Friends & Allies Summit
September 26, 2020
10 AM to 4 PM
Virtual
Day of Service (optional)
October 3, 2020
The magic superpowers of Portland’s parks system are the 200+ non-profit, volunteer, and grassroots groups devoted to stewarding and developing programs for and in individual parks, natural areas, community gardens and community centers. On September 26, PPF, in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R), invites members of these groups to join together for a day of inspiration, training, and engagement with each other at the 2020 Friends & Allies Summit.
Highlights include:
Special morning workshop with Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia one of the nation’s leading voices (and a Portland native) on how understanding individual and societal trauma can help deconstruct racism and racist structures.
Building and expanding a membership base
Communication strategies in a COVID-era world
Connecting with local funders
Taking the next steps and overcoming barriers for the work you’re currently doing
How to give new groups momentum
Day of Service (Optional): Remember Parke Diem, PPF’s annual work day in Portland Parks? We’re bringing back a smaller, more-focused, socially distanced form in a variety parks in East and North Portland. Get your hands dirty on Saturday, October 3!
Don’t miss this free opportunity to energize your organization, network and collaborate with individuals engaged in similar efforts and deepen your understanding of what it means to create an inclusive culture within your group. Looking to get engaged with your local park and not sure where to start? This is also the summit for you.
Deadline to register: September 23, 2020
When registering you will self select your afternoon breakout session and choose which location you would like to volunteer at during the optional Day of Service on October 3.
Thank you to our sponsors:
The Anderson Giving Fund
Training for Change: Exploring the intersection of fear, trauma, racism and a path to healing
Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia
10 AM to 12 PM
Audience: All participants
A native Portlander, Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia is deemed one of the most influential physicians in the country. She is an expert in global health, trauma, addiction, system development and change.
Alisha has trained and coached our nation’s noteworthy justices, educators, not-for-profit organizations and fortune 500 companies on how to facilitate trauma-informed organizational change. She has built programs that have promoted healing and buoyed communities locally and globally.
Many Portlanders cherish and enjoy parks. But others feel unwelcome due to racism, their cultural outlook, or their economic or housing situation. To help all Portlanders enjoy our parks, it is critical to understand the intersection of fear, trauma and racism. During this session, Alisha will address how understanding individual and societal trauma can help deconstruct racism and racist structures and provide a path forward.
Workshop Objective: Train and coach organizations in culturally responsive, trauma informed practices and approaches to create safety (emotional, physical), and establish a sense of belonging so that all members of the system can bring the full of themselves to the organizations and consistently feel valued, buoyed, respected, seen, heard, and honored for their unique qualities, talents, gifts and contributions.
“Training for Change” offers a 2-hour interactive training addressing the following:
Normal Brain Development; Threats to Development; Understanding Human Behavior
Understanding racism as a form of trauma; Exploring the Psychological Impact of Racism; Learning Cultural Responsivity
Find out more about Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia here. This session is open to everyone, but you are also able to join the rest of the summit at 12:40 pm.
