WHAT: #VoteBrains – Noggin @ p:ear!

We did it!

LEARN MORE AT THE LINK

Returning to find a voice

WHERE: p:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97209

WHEN: Thursday, October 29, 2020, 10:00am – 1:00pm

“The only way to practice democracy, is to practice democracy.”
— Hu Shih

NW Noggin is deeply honored to be the p:earblossoms 2020 Community Partner Awardee!

Pizza party and ballots!

P:ear is helping youth participate in local and national elections, and we’ll explore the critical importance for brain health of access to evidence-based information, collective community investment and support  –  and agency over our own environments, including the opportunity to vote for elected representatives.

LEARN MORE: Your brain on preparedness

LEARN MORE: As few as 1 in 10 homeless people vote in elections – here’s why

LEARN MORE: Legal and Practical Barriers to Voting for Homeless People

LEARN MORE: The Homeless Have Voting Rights but Face Many Hurdles

LEARN MORE: Republican voter suppression efforts were banned for decades. Here’s what changed.

Noggin Vesicles

We’re also making NOGGIN VESICLES  –  easily transported, screen-printed shoulder sacks filled with brain masks, KN95 masks, art supplies, 3D printed brains, clean “brain” socks, first aid kits, hand sanitizer, toothpaste/toothbrushes, and emergency blankets!

Brain masks sewn by Ashley Keates!

And if we receive more action potentials (i.e., donations :), we’ll release more vesicles!

LEARN MORE ABOUT VESICLES: Synaptic Vesicle Pools and Dynamics

We’ve raised some money for supplies, and if you’d like to contribute, please click below!

LEARN MORE: Nonprofit Noggins!

JOIN US:  Please contact Bill Griesar (griesar@pdx.edu) and Jeff Leake (jleake@pdx.edu) to learn more, and get involved. 

We’ll ALL be masked, and maintain physical distance 🙂

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
2. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
3. Jasmin Mabry, PSU/BUILD EXITO
4. Jacob Schoen, NUNM/OHSU
5. Zoie Harpole, PSU
6. Lidia Echeverria-Garcia, University of Oregon
7. Aaron Eisen, NUNM/OHSU
8. Cam Howard, NUNM
9. Alex Phanphackdy, PSU
10. Ashley Keates, PSU

“Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.”
— George Jean Nathan

See what else we’ve done at p:ear this month

The world, filtered

A brain garden grows @ p:ear

Noggin @ P:ear 🧠🍐❤️