“Bring Your Bag“ Education and Outreach Week is Coming, Get involved!
We’ve partnered with the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to help educate the public about the city-wide plastic bag ban going into effect on October 15, 2011. We will be doing outreach at local grocery stores to remind the public to bring their reusable bags. Come join us at one or all of the following locations after the implementation of the plastic bag ban.
R.S.V.P. here by October 5th and get a FREE, LIMITED-EDITION “Bring Your Bag logo” t-shirt for volunteering!
Volunteer Locations and times
- Saturday, Oct. 15th, 10a.m. – 4p.m. (Locations TBD)
- Sunday, Oct. 16th, 10a.m. – 12p.m., Jantzen Beach Target (1400 N. Jantzen Ave.)
- Monday, Oct. 17th, 5 – 7p.m., NE Safeway (5920 NE Martin Luther King Blvd.)
- Tuesday, Oct. 18th, 5 – 7p.m., QFC in Sellwood (6411 SE Milwaukie Ave.)
- Wednesday, Oct. 19th, 5 – 7p.m., SE Safeway (4515 SE Woodstock)
- Thursday, Oct. 20th, 5 – 7p.m., SE Fred Meyer (5253 SE 82nd Ave.)
Portland Bans the Bag from Mayor Sam Adams on Vimeo.
After many years of educating, organizing and solid grassroots activism, on July 21, 2011, Portland City Mayor and Commissioners voted unanimously to ban plastic check out bags in the city of Portland. Showing tremendous leadership on this issue and staying true to his and the council’s resolution last April, Mayor Sam Adams declared this the first small step, in joining with cities across the nation and even countries world wide to promote reusable bags and reduce our consumption of single use plastics. It’s been a long path for the Portland Chapter and the many other organizations who joined this fight. I remember 4 years ago quite distinctly sitting in a room off east burnside with about 5-7 people, who got really motivated to start doing something to Rise Above Plastics. The issue saw through 2.5 executive council terms on the chapter, jumped from 5-7 core chapter organizers to 15-20, activists and supporter engagement jumped from the 100s, to 1000s, to over 10,000. Delayed for a year, the issue went statewide, a bill was drafted and swiftly entered the capitol. Going through a tough session and a strong plastic lobby, the bill failed during the 2011 session and the chapter stayed focus on their original goal for Portland…and Portland BANNED THE BAG!
We need YOU July 21st, 3:00pm at City Hall!
This coming Thursday, July 21st at 3:00 pm, we will be assembling again outside of City Hall @ 1221 SW 4th Ave. prior to a hearing on a plastic bag ordinance for the City of Portland. Just like last year, there will be lot’s of fun, bag monsters and more! RSVP, wear your BAN the BAG t-shirt, and if you don’t have one – get one for FREE on arrival (but make sure you RSVP with your size).
We’ll be ushering in to pack the City Hall chambers around 3:30 pm. Public hearing will go till 4:30pm. Mayor and City Commissions plan to make their final vote at this time, so don’t miss this once in a life-time opportunity to help make sustainable changes in your PDX City!
Portland Mayor Sam Adams and City Commissioners are making good on their commitment to see this issue through for the City of Portland upon the recent shortcomings of the statewide bill this legislative session. We’ve been patient, we’ve worked hard for this and we hope you’ll join us to share this opportunity to see this issue through for Portland once and for all.
Join us for a night of food, beverage and readings by Susan Freinkel, author of Plastic: A toxic love Story at Stumptown Coffee Roasters in downtown Portland. This is a free event and coffee, beer and wine will be available for purchase. Following the reading, Surfrider PDX chapter will facilitate a discussion on their Ban the Bag campaign. Get inspired, get to action and join us for this great event!
When: June 14, 2011 – 7:00 pm
Where: Stumptown Coffee Roasters – Downtown Portland – 128 SW 3rd Ave.
RSVP: Facebook Event Page
Educating Kids on Clean Water and Plastics
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It’s not everyday that we get to personally reach 1400 kids in just a few hours. But this past Tuesday, once again the Children’s Clean Water Festival at PCC Sylvania campus proved to be a massive success where our volunteers were able to engage students over the course of the day in their “plastic sandbox” educational activity and “reusable scavenger hunt”.
We were stoked to have veteran volunteers Staj Pace and Drew Kerr help out, but new volunteers to the event Teresa Collins and David Scott really helped manage the crowd, even helping out at the Washed Ashore booth where they needed more help! Thanks so much volunteers, massive success!
You’ve been waiting for this but we just need one more good night! We are close to passing the ban on plastic grocery bags through the Oregon Senate. One good effort and we can push it over top. We are so close and we can’t stop now! Join Surfrider Foundation for Ban the Bag Action Night, hosted by the Oregon League of Conservation Voters and friends. We’ll have a range of actions and plenty of snacks and good friends to make the evening a fun and engaging event. Sign up now, don’t be left out!
When: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: OLCV office 133 SW Second Ave. Suite 200, Portland, OR 97217
RSVP:
Click here to RSVP
Can’t make the action night, but still want to help: Take action and help spread this action to your Facebook friends, email contact and others: www.stoporegonlitter.org
Surfrider’s Portland Chapter Chair, Nastassja Pace, has been volunteering and advocating for awareness on the marine plastic pollution for years. She has been tirelessly fighting for the campaign – BAN the BAG – to ban single-use plastic bags in Oregon, taught thousands of children about re-use and recycling practices and makes art depicting the plastic pollution problem plaguing the worlds’ oceans.
Right now, Nastassja has the opportunity of a lifetime — to join 5Gyres, scientists and activists aboard Sea Dragon on a 10 day sailing trip in the South Pacific Gyre to study and document marine plastic debris.
Please help Nastassja win the Chaco Wave of Change Art Contest by voting for her plastic wave painting today! Simply click on the link here and had her name to the comments section. And pass the link along. Thank you!
Starting on Friday, March 4th and running through Thursday, March 10th, the Hollywood Theater will present Bag It, a humble documentary that makes a lasting impression about the prevalence of plastic in our daily lives.This run could not be any more timely – just last month, legislation banning single-use plastic checkout bags in Oregon was introduced in the Oregon Legislature. Oregon could become the first state to ban the bag – but not without your help!
Join us for one of the Bag It viewings starting on March 4th.
WHAT: Bag It Oregon! The Movie, The Bill, The Chance
WHEN: 7pm Friday 3/4 – Thursday 3/10, plus 5pm on Saturday 3/5 and Sunday 3/6
WHERE: The Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR
COST: $7 (seniors and kids $4)
The grand premiere – on Friday March 4th – will include a talk-back after the show with local leaders, Junk-to-funk fashion, live music, and a raffle. Visit the website for more information.
Proceeds from Bag It will go to the organizations working hard to ban the bag – OLCV, Environment Oregon, the Surfrider Foundation, Willamette Riverkeeper, Tualatin Riverkeeper, Recycling Advocates, and the Audubon Society.
Hope to see you there!
P.S. The Surfrider Foundation Portland Chapter will be tabling at the event on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you are interested in volunteering contact Chapter Chair Staj at staj.pace@oregonsurfrider.org
Do you want Oregon to be the first state to ban single-use plastic bags? Well, now is the time make your voice heard. Senate Bill 536 – to eliminate single-use plastic check out bags is a priority this legislative session. Media is covering the topic frequently and folks all over the state are chiming in. Check out OregonLive’s latest article and leave a comment.
