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In building a regenerative future, we know we need to create networks of resilience to meet community needs. The following organizations are taking steps along the path toward '''community care, restorative justice, thoughtful reuse, radical abundance, food sovereignty, ecological harmony, and communal knowledge'''. If you know of organizations that belong on this list, please contact us!
In building a regenerative future, we know we need to create networks of resilience to meet community needs. The following organizations are taking steps along the path toward '''[[Community Care|community care]], [[Restorative Justice|restorative justice]], [[Thoughtful Reuse|thoughtful reuse]], [[Radical Abundance|radical abundance]], [[Food Sovereignty|food sovereignty]], [[Ecological Harmony|ecological harmony]],''' and '''[[Communal Knowledge|communal knowledge]]'''. If you know of organizations that belong on this list, please contact us!


Inspired by permaculture technique and organized for ease of access the community needs page has been organized into five [[zones]], beginning with philosophical alignments toward tending the land, moving to attributes most necessary to access daily for life in the [[Willamette Valley]], and moving outward toward interpersonal groups and connections.  
Inspired by [[permaculture]] technique and organized for ease of access the community needs page has been organized into five [[zones]], beginning with philosophical alignments toward tending the land, moving to attributes most necessary to access daily for life in the [[Willamette Valley]], and moving outward toward interpersonal groups and other directories.  


Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement. All groups and links are already publicly accessible.  
Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement. All groups and links are already publicly accessible.  
   


== Zone 1 ==
== Zone 0 (Mindfulness, Self-work, Raising Consciousness) ==


=== Eco-Stewardship ===
=== Eco-Stewardship ===
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Spiritual Community Spaces | Church Activism | Spiritual Knowledge Archives
Spiritual Community Spaces | Church Activism | Spiritual Knowledge Archives


== Zone 2 ==
 
== Zone 1 (Survival) ==


=== Water ===
=== Water ===
[[Watershed Councils]] | [[Conservation Districts]] | Riverkeepers
[[Watershed Councils]] | [[Conservation Districts]] | [[Riverkeepers]]


=== Food ===
=== Food ===
[[Community Gardens]] | [[Farmer's Markets]] | Farms | Free Food | Plant Nurseries | Seed Libraries
[[Community Gardens]] | [[Farmer's Markets]] | [[North:Farms|Farms]] | [[Free Food]] | [[Plant Nurseries]] | [[Seeds]]


=== Shelter ===
=== Shelter ===
Ecovillages | Intentional Communities | Shelters  
[[Ecovillages]] | Intentional Communities | Shelters  


=== Education ===
=== Education ===
Libraries | Education Centers
[https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/public.pl?City=Portland,%20OR Libraries] | [[Education Centers]] | [[Resources]]


=== Energy ===
=== Energy ===
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=== Fiber ===
=== Fiber ===
[https://oregon.dressforsuccess.org/ Dress for Success] | [https://www.ethicalyarnco.com/ Ethical Yarn Community]
[https://oregon.dressforsuccess.org/ Dress for Success] | [https://www.ethicalyarnco.com/ Ethical Yarn Community] | [https://www.basketryguild.org/ Columbia Basin Basketry Guild]
 
 
== Zone 2 (Tools & Resources) ==


== Zone 3 ==
=== Library of Things ===
[[Tools]] | 


=== Creative Reuse ===
=== Creative Reuse ===
Clothing | Craft Supplies | [[Furniture]] | Tech |   
[[Clothing]] | [[Craft Supplies]] | [[Furniture]] | [[Tech]] |   
=== Equipment Repair ===
=== Equipment Repair ===
[https://www.portlandrepairfinder.com/resources/ Portland Repair Finder]
[https://www.portlandrepairfinder.com/resources/ Portland Repair Finder] | [https://www.rebuildingcenter.org/ Rebuilding Center]


=== Makers & Maker Support ===
=== Makers & Maker Support ===
Business Resources | Cooperatives
Business Resources | Cooperatives | [https://oregonneweconomy.org/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadJa8vIEKzsdhdvp9MCOBCpzL8nDBZ8wwivRf7CvKRHX-lamAOWBMMp08LZPw_aem_IyBNBqk0SLgKdgtmTIG8DA Oregon New Economy]  
 
== Zone 3 (Communities of Practice) ==
=== Toolshare ===
[https://nptl.myturn.com/library/ North Portland Tool Library] | [https://www.neptl.org/ Northeast Portland Tool Library] | [https://sites.google.com/septl.org/website/ SE Portland Tool Library] | [https://www.tools.greenlents.org/ Green Lents] | [https://www.eptl.toollibrarian.net/TL/ourtools.php East Portland Tool Library]
 
== Zone 4 ==


=== Activist Groups & Coalitions ===
=== Activist Groups & Coalitions ===
Environmental | Housing for All | Identity Based | International Solidarity | Worker Solidarity | Decentralized Technology | Economic Democracy  
[[Environmental]] | Housing for All | Identity Based | International Solidarity | Worker Solidarity | Decentralised Technology | Economic Democracy  


