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SAfER: Huerta / Chavez Celebration
Tax Day Protest
350EUG: Electrify - Climate Town Hall family event
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Lane Transit District: Mobility Management Strategy survey
CLDC blog: Civil Lawsuits & Privacy - What Activists Need to Know
Washburne Plant Exchange: Annual Plant and Produce Share
DisOrient: Asian American Film Festival of Oregon
City Club Eugene: Who Will Represent the Dems in the CD4 Race?
UO OLR: 100 Years of Oregon Law Review - Looking to the Future of Racial Justice and Criminal Law
EVEVA workshop: Curious about electric vehicles?
Eugene City: Boards and Commissions Seeking Applicants, ends Apr. 15
CLDC webinar: Eric King trial report back
Dayenu: Freedom from Fossil Fuels - An Earth Day & Passover Action
Singing Creek Center: The Green Living Fair, Cottage Grove
UO Women’s Center: Take Back The Night
No Mow May
The Be-Longing Space: "Earth Justice & the Harmony Way"
HIV Alliance: Big Night In Blossom! fundraiser
KindTree: "Festival of Art for All"
art submission deadline May 28
350EUG: Take Action Now
MM+ Electrify Eugene Campaign
MM+ Carbon Fee - sign petition
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2022 Federal & State credits and rebates for installing solar systems
NAACP: Ongoing Services
Transponder: Weekly and monthly events
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Each year, this (virtual) event engages Springfield students, teachers, and community members in honoring Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta's legacy - raising awareness for social justice.
Cada año, este evento (virtual) involucra a los estudiantes, maestros y miembros
de la comunidad de Springfield para honrar el legado de César Chávez
y Dolores Huerta: crear conciencia sobre la justicia social.
https://sites.google.com/springfield.k12.or.us/huertachavez
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Join us for our fifth Climate Town Hall!
The purpose of the Climate Town Hall is to help achieve a clean, more sustainable future with a focus on electrifying homes, businesses and transportation. There will be teach-ins, musical entertainment, electric cars & bikes and information offered by local organizations. The free, family-friendly event is presented by 350 Eugene.
There will be exciting outdoor displays of EVs, cars & bikes (including Arcimoto Fun Utility Vehicles);
Special Keynote Speaker, Aimée Okotie-Oyekan (climate justice activist);
Short rotating teach-ins with experts on electrification - Juan Munoz (EWEB), Dylan Plummer (Sierra Club) and Danny Noonan (Breach Collective);
Musical entertainment with Ratie D (Zimbabwean singer-songwriter) & Eugene Raging Grannies and movers and shakers tabling from local organizations.
Join your peeps in the local climate movement. Bring a friend!
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from "Eugene's Community Bulletin," January 26
Lane Transit District
Mobility Management Strategy
Lane Transit District (LTD) is asking the public and its private partners for input on how the District can collaborate with them to determine how best to expand or modify the public transportation network and deliver new public transportation options and services to the region.
The information gathered will inform LTD’s Mobility Management Strategy (MMS) to provide public transportation to the community in the future.
Interested members of the public, including LTD’s private-sector partners, can learn more about the MMS process and sign up for project updates by visiting the LTD website (listed below). Community members can respond to a survey that will be posted on the project webpage later next month.
The purpose of the MMS is to:
- Understand needs and gaps in transportation services
- Determine the best role for LTD to play in supporting new transportation services and programs
- Define a process for making decisions about LTD’s role in new transportation options
- Identify a list of potential transportation projects to consider for implementation in the future
www.ltd.org/mobility-management
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Civil Lawsuits & Privacy:
What Activists Need to Know
Protecting Your Privacy When You Want to Sue the Government for Harming You
by Marianne Dugan, CLDC Senior Staff Attorney
Civil litigation is a useful tool in the activist toolbox—and like all the tools, it has pro’s and con’s that must be realistically assessed prior to deploying it. Being prepared - and fully understanding that your rights to privacy can be subject to different interpretations than you are accustomed to – is key to making it a stronger, more successful tool for social and political change.
Read the full blog post at:
https://cldc.org/civil-lawsuits-and-privacy
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Washburne Plant Exchange
8th Annual Plant and Produce Share
Every Saturday at 10:30 - 12:00
From now through the Summer
This plant exchange is at a different location this year:
511 10th St, Springfield
Bring what you Have and/or Take what you Need!
The purpose of this group is to recycle plants from our yards that we don't need and finding plants we could use. We don't charge anything for plants and you don't need to donate plants to adopt.
All plants/produce and other items are donated and will be given away for free on a ‘first come first serve’ basis.
We do accept donations that go to a community cause, Ann's Heart Womens Shelter. We want to continue to support the shelter this year.
www.facebook.com/Anns-Heart-Womens-Shelter-of-Springfield-Oregon-2374395552574562
We are also working together with Carry It Forward [www.carryitforward.net].
In 2021 we were able to help 9 women off the streets of Springfield and most are in permanent housing with support services to continue to help them to be self-sufficient. Ann’s Heart’s purpose is to create safe transitional housing for all types of women. We are currently working to raise the funds to purchase or rehab a house to provide this safe space.
Donations can be given at Plant Share, online [anns-heart-womens-shelter.snwbll.com/giving-portal] or checks payable to Ann’s Heart Women’s Shelter and mailed to: PO Box 499, Springfield, OR 97477.
Your donation will help women who experience the trauma
of homelessness to find safety and hope.
Contact: Susi 541-744-3097
Join the Washburne Plant Exchange FB group:
www.facebook.com/groups/2913718288913097
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DisOrient 2022 starts Friday, April 1!
Virtual films will be available for viewing anytime between Friday, April 1st and Sunday, April 10th.
Opening Night Program: Ricochet and Ala Moana Boys
April 1 at 6:00pm at the Broadway Metro, 888 Willamette St., Eugene
Filmmaker Chihiro Wimbush and SF Public Defender's Office Chief Attorney Matt Gonzalez will be in attendance.
Tickets are $15, proof of vaccination required
https://disorient2022.eventive.org/schedule/in-person-opening-night-film-ricochet-and-ala-moana-boys-plus-q-a-with-filmmakers-620d8cd5f40aa6120cce72ed
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Tickets and program information available on our website at DisOrientFilm.org.
This year, we are screening more films than ever before, in a hybrid virtual and live event taking place April 1-10.
At DisOrient, our goal is to build community and expand our world through independent films. We create space devoted to Asian American and Pacific Islander stories and storytellers.
Based in Eugene, DisOrient is the premiere Asian American independent film festival of Oregon. We uplift the voices, stories and histories of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. We promote representation, diversity and inclusion and are committed to building community through our work and our films. Our carefully curated program provides a rich selection of films, Q&A sessions, special events and screenings.
DisOrientFilm.org mmm www.facebook.com/DisOrientFilm
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Weekly Public Forums
In-person and/or live-stream formats as indicated
The events are recorded then made available on City Club's Facebook
and Youtube pages (links below), and they are broadcast
the following Mondays at 7:00 pm on KLCC 89.7 FM.
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The Great Resignation and the Great Awakening:
What Workers Want and Need Today
Friday April 8 m Noon to 1:15
Event Type: Live and Live-stream
Live - First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St., Eugene
City Club of Eugene no longer requires masks and vaccination
for in-person attendance. No lunch available.
Live stream - https://youtu.be/mwZcm0JdYjA
Directions to ask a question of the presenters:
cityclubofeugene.org/sign-up-to-participate
Event webpage - https://cityclubofeugene.org/forum/the-great-resignation-and-the-great-awakening-what-workers-want-and-need-today
How can so many jobs be open when nearly every employer seems to be offering better pay, benefits, and even signing bonuses? About 23% of employees will seek new jobs in 2022, while 9% have already secured a new position, according to a December poll. Some are calling it the “big quit,” others the “great resignation.”
What impact will this have on business and labor? What is motivating so many workers to quit? Will they be satisfied with whatever new jobs they find? Will the great resignation help to revive the union movement and strengthen communities and families? How important are jobs anyway to overall well-being?
Speaker:
Sarita Gupta is Vice President for US programs for the Ford Foundation and the occupant of the 2021-22 Wayne Morse Chair for Law and Politics at the University of Oregon. She served as the executive director of Jobs With Justice and codirector of Caring Across Generations and has deep expertise in policy advocacy, organizing, and building partnerships across the workers’ rights and care movements. She is a nationally recognized expert on the economic, labor, and political issues affecting working people, and is widely acknowledged as a key leader and strategist in the progressive movement.
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Candidate Forum
Who Will Represent the Dems in the CD4 Race?
Friday April 15 m Noon - 2:30 pm
Event Type: Live and Live-stream
Live - First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St., Eugene
City Club of Eugene no longer requires masks and vaccination
for in-person attendance. Pretzels and coffee will be available for purchase.
Live stream - https://youtu.be/3CF771mqhk4
Directions to ask a question of the presenters:
cityclubofeugene.org/sign-up-to-participate
Event webpage - cityclubofeugene.org/forum/who-will-represent-the-dems-in-the-cd4-race
Democrat Peter DeFazio represented voters in Oregon Congressional District 4 for 36 years. Now eight candidates are running in the May 17 primary to represent the Democrats in the November race for his seat. The nominee will run against Alek Skarlatos, who is unopposed in the Republican primary. With the 4th District redrawn, voters should consider the increased advantage Republicans will enjoy in the general election later this year.
Candidates:
Sami Al-Abdrabbuh, PhD, teaches engineering, project management, and work systems design at Oregon State University.
Doyle Canning is an attorney who has worked as a community organizer, policy strategist, and nonprofit founder.
Val Hoyle was elected in 2018 to serve as Oregon’s Labor Commissioner.
Andrew Kalloch has worked as an attorney for the ACLU of New York and as a policy advisor for the New