Covid Safer PDX

11/04/2024

Great job starting Jan 5:

Enter a Covid-free bubble to be a live-in helper for a progressive, funny, disabled writer in NE PDX. Good pay, great bonus, free rent & utilities, your own furnished living room and bedroom. Want time to start savings, pay debts, reset your life, create?

See more at: www.liveinhelperpdx.com

Can't do it now, but want to later? Just mention that when you apply.

11/03/2024

What does it mean to be er0tic?
What is pleasure?
How can we decolonize our concept of it?
Join us Sat, Nov 9, 2024 — Nov 10, 2024 12pm-3pm PT for a sweet afternoon of movement, pleasure, and play...all bodies welcome!
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Sliding scale! Sign up today!
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E3: Embodied Erotic Experiencing
With Carlene Ostedgaard
Are you curious about moving your body in ways that are both embodied and sensual?
Have you ever wanted to explore what erotic movement feels like in your body?
In E3 (Erotic Embodied Experiencing), we will explore these questions and much more!

Your experience in E3 includes:
The opportunity to somatically unravel body vigilance to make space for embodied pleasure
The opportunity to reconnect with the authentic messages your body is sending
The opportunity to explore sensual movement and play
It would be my greatest pleasure to facilitate this workshop with you and co-create a beautiful, sensual experience together!

https://app.aldercommons.org/program/eroticexperiencing

11/03/2024

Share your mask selfies to show your solidarity with other maskers! While we fight back against mask bans and prevent infection during the largest summer wave of the pandemic it's incredibly important to normalize, encourage, and empower masking. Mask with pride! Mask in solidarity!

Submit your photo and tell us why you mask here: https://whn.global/mask-selfies/.

11/03/2024

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SELF-DEFENSE FOR EVERY BODY

SAFE TOGETHER WORKSHOP

REGISTER NOW

www.safetogether.space

Workshop centered on 2SLGBTQIA+ & allies

Flying Tortoise Martial Arts | 4400 NE Glisan St

SUNDAY NOV 10, 2024 11-1pm

Cost: Pay-what-you-want

Personal Safety Foundations

• Mindset, mentality, risk assessmen

Safe distance management

Survival & escape from common attacks

All body types and abilities welcome. Masks required.

Instructor Holly Ng Forrette

10/29/2024

https://instagram.com/covidsaferpdx

10/29/2024

✨ Community Altar Creation with Savahna & Jayce✨
This liminal season between the light and dark halves of the year is considered by many cultures to be a sacred time for remembering and honoring the spirits of the dead. Join us at Alder Commons as we gather to build an altar honoring our community's ancestors, share stories about our own dearly departed, and learn a bit about how to start an altar practice at home.
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The altar will be constructed on Monday evening and then left intact in the AC lounge so that community members may continue to add photos, flowers, small tokens, and food & drink offerings throughout the coming weeks (which happen to include Dia de Mu***os, Samhain, All Souls Day, and more!)
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Nothing but your presence is required to participate, but you may get the most out of the experience if you bring the following with you:
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photos of any deceased loved ones or cultural ancestors (of course you can put Marsha P. Johnson on an ancestor altar!) you wish to honor
natural items that remind you of them or help you feel connected to them, the spirit world, the Earth, etc. (flowers, acorns, crystals, pinecones, etc.)
empty picture frames of all sizes if you have any you don't need and could donate
a treat to share with fellow participants and the ancestors (please bring a recipe or list of ingredients if you choose to offer this)
This course is facilitated by Savahna and Jace!
https://app.aldercommons.org/program/community-altar-creation-2/

10/29/2024

COVID-19 can spread even if you don’t have symptoms. You may be infected and infectious without realizing it, which makes it crucial to continue practicing precautions like wearing a mask and ensuring good ventilation. Protecting others is key, even when you feel fine.

10/26/2024

🎉🎭 Join our COVID-Conscious Costume Contest! 🎭🎉

Get ready to mask up and show off your creativity—because this Halloween, we're keeping it safe and fun! 🦠✨ All costumes MUST include a properly-fitted respirator, because nothing says "fang-tastic" like a little virus awareness!

📸 Submit your photos by 11:59 PM on 10/31/2024 for a chance to win in one of our frightfully fun categories:
- **Funniest Costume**: Get ready to tickle those funny bones!
- **Best Handmade**: Show off your crafty skills!
- **Saltiest Vibes**: Bring on the sass and halloween attitude!
- **Most People Masked in One Photo**: Because covid safety is a team effort.
- **With Your Costumed Pet(s)**: Critters deserve some halloween fun too!
- **Best Duo/Coordinated Set**: let's see those creative squads!

Voting will happen on INSTAGRAM on 11/1, so don’t ghost us! 👻 The winners will be announced soon, and bragging rights will be up for grabs!

tinyurl.com/bdzb5yf8 or link in 's bio!

Let’s make this Halloween a boo-tiful celebration, one safe mask at a time! 🎃💀

10/26/2024

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. As the virus continues to spread, it's crucial to remember that COVID-19 is airborne and can cause significant illness. Preventing infection through effective measures like high-quality masks, proper ventilation, and other precautions is essential to protecting public health. Stay informed, stay cautious.

10/26/2024

The wheel of the year is turning from light to darkness, or from the dry season to the rainy season in the Pacific Northwest. Here at Alder Commons we are holding space for the numerous peoples around the world who take this transitional time as an opportunity to honor those who have transitioned out of this life and into the land of the dead.

Join us Monday evening, October 28th from 6-8pm for a workshop where we will create a multicultural ancestor altar for our community members, share stories about our experiences with our own ancestors, and learn how to start an altar practice at home.

If you are unable to attend the altar creation workshop, you can bring photos, flowers, small tokens, and food & drink offerings to the community altar any time between October 29th and November 3rd.
Sing up here: https://app.aldercommons.org/program/community-altar-creation-2/

10/22/2024

masks required thursday, nov 14th!
https://211ten.org

10/22/2024

10/21/2024

Masks work, especially respirators. N95, KN95, KF94, and FFP2 masks are classified as respirators. Worn correctly, they provide about 95% filtration of airborne particles.

Visit our mask guidelines page to learn more about why masks are a crucial public health measure.

https://whn.global/guidelines/masks/

10/21/2024

Next weekend!! get DEATHY READY! (an amazing 4-week exploration of, you guessed it, DEATH).

Course Descriptions
Week 1 Remembering and Being Remembered
In this workshop we’ll delve into the heart of why you remember people in your life who have died and explore what it is about being remembered that matters to you. From there, we’ll consider the impact you may have on others when you die. We’ll also be considering how to individually and uniquely honor the memory of your loved one who has died.

Week 2 Values, Wishes, and Who/What Matter Most
Along with the holistic workbook Seven Tools for Making Sense of Life and Death, this workshop will help you articulate your core values and how they affect your living and dying. You’ll connect with your current hopes and fears around death, and get clearer on who and what matter most.

Week 3 The 5-Minute Legacy Love Letter
Using six prompts, you’ll write at least one lasting message to an important person in your life. You’ll have time to reflect on and connect to that relationship and discover how it can affect the relationship in the present. This powerful tool can also be used to assist others who may be experiencing loss.

Week 4 Nine Things to Include in Your Departure Directions ™
A highly practical workshop where we discuss your written guidelines for how you wish to be cared for and remembered after you die. Completing – or even starting – your Departure Directions ™ can give you peace of mind knowing your final wishes will be honored by the people you leave behind. This workshop will include a brief discussion of eco-friendly ways of body disposition.
--- Want to learn more? Click here: https://app.aldercommons.org/program/deathready/