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Celebrate Inter-Dependence Day on the June 20 2012 Solstice

Selected By: Diane Emerson

Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland

Portland, OR (map)

Selected by: Diane Emerson

"A CELEBRATION OF WHATS POSSIBLE"
Come to Pioneer Square at noon on the first day of Summer to celebrate the power of cooperation. Share with us your projects, your talents and your vision for a world we can build together.

The event will begin with a FlashMob - people reading the following statement in cafes, businesses, on the street - everywhere:
The world is changing.
This past year we have seen
information topple governments,
and movements rise across the world.
We have seen the power of ideas
and we have tasted possibility.
The age of competition is ending,
We don't want to take anything from you.
We don't want you to believe what we believe
We want you to be happy.
We want you to be free.
We want to build a world where
No one goes hungry.
We want to build a world that
grows more beautiful,
more diverse, and more abundant
With every passing year.
That world is closer now than it has ever been.
We have all the tools we need,
And we can build it together.
We can share our ideas and successes
with billions of people around the world,
who also yearn for love, peace, equality,
and a better life for their children.
We are asking you to let
the possibility of a world like that sink in.
Because it cannot be won by violence,
And it cannot be taken by force.
We are asking you to join the conversation.
Today is the first day of Summer.
Come and spend it with us.
Tell us your stories,
Share your ideas,
and ask us for help.
We don't have to work together,
We get to. And if we do,
Imagine what next summer
Could look like.

Later in the evening, beginning at 6pm, we will meet at Colonel Summers Park for a free meal, and small group discussions of our passions, our skills, our resources, and what each of us needs to help create our dreams.

https://www.facebook.com/events/223782964390938/

and http://www.thesymbiosisproject.org/

Selected by: Diane Emerson

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Portland Occupy Together Community

Portland, OR Founded October 5, 2011
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