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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · 12d

We’ll be tabling here with mending kits, zines, and supplies!!

Event flier: The Inaugural
Gored Gourd
Gala On
Glisan
SUNDAY, OCT 12
NOON-5pm
NE 70TH-74TH GLISAN
FALL SPECIALS AT PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES
LOCAL CRAFT VENDORS • FOOD
•E MUSIC @ HINTERLAND • COSTUMES ENCOURAGED!

mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Sep 23

Come join us at Peninsula Park on Saturday afternoon, probably our last park meetup of the year (depending on the weather in late October!). We have lots of free fabric, thread, and other sewing supplies so you can get stocked up for your winter sewing plans!

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Sep 14

We’re here till 2!

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Aug 31

Yes we are!!

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Aug 31

Ack we forgot to post this earlier, sorry!! Starting NOW at Mt Scott Park, mending supplies and also today we have a ton of free craft books as well!!

Photos of boxes of books with caption: Giving away A TON of free craft books at Mt Scott park today, mostly knitting.
Come by and grab some!

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Aug 2

Printed approximately 785 patches this week for all the events we have coming up! Come see us to pick out your favorite!

33 different handprinted patch designs in stacks on a table

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Aug 1

We’ll be here tomorrow!

Event flyer: Mutual Aid Fair
Face masks
Required
Franklin High School
August 1st
5-7pm
SUNRISE MOVEMENT
PDX
Dinner
Provided
Raffle prizes.
Connect with local mutual aid organizations to learn about resources and make your community a better place
PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION
Multnomah
Healthy Parks, Healthy Portland
County
SUN Community Schools are a collaboration of Multnomah County, the City of Portland, and Centennial David Douglas. Gresham-Barlow, Portland Public, Parkrose, and Reynolds school districts and non-profits.
@portlandmutualaid and sunrisepdx

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Jul 26

We’re here right now! We have mending kits, cooling scarf kits, patches, zines, and a big bin of free fabric!!

GAYS EATING
THE RICH IN THE PARK
bit.ly/gayjuly
SAT.
JULY
26
FUCK ICE
5-0
PM
LAURELHURST PARK
Drag • Crafts • Carnival Games Potluck • Clothing Swap • Book Swap

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Jul 20

Peninsula Park is busy today!
You'll find us by the playground, tables closest to the bathrooms

Map of peninsula park with our location circled, near top left of park

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Jul 20

Today!

mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Jul 16

We’ll be hanging out at Peninsula Park on Sunday afternoon! Stop by, mend with us, and grab some supplies. We’ll have sewing supplies and cooling scarf kits! Totally feel free to just swing by to get stuff, we know there’s lots going on this weekend!

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Jul 18

We’ll be here tomorrow with mending kits, cooling scarf kits, and patches!!

Flyer with text: MASKS REQUIRED
AND PROVIDED
TRANS PRIDE RALLY
SAT. 7/19/25 2PM - 5:30PM
NORTH PARK BLOCKS
ASL INTERPRETERS WILL BE PRESENT
EMAIL US TO PERFORM, SPEAK OR TABLE
GreaterPortlandTransUnity@gmail.com

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Jul 18

We’ll be here tomorrow with mending kits, cooling scarf kits, and patches!!

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Lauren Hudgins @laurenhudgins.bsky.social · Jul 14

My late friend had incredible taste and I will be bringing some of her clothing to the clothing closet @mendingbloc.bsky.social is helping with July 17. (Collection day is today.)

East Portland Collective. Bring us your clothes and gender-affirming garments. Community Clothing Closet. Collection event Monday July 14, 4:30-7pm. Woody Guthrie Community Room. 5800 SE 91st Ave. Shopping Event (free) Thursday July 17. 5:30-8:30pm. Glenwood Park, SE 86th Ave and Claybourne St. Face Mask Required.

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Jul 16

We’ll be hanging out at Peninsula Park on Sunday afternoon! Stop by, mend with us, and grab some supplies. We’ll have sewing supplies and cooling scarf kits! Totally feel free to just swing by to get stuff, we know there’s lots going on this weekend!

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Jul 1

We’re still meeting on Mondays in Lents! Here is more detail pictured about where we meet since it can be a little hard to find—you’ll go through that little gate to get to the glass door entrance. The community room and bathroom are ADA accessible. There’s air conditioning! 🪡🧶✂️

Map with the spot where we meet circled in blue, on SE 91st Ave just north of SE Foster Rd, south of SE Reedway St

Photo of Woody Guthrie Place, with brick facing the sidewalk and a light post

Photo of a short gate with a handle and a building with glass doors behind it

Photo of glass doors entrance to a building, with a blue little free library type structure in front

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Jun 27

Tomorrow!!

mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Jun 27

We’ll be at Rad Pride on Saturday and we printed a bunch of new patches to give out, including 9 brand new designs! See you at Wilshire Park!

Rad Pride flyer with text: FUCK CORPORATE PRIDE
RAD PRIDE
JUNE 28
2025
WILSHIRE PARK
12-6
1312MARKET.CRD.CO

MASKS REQUIRED!
MUTUALAID - VENDORS • FUNDRAISING • FOOD • PERFORMERS

A sheet of fabric with patch designs printed onto it in pink ink, with screen above

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Jun 27

We’ll be at Rad Pride on Saturday and we printed a bunch of new patches to give out, including 9 brand new designs! See you at Wilshire Park!

