Stacking resources now so that the next generation is resilient.
Climate Resilience and Emergency Preparedness
Monthly pop-up gatherings and workshops in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington
#StriveToThrive
Climate Resilience Circle
Climate grief, eco-distress/anxiety support gatherings facilitated by an experienced climate resilience educator. Monthly, these build skills, and affirm solidarity amongst peers in various locations throughout Portland, Oregon.
“How to Prepare” Workshops
Introductory level. Emergencies can be related to extreme weather or other events. Discuss and learn what to do before, during, and afterwards. Taking place in Vancouver, Washington.
Community Awareness
Our 2 programs build empowerment. Strength comes from knowledge and building relationships. Find us exhibiting at a local event!
Land acknowledgement
We see the displacement and genocide of Native Peoples by colonial settlers as harm thay may never be forgotten. The work of Cascadia Stack takes place on the lands where people once lived sustainably, with pride and harmony with nature. We strive for respecting the Native lands and traditional village sites of the Multnomah, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Chinook, Tualatin Kalapuya, Molalla and many other tribes and bands. The communities and summer encampments along the Columbia and Willamette rivers were the place of harvest and home amongst the plentiful natural resources of the area for thousands of years.
Diversity and Inclusion is a major focus of our programs. Read our principles in entirety at this link below.Upcoming Events
Next Gatherings & Workshops
Climate Resilience Circle, eco-anxiety peer support gathering.
Wednesday, April 24th | 6:00-7:30PM
Location, Knot Studio. Central SE Portland.
Free. Registration at EventBrite. Click on the image above. $10 suggested donation. Maximum seats, 12.
“How to Prepare” emergency preparedness workshop.
Monday, May 6th | Location & Time TBA
Vancouver, WA, facilitated by Amanda Westervelt
Free.
Cascadia Stack, tabling exhibit April 28th Noon - 4PM
Climate Action Fair: At Mittleman’s Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy Portland, OR 97219
Earth Day Oregon campaign…
We have partnered with 3 small businesses for our Earth Month Oregon fundraiser. We are still accepting sponsors to help fund our big fundraising event in June. Please read more about this campaign if your company would like to add to our campaign. Read our letter, click here.
DIY Bar | A place for crafty (and not so crafty) people!
3522 N Vancouver Avenue, Portland. DIY BAR PORTLAND
Wonderwood Mini-Golf A one-of-a-kind mini golf experience.
7410 N Chicago Ave, Portland Mini Golf — Wonderwood Springs
Scout Books | Little Books for Big Ideas
Scout Books | Little Books for Big Ideas
Meet and Greet Craft-making and Drinks Fundraiser
Thursday, April 25th at 6PM
DIY Bar is donating 10% of the night’s sales to Cascadia Stack. Register on EventBrite.
Increase mental stamina and confidence.
Adapting to climate change is our number one priority.
We do this with climate mental health peer support and climate preparedness skill building.
Learn with your peers, be accountable- together
While our programs encourage the individual mental and physical stamina and preparedness, it is the group connections that we build that can keep us on track to become better prepared at the household and neighborhood level. Encouragement is empowerment.
How does climate change make you feel?
Join Tamara Staton, Stack’s Education and Resilience Lead on the banks of the Crooked River in Central Oregon as she reflects on the power of nature to inspire perspective and perseverance in the face of obstacles.
Depression, anxiety, and
suicide and suicidal thoughts
Substance abuse
Ecoanxiety or ecogrief is the feeling of anxiety, sorrow, or mourning at the current and projected impacts of climate change
Strains on social relationships
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most frequently observed impacts of natural disaster events
Community displacement and migration can occur when entire communities face relocation due to climate change or extreme events. Many people lack the capacity and resources to relocate, which causes additional mental health burdens. Instances of PTSD are likely to double in these situations.
An exhibition of letters written by Australia’s leading climate researchers. circa 2015.
Our purpose
We host peer support gatherings teaching resilience skills, addressing eco-anxiety. We teach basic preparedness, seeking to empower our Latinx neighbors and friends.
Our mission
Our mission is to engage with our community in a way that inspires resilient action to adapt and prepare for the changing climate and the threat of emergencies.
Our vision
We envision neighborhood-level support group gatherings, normalizing self-care, throughout the Cascadia bioregion. At Oregon’s Community Resilience Hubs, peer support gatherings will be taught by trained educators and offered for free, incorporating ancestral knowledge with science, civic engagement and involved families, uniting all for the shared love of Northwest lands.
Our Values
Centering community.
Envisioning a living economy.
Accepting criticism, inviting conversation.
Supporting a just transition to a resilient economy.
Encouraging those that confess to still learning.
Humility. The Golden Rule.
Reducing stigma.
Reducing consumption.
Centering multicultural communities.
Acknowledging harms of colonial systems and injustices.
Lower Columbia River
Portland, Oregon
Vancouver, Washington
Stacking your resources.
Eco-anxiety and emergency preparedness
gatherings and workshops.
Pacific Northwest.