My Schedule of Workshops & Talks

Upcoming Events:

I lead frequent two-hour mini-workshops at the Occupy Portland site downtown since mid-October, to help this fast growing occupation to think strategically about what their larger goals should be. Until the mayor ordered the camp closed, workshops had been taking place at the Library Workshop tent. I'm generally getting 8-20 folks each time. I always encourage folks to stay an extra 30-60 minutes afterwards, to continue chatting and asking questions. I am available to travel to ANY Occupy encampments in other cities. And I'm also happy to arrange to do this same workshop during evening hours at other locations. Please contact me to discuss options!

I'm looking for living room settings in NE, SW, and NW Portland for upcoming workshops. Can you comfortably squeeze 15 folks into your living room? If so, might you consider hosting one? I'm not just doing them in Portland? I'll travel ANYWHERE to lead these!!!

I continue to lead 2-hour introductory workshops in Portland about once each week, by donation. Check here for regular schedule updates.....

 

February 5, 2012 in Portland, Oregon:

My 2-hour workshop presented for the Living Earth group, followed by a potluck dinner. 4:30pm to 7:30pm at 4312 SE Stark. Details HERE.

February 7, 2012 in Portland, Oregon:

I'm leading 2-hour introductory workshops by donation every week or two in Portland. This one's at a private home, 1718 SE 30th Ave, 2 blocks south of Hawthorne Blvd. 7 to 9pm, with an extra 30 minute afterwards for informal conversation and more questions.

February 11, 2012 in Shelton, Washington:

I'll be leading my 2-hour intro workshop, followed by a new 2-hour follow-up more advanced workshop, back to back. Part 1 at 130pm, then a musical interlude. Part 2 at 4pm. There's a potluck too! It all happens at PUD3 Bldg, 307 W. Cota Street. (Details: Miles Nowlin <jkmbn@yahoo.com> or 425-241-2665.)

February 12, 2012 in Olympia, Washington:

Workshop cancelled. Rescheduled to April or May.

 

February 16 in Portland, Oregon:

Community Rights Action Group (CRAG) will be hosting our second Community Rights potluck/party 630-930pm. (Details soon.)

February 18/19 in Olympia, Washington:

Occupy Solidarity Social Forum. An opportunity for the nation's occupy locals to come together to plan and strategize, hosted by Occupy Olympia and Alliance for Global Justice. I am helping to organize a panel discussion on Community Rights, with panelists from Bellingham, Seattle, and Portland. (Details about the Forum HERE.)

February 24, 2012 in Portland, Oregon:

I'll be interviewed by Jim Lockhart on his cable access TV show 7-8pm. Please tune in!

 

March 2-4, 2012 in Missoula, Montana:

I'll be presenting a new public talk on March 2nd at 7pm, titled "Cities Across the Country Are Exercising Their Right of Self-Governance: Will Missoula Be Next?". At the U of Montana, Gallagher Hall, Room 123. This event is FREE.

And I'll be leading my two-day intensive workshop "First Steps in Dismantling Corporate Rule" on Saturday the 3rd (9am to 530pm) and Sunday the 4th (930am to 5pm) at the Burns Street Center (next to Missoula Food Coop), 1500 Burns Street. Sliding scale for registration. 

For more info about both events, call Brian at 320-310-7104.

March 11, 2012 in Corvallis, Oregon:

I'm leading my 2-hour intro workshop at Corvallis Friends Meeting House, 3311 NW Polk St, from 4 to 6pm. (More info: Laurie 541-757-9025  or <childers@peak.org>.)

March 17, 2012 in Bellingham, Washington:

March 25 & 26, 2012 in Portland & Oregon coast:

Dana Lyons (songs) & Paul Cienfuegos (spoken word) roadshow. Music, political provocations, perhaps more (or less!). 3/25 in Portland: House concert at Albert Kaufman's home. 3/26-3/29 down the Oregon coast (tentative). Details soon.

Mid-April, 2012 in Colorado:

 

I hope to be leading talks and workshops, and facilitating a fishbowl conversation, in Durango and Boulder, CO sometime in April. (Tentative. Details soon.)

 

May 11-13, 2012 in Rowe, Massachusetts:

I'll be leading my 2-day workshop at Rowe Conference Center. Details soon.

 

May 15 through late May or early June:

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Previous Events:

 

January 22, 2012 in Newport, Oregon:

Two hour introductory workshop, sponsored by Occupy Newport. 330-530pm. Come 30 minutes early for munchies. Stay 30 minutes late to keep chatting. At Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Drive. (Details: Makalea at <nalu_tita_2@hotmail.com> or 503-522-0306.) 

 

January 20 & 21, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon:

I'll be giving a ten-minute speech at the rally commemorating the 2nd anniversary of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision. Approx mid-afternoon.

And I'll be leading a three-hour introductory workshop in downtown Eugene 11am to 3pm (includes lunch break). (Details for both events by contacting Miaya at <miaya@aol.com> or 541-513-3221.)

 

January 18, 2012 in Portland, Oregon:

I'll be the guest speaker at the regular Portland Transition Town monthly meeting at 7pm at St Francis Church Dining Room at 1131 SE Oak between 11th and 12th. I'll be proposing that Portland Transition begin to seriously consider collaborating with the local Community Rights group to envision turning local sustainability policy into legally-binding law. (Lots more details about the subject of my talk HERE.)

