Rumble On The River Community Forum # 6: Fighting Zenith Energy & The Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub in Portland
Thursday, April 20th
Doors & Info Tables 6:00 PM, Panel 6:30
St Johns Church
(8044 N Richmond, Portland 97203)
A coalition of 26 neighborhood, river and environmental advocacy organizations sponsor this series of free forums to increase public awareness of the safety, health and seismic risks associated with the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub and Zenith Energy. Each forum is different in its approach to examining the 6-mile stretch of aging tank farms that line the North Reach of the Willamette River within a seismic liquefaction zone.
The Panel:
- Sarah Taylor – Midwife, Educator, Linnton Neighborhood Assn President, Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group, Braided River Campaign
- Yumei Wang – Affiliate Faculty and Senior Advisor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept and the Institute for Sustainable Solutions–PSU
- Sharon Meieran — Multnomah County Commissioner-District 1, Emergency Physician
- Cager Clabaugh – Rank and File Member and Washington Area District Council Delegate with Local 40 (Marine Clerks & Supercargoes) of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union
Co-Sponsoring Organizations:
350PDX — Braided River Campaign — Breach Collective — Cathedral Park Neighborhood Association — CedarAction — Columbia Riverkeeper — EcoFaith Recovery — Extinction Rebellion PDX — Havurah Climate Action Team — Human Access Project — 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 Advisory Group — 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 — Willamette Riverkeeper
Background: “Once A Braided River”, Documentary. Listen here.
