Posts Tagged ‘emergency sanitation’
How about Walking for Water on March 24?
Portlanders will join folks from around the globe on Saturday, March 24 to commemorate World Water Day with a convivial morning of exercise on the waterfront and learning activities at OMSI. Portland’s Fourth Annual Walk for Water features a non-competitive 5k fun run as well as the simulation of a typical water-gathering experience for women…
Read MoreEmergency toilets on agenda at Sunnyside Disaster Dinner
Sunnyside Environmental School plays host to the First Annual Sunnyside Disaster Dinner on Saturday, Mach 10. This neighborhood event to promote community emergency preparedness takes place at the school at 3421 SE Salmon St. From 3 to 4:30pm the public is invited to visit free Information Booths and Activities. Jeff Holiman and the PHLUSH team will…
Read MoreMeet Susan Mund, PHLUSH Volunteer
As an all-volunteer run organization, PHLUSH relies solely on the help of dedicated volunteers to conduct outreach, plan activities, and manage online communications. So we want to acknowledge the efforts of friend and committed PHLUSH volunteer – Susan Mund. “It is so confusing that in a world concerned with clean, accessible and affordable water,…
Read MoreToilets for Emergencies
What are we going to do when the toilets don’t work? Do we have the knowledge and materials we need to build simple, safe, functional toilets for household and multi-household use? Helping Portlanders answer these questions is the goal of Toilets for Emergencies, a fall campaign organized by PHLUSH in partnership with PNCA’s Collaborative Design…
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