Community Resilience: July 2016
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Community of ChristChurch in Hillsboro, OR, in partnership with Washington County Public Health Emergency Preparedness is hosting a community resiliency event on Saturday July 23rd from 10am – 3pm. This event will focus on preparing our community for long term sustainability by sharing community resources and interactive workshops.
The keynote speaker is Alice Busch, Operations Division Chief for Multnomah County Emergency Management. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be provided. Families are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP at the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/670501739783899/ Parking: ChristChurch has a parking lot that attendees may use. Additional parking will be available at Liberty High School Student parking. Accessibility: Our building, meeting rooms and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. |
Just a taste of the organizations coming to our vendor fair:
Family Promise Washington County Oregon Hillsboro Fire and Rescue / CERT InStove Interfaith Disabilities Network of Oregon OHSU University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Oregon Food Bank Washington County Solid Waste & Recycling Program ...and more! |
Alice Busch
Full Details for the day:
10 am - Doors open: Visit Vendors!
10:15 am -11:15 am Keynote Speaker - Community Resilience: Alice Busch
Alice currently serves as the Operations Division Chief for Multnomah County Emergency Management, MCEM. Her role includes managing the office’s training, exercise, duty officer, and community preparedness programs. She is also responsible for ensuring overall operational readiness and the staffing and management of the Emergency Operations Center. Prior to her roles with MCEM, Alice worked as an Emergency Manager for the Department of Human Services. Her work with Human Services involved Mass Care and Sheltering, Continuity of Operations, Disaster Behavioral Health, and Donations and Volunteer Management planning. Alice started her career in the fire service. During her 21 years with the fire department, Alice served as an Emergency Manager, EMT, Public Information and Education Officer, Critical Incident Stress Manager, Fire Inspector and Fire Investigator.
11:15 pm - 11:45 pm Visit vendor booths
10 am - Doors open: Visit Vendors!
10:15 am -11:15 am Keynote Speaker - Community Resilience: Alice Busch
Alice currently serves as the Operations Division Chief for Multnomah County Emergency Management, MCEM. Her role includes managing the office’s training, exercise, duty officer, and community preparedness programs. She is also responsible for ensuring overall operational readiness and the staffing and management of the Emergency Operations Center. Prior to her roles with MCEM, Alice worked as an Emergency Manager for the Department of Human Services. Her work with Human Services involved Mass Care and Sheltering, Continuity of Operations, Disaster Behavioral Health, and Donations and Volunteer Management planning. Alice started her career in the fire service. During her 21 years with the fire department, Alice served as an Emergency Manager, EMT, Public Information and Education Officer, Critical Incident Stress Manager, Fire Inspector and Fire Investigator.
11:15 pm - 11:45 pm Visit vendor booths
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11:45 am - 12:45 pm Permaculture: Julian Dominic, Witchhazel Design
Permaculture, in its simplest form, stems from the words “permanent” and “agricultural”/“culture”. While mimicking the patterns in nature, permaculture is an intentional design language. It seeks to meet human needs through careful ecological planning and regenerative design methods while caring for the earth, her people and always having an abundance to share. A sort-of spicy form of small and large-scale landscaping! Julian Dominic Julian Dominic owns and operates the permaculture design firm, Witch Hazel Designs and Education. As a professional permaculture designer and teacher, Julian helps to consult and implement resilient and community-driven designs for diverse communities from scales of urban spaces to rural farms. Additionally, Julian uses his skills an instructor for The City Repair Project and as an environmental educator with Portland Public Schools. Through his travels to various land-based cultures around the world, Julian studied Sustainable Agriculture at Warren Wilson College and now spends his time growing, processing and harvesting annual and perennial foods while finding different ways to gather and feed his family and friends. When he’s not growing food or teaching, Julian enjoys milking his goats, making nixtamal, tying cordage, and occasionally singing to old soul standards. For more information on ecological landscape design inquires, visit witchhazeldesigns.com or julian@witchhazeldesigns.com. |
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Wondering about lunch?
El Taco Yucateco food truck will be parking in our lot and selling authentic Mexican food for lunch.
El Taco Yucateco food truck will be parking in our lot and selling authentic Mexican food for lunch.
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12:45 pm - 1:45 pm Tortillas and Climate Change - Tortilla making and tasting (limited seating): Julian Dominic, Witchhazel Design
Nixtamal is the old process of cooking corn with an alkali to make it more bio-available and healthy. Stemming from the old Aztec word from the Nahuatl language, “Nixti” = Ashes and “tamal”=corn dough, this process will be hands-on as we explore the historical cuisine and cultural history of corn as a revered figure in history. We’ll be cooking, learning about and eating home-grown, fresh-girdled-tortillas while meeting our neighbors and deepening our passion for community resilience. This session is limited to 20 participants, sign up when you arrive. |
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Disaster Sanitation - What to do with Pee and Poo: Jeff Holiman, Phlush (Public Hygiene Lets Us Stay Human)
Geologists predict a Cascadia Subduction Zone megaquake in the Pacific Northwest. Governments and households are considering the consequences:
Jeff Holiman from Phlush will be sharing with us the answers to these questions. For more info on Phlush go here.
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Visit vendor booths
3:00 pm Event ends
Geologists predict a Cascadia Subduction Zone megaquake in the Pacific Northwest. Governments and households are considering the consequences:
- What are we going to do when the toilets don’t work?
- What’s going to happen to sewer infrastructure?
- Do we have the knowledge and materials we need to build safe, functional household and multi-household toilet systems?
- Shouldn’t we plan now for more resilient sanitation systems?
Jeff Holiman from Phlush will be sharing with us the answers to these questions. For more info on Phlush go here.
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Visit vendor booths
3:00 pm Event ends
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Community of ChristChurch 5170 NW Five Oaks Drive, Hillsboro, OR 97124 503.617.9526
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