Marcelo Bonta, founder and Executive Director of the Center for Diversity & the Environment, was interviewed by Andrea Huggins of AASHE.

The interview occurred on October 28, 2014, in Portland, Oregon, during the 2014 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).

Portlanders Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv and Barry Heidt of Geospirit.tv produced the segment.

This proposal details a location for a Chinese-style green grocer within the Old Town Chinatown Neighborhood Association's New Chinese Japanese Historical District.

Authored by Ruth Ann Barrett, a local sustainability advocate, the plan leverages her experience in community development, local government, association management, and marketing.

This document, an update to an earlier version, was published on October 26, 2014.

This event, held on March 7, 2014, featured a panel of experts moderated by Nichole Maher, President of the NW Health Foundation.

Speakers included Brad Avakian, Commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries; Sunny Petit and Roberta Phillip-Robbins from the Oregon Council on Civil Rights; Jessica Nelson of the Oregon Employment Department; and Josh Lehner from the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis.

Former Portland Mayor Sam Adams, Noah Siegel (former Director of International Affairs), and Sean Robbins (Greater Portland Inc. president/CEO) discuss the region's competitive advantage in building green cities.

This discussion is drawn from "The Metropolitan Revolution: How Cities and Metros Are Fixing Our Broken Politics and Fragile Economy," a Brookings Institution publication. Download the accompanying iPad app.

Barbara Ford was interviewed by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv at the Earth & Spirit Council's Earth Day ceremony (April 20-21st) at Portland Community College/Sylvania. Ford discussed how her work shaped her life choices, emphasizing lessons from her teachers and the importance of sharing one's unique gifts. She also led an "Active Hope" workshop.

For more about her workshops and classes, visit her website. A second interview, "Active Hope, Belonging and Becoming," is also available on EarthSayers.tv.

Embracing authenticity and dismissing the need for universal approval is crucial for advancing sustainability.

Reverend Renee Ward exemplifies this by fearlessly championing causes close to her heart, unconcerned with public opinion. Her impactful speech was sponsored by TEDxConcordiaUPortland.

Their 2012 speech schedule is available here.

This is a trailer for "Raw Faith," a revealing documentary following two years in the private life of Marilyn Sewell, a Portland Unitarian Universalist minister. While beloved in the pulpit, Marilyn struggles with loneliness and a desire for change behind the scenes. She contemplates leaving the ministry, her sole social network.

As Marilyn falls in love for the first time, she confronts her distrust of intimacy. This study in contrasts sees her questioning her future, past, faith, and capacity to love, relying on "raw faith" to navigate these profound personal challenges.

On Earth Day, April 22, 2010, Deputy Secretary Ron Sims of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development delivered an inspiring talk in Portland, Oregon. He emphasized innovation, commitment to change, and the importance of sustainability. Sims also highlighted the United States as a grand experiment founded on opportunity, fairness, and justice.

This public address was part of The 8th Annual Regional Livability Summit, sponsored by the Coalition for a Livable Future. More information on Deputy Secretary Sims' accomplishments can be found on his website.

Dennis Wilde, a Principal at GEDI, is a nationally respected green building expert. With over 20 years in urban planning and design, and active in real estate since 1980, he co-founded GEDI's Sustainable Solutions division. His responsibilities include feasibility studies, pre-construction and construction management, and overall project oversight.

Wilde champions innovative concepts like EcoDistricts, which are neighborhood-based systems. He advocates for reducing consumption, adopting closed-loop systems, and replacing narrow, siloed thinking with holistic, appropriately scaled, and decentralized approaches.