Fall Friends & Allies Summit
Thursday, October 20
12:00pm to 6:30pm
McMenamins Kennedy School
+
Day of Service on October 14 & 15 

The Portland Parks Foundation will bring Portland’s parks communities together on October 20, 2022 for our annual Fall Friends & Allies Summit. Come network, learn from each other, and dive deeper together into creating more equitable access to nature, play, health, and places of connection. From the inspiring keynote presentation to hands-on workshops, our fall summit will be grounded in empathy and cultural understanding with the goal of breaking down funding barriers.

You can also join us for Day of Service opportunities on October 14 & 15 at Whitaker Ponds and Leach Botanical Gardens (more info below).

The Summit is free and open to the public.

Presented by

 
 

Schedule of Events

The Summit

Thursday, October 20, 2022, 12-6:30PM at McMenamins Kennedy School

12:15PM-2PM Keynote Speaker

  • Relational Worldview: Indigenous Theory and Application by Dr. Terry Cross on how the Indigenous relational world view can broaden and deepen the work of parks and outdoor organizations. Dr. Cross is a citizen of the Seneca Nation and founder of the National Indian Child Welfare Association.

2-2:30PM Break with Food and Beverage

2:30-5PM Workshops

  • Accessibility - It's More Than ADA Rethink what “accessibility” looks like in your organization and your programming. Facilitated by William Cortez, Accessibility Project Manager, Metro Parks & Nature

  • (De)Constructing Org Culture: Weaving Empathy Into Equitable Action Evaluate your organizational culture through a lens of empathy to advance equitable practices. Facilitated by Ruby Joy White, Creative. Sociologist. Writer. Social Equity Strategist & Consultant

  • Empowering You to Submit That Grant Application Intimidated by grant writing? We'll offer some ways to break down the inherent power dynamic. Facilitated by Jessica Green, Operations and Program Director, Portland Parks Foundation and Subashini Ganesan-Forbes, Founder/ED, New Expressive Works & Oregon Arts Commissioner

  • Trauma-Informed De-escalation Strategies For You and Your Organization Develop tools to inform your responses to situations that may arise during your work in parks. Facilitated by Vo Vo

5-6:30PM Happy Hour

  • Connect in person with your peers, debrief your learnings, and enjoy free food and beverages

Day of Service

We're offering two Day of Service events on Friday, Oct. 14 and Saturday, Oct. 15 that combine education, volunteerism and fun! These are great opportunities to network, learn and provide much-needed help side by side with community members dedicated to our parks system.

Friday, October 14, 1- 4pm at Whitaker Ponds

  • Turtles 101 + English Ivy Pulling

Saturday, October 15, 9am-12pm at Leach Botanical Gardens

  • Weird and Wondrous Garden Tour + Ivy Pulling in the Back 5 Community Enhancement Project Area

The 2022 Fall Friends & Allies Summit is presented by

 
 

and in partnership with

 

FAQs

Covid-19 Policies: 

In accordance with McMenamins’ policies, Multnomah County, Oregon State, and CDC guidelines, people are not required to wear a mask at the Summit with the exception of one of the workshops (see below). However, in order to honor the variety of human experiences and to ensure that everyone feels safe and comfortable, we encourage mask wearing, social distancing and being respectful of boundaries around physical contact/touch. If you have symptoms of Covid, please consult with your doctor before venturing out. For more information about The Kennedy School’s Covid policies, please go here.

Accessibility: 

The Kennedy School provides an ADA entrance from the parking lot and has 5 ADA parking spaces in front of that parking lot entrance. All of their public bathrooms include ADA stalls and all of the public spaces are wheel-chair accessible. Please see the attached map for additional information about the ADA entrance.

The Portland Parks Foundation provides live closed captioning and ASL interpretation upon request. Please contact Jessica Green to request these services.

Transportation & Parking:

A parking lot at the Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211), located off of NE Jessup Street, is available for free on a first come first serve basis. Street parking is also available. Bike racks and four racks for the orange Biketown bikes are available in the front of the building. For public transportation take the 70 or 72 to the nearest stop.

Questions?

If you have questions or need assistance registering, please contact Jessica Green at jgreen@portlandpf.org or 503-445-0994.