Agenda for Portland, OR
Wednesday, November 12
Meeting Location: NAYA Family Center, Annex Room, 5135 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland, OR (http://nayapdx.org/)
A full hot buffet breakfast is included with our hotel room, and available in the hotel lobby from 6:30am until 9:30am. Coffee and snacks will be provided at our meeting, but if you would like a full breakfast, please take advantage of the hotel’s offerings.
8:15 a.m. Meet in Hotel lobby for bus departure to meeting location.
9:00 Opening Blessing.
9:15 Welcome: Ted Howard.
9:30 Opening Circle.
10:00 First Group Workshop Session: Spokane Tribal Network. Each of the 5 participating organizations will lead a 90-minute session, in which the focus organization presents to the Learning/Action Lab some key challenges, obstacles, and issues for which feedback from the group is desired. Organizations will work with their coaches in advance to identify in advance key ideas, goals, concerns and questions.
11:30 Lunch. Provided by the Learning/Action Lab.
12:30 p.m. NAYA-led Panel Discussion of Cully Collaborative: As our host, NAYA will guide a panel discussion with key partners in their collaborative eco-district partnership in the Cully neighborhood. This anti-poverty initiative drives environmental investment in response to expressed community needs including jobs, education, and housing. Panelists will present for 10 minutes each, followed by a longer period of direct engagement with participants. Panelists will represent the following organizations:
2:30 Break
3:00 NAYA Workshop Session: After the panel discussion, the Learning/Action Lab will participate in an intensive feedback and workshop process with our hosts.
4:30 Meet-and-greet reception with NAYA staff: A casual end of the day reception with the chance to tour NAYA’s facility, meet NAYA staff, learn more about the history of NAYA, and to share your experience in the Learning/Action Lab with more of their team.
5:30 End Day 1. Bus leaves NAYA and returns to hotel. Dinner on your own.
Please note that the hotel also provides a complimentary evening social on Wednesday evening on the main level from 5:30pm until 7pm.
Thursday, November 13
A full hot buffet breakfast is included with our hotel room, and available in the hotel lobby from 7am until 10am. Coffee and snacks will be provided at our meeting, but if you would like a full hot breakfast, please take advantage of the hotel’s offerings.
8:15 a.m. Meet in Hotel lobby for bus departure to meeting location.
9:00 Morning Check in.
9:30 Next Steps with Justin Heunemann.
10:00 Group Workshop Session 3: Thunder Valley CDC.
11:30 Lunch. Provided by the Learning/Action Lab.
12:30 Group Workshop Session 4: Native American Natural Foods.
2:00 Break
2:30 Group Workshop Session 5: Little Earth of United Tribes.
4:00 Closing Circle.
5:00 Meeting adjourn and bus departs for hotel. There will be an hour long break before dinner
6:30 Closing Dinner: Provided by Learning/Action Lab at Ecotrust (http://www.ecotrust.org/), located at 721 NW 9th Avenue, just 3 blocks away from our hotel. Located in a fully green rehabilitated 100 year old warehouse, Ecotrust supports innovative new ideas, technologies, capital instruments, and networks that drive social, economic, and environmental change. We request that all groups stay through this closing dinner and wait to depart until Friday or Saturday.
Friday, November 14, 2014: NAYA has invited the cohort to attend their annual Gala Dinner (http://nayapdx.org/event/2084/) from 5:30 until 9pm at the Portland Art Museum. This event is optional, please let us know in advance if you would like to attend.
Wednesday, November 12
Meeting Location: NAYA Family Center, Annex Room, 5135 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland, OR (http://nayapdx.org/)
A full hot buffet breakfast is included with our hotel room, and available in the hotel lobby from 6:30am until 9:30am. Coffee and snacks will be provided at our meeting, but if you would like a full breakfast, please take advantage of the hotel’s offerings.
8:15 a.m. Meet in Hotel lobby for bus departure to meeting location.
9:00 Opening Blessing.
9:15 Welcome: Ted Howard.
