The Free Spirits
Freeland Free Spirits program celebrates female-identifying, transgender, and gender-nonconforming Oregonians who are busting through the glass ceilings and soaring. These are people who think and act in an uninhibited way without worrying about rules and norms. We call them non-conformists, rule-benders, iconoclasts, mavericks, and bohemians. They march to their own beat, and their own muse. We appreciate them for their ability to help their community, create beauty, be original, blaze trails, and celebrate unabashedly.
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The Free Spirits

Eboni Brown, Rosehaven PDX
It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood,A beautiful day for a neighbor,Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Eboni Brown leaves everyone with a desire to improve their neighborhood....
Eboni Brown, Rosehaven PDX
It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood,A beautiful day for a neighbor,Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Eboni Brown leaves everyone with a desire to improve their neighborhood....

Dayna Pinkham, Rosehaven PDX
Dayna Pinkham is a positive force within Portland’s maker community and is keeping often forgotten hat making techniques alive and well. In the 1980’s she began her millinery career in...
Dayna Pinkham, Rosehaven PDX
Dayna Pinkham is a positive force within Portland’s maker community and is keeping often forgotten hat making techniques alive and well. In the 1980’s she began her millinery career in...

Crazy Aunt Lindsey, Rose's Fund
Lindsey is the award-winning creator + host of The Fab Lab With Crazy Aunt Lindsey, YouTube’s most beloved kids science web series that takes everyday science concepts and turns them...
Crazy Aunt Lindsey, Rose's Fund
Lindsey is the award-winning creator + host of The Fab Lab With Crazy Aunt Lindsey, YouTube’s most beloved kids science web series that takes everyday science concepts and turns them...

Leslie Lee, The Soul Box Project
Meet Leslie Lee, a true Free Spirit. Leslie founded The Soul Box Project to raise awareness of the US gunfire epidemic through art. In less than 2 years, 66,000 Soul...
Leslie Lee, The Soul Box Project
Meet Leslie Lee, a true Free Spirit. Leslie founded The Soul Box Project to raise awareness of the US gunfire epidemic through art. In less than 2 years, 66,000 Soul...

Heather Rose Otto, See You at the Summit
Congrats to Heather Rose Otto, August’s Free Spirit. After 16 years of building See You at the Summit, she is taking her first group of teens affected by cancer into...
Heather Rose Otto, See You at the Summit
Congrats to Heather Rose Otto, August’s Free Spirit. After 16 years of building See You at the Summit, she is taking her first group of teens affected by cancer into...

Tana Ross, Opal
Cheers to Tana Ross, a true Free Spirit. Tana is the owner of Bleeding Hearts Kettlebell Club, a space for strength of body and spirit that also supports underserved community...
Tana Ross, Opal
Cheers to Tana Ross, a true Free Spirit. Tana is the owner of Bleeding Hearts Kettlebell Club, a space for strength of body and spirit that also supports underserved community...