Author: Pam Vergun

Thanks for signing up for an Academy! Students: If you haven’t already, go here to register as a student: http://bit.ly/CCR-Feb14-2016-Reg-Students. Volunteer Ambassadors and Adults go here to sign up to help at the Eugene Temple Beth Israel Academy: http://bit.ly/CCR-Feb14-2016-Reg-Volunteers.

Climate Justice Ambassadors Miko and Isaac Vergun and Pam Vergun will be taking part in the Friends of Trees Crew Leader Training on Saturday, January 30th. Join us! One of the major goals of Plant for the Planet is planting lots and lots of trees. Worldwide we’ve planted 14 billion with our partners, but our…… Continue reading Join Us for the Friends of Trees Crew Leader Training

Great News! This event is full–please join us for another event if you aren’t already registered for this one. Register for a Plant for the Planet Academy in Portland or Vancouver, then, for a few hours of fun and service, join us on MLK Day, Monday, January 18, 2016, (refreshments included) to pick up a shovel and meet Climate Justice Ambassador Noah…… Continue reading Pre-Academy Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service—Portland’s Johnson Creek Area

Register for a Plant for the Planet Academy in Portland or Vancouver, then, for a few hours of fun and service, join us on MLK Day, Monday, January 18, 2016, (refreshments included) to pick up a shovel and meet Climate Justice Ambassador Victoria Norton at the National Wildlife Refuge in Ridgefield, Washington! The work party is from 9:00am-12:30pm in…… Continue reading Pre-Academy Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service—Vancouver/Ridgefield Area

Thanks for signing up for an Academy! Students: If you haven’t already, go here to register: http://bit.ly/CCR-Jan25-2016-Reg-Students. If you attend Buckman, please consider registering for the Vancouver Academy! Volunteer Ambassadors and Adults go here to sign up to help with the Portland Sunnyside Academy: http://bit.ly/CCR-Jan25-2016-Reg-Volunteers

Register for a Plant for the Planet Academy in Portland or Vancouver, then, for a few hours of fun and service, join us on MLK Day, Monday, January 18, 2016, to pick up a shovel and meet Climate Justice Ambassador Miko Vergun! In Vancouver, near the Columbia River, join Columbia Springs from 9am – 12pm at Columbia Springs, 12208…… Continue reading Pre-Academy Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service—Vancouver Area

Register for a Plant for the Planet Academy in Portland or Vancouver, then, for a few hours of fun and service, join us on MLK Day, Monday, January 18, 2016, (refreshments included) to pick up a shovel and meet Climate Justice Ambassador Isaac Vergun! Just south of Portland, join Friends of Trees from 9am – 1pm…… Continue reading Pre-Academy Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service—Portland Area

Welcome to the Climate Change Recovery Fan Page for Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner 🙂   “Dear Matafele Peinem” I have adapted her poem for my own family and hope some day to share it here.   And, “Tell Them”: http://www.democracynow.org/embed/story/2015/12/2/marshall_islands_poet_to_the_un Please do. And, if you would like help locating earrings and baskets like she describes in her…… Continue reading The Awesome Work and Poetry of Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner

We’re so happy–and sad–to announce that space in the Vancouver Academy is now closed, filled to overflowing! Please consider attending the Portland Academy–this can be an excused absence from school if you are not in the Portland School district. Please contact vergun @alumni.stanford.edu if you have any questions. Come play and learn with us in…… Continue reading Registering for the Academy on Saturday, January 23, 2016 in Vancouver at Columbia Springs

On this amazing and historic day, November 12, 2015, the Portland City Council passed the resolution we had all been working for 5 to 0 in favor!! Thank you, Mayor Hales and Council Members Fritz, Novick, Salzman, and Fish! Here are the last two pieces of testimony before the vote, by Miko and Isaac Vergun, Climate…… Continue reading Portland City Council Passed the Resolution Banning New Fossil Fuel Projects Forever!