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Brainstorm athe National Neighborhood Council, Port. OR May Ô78


 

Mental Activities

Study Energetic trends & Needs                  Land use planning areas

Create Efficient designs                             Establish clear goals

Analyze costs & benefits                            Set limits to growth

Define the needed services                          Find our social purposes

Discover new awareness

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Communication skills          Do deep questionairs ??s

 

Build conservation library                          Open resource switchboard

 

Write project proposals                              Form non-profit corps

 

Broadcast public events                              Get many agreements with

 

Share helpful information                          Neighborhood associations

 

Do social issue dramas                               Use professional help on

 

Join local action groups                              Consult with architects

 

Plan reform strategy now                           Use mass media PSAs PR

 

Present clear slide-shows                            Newsletters, posters & flyers

 

Skill resource exchanges                            Give good real suggestions

 

Paint colorful murals/arts                           Develop credible trust

 

Share others successes                                Creation operation by-laws

 

Value clarification dialogs                 City ÔBlock clubÕ representatives

 

Public interest directory                             Sing, talk, type, touch & ??

 

Debate alternative ways                              Reform our tax systems

 

Print agendas & reports                              Write positive law bills

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Needed action projects

 

Do energy conservation trips                      Attend healing workshops

 

Dig community garden plots              Clothes streets to care &  trucks

 

Build greenhouses for plants                       Campout & eat on grass

 

Open community schools at nite         Develop emergency food-banks        

 

Operate human service  centers                   Make bicycle lanes & paths

 

Measure any bad pollution                          Plant trees & shrubs & herbs

 

Cooperate in many ways                            Recycle in local free stores      

 

Gleaning nearby surplus crops                    Preventative medicine ways

 

Tool lending library shop                           Use intermediate technology

 

Group food/tool buy co-ops                        Portable arty bandstand stage

 

Cooperative retirement homes                     Co-op using church facilities

 

Affirmative equality programs                    Rooftop gardens & camping

 

Street dances & parties                               Safe block homes/shelters

 

Drug & food detox centers                         Natural homebirthing places

 

Small cottage craft businesses                     Job sharing by friends at work

 

Conscious organizing tools                         Celebrate nature & cooperating

 

Super efficient structures                            Organic food networks & diet

 

Common block backyards open                 Natural dance & yard parties

 

Sharing, recycling & reuse  materials        Having co-op work/play retreats

 

Local growing markets outside              Walk, jog, bike, dance & massage

 

Parades, exersize & jog-a-thons                  Neighbor-fair park festivals

 

Outlaw or tax pollutions here             Encourage hitchiking & car-pooling