' June 1976 RAIN Page 9 COMMUNITY BUILDING Many of the same forms, problems and solutions exist fqr all: city, small town, rural routes, neighborhoods or estuaries. , The complexity, cement, numbers, noise and multiplicity of visions·and action in urban areas create unique problems. Sometimes the problems of urban areas can be greatly lightened by individuals and groups that attempt to sift through the multiplicity of visions, serv-ices and alternatives in ord'er to present descriptions of the p.ossibilities. Sometimes groups form that attempt to offer singular, clear options. Like Washington County Community Action Association and the S.E. Portland Neighs borhood Facility. In order to grasp entire pictures, and bec·ause imaginative solutions depend on cross-fertilization of visions, goals, mental and emQtional styles, we should learn how to meet and work with_people who look at the world through different colored glasses. (SJ) Office of Neighborhood Associations 1220 S.W. 5th Portland, OR 97204 There are many exciting developments throughout the country on the neighborhood level. For a general rundownof activities in Portland, write to Mary Pederson, requesting the annual repo;t. Apple 817 N.W. 23rd Portland, OR 97210 A people-to-people living exchange. We are working with t~e NW Neighborhood and North Portland Citizens Committee on the development of a skills bank. The money for the project comes from the national Self Help Resource Center. Plans call for development of the "system" by August for implementation this fall. W_e would like to hear from others with experiences with similar projects. In Eugene contact: Neighborhood Assn. Coordinator City Hall 777 Pearl, Room ,112 Eugene, OR 97401 In Seattle: Central Co~munity Council Fed. 2410 E. Cherry • Seattle_, WA 98122 Home Resource Center S.E. Neighborhood Facility 35_34 S.E. Main Portland, OR 97214 The facility 'has been slowly evolving into a model access center, whose services include: • A tool lending lihrary-200 tools, including a recently-purcha'sed rototiller. •-A low cost health plan insurance • A service and skills exchange • Wood co-op • Job referral, counseling •Daycare • Community meeting space For more information, write to Claire • Green. Center for Urban Education 0245 S.W. Bancroft St. Portland, OR 97201 Recently working on development of ethnic history in Portland (summary of research to date available). This summer • sponsoring an.urban information workshop. • Eugene Sustaining Fund and Community Meeting. Box 340 Eugene, OR 97401· In 197 3 some Eug~ne organizations got together in a series of general meetings to discuss possible avenues of supporting one another. Out of these meetings came the sustaining fund idea. Now over. 50 groups ranging from the home fried truck stop to our federal credit union participate by a volunteer tax system. The money accumulated is dispersed by the members to n_ot-forprofit, democratically-run organizations. Write for.details (send self-addressed, stamped envelope). Metro-Center 909 4th Ave. Seattle, WA 98104 206/447-4551 Heidi Godding, Maggi Sutloff, Ron L(;mg, Jarlath Hume A_multi-program center and information node working on food co-ops, updating the Seattle People's Yellow Pages, working in the human growth movement, runs a Men's Resource Center and a Divorce Co-op. Envi'ronment3,l Works 402-lSth Ave. E. Seattle, WA 98112 206/329-8300 Stevan Johnson, Bob Fish A combination environmental info center (with pamphlets on gardening, energy conservation) and community design center which plans neighborhood playgrounds and community centers. Now they have a mobile tool truck called "The Works/Shop" for use by community groups working on-site. They work out of a converted neighborhood firehouse. Saturday Markets _ Every Saturday, ra'in or shine, between May and Christmas in ·both Portland and Eugene, 200-plus vendors display their homem_ade or home-grown products. The markets have becom<t much more than just exciting places to shop; they have become gathering/meeting places for people. .And the craftspeople themselves meet each other and begin a process of ml!ltual aid. For a good booklet on how to put one together, send $2.00 to Saturday Market P.O. Box 427 Eugene, OR 97402 Foxfire Project Fort Worden State Park Port Townsend, WA 98368 206/385-3102 A statewide project involving 12 high schools collecting material using the· techniques developed in many parts of the country, originating from the Raban Gap Foxfire Project. A listing of some of the materials being gathered by the students gives us an idea of what their cooperative journal crosscut will be like: wheat farming, old vs. new methods; desert living in the old days; Klu Klux Klan; old industries; home remedies; Quilcene oysters; something about cranberries; Pike Place Market; superstitions; prohibition; local legends.
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