Our Town-Portland Pilot Project
Partners: Trillium Charter School, OPAL, The Sesco Group, Our Town USA
Outline: 10-week project focused on Brownfields, Environmental Justice, and Community-Based efforts in and around Portland.
Hands-On Projects:
Lead and Soil Sampling of 3 Brownfields.
Community PhotoVoice of Brownfields in N/NE Portland.
Tour of Superfund Site: Portland Harbor.
Tour of Alberta Arts District and Mississippi St. around Urban Renewal and Gentrification-Displacement.
Partner Organizations
OSALT, Groundwork Portland, OHSU-Extension Campus, City of Portland Brownfields Program, Office of Neighborhood Involvement, EJAG, EPA Region 10, SE Works.
Community Pilot Project—April 23, 2007-June 2007 (10 week)
April 17--Introduction to Environmental Justice; Part 1—Kevin Raymond Odell, OPAL
April 25--Introduction to the EPA and Environmental Science—Mike Slater, EPA
May 2nd—History of Brownfields & Brownfield Tour---Clark Henry, City of Portland
- Community PhotoVoice project on N Williams and Lents (Outer SE-reserve 15 passenger)
May 9--Introduction to Pollutants and Toxicity--Jerry Orlando (Lab)—Week 1
May 16--Introduction to EJ-Part 2 and Pollutants/Toxicity--Jeri Williams (EJAG-ONI)
May 23th— Soils and Contamination (Week 1)—Clark Henry, City of PDX
- Tour of Columbia Slough and Portland Harbor Superfund (Kevin Odell from OPAL will attend)
May 30--- No Class or Presentation
June 13th---Culminating Community Brownfields Project---
- Digital Pictures, Writing, Poster, etc…
June 20—Class Presents Final Our Town-Portland Project---
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