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Meetings
Public Recode meetings - every fourth Tuesday at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Che Room, 1131 SE Oak St.
Monthly coordinating meetings are generally held on the first Thursday of each month from 7-9pm. Here are links to full minutes for each of the main monthly meetings, and working group meetings.
What's all the buzz about Recode Oregon? Come find out! Child care provided.
Tired of your dreams of sustainable living being crushed by out-dated city regulations? Time to engage Recode Oregon!
- Boldly challenging building codes
* leading the charge for graywater reuse
* deeply pondering zoning regulations and the Portland Plan
* being a voice for the grassroots in the halls of power,...
Its been a busy year for Recode Oregon, and we invite you to catch up with us, and find out how you can get more involved in creating a more sustainable Portland.
Recode Oregon, a project of Tryon Life Community Farm, is a community-based group examining how city and state regulations can support rather than inhibit creative and sustainable living, while educating and engaging grassroots communities in changing these codes.
Recode has a new meeting format, on the fourth Tuesday of each month, with educational speakers, interactive discussions and a chance to plug into the many working groups. Come and get introduced to Recode and its working groups. Learn the history of Recode and its parent organization Tryon Life Community Farm, get updated on the efforts to legalize gray water, among other projects, and plug in.
Take the code books into your own hands with Recode Oregon! For more information, visit www.recodeoregon.net, or contact Melora Golden; melora (at) recodeoregon.net or 503-290-8608
Community Empowerment Trainings
As we try to change the world issues around group process keep coming up. The Community Empowerment Trainings are designed to provide a space for discussion of these issues and opportunities to gain skills to improve any group process that you may be part of.
We are suggesting a contribution of $5-15 dollars. This money is use to compensate presenters for their time and energy and a small tithe is provided to St Francis for use of the space. If you are not able to offer any money and have something you would like to barter please contact Melora at least two days before the training to discuss this possibility. A list of trainings and more information can be found here: Community Empowerment Trainings.
Calendar
Celebrate Gray Water Reuse in Oregon on World Water Day – March 22, from 5:30-7:30 pm, SEA Change Gallery.
Thanks to an awesome grassroots campaign, gray water reuse is being legalized in Oregon - let's celebrate this major step towards a more sustainable state!!
Recode Oregon invites you to revel in this victory, while being educated about gray water and supporting Recode's statewide organizing efforts.
The event includes:
- a debut of Recode's new video about gray water systems;
* updates about the ongoing Gray Water Advisory Committee and rulemaking;
* a sneak preview of Recode's new EcoSanitation campaign;
* special guest Rep. Ben Cannon - one of the gray water bill's champions;
* food, drinks and fun!
This celebration is a benefit for Recode's statewide organizing tour to connect people throughout the state who are working to create sustainable culture by changing laws and regulations to encourage sustainable building and land use. This tour will culminate in a state wide Recode forum to strategize on future projects and campaigns.
$5-50 sliding scale donations requested.
SEA Change Gallery is located at 625 NW Everett Street, #110, in Portland.
