Cascadia Day Portland 2026 for bioregional community resilience-building.
The conversation around bioregionalism is growing, and the moment is here, in 2026.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Choose your price comfort level by mousing over the "flexible price" to see the + or - range to choose a ticket price range.
A cross-sector gathering
Look around... you are not separate from this place, the bioregion called Cascadia, "the land of falling waters" you are a part of it.
New to bioregionalism? Bioregions help people to understand where and how they are living. It nudges you to think about how -
to live within our watersheds
to experience the soil & geology
to seek personal resilience in spite of climate patterns
to discover the systems which hold animal and plant life
Loowit, 1980
The existential threats of 2026 and beyond lie in eerie metaphor with this enormous eruption, May 18th, 1980. Despite the destruction and upheaval, the land has experienced renewal.
We celebrate Cascadia Day to honor the power of Mother Earth, and attune ourselves to practice our resiliency skills and to take stock of community resources in the face of global uncertainty.
Cross-generational
Learn what it means to become resilient, at the community level, and within your own network of friends, family, co-workers. Frontline workers, community organizers, activists, and elders; those carrying both visible and invisible burdens and the working class. Gen Z folks are especially encouraged to attend. Bring your younger sibling! Ask your Gen X friend if they remember the volcano eruption in 1980!
People are already engaged in resiliency and mutual aid efforts and there are plenty of people already practicing small farming and gardening, composting, marching, protesting, however, some of us are overwhelmed, and frozen with uncertainty. When you come into the event, you will see several discussion topics for all of these levels of understanding or interest and passion.
Artist displays, vendors, a group activity, food & beverages— drop in to discussions, cruise the art activity tables and pull up a chair to hear from the stage: poetry, songs, and learn about the curious and passionate people engaged in bioregionalism activities, including emergency preparedness, sustainability, and geology.
Discussion pods are forming now-
Cascadia Day Portland will hold at least 3 sessions. You'll find up to 4 discussions occurring at once, many topics will be repeated. These are discussions, however, there may be a few lecture style workshops, all under 45-minutes.
Showing of the YouTube podcast: The Great Simplification
Rice Museum
NAMI Portland
Food by Chef Salem Brown
Climate Cafe PDX
Alexander Baretich, the creator of the Cascadia flag
Education, healing and resiliency-building.
A Climate Moxie is one that embodies grit and perseverance through the Long Dark.
Bioregionalism isn't just a theory, it's a practice.
We are bioregionalists.