Presentation at Friendly House by Greg Bourget about “Portland Clean Air” an organization that uses data from eight government agencies, monitoring equipment for airborne particulate and solvents to identify the source of industrial air pollution. Bourget is the Executive Director and Lead Researcher for Portland Clean Air.
Presentation by Zoom. Jeff Seward shows us a video looking at the lives of a group of pioneering Peruvian women who experimented with the idea of creating an elite corps of computer professionals in a poor developing Latin American country. Jeff is a retired political scientist from Pacific University. He has given us more than twenty presentations over the years. He now lives in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Presentation at Friendly House by David Buckley. David leads an interactive presentation seeking to bring mindfulness to our shared experience as a community. David is a psychiatric nurse practitioner trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which uses mindfulness to establish behaviors in line with one’s deeper values.
Presentation at Friendly House by Tammy Wilhoite & Lori Rux Ninety-nine Girlfriends is a collective giving circle that engages women of Portland and Southwest Washington in giving back to our community through collective action. Since 2016, we have given more than $3.3M million to 73 area nonprofits. Tammy enjoys connecting people with things that inspire them and in ways that they can share their gifts. Lori grew up in rural Oregon and developed an early interest in volunteering and contributing to the community.