment Team
• vbcnourishment@cityrepair.org

WISH LIST:

Supplies:

(we’ll be sure to get these back to you if you wish at the end of the vbc)

• • chefs! (for one night or multiple nights)
• • propane burner and tank
• • 2 large rice cookers
• • electric car/truck to pick up supplies
• • 3 refrigerators
• • Dr. Bronner’s soap
• • 100% recycled toilet paper
• • a dozen used 5 gallon buckets w/ lids
• • 2 or 3 hayboxes
• • 1 or 2 solar ovens
• • 2 or 3 large stainless steel pots w/ lids (3 & 1/2 gallon size or larger)
• • 2 or 3 rubber spatula scrapers
• • 3 or 4 large stainless steel or wooden salad bowls
• • 1 or 2 large wooden stirs
• • 50 to 100 stainless steel forks
• • 20 to 40 cloth napkins
• • 2 or 3 extremely large cast iron skillets
• • vita mix blender
• • quisenart food processor

Food:

(larger quantities are requested however no amount is too small…we appreciate whatever you can contribute…in an effort to has as little impact on the environment, we respectfully request bulk purchased with reused containers or bags/ local and organic (as much as possible) …thanx so much!!)