=== Communication ===
=== Communication ===
[https://www.portland.gov/pbem/neighborhood-emergency-teams/crtradio NET Amateur Radio Resources]
[https://www.portland.gov/pbem/neighborhood-emergency-teams/crtradio NET Amateur Radio Resources] | [https://meshtastic.org/docs/introduction/ Meshtastic (LoRa)] |


=== Community Spaces ===
=== Community Spaces ===
Bridgespace | [https://www.pdx.edu/native-american-center/ Native American Student & Community Center] | [https://www.multnomahartscenter.org/ Multnomah Arts Center]
[[Third Spaces]] | [https://www.pdx.edu/native-american-center/ Native American Student & Community Center] | [https://www.multnomahartscenter.org/ Multnomah Arts Center]


=== Community Resilience ===
=== Community Resilience ===
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=== Conflict Resolution ===
=== Conflict Resolution ===
[https://ormediation.app.neoncrm.com/membership-directory/3 Oregon Mediation Association]
[https://ormediation.app.neoncrm.com/membership-directory/3 Oregon Mediation Association] | [https://www.cnvc.org/ Nonviolent Communication] |


=== Governance ===
=== Governance ===
[https://www.portland.gov/civic/myneighborhood/about-neighborhood-system PDX Neighborhood Associations]
[https://www.portland.gov/civic/myneighborhood/about-neighborhood-system PDX Neighborhood Associations] | [[City of Portland]]  


=== News and Journalism ===
=== News and Journalism ===


== Zone 5 ==
[https://portland.citycast.fm/ City Cast] | [https://rosecityradical.com/ Rose City Radical] | [https://www.streetroots.org/ Street Roots]
 
 
 
 
== Zone 4 (Knowledge Commons) ==
 
=== External Directories ===
[https://www.portland.gov/parks/community-gardens Community Gardens]
 
[https://pdxparent.com/farmers-markets-portland-oregon/ Farmer's Markets]
 
[https://www.ic.org/directory/ Intentional Communities]
 
[https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/public.pl?City=Portland,%20OR Libraries]
 
[https://ocfsn.org/calendar Oregon Food System Events]
 
[https://ormediation.app.neoncrm.com/membership-directory/3 Oregon Mediators]
 
[https://www.portland.gov/parks/search Parks]
 
[https://pdxma.info/ PDX Mutual Aid Groups]
 
[https://www.phlush.org/sanitation-organizations/ Sanitation Organizations]
 
[https://www.handsonportland.org/search Volunteer Opportunities]
 
[https://river-runner.samlearner.com/ River Runner]
 
[https://reducing-suffering.org/ Reduce Suffering]

Latest revision as of 19:16, 7 April 2025

In building a regenerative future, we know we need to create networks of resilience to meet community needs. The following organizations are taking steps along the path toward community care, restorative justice, thoughtful reuse, radical abundance, food sovereignty, ecological harmony, and communal knowledge. If you know of organizations that belong on this list, please contact us!

Inspired by permaculture technique and organized for ease of access the community needs page has been organized into five zones, beginning with philosophical alignments toward tending the land, moving to attributes most necessary to access daily for life in the Willamette Valley, and moving outward toward interpersonal groups and other directories.

Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement. All groups and links are already publicly accessible.


Zone 0 (Mindfulness, Self-work, Raising Consciousness)

Eco-Stewardship

Land-tending Projects | Adopt-a-Landscape | OSALT

Spirituality and Indigenous Wisdom

Spiritual Community Spaces | Church Activism | Spiritual Knowledge Archives


Zone 1 (Survival)

Water

Watershed Councils | Conservation Districts | Riverkeepers

Food

Community Gardens | Farmer's Markets | Farms | Free Food | Plant Nurseries | Seeds

Shelter

Ecovillages | Intentional Communities | Shelters

Education

Libraries | Education Centers | Resources

Energy

Community Energy Project

Sanitation

Hygiene for All | PHLUSH

Transportation

Bikes for Humanity PDX |

Disability Services

Disability Empowher Network |

Medical

Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility

Fiber

Dress for Success | Ethical Yarn Community | Columbia Basin Basketry Guild


Zone 2 (Tools & Resources)

Library of Things

Tools |

Creative Reuse

Clothing | Craft Supplies | Furniture | Tech |

Equipment Repair

Portland Repair Finder | Rebuilding Center

Makers & Maker Support

Business Resources | Cooperatives | Oregon New Economy

Zone 3 (Communities of Practice)

Activist Groups & Coalitions

Environmental | Housing for All | Identity Based | International Solidarity | Worker Solidarity | Decentralised Technology | Economic Democracy

Communication

NET Amateur Radio Resources | Meshtastic (LoRa) |

Community Spaces

Third Spaces | Native American Student & Community Center | Multnomah Arts Center

Community Resilience

CERT | Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization | Portland Neighborhood Emergency Teams

Conflict Resolution

Oregon Mediation Association | Nonviolent Communication |

Governance

PDX Neighborhood Associations | City of Portland

News and Journalism

City Cast | Rose City Radical | Street Roots



Zone 4 (Knowledge Commons)

External Directories

Community Gardens

Farmer's Markets

Intentional Communities

Libraries

Oregon Food System Events

Oregon Mediators

Parks

PDX Mutual Aid Groups

Sanitation Organizations

Volunteer Opportunities

River Runner

Reduce Suffering