Radical Future(s): Civic Futures Remix - Prototyping the Public Pantry

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A civic design jam remixing policy, systems, and imagination — exploring city-owned grocery stores and community-driven futures

Downtown Portland

<h3>Civic Futures Remix: Prototyping the Public Pantry and Municipal Grocery Futures</h3> <h4>A civic design jam remixing policy, systems, and imagination—exploring city-owned grocery stores and community-driven futures</h4>What would it look like if essential services like grocery stores were publicly owned and community-driven?This civic design jam brings together Portland City Councilors, council economists, and members of the Local Progress network to explore the bold idea of municipal grocery stores.In partnership with the Agency for Speculative Futures and Technologists for the Public Good, participants will collaborate directly with policymakers and community leaders to prototype civic systems, remix policy, and imagine how public ownership could foster equity, access, and resilience. <h4>✨ What to Expect</h4>At this special event, you’ll hear:<ul><li>Perspectives from local policymakers, economists, and community leaders</li><li>Hands-on design exercises remixing civic systems and prototyping ideas</li><li>A chance to co-create visions of more just and accessible futures</li></ul>Whether you’re a designer, policymaker, organizer, or simply curious about civic innovation, this is a chance to explore how imagination can meet policy in shaping what comes next. <h4>🎉 Details</h4>Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025 • 6 PM – 8:30 PMDowntown Portland (location details forthcoming) <h4>✨ About Us</h4>Agency for Speculative FuturesA civic imagination lab treating the future as a public work, blending design, storytelling, and systems change. We create experiences and invest in spaces where communities can rehearse and reimagine just, joyful futuresImpact x DesignA community of designers, strategists, and change-makers who believe design has the power to shape more equitable futures. We curate conversations, facilitate workshops, and resource projects exploring impact at the intersection of creativity and systems change. <h4>💫 Related Events</h4>Radical Future(s) Fest (Mon, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 8)<ul><li><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-futures-fest-futures-assembly-tickets-1678043305699" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-futures-fest-futures-assembly-tickets-1678043305699" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Future(s) Assembly (Mon, Oct 6)</a> → A participatory futures fair with lightning talks + interactive booths</li><li><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-futures-panel-spaces-systems-and-shared-futures-tickets-1678217917969" title="" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Space, Systems, and Shared Futures (Tues, Oct 7)</a> → A multidisciplinary panel on placemaking, systems design, and collective identity</li></ul> Narrative Futures Forge (Oct 18–20)A creative mini-series where stories become blueprints for futures — with staged readings, workshops, and a panel exploring how storytelling, performance, and design can reimagine cultural futuresExplore these and more at the <a href="https://bit.ly/asf2025" title="https://bit.ly/asf2025" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Agency for Speculative Futures hub</a> Get ready to be inspired, share your ideas, and connect with others who are shaping what comes next

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