We turn now from the global to the local, with two events beginning today in Portland attempting to build local community – the Village Building convergence, and a North Portland neighborhood treque, or barter exchange.
The Village Building convergence is a week long event to bring together neighborhoods to create long-lasting community structures and transform our city. Eoin Bastable brings us this next piece about the village building convergence.
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And we turn to another type of grassroots community building – an event called the ‘Treque’, a week-long barter exchange beginning today and continuing until next Friday at North Failing and Commercial Avenues in north Portland.