Rumble on the River #9

Join us Thursday, August 24, 2023: 6 PM tables, 6:30 PM panel@Taborspace, 5441 SE Belmont, Portland

Rumble #9 will focus on heat-related inequities, crisis management, resilience, and understanding the harms inflicted on the Lower Willamette.

Forum Panelists include: Vivek Shandas – PSU Professor of Geography, Founder & Director of Sustaining Urban Places ResearchJonna Papaefthimiou – Oregon’s State Resilience Officer, Bob Sallinger – Urban Conservation Director with Willamette RiverkeeperKate Murphy – Community Organizer with Columbia RiverkeeperNick Caleb – Staff Attorney Breach Collective. Moderator: Jan Zuckerman, Long-time educator and activist and member of the Braided River Campaign. For more info contact: 503-705-1943.

About XRPDX

Extinction Rebellion in Portland, Oregon – XRPDX – is a local chapter in the international Extinction Rebellion movement. XRPDX organizes people in the Portland, Oregon Metro area: By taking action (online and in person) to resist fossil fuel infrastructure and educate the broader public about the climate emergency. We support our allies in social justice struggles by spreading the word through a bimonthly newsletter; a website and blog and social media channels. We are building a supportive activist culture of appreciation and skill-sharing. We share a love of the natural world and a vision of a more just and equitable world.

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