[NLC] Creating Safer, More Secure and Healthier Neighborhoods

[jan spencer]

Hi,

Here is a bit of info about the speaking tour I am working on.

The attached pdf explains the how and why.  Also includes an outline of 
the presentation.

The new posters I have made - all very neighborhood specific - are pdfs 
on my website - www.suburbanpermaculture.org

Organizing the tour is in the very early stages.  No dates have been set 
but discussions have begun with a number of churches or synagogue in 
several neighborhoods including Amazon, Friendly, River Road, Santa 
Clara, Southeast and Harlow.

The tour is very much about creating neighborhood networks and 
connections.  Those are just as important as what we can do to our own 
homes and properties.

Also vital is calling attention to existing tools to work with such as 
Neighborhood Watch, Emergency Preparedness, Neighorhood Associations, 
communities of faith, useful city programs such as Stream Team, Parks 
Volunteers, Urban Agriculture along with other entities in the 
neighborhood such as schools, scouts, various service organizations and 
perhaps businesses.

So if you have contacts with [or you attend] communities of faith in 
your neighborhood, please pass them on to me or pass this info on to 
your faith community friend or contact so they can call me.  Forwarding 
the pdf is appreciated.

Just this morning, I spoke with a woman from a church that is interested 
in a presentation and she invited me to participate in a regional 
"Creation Care" conference coming up. People from Presbyterian churches 
from all over western Oregon will attend. She also had great things to 
say about what was happening in her church.  Its great to know people 
are being creative and progressive.

So there are a lot of great networks to create.  Just connecting the 
good work being done already would be a big boost all over town.  Add 
momentum and the sky is the limit.

Thanks,

Jan
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