Kindness Farm is a regenerative, nonprofit community farm in SE Portland that is immigrant, refugee, and queer-led. The organization works with communities that have been systemically excluded, and focuses on 3 main pillars: providing access to land and environmental education, donating 100% of the food they grow, and building resilient community. Founder and Executive Director Lou Lé shares why coming together to support community organizations is essential now more than ever: ““Since January, vital food system efforts have lost funding — while the deep need in our communities continues to grow. Local farms like ours are doing everything we can, but we can’t do it alone. Now, more than ever, it is critical that we show up, rally around, and invest in the local food systems that are lifelines for our communities.” Kindness Farm will be one of many social and environmental orgs based out of the Portland Metro area that will be receiving funding from ticket sales. Register for the Rising Tide Climate Action Rally at the 🔗 in our bio! The event is to be held on Wednesday, April 30th from 5-8pm at The Loft on 8th Avenue. Registration closes Friday, 4/25. #portlandoregon #climate #community (fb)

Rising Tide Climate Action Rally Speaker Highlight: Mary Lou Soscia As we’re nearing the end of the first 100 days of the new Administration, are you looking for ways to show tangible support for social and environmental efforts while gathering in community? Join us on April 30th from 5-8p at the Loft on 8th Avenue for the Rising Tide Climate Action Rally! Register to attend at the link in our bio 🔗 We’re thrilled to have Mary Lou Soscia join us as a speaker at the event. Mary Lou worked for the US Environmental Protection Agency for 38 years in Washington DC and the Pacific Northwest. Protecting human health and ecosystem restoration in Indian Country throughout the US and especially in the Pacific NW was a key foundation for her work. She provided leadership for the OR human health criteria to protect high tribal fish consumers, the most protective state criteria in the nation at that time. Mary Lou created and led the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program which became a Clean Water Act amendment and received $79 million from Congress in 2021 to reduce toxics to protect human health and increase ecosystem resilience. Mary Lou provided regional leadership for over 25 years on Columbia River water temperature issues and decisions which have become more critical and complex with a warming climate. During her career, Mary Lou also worked for the States of Maryland, Wyoming, and Oregon; and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Mary Lou has a Bachelors in Geography from Virginia Tech and a Masters in Geography from University of Maryland. We hope to see you at the Rally on April 30th! Registration closes on Friday 4/25. #climate #community #foodsystems #sustainability #PortlandOR (fb)