9:30 Opening Circle.
10:00 First Group Workshop Session: Spokane Tribal Network. Each of the 5 participating organizations will lead a 90-minute session, in which the focus organization presents to the Learning/Action Lab some key challenges, obstacles, and issues for which feedback from the group is desired. Organizations will work with their coaches in advance to identify in advance key ideas, goals, concerns and questions.
11:30 Lunch. Provided by the Learning/Action Lab.
12:30 p.m. NAYA-led Panel Discussion of Cully Collaborative: As our host, NAYA will guide a panel discussion with key partners in their collaborative eco-district partnership in the Cully neighborhood. This anti-poverty initiative drives environmental investment in response to expressed community needs including jobs, education, and housing. Panelists will present for 10 minutes each, followed by a longer period of direct engagement with participants. Panelists will represent the following organizations:
- Hacienda CDC (http://www.haciendacdc.org/)
- Verde (http://www.verdenw.org/)
- Habitat for Humanity (http://habitatportlandmetro.org/)
- Portland Development Commission (http://www.pdc.us/welcome.aspx)
2:30 Break
3:00 NAYA Workshop Session: After the panel discussion, the Learning/Action Lab will participate in an intensive feedback and workshop process with our hosts.
4:30 Meet-and-greet reception with NAYA staff: A casual end of the day reception with the chance to tour NAYA’s facility, meet NAYA staff, learn more about the history of NAYA, and to share your experience in the Learning/Action Lab with more of their team.
5:30 End Day 1. Bus leaves NAYA and returns to hotel. Dinner on your own.
Please note that the hotel also provides a complimentary evening social on Wednesday evening on the main level from 5:30pm until 7pm.
Thursday, November 13
A full hot buffet breakfast is included with our hotel room, and available in the hotel lobby from 7am until 10am. Coffee and snacks will be provided at our meeting, but if you would like a full hot breakfast, please take advantage of the hotel’s offerings.
8:15 a.m. Meet in Hotel lobby for bus departure to meeting location.
9:00 Morning Check in.
9:30 Next Steps with Justin Heunemann.
10:00 Group Workshop Session 3: Thunder Valley CDC.
11:30 Lunch. Provided by the Learning/Action Lab.
12:30 Group Workshop Session 4: Native American Natural Foods.
2:00 Break
2:30 Group Workshop Session 5: Little Earth of United Tribes.
4:00 Closing Circle.
5:00 Meeting adjourn and bus departs for hotel. There will be an hour long break before dinner
6:30 Closing Dinner: Provided by Learning/Action Lab at Ecotrust (http://www.ecotrust.org/), located at 721 NW 9th Avenue, just 3 blocks away from our hotel. Located in a fully green rehabilitated 100 year old warehouse, Ecotrust supports innovative new ideas, technologies, capital instruments, and networks that drive social, economic, and environmental change. We request that all groups stay through this closing dinner and wait to depart until Friday or Saturday.
Friday, November 14, 2014: NAYA has invited the cohort to attend their annual Gala Dinner (http://nayapdx.org/event/2084/) from 5:30 until 9pm at the Portland Art Museum. This event is optional, please let us know in advance if you would like to attend.
Logistics
Airport Information
Portland International Airport (PDX): http://www.portofportland.com/PDX_Home.aspx
Portland International Airport (PDX) is the only airport that serves the city and is about a half hour drive away from downtown and the Pearl District where our hotel is located, or a 45minute – hour long ride on public transportation. Our hotel does not provide a shuttle to and from the airport. A variety of taxi providers can be found in the center section of the airport terminal's lower level near the baggage claim. Fares are approximately $30-40. Portland’s TriMet public transportation system is affordable and efficient and departs directly from the airport every 10-15 minutes. Follow signs in the airport to get to the Max Light Rail station which is in the arrival hall near baggage carrousel number 2. A one-way fare from the airport to downtown cost $2.50. To get to our hotel, take the red line to City Center where you will transfer to the Green Line to Union Station. The hotel is roughly a 10 minute walk from Union Station. Find out more about Portland’s public transportation system below in this memo, and about transportation from the airport here: http://www.portofportland.com/PDX_Grnd_Trnsprtn.aspx
Hotel Information
We have set aside a block of rooms for our whole group at the Residence Inn Downtown/Pear District. Located in downtown Portland, near the banks of the Willamette River, the Pearl District is quite walkable and offers a variety of restaurants, galleries, and shops nearby.
