Grant County
Information on the Community Wealth Building workshop in John Day that was held April 17, 2010
Several residents of the grant county area and environs met on a sunny Saturday in April to share their ideas for their respective communities. Each came with distinct and individual thoughts, but all left feeling a greater kinship and camaraderie for their neighbors and fellow workshop participants.
A few participants had been involved with the leadership programs in the past, but several indicated they had never been involved in the community in this way before - so it was an inspiring moment for them to find their voice and ability to take a role in shaping their community.
The issue of the Aryan Nations looking at establishing a base in Grant County was still on everyone's mind. As the community had successfully rallied together to make sure they loud and clear that a hate group was not welcome, essentially staring down one of the country's most heinous groups, they were wanting to look beyond this one incident to the bigger picture of how to make their community the kind of place they envisioned it being. Everyone was positive and optimistic about the process, and about the opportunities in store for the communities of Grant County and its neighbors. Their Collective Statement is testament to that fact.
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the group's Collective Statement (Word doc)
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the original event flyer (PDF)
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Comments from Solwest 2010
Expanding options, opportunities, and freedom. Bringing together creative peopel and inventors.
I love the closeknit community, the beauty of the land, and the fact you can raise a family without much of the Big City ways.
Homegrown beer! Homegrown food, homegrown beef, Homegrown dairy, Homegrown eggs, Homegrown is best!
Being close to nature is my joy.
Love is sustainable.
A second chance, another day, one more shot at success. -KOT
Don't cast blame if everything doesn't seem just right - Likely, there was not enough nurturing. This is Thich Nhat Han's thought, translated somewhat by Nancy Nickel
Enough good, healthful food to eat. A warm and comfy house. A circle of wonderful friends. - Jennifer
It's a wonderful life if you NEVER weaken; if you do "don't" let anyone know. -THB
To survive raising three rowdy boys and be successful at molding them into good husbands! - Nickole
What if...
What if you could build a passive solar energy home that reclaimed so much power from the environment that you could actually sell your excess back to the power grid? - Mark G.
Living in a community that is self-sustaining in the basics of physical and mental (spiritual) human needs. - RL, Baker City
Live consciously, live well, live happy! - Mike Hewitt
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