Bridgespace Townhall
The Future of Bridge Space ✨
Town Hall Meeting - Sunday, August 24 | 3:00–5:30 PM
As corporations continue to take over buildings across Portland, we’re gathering to protect a space that serves grassroots communities. Bridge Space is a collective hub for connection, inspiration, and collaboration. This Town Hall is your invitation to help shape a cooperative model that can keep the space accessible, activated, and community-led for years to come.
We’re proposing a model that ensures this space is:
~ A platform for community members to gather
~ Financially sustainable without relying on bar sales
~ Operated by the people, for the people who use it
This is a working session where we’ll:
~ Reflect on: What does this space mean to you?
~ Share the draft co-op membership model + legal steps
~ Collect feedback, resources, and align on next actions
~ Invite collaborators, members, and key contributors
⏰ SCHEDULE
3:00–3:30 PM – Transition & Potluck
~ Eat together. Set the tone. Chairs out, circle up
3:30–4:00 PM – Community Reflections from Townhall Session 1
~ Focus group prompts + facilitated discussion
4:00–4:30 PM – Vision Presentation
~ Membership tiers, lease-to-own model, timeline
4:30–5:00 PM – Open Floor Feedback
~ 3-minute shares, timekeeper + notetaker
5.00 - 5.30pm - Tour to Factor Building & Wonderlove.
🌿 ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:
~ Fernhill Ecstatic Dance (Kalyana Maitri & Tyson) - A community organization centered around authentic expression and weekly Sunday ecstatic dances
~ @cascadia.culture (Ashley Bonn) - A Bioregional booking & events company shaping culture in the PNW
~ Portland Kirtan Meditation (Chay Tanya Lila)- A group of old and new friends building community through music, meditation and shared meals made with love
-Bridgespace Coworking - A Coworking group set up in July to suggest feasible membership possibliities.
Questions or Suggestions? Email us at high.vibes@thebridgespace.com