Residence Inn Portland Downtown/Pearl District
1150 NW 9th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97209
Phone: 503.220.1339
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/travel/pdxpd-residence-inn-portland-downtown-pearl-district/
Meeting Space and Location
Our meeting will begin on the morning of Wednesday, November 12 at 9am. We will be meeting at NAYA’s offices, in their Annex Room, 7 miles away and about a 20-30 minute drive from our hotel. Shuttle bus service to and from the hotel and meeting location will be provided (see below for detail). More information on NAYA and their location can be found in the “site visit” section of the binder.
Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)
5135 NE Columbia Blvd.
Portland, OR
Phone: 503.288.8177
http://nayapdx.org/
Bus Service
We have arranged to have a bus take all participants from the hotel to the meeting location on both Wednesday and Thursday. Please meet in the hotel lobby each morning promptly at 8:15 a.m. for bus departure to our meeting location. On Wednesday afternoon the bus will depart from NAYA and return to the hotel at 5:30 p.m. and on Thursday afternoon it will depart at 5 p.m.
Expense Arrangements
Please note that as participants in the Learning/Action Lab you are responsible for your own hotel, transportation, and food costs. As part of the Lab, the sponsors will be providing certain meals (as specified on the Agenda) and paying for these. Other food costs are your responsibility.
Closing Dinner
Rather than having an opening dinner the night before our meeting begins as we have done in the past, this time we will be having a closing dinner on the evening of Thursday, November 13. Our dinner will be held at Ecotrust (http://www.ecotrust.org/), located at 721 NW 9th Avenue, just 3 blocks away from our hotel. We request that all groups stay through this closing dinner and wait to depart until after 8:30pm that evening. See the agenda for more details.
Weather
Portland is a temperate and humid city and, at this time of year, there is a high likelihood of rain on a daily basis. Please be sure to check the weather in advance, but at the moment the forecast for our time there shows highs in the mid-50s to low-60s with lows in the 40s and partly sunny most days until Thursday when there is a chance of precipitation. Be sure to bring layers and rain attire.
Transportation Information
Portland’s TriMet public transportation system is fairly comprehensive and comprised of buses, a light rail system (that connects to the airport), and a streetcar system that runs in the Pearl District, City Center, the Waterfront District and elsewhere. A two-hour fare costs $2.50, and you can also buy a day pass for $5 or 5 day passes for $25. Buses, rail, and streetcars run every 15 minutes throughout the day. Portland’s downtown is also quite walkable and safe. You can find maps, hours, determine fares, and plan routes at: http://trimet.org/index.htm. A map of transit in the Downtown area is attached below.
If you are looking for a taxi in Portland, below are a few services:
Broadway Cab Company Green Cab
Dispatch: 503.227.1234 Dispatch: 503.252.4422
http://www.broadwaycab.com/ https://www.portlandgreencabtaxishuttle.com/
Map Link to Interactive Map: https://mapsengine.google.com/map/u/0/edit?mid=z6iPBDzZy9E4.kBbD4c73qxfs
Airport Information
Portland International Airport (PDX): http://www.portofportland.com/PDX_Home.aspx
Portland International Airport (PDX) is the only airport that serves the city and is about a half hour drive away from downtown and the Pearl District where our hotel is located, or a 45minute – hour long ride on public transportation. Our hotel does not provide a shuttle to and from the airport. A variety of taxi providers can be found in the center section of the airport terminal's lower level near the baggage claim. Fares are approximately $30-40. Portland’s TriMet public transportation system is affordable and efficient and departs directly from the airport every 10-15 minutes. Follow signs in the airport to get to the Max Light Rail station which is in the arrival hall near baggage carrousel number 2. A one-way fare from the airport to downtown cost $2.50. To get to our hotel, take the red line to City Center where you will transfer to the Green Line to Union Station. The hotel is roughly a 10 minute walk from Union Station. Find out more about Portland’s public transportation system below in this memo, and about transportation from the airport here: http://www.portofportland.com/PDX_Grnd_Trnsprtn.aspx
Hotel Information
We have set aside a block of rooms for our whole group at the Residence Inn Downtown/Pear District. Located in downtown Portland, near the banks of the Willamette River, the Pearl District is quite walkable and offers a variety of restaurants, galleries, and shops nearby.
