Saturday, June 4, 12:30pm - 5:30pm
Colonel Summers Park, SE 17th and Taylor
Sponsor NW Dharma Association and various others
Phone Contact: (503) 753-5143
*Introduction to Buddhist thought and practices
*Teachings and activities for Children
*Tabling by Buddhist Communities
Local teachers from various Buddhist traditions will give introductory talks and lead participants in meditation and chanting. Change Your Mind Day (CYM Day) is designed to introduce Buddhist practices in a friendly public setting, free of charge.
This will be the second year that CYM Day will be held in Portland, Oregon. We will join around 50 cities throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand in this celebration of Buddhism.
The celebration in Portland begins with 108 bells at 12:30pm. Local restaurants will offer donations of food to be available to Buddhist monastics and volunteers starting at 11am. Monks from some traditions must eat their one meal of the day before noon. While teachings are offered in the park shelter from 12:30 to 5:30pm, in another area volunteers from several Buddhist traditions will offer activities and teachings for children. Representatives from local communities will be available to field questions about their particular temple or group.
More and more Oregonians are expressing interest in Buddhism, Buddhist meditation practices and philosophy. CYM Day offers a unique and friendly opportunity to experience them. The festival is planned and presented by volunteers from several Buddhist groups in the Portland area.
Here in Portland, participating groups so far include:
Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship
Nichiren Temple of Portland
ZCO and Great Vow Monastery
Portland Insight Meditation Community
NW Dharma Association
The Portland Miao Fa Chan Temple
Dharma Rain Zen Center
Portland Sakya Center for Tibetan Buddhism
Buddha Powers Temple, Owen Adhisila
Portland Shambhala Meditation Center
Tibetan Prayer Flags: Prayers of Peace Around the World
Oregon Buddhist Temple
http://www.geocities.com/portlandbpf/cymd.html

Monday, June 6th, 7:00pm
Laughing Horse Books 3652 SE Division
The first meeting of the resurrection of the Portland Free Skool will happen Monday June 6th. Please come with your vision and ideas for free skool in Portland. We can learn from each other...there is so much to learn and share. Let it be good and let it be free and let it be creative.
Thanks Laughing Horse!

Saturday, June 4, 12:00pm Noon - 4:00pm
Lloyd Center Mall, First floor near the Ross store
Portland Parks & Recreation and members of the Skatepark Leadership Advisory Team are hosting a "Stop & Talk" display outlining the siting recommendations.
People interested in learning more about the project, and the sites being recommended may stop by and talk with staff and SPLAT members at this event. For more information on the recommendations, visit the project website
http://www.portlandparks.org/Planning/skatepark/index.htm
Bryan Aptekar, Portland Parks & Recreation
Community Relations and Property Management
1120 SW Fifth Ave., Suite 1302, Portland, OR 97204
Phone: (503) 823-5594 Fax: (503) 823-5570

June 22, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peace House, 2116 NE 18th Avenue
Dr. Robert Musil, executive director of Physicians for Social Responsibility, will be speaking about the latest environmental health work PSR is doing in Washington D.C.. Find out who PSR is suing, the latest on toxins in fish, and how we can move toward renewable energy.
Also hear updates on Oregon PSR's environmental health programs and legislative work, such as our campaign to phase out toxic flame retardants and our bill to put a moratorium on biopharmaceutical crops grown in Oregon. Everyone is welcome. For questions please call Angela Crowley-Koch (503) 274-2720, email angela@oregonpsr.org, or visit http://www.oregonpsr.org for details. Dessert and coffee provided.

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