2023 Friends & Allies Fall Summit

The Portland Parks Foundation will bring Portland’s parks communities together on October 12, 2023 for our annual Fall Friends & Allies Summit. Come network, learn from each other, and dive deeper into creating more equitable access to nature, play, health, and places of connection.

During this year's summit, we are fostering more time for rest and reflection - practices that may be hard to come by during these ongoing times of social crisis and care.

We are offering a morning meditation session to help you depart from your normal work day and ready your mind for deeper conversations (be sure to select that on your registration).

We are honored to offer a keynote presentation by Marina Martinez-Bateman of New Coyote, helping us to think about alternatives to harmful systems and refocusing on impact over image. This will be followed by lunchtime and a chance connect, reflect and digest.

After lunch, participants are invited to engage in a 3-hour workshop of your choice focused on: creating a culture of care within your teams and organization, taking charge of your non-profit financials, creating more affirming spaces for LGBTQIA2S+ youth; or expanding equity & access within your organization. All participants are welcome to debrief and decompress at an optional happy hour following the program.

Lunch includes gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options.

For more Fall Summit details, please click here.

Build Our Own Parklette - BOOP!

And just for fun, we thought, why not also build a little parklette at the Friends & Allies Summit? If you've got a favorite house plant whose company you'd like to share with attendees for the day, bring them along! We will be setting up a "parklette" in the main room where folks can find rest and green respite throughout the day. All plants will go home with original caretakers at the end of the day.

FAQs

Covid-19 Policies:

In accordance with McMenamins’ policies, Multnomah County, Oregon State, and CDC guidelines, people are not required to wear a mask at the Summit. However, in order to honor the variety of human experiences and to ensure that everyone feels safe and comfortable, we encourage mask wearing whenever requested, social distancing wherever appropriate and being respectful of boundaries around physical contact/touch. If you have symptoms of Covid, please consult with your doctor before venturing out. For more information about The Kennedy School’s Covid policies, please go here.

Accessibility:

The Kennedy School provides an ADA entrance from the parking lot and has 5 ADA parking spaces in front of that parking lot entrance. All of their public bathrooms include ADA stalls and all of the public spaces are wheel-chair accessible. Please see the attached map for additional information about the ADA entrance.

The Portland Parks Foundation provides ASL interpretation upon request. If you have other access needs, please notify us in the registration questions. Or, you can contact Jason Brown to request these services.

Transportation & Parking:

A parking lot at the Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211), located off of NE Jessup Street, is available for free on a first come first serve basis. Street parking is also available. Bike racks and four racks for the orange Biketown bikes are available in the front of the building. For public transportation take the 70 or 72 to the nearest stop.

Questions?

If you have questions or need assistance registering, please contact Jason Brown at jason.brown@portlandpf.org.