Residence Inn Portland Downtown/Pearl District
1150 NW 9th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97209
Phone: 503.220.1339
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/travel/pdxpd-residence-inn-portland-downtown-pearl-district/
Meeting Space and Location
Our meeting will begin on the morning of Wednesday, November 12 at 9am. We will be meeting at NAYA’s offices, in their Annex Room, 7 miles away and about a 20-30 minute drive from our hotel. Shuttle bus service to and from the hotel and meeting location will be provided (see below for detail). More information on NAYA and their location can be found in the “site visit” section of the binder.
Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)
5135 NE Columbia Blvd.
Portland, OR
Phone: 503.288.8177
http://nayapdx.org/
Bus Service
We have arranged to have a bus take all participants from the hotel to the meeting location on both Wednesday and Thursday. Please meet in the hotel lobby each morning promptly at 8:15 a.m. for bus departure to our meeting location. On Wednesday afternoon the bus will depart from NAYA and return to the hotel at 5:30 p.m. and on Thursday afternoon it will depart at 5 p.m.
Expense Arrangements
Please note that as participants in the Learning/Action Lab you are responsible for your own hotel, transportation, and food costs. As part of the Lab, the sponsors will be providing certain meals (as specified on the Agenda) and paying for these. Other food costs are your responsibility.
Closing Dinner
Rather than having an opening dinner the night before our meeting begins as we have done in the past, this time we will be having a closing dinner on the evening of Thursday, November 13. Our dinner will be held at Ecotrust (http://www.ecotrust.org/), located at 721 NW 9th Avenue, just 3 blocks away from our hotel. We request that all groups stay through this closing dinner and wait to depart until after 8:30pm that evening. See the agenda for more details.
Weather
Portland is a temperate and humid city and, at this time of year, there is a high likelihood of rain on a daily basis. Please be sure to check the weather in advance, but at the moment the forecast for our time there shows highs in the mid-50s to low-60s with lows in the 40s and partly sunny most days until Thursday when there is a chance of precipitation. Be sure to bring layers and rain attire.
Transportation Information
Portland’s TriMet public transportation system is fairly comprehensive and comprised of buses, a light rail system (that connects to the airport), and a streetcar system that runs in the Pearl District, City Center, the Waterfront District and elsewhere. A two-hour fare costs $2.50, and you can also buy a day pass for $5 or 5 day passes for $25. Buses, rail, and streetcars run every 15 minutes throughout the day. Portland’s downtown is also quite walkable and safe. You can find maps, hours, determine fares, and plan routes at: http://trimet.org/index.htm. A map of transit in the Downtown area is attached below.
If you are looking for a taxi in Portland, below are a few services:
Broadway Cab Company Green Cab
Dispatch: 503.227.1234 Dispatch: 503.252.4422
http://www.broadwaycab.com/ https://www.portlandgreencabtaxishuttle.com/
Map Link to Interactive Map: https://mapsengine.google.com/map/u/0/edit?mid=z6iPBDzZy9E4.kBbD4c73qxfs
Please note: A Map of Downtown Portland and the Pearl District, along with a list of restaurants and key attractions is available for free at the front desk of our hotel.
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