Tryon Life Community Farm, Portland OR

A farm and forest oasis for growing life skills, community, and ecological resilience in the green hills of Oregon's largest city since 2006. Go to link: http://tryonfarm.org/share/ 

Below: Preparing for the 2018 Village Building Convergence

Procession of the Species, Olympia WA

A virtual guided tour of the city's annual Earth Day street pageant, made all the sweeter by its theme of biodiversity and its emphasis on community participation.

Go to link: http://www.procession.org/

Scenes from the 2013 Procession: You Tube video by Flemming Behrend.

Street Roots Community Journalism

STREET ROOTS is Portland's award-winning weekly newspaper, as much respected for its timely, in-depth coverage of issues affecting the struggles and aspirations of houseless persons, as it is for its innovative vendor-support program and street poet initiatives. Founded in 1999 in the city's historic Old Town-Chinatown District, non-profit STREET ROOTS is celebrating 25 years of publication by moving into a new building with plans to expand grassroots service and community in downtown Portland and throughout Rose City.

To learn more, volunteer, or make a donation, visit: www.streetroots.org/  .Or visit Street Roots videos on YouTube (below).

Welcome to Valhalla

Scandinavian heritage from the Old World and across the American continent continues to be celebrated and enjoyed by all along with its generous contributions to Pacific Northwest life, notably in the Ballard community of Seattle WA.

The New Seattle Nordic Museum

 Go to link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeIwOSFCOd0

"Song of the Jolly Gnomes" from the Sankta Lucia Pageant at the Swedish Cultural Center

Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrtR-FMuv-8&feature=related

Convergence of Drums

From Portland OR. A chorus of diverse heartbeats finding common cause in community.

Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WRcb-Lf6IA

Fisher Poets, Astoria OR

Jay Speakman                                                       Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o38Rw4uKDEc

Mary Garvey                                                            Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afVOb8Ii5hs&NR=1

Dave Densmore                                                     Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dep6CcJ1xdY&feature=related

The Fisher Poets Gathering takes place annually the last full weekend in February in Astoria OR. For more information, click: In the Tote: Welcome

Loggers: Life and Lore

Three excerpts from the KCTS9 series "Loggers and Their Lore".

Tree-Toppers__________________Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi9Sb3BopWQ&feature=relmfu

Horses________________________Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpoWPbSzwpg&NR=1

Hard Work_____________________Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3913CNlrOw&feature=relmfu

The Forks Timber Museum:

Once considered the world capital of the logging industry, Forks, Washington remains home to a proud if greatly diminished logging community. The history, culture, industry, and neighborly spirit of past and present, of place and its people, are given their due in poignant context inside an evocative log cabin building, constructed by local high school students and standing alongside a memorial dedicated to those who lost life or limb while providing a nation with an essential natural resource. 

For more information, visit: http://forkstimbermuseum.org/

In Living Memory: Caring for a Historic Cemetery, Roslyn WA

Long before the word multicultural became circular, this town at the foot of Stampede Pass in the Cascade Range was site of the Northern Pacific Coal Company. There, for over 70 years, some two dozen different ethnic groups were represented in the ranks of miners and their families who lived side by side and called Roslyn home.

Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbVTsJqBx9o

A Tale of Two Cities: Not Worlds Apart

The tragic death of Rachel Corrie while she was defending Palestinian homes against demolition by Israeli forces sparked an ongoing partnership between citizens of Rafah, Palestine and those of Olympia, Washington, not least of all through an exceptional public mural project realized in the spirit of solidarity and peace. For more information, visit: http://olympiarafahmural.org/ 

Below, Mural Project video from Art Forces