January 14/15, 2012 in Portland, Oregon:

Full weekend workshop: "We the People Are More Powerful Than We Dare to Believe: first steps in dismantling corporate rule." 33 folks attended, from Portland, Newport, The Dalles, & Hood River, OR, and from Vancouver and Olympia, WA. I'll be leading another one of these intensives in the Spring. Stay tuned for details.

 

January 11, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington:

Two hour introductory workshop from 7 to 9pm, sponsored by Occupy Vancouver. About 24 folks attended. Excellent group, including many from Occupy Vancouver.

 

January 8, 2012 in Portland, Oregon:

Occupy Portland Legislative Action Forum at Project Grow, sponsored by Occupy Solutions committee. About 60 folks were in attendance. A lively conversation.

 

December 5 in Hood River, OR

Two-hour workshop at the Hood River Library Meeting Room. Attended by 40 energetic folks!

November 27 & 28 in Olympia, WA:

2-hour workshop in Olympia on the 27th, attended by approx 50 people (!) at the Labor Council Bldg, speech in Sylvester Park downtown to a few hundred people, sponsored by Occupy Olympia, approx 10am on the 28th and a few hours later again at the Capitol Steps to about 2000 people.

Live radio interview with CFUV-FM's 'Gorilla Radio' in Victoria, BC, Canada scheduled for Monday, November 28 from 5 to 6pm.

November 19/20, 2011 in Eugene, Oregon:

 

November 1 at 5pm in downtown Portland's Pioneer Square:

I gave a brief speech to a crowd of more than 5000 people on Oct 28th at Pioneer Square, at a rally in solidarity with Occupy Portland. In my speech, I invited those present to return to this same location on Tuesday, November 1 at 5pm to continue this critical conversation about launching a rights-based local ordinance campaign in Portland. 40 folks returned for that conversation, and are now beginning to self-organize towards preparing a Portland-based Community Rights ordinance.

September 13, 2011 in Portland, Oregon:

Public Talk, Sponsored/hosted byOccupation/Preoccupation at the TBA Festival at Washington School.

July 31 in John Day, Oregon:

2-hour workshop: Sustainable Energy Policy vs Corporate "Rights". At the annual Sol-West Renewable Energy Fair

 

July 25 at Aprovecho in Cottage Grove, Oregon:

3-hour workshop: Can we achieve a truly sustainable path if we continue to allow corporate constitutional "rights" to block our desires and goals?

May 16, 2011 in Eugene, OR:

Public talk: “We Need Much Bolder Thinking & Action to Wrest Our Country Back From Corporate Rule”, sponsored by the WeThePeopleEugene. It will be broadcast nationally on David Barsamian's 'Alternative Radio' series in October 2011. DVD's of the talk are available now. Contact paul@100fires.com to order one.

Cosponsored by: 

Lane Peace Center, Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC) Eugene, Community Alliance of Lane County (CALC), Oregon State Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG), Univ of Oregon Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Springfield

Endorsed by:

Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND), Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network (ESSN), Healthcare for All Oregon, MindFreedom International, Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene, Lane County Fair Trade Campaign

September 25/26, 2010 in Arcata, CA:

 

Two-day Workshop: "First Steps in Dismantling Corporate Rule: We the People are More Powerful Than We Dare to Believe"

June 8, 2010 in Portland, OR:

Panel and Community Fishbowl Conversation with Paul Cienfuegos and Barbara Ford: “Despair and Personal Power in an Age of Corporate Rule and Climate Crisis”

June 4, 2010 in Portland, OR:

Workshop at the Village Building Convergence: "How would We The People design and implement a plan which cuts Portland's car use by 80% within 20 years?"

June 3, 2010 in Portland, OR:

Public talk at the Village Building Convergence: "Are We The People? Striving for a Future Where Our Actions Match the Crises/ Opportunities We Face"

(You can listen to the entire 68-minute speech here or watch it here.)

May 26, 2010 in Portland, OR:

"Lecture & Community Discussion with Paul Cienfuegos" hosted by Transition PDX

May 22/23, 2010 in Bellingham, WA:

Two-day workshop: "Understanding Corporate Rule (and ending it)"

 

May 15/16, 2010 in Seattle, WA:

Two-day workshop: "Governing as We the People: Reclaiming Our Society From Corporate Rule" - with a special focus on how working people (union and not) can reclaim their power

April 24, 2010 in Redding, CA:

Public talk at a house meeting

February 27/28, 2010 in Portland, OR:

Two-day Workshop: "First Steps in Dismantling Corporate Rule"

 

February 26, 2010 in Portland, OR:

Public talk: "Is a Truly Sustainable Society Achievable As Long As Corporate Rights Trump the Rights of People?"

(You can listen to the entire hour-long speech here.)

January 16, 2010 in Mount Vernon, WA:

Public talk at the 8th Annual Martin Luther King Celebration titled "Corporate Rule, Climate Change, the Economy: Everything is Connected"

January 9/10, 2010 in Mount Vernon, WA:

Two-day Workshop: "First Steps in Dismantling Corporate Rule"

October 2, 2009 in Portland, OR:

Public talk on a panel with Mari Margil (CELDF) at the Econvergence Conference

August 12, 2009 near Jacksonville, OR:

Workshop on how to use a sliding scale for conferences, teach-ins, retreats - and the feelings that arise in the process

June 8 & 11, 2009 in Portland, OR:

Public talk and workshop at the Village Building Convergence titled "Thinking Like Citizens, Acting Like Citizens"