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Free Skool “Friday” Announcements: Compelling Classes & Workshops this week!
*”Greening Portland’s Economy” debuts Wednesday night, with our new super-dynamic teacher Jeff Smith…
*”Anxiety and Mindfullness” also Wednesday night, at the Herb Shoppe. It is led by Leanne Reed, M.A., a local mental health practitioner…
*Citybikes Wrench Night Sunday. Learn some bike maintenance & diagnostics for free!
…as well as all the regulars you know & love, at http://groupspaces.com/PortlandFreeSkool/calendar/
”Think N Drink” Free Skool Social at Milepost 5 Artspace
”Think N Drink” Free Skool Social will meet Friday, February 3. We’ll convene around 5:30-6 at Eat-Art-Theatre, Milepost 5 Artspace, where there will be several Artist’s openings next door!
As usual, just look around for a group with our sign,ask around, and enjoy the art. See ya! ~Team Free Skool (note this replaces the Meetup at Lucky Lab tomorrow!)
http://milepost5.net/2012/february-at-milepost-5/
Getcha Game On
Free Skool Game Night is upon us! Come join us for some good old fashioned board games…remember how fun those used to be?
Portland Free Skool GAME NIGHT!
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 at 7pm – 8pm
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 at 7pm – 8pm
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at 7pm – 8pm
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 at 7pm – 8pm
Where:
Cloud Cap Games
1226 Southeast Lexington Street Portland, OR 97202
Time Change- Buddhism, the Brain, & Modern Psychology
The first class tomorrow, 1/21, will meet 3 to 4 at TaborSpace, 5441 SE Belmont, in the Commons. See you there!
The Ten Minute Lecture Series!
Every person has knowledge to share. This is the idea that drives free skooling, and the success of the Portland Free Skool depends on all of us gathering to share our talents and abilities. But, it can be intimidating to attend a class, much less teach one, so let’s start small.
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Each lecture series will feature 5 short talks, each 10 minutes in length, given by free skoolers on a wide miscellany of topics–how to make a friendship bracelet, what the stars are made of, history of the haiku, how to grow garlic, facts about Nicolas Cage–it’s in your head, so you chose. The idea is, we will all learn something new, sharpen our public speaking skills, meet new wonderful folk, and get a taste of what free skooling is all about. And, of course, have fun.
Each ten minute slot will be scheduled by RSVP. Please e-mail Liz at amduet@gmail.com with your date of choice, topic, and brief bio that will be used to introduce your lecture. The first session has only two openings, and I hope to see the later dates fill up fast.
1: February 18, 2:00 pm
2: March 18, 2:00 pm
3: April 15, 2:00 pm
4: May 13, 2:00 pm
@ Tabor Space
5441 SE Belmont St Portland, OR 97215
Let’s make 2012 the year of sharing our skills and ideas with each other, growing our perspectives and communities.
Find Us On GroupSpaces!
What if Meetup, Google, and Facebook had a baby? GroupSpaces offers a robust platform for us Free Skoolers to connect through discussion boards, teacher info, calendars and more. It’s free and super easy to join…check us out!
http://groupspaces.com/PortlandFreeSkool/
Your Freeskool Friday Announcements :)
###SOCIAL###
**TODAY @ Lucky Lab Hawthorne 5-8** Come meet fellow Freeskoolers, plot a course for 2012, and discuss whether you prefer Realism or Abstract art hanging in your hallway…
***Classes This Week***
*Today: Social at Lucky Lab
*Sun: Bringing Balance into Your Life at noon…Wrench Nights at CityBikes 3 to 6
*Mon: Portland Homestead Project at 6
*Tue: Memetic Cascadia: The Color of Revolution at 5:30
*Wed: Flourish Women’s Wellness at 6 The Herb Shoppe
*PhysEd Football…Free Music! StopAmerica!…Tai Chi in the Park…Zazen Meditation all in their usual places/times- stop on by, it’s a new year!
**Click our Calendar for locations and more info…**
New Class: Buddhism, the Brain, and Psychology
This class will explore the intersection of these 3 in our internal & external lives.
Our journey will broadly aim to explore modern Psychology using traditionally Buddhist tools, in light of new technologies that can peer inside the living Brain. The class will be didactic as well as interactive.
Topics will include: just about anything you can imagine.
We will pull from several popular sources, including:
Mindsight, by Dr Daniel Siegel
Radio Lab the Podcast, by WNYC
Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl
A Path with Heart, by Jack Kornfield
The Century of the Self, by BBC
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, by Jonathan Haidt
Drive: the Hidden Truth about what Motivates Us, by Daniel Pink
All are available at Powell’s Books as well as online. Feel free to engage these sources before the start of class.
Class begins the next to last weekend of January and continues for 7 weekly sessions, at Tabor Space on Belmont, unless otherwise noted on the Freeskool Calendar.
Please email portlandfreeskoolgmailcom for more information, or if you’d like to ask the instructor a specific question.
Portland Homestead Project 2012
***This year’s project seeks to create Urban Homesteaders: people who are self-reliant yet interdependent, living off the land… in the city!
***Topics will include:
*food & garden: healthy soil/planting methods…”square inch” farming…composting…permaculture…polyculture…food preservation & preparation…food choices…crop rotation…seasonal planting & winter crops…crop diseases…etc…
*water: rain/stormwater harvesting…conscious consumption…etc…
*home economy: energy & fuel including biodiesel production…energy efficient appliances/electronics/lighting…non-electrical appliances/hand powered…passive cooling/heating…etc…
*animals: raising smallstock…beekeeping…chickens!…aquaponics…etc…
*skills & crafts: survivival skills…canning…preserving…repair…basic carpentry…etc…
*metrics: how will I know how well my homestead is doing?…how can I calculate how much money I’m saving?…how will we share our experiences “on the fly”?…should I invest time or money?…personalizing your Homestead…etc…
***Our first bit of time will obviously be spent discussing & planning. Then, members can begin joining “circles”: groups they want to focus on for 2012. Join as many as you have the time & motivation for!
As a bonus, you will have the option to present what you learn this year at any of our meetings
*the PDX Homestead Project is facilitated by Christopher B Rockaway, Environmental Engineer. Chris has worked as an Environmental, Cost, Production, & Efficiency Engineer for a Fortune 100 company voted “Most Ethical Company” by the Ethisphere Institute, 6 years running. He is also a long-time teacher, facilitator, and former columnist & college faculty member.
He is 33 and resides in Portland Oregon on a burgeoning urban homestead.
***Appeal from Mr Rockaway: hello, this is Chris. If you know someone who is an expert in 1 of the above areas, or who simply enjoys talking about them, please, let us know! Despite my Engineering expertise, and small-town self-reliant upbringing, the field of “homesteading” is just too big for 1 person alone! Thus, this project may be steered by me, but it will be empowered by all of you. Won’t you take a moment and think of someone you know- a great gardener, home canner, chicken/goat owner, survivalist, etc- and let them know we are looking for them.
Your Homesteading neighbors will thank you!
*On Facebook at “Portland Homestead Project 2012″
*On Freeskool’s Calendar- save the date for the first meeting January 2nd!
(project inspired by the Dervaes family at http://urbanhomestead.org/urban-homestead#facts )
