“Rumble on the River” #3
A Community Forum on Zenith Energy and the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub in Portland
Thursday, December 8. Info Tables @6:00. Panel @6:30 PM
Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse (4312 SE Stark. Portland 97215)
All-New Line-Up of Panelists:
Susheela Jayapal, Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2
Dineen O’Rourke, Campaign Manager, 350PDX
Audrey Lawrence, Staff Attorney, Columbia Riverkeeper
Cherice Bock, Creation Justice Advocate, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Micah Meskel, Activist Program Manager, Portland Audubon
Patricia Kullberg, MD, MPH, Former Medical Director of Multnomah County Health Dept
This is the third in a series of free community-driven forums to educate and activate around the threats to public health, safety and our environment stemming from the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub and Zenith Energy’s oil-by-rail operations. The CEI Hub is a six-mile stretch of old tank farms, located in NW Portland along the Willamette River. The CEI Hub holds more than 90% of all liquid fuel in Oregon The entire CEI Hub is in an earthquake liquefaction zone. Located within the CEI Hub is Zenith, the source of dangerous oil trains plowing through our communities. Despite years of public outcry against Zenith’s dangerous operations, on October 3, the City of Portland quietly approved a Land Use Compatibility Statement (LUCS)—giving Zenith the green light for five more years of oil trains and all the threats it presents in our communities.
Online Zenith Petition HERE
Co-Sponsoring Organizations
350PDX — Braided River Campaign — Breach Collective — Cathedral Park Neighborhood Association — CedarAction — Columbia Riverkeeper — EcoFaith Recovery — Extinction Rebellion PDX — Linnton Neighborhood Association — Neighbors for Clean Air — Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club — Oregon Conservancy Foundation — Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility — P.E.S.T. Projection — Portland Audubon — Portland Harbor Community Coalition — Portland Jobs with Justice — Portland Youth Climate Council — Portland Youth Climate Strike — Portsmouth Neighborhood Association — St. Johns Neighborhood Association — Sunrise Movement-PDX
Background
Locus Focus: “Stopping Zenith Energy & NEXT” Listen HERE.
“Once A Braided River”, Radio Documentary Listen HERE.
Watch recordings of previous forums in this series: October 13 and November 15. (Thank you to 350PDX volunteer Mara Henderson for filming!)
