Welcome to Living Earth!DONATE HERE
Our values, principles, and programs:
- Living Earth opposes violence, war, fascism, racism, bigotry, and oppression in any form.
- We support skillful, compassionate action throughout society to nurture resilience, cooperation, and community.
- We support creative, nonviolent resistance to injustice and abuses of power.
- Our programs are based on principles of interdependence and co-arising, to foster insight and responsible action to care for all places and beings whose presence is part of this living earth.
- Our ongoing programs are open to all (special intermittent offerings may have suggested donations to attend but no one is turned away).
Dharma Offerings: Meditations, workshops, retreats, and contemplative opportunities that deepen our experience of our inherent boundless, and nurture balance, stability, compassion, kindness, and community.
Being Here Now Gatherings: occasional potlucks, picnics, and opportunities to connect over shared veg/vegan meals, to strengthen community, for conversation to listen generously to others, enriching community as we go.
Compassionate Action and Community Care: Periodic programs providing food and winter warmth for Portlanders in need.
Special Events: Winter Solstice Celebrations, Summer Picnics, and similar events during the year, are offered free or by self-chosen sliding scale.
Keep the Wheel Turning: This supports all Living Earth activities.
Water & Warmth for Warm Springs: These gifts support periodic delivery of clothing, food, and potable water to the Warm Springs Tribal Community and the Tribal radio station KWSO.org Contact us for more information.
Workshops and retreats: Opportunities to step away from our daily concerns, roles, and routines and look deeply at the wider sphere of being human: the beauty of the Earth and the joy of life, as well as impermanence, grief, and letting go. These events are always offered by registration with a sliding scale.
Inclusivity Scholarships: Gifts provide space for youth and others to attend retreats, workshops, and special events. Anyone short of means can request a scholarship or give at a reduced level that works for them..
Support Living Earth today with a one-time donation…
…or become a “Best Friend” with a simple monthly pledge from $8 to $108. With pledges we can look ahead and keep our programs growing.
Thank you for nurturing seeds of peace, justice, beauty, and balance in our world.
We are a Portland-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, social benefit organization, per IRS number 93-1331068.
- From 2008 to 2020, Living Earth volunteers responded to the urgent needs of unhoused folks across Portland, providing winter warmth and home-prepared food year-round out on the streets or for those living in tenuous circumstances. We’ve delivered donations and food to support survivors of natural disasters. Our Brown Bag program delivered thousands of healthy, home-made meals, hand-to-hand, across the city to folks under bridges, on sidewalks, and in doorways. Our Winter Warming project provided more than 11,000 hand crafted warm items to folks in need, from blankets and sweaters to hats and scarves. Since 2021, most of our service has focused on providing support for the tribal community at Warm Springs Reservation. In 2026, with support from our members and donors, our service programs will continue to evolve and grow.
- Questions? Please contact us.