Community Resilience Festival This Saturday

When: Saturday, August 24, 2019. 10 AM to 5 PM
Where: River Road Recreation Center, 1400 Lake Drive

The following information is from the River Road Community Organization Website.

The Festival will be hosted by the River Road Community Organization [RRCO]
Contact – Jan Spencer janrspencer@gmail.com or Clare Strawn at clarestrawn@gmail.com

The Community Resilience Festival is a day long event about reducing our ecological footprints and building positive community culture. The event will be fun, educational and timely. The festival will show and tell the projects, actions, allies and assets we have in Eugene and the southern Willamette Valley for creating more green and resilient homes, lifestyles, city and region. 

The Festival will include over 30 community organizations, 15 round table conversations, 10 classroom presentations, 5 plenary talks, 4 fishbowls, and a Kid Zone. It will be followed by 7 site tours in 5 different Eugene neighborhoods on other dates to see over 15 properties w/ green and resilient features.

Topics of interest include cooperative economics; urban, rural and suburban land use; neighborhood associations, local food systems, cooperative living, climate change and reducing eco-footprints. The participating community organizations touch on a wide range of issues and interests and all play a part in creating green and resilient homes, neighborhoods, community and region.

The festival will be free and family friendly. All are welcome. Donations to RRCO and the Parks District appreciated!

Transportation & Parking: Please ride a bike. The River Road Swim Club will provide valet bike parking, by donation, in a safe, closed in location next to the Rec Center. Look for the signs and swim club members pointing the way to bike parking.

Healthy Food: The Resilience Festival welcomes the Peaceful Palate, serving healthy and tasty vegan cuisine. Even better, the Palate will serve on your own dinnerware so you can avoid throwaways! And best of all, they will donate a part of their proceeds to RRCO and the Rec Center!

Visit the River Road Community Organization website for detailed session information. Click Here.