Rise Up Northwest in Unity Convening @ Portland Expo Center | Safeguarding the Northwest’s Essential Life Sources

From our sponsors:
Rise Up Northwest in Unity Convening
October 28, 2025: 5-9pm
October 29, 2025: 9am-8pm
October 30, 2025: 9am-5pm
Free (Registrations Required) | All Ages
Register: columbiasnakeriver.com

Portland Expo Center
2060 N Marine Dr, Portland, OR 97217

The third annual Rise Up Northwest in Unity Convening (R.U.N.) is coming to Portland! Attendees will arrive on October 28 for our kick-off reception, after which the two-day gathering will commence on October 29. Our theme this year is “Rooted in tradition while our roots continue to grow”. The conference will focus on education and advocacy for safeguarding the Northwest’s essential life sources—water, orcas, and salmon—and we need your voice to help shape the future.

We hope you will join us as we continue working toward healing our rivers, orcas, and salmon while building a stronger, more resilient Northwest. Together, we can create lasting change.

Event Details:

Dates: October 28 (attendee arrival), October 29-30 (Convening)

Agenda:

Oct. 28- Kick-off reception 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Held at Jantzen Beach | Holiday Inn Portland-Columbia Riverfront)

• Featuring a Reading & Book Signing of The Water Remembers by Amy Bowers Cordalis, Music, Food, Drinks, & Connections

Oct. 29- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

• Water & First Foods
• The Big Fish
• Healthy Salmon = Healthy People

Oct. 29- 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

• These Sacred Hills- film screening

Oct. 30- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

• Orcas: Residents vs. Bigs
• Tribes: treaties, hatcheries, fishery
• Campaigns of Success