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Jun 13

We know there’s A LOT going on right now, but if you’re able to come out for a bit on Sunday afternoon you can mend with us for a crafty break or just pick up supplies to take home! We’ll have cooling scarf making supplies, tons of donated fabric, and other sewing supplies—please take some!! 🪡🧵

Yellow flier: Mend Together with
MENDING BLOC + kit/supply pickup!
Mt Scott Park
Sunday, June 15th 3-5pm
Bring items that need mending and we'll help you out or just keep you company, or just bring yourself and we'll have materials and tools you can stitch or learn with. We'll also have plenty of sewing supplies that you can use / take with you!
MASKS REQUIRED

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · Jun 8

Oh hey if you’re in Gresham and want some mending kits, sewing supplies, or cooling scarf kits, we’ll be at the Rooted in Resilience resource fair!

Gresham Main City Park (Main Field Area), June 8, 1–4pm

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · May 24

Sooo many nice kids clothes are being mended!! If you have or know little kids come by Marie Equi before 5:30 to pick some out. We really want these to get out to tiny folks and get worn! Some are sized for bigger kids, there’s a wide variety

Photo of the fronts of a bunch of cute kids clothes with caption: A small sampling of the clothes we're fixing up to donate-come to Marie Equi before 5:30 to pick some up for your kids! The mends are mainly on the back sides, so this is the fronts...

The back sides of those same clothes, showing mends mostly made with small fabric patches, caption: And the mends! We have like five times this already mended and will have a bunch more in the next hour!!

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · May 24

Tomorrow!! We got snacks! Come for as much or little time as you want to, we’d love to see you!

mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · May 17

Come mend with us next Saturday! We have an enormous pile of cute kids clothes that need to be fixed up and also need homes, so you can come just to mend, just to take some clothes home, or to do both—whatever will get these nice items back in functioning condition and worn by kids in our community!

Flyer: Kidswear Mend & Take
at The Marie Equi Center
Saturday
May 24th 1-5pm
Come help us mend a large quantity of adorable donated children's clothing that needs a variety of different kinds of fixes. Bring a machine if you have one, or just your hands. We'll have some supplies. Take clothes with you at the end!
Logos for mending bloc, reclaim it, and Marie equi center

If you'd just like to take clothing donations at the end, please come between 4:30-5:30 and you can look through mended items to take what works for you.
No resale of items is permitted (they were donated with that rule)—please take things for your family or community to use.
All skill levels welcome! Mending needed will range from small and simple to more elaborate. You are welcome to learn by watching but the focus here will be on the actual mending rather than teaching.
The Marie Equi Center is at 4434 SE 25th Ave, at Holgate, seven blocks from a yellow line MAX stop and less than one block from a bus stop, line 17.
Parking is limited.
Service and support animals are welcome, but the venue would like to know ahead of time if we expect any so please let us know if you'll have a furry companion!

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · May 17

Come mend with us next Saturday! We have an enormous pile of cute kids clothes that need to be fixed up and also need homes, so you can come just to mend, just to take some clothes home, or to do both—whatever will get these nice items back in functioning condition and worn by kids in our community!

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · May 8

We’ll be mending at Craft Emporium on Sunday for their Second Sunday School! Sign up on their website, spots are limited — craftemporiumpdx.com/products/may...

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · May 5

SE PDX friends, Lents neighborhood masked craft nights are now EVERY MONDAY! 6-8pm at Woody Guthrie Place—5800 SE 91st Ave.

Masks will be required and provided. Some craft supplies will be available but feel free to bring any kind of craft project you want to work on! Hope to see you there!

Flyer with graphic of knitter wearing a mask, text: Monday Masked
Craft Night!
EVERY Monday 6-8pm at Woody Guthrie Place
5800 SE 91st Ave in Lents
Come work on whatever projects you want— mending, knitting, crochet, embroidery, etc etc etc!
Hang out with members of Mending Bloc and other friendly
SE crafty neighbors.
Bring whatever supplies you need for your crafting. Some limited supplies will be available to use. All are welcome.
Masks are required and will be provided. We protect us!!
EAST PORTLAND COLLECTIVE
MENDING BLOC

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mending bloc @mendingbloc.bsky.social · May 2

We’ll be tabling at Reed College on Thursday with Sunrise Reed! May 8th, 4:30-6 in the gcc quad (3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, quad outside the Gray Campus Center at Reed College)

Flyer with text: SUNRISE REED PRESENTS...
SOLIDARITY AGAINST FASCISM
AN EVENT TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND STAND AGAINST STUDENT REPRESSION
THUR. MAY
8
4:30-6PM
GCC QUAD
FEATURING:
FROM THE RIVER PDX * MOSQUITO FLF PORTLAND MUTUAL AID * DONT SHOC KALIKASAN SOLIDARITY ORGANIZATI MENDING BLOC * PEOPLE'S FREE LIB RESIST US LED WAR * CLIMATE CAFE
LIVE
FREE
MUTUAL AID
MUSIC
DESSERT
TABLES + ART
WITH SPEAKER KENT FORD
CO-FOUNDER OF PORTLAND BLACK PANTHER PARTY

Solidarity Against Fascism
EVENT SCHEDULE
8 MAY 2025
4:30 - 6:00 PM
4:30 PM
Opening + Welcome
Sunrise Reed
4:35 PM
Mir Bowring
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Reed College
5:00 PM
"Dreaming 'America,' Enacting Community Joy"
Kate Ming Tien Duffly and Michael Stevenson Jr.
5:10 PM
Don't Shoot PDX
Justice-Based Education and Art Events
5:15 PM
From the River PDX
Palestinian Justice and Decolonialization
5:30 PM
Kent Ford
Co-Founder of the Portland Black Panther Party
5:50 PM
Closing + Next Steps
Sunrise Reed
live music mutual aid tabling free dessert

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