"I have never been content with the idea that the options that we've been given are the only options. Throughout my entire career, everything I've ever done, I have always been focused on helping people come up with ideas and options beyond what is right in front of them. I think that that creativity is our birthright as people, and that there are a lot of powers that would like us not to practice that creative act." – Aria Joughin
MakeWith is a learning center in Portland, Oregon providing workshops, memberships, and other ways to help people build skills for collective resilience. Aria Joughin is the founder and owner of MakeWith and shares their mission for a place where the community can come together, learn, and support one through "shifting economic and environmental circumstances."
The video celebrates the instructors and highlights workshops including Changing a Tire, Swapping a Light Fixture, Making a Charcuterie & Cheese Board, Knife & Tool Sharpening, and Tiling Basics and Backsplashes.
As someone who participated in their Drywall Basics: Large Repairs course, it is a welcoming place to learn, get your hands dirty, and walk away with the confidence that you can do what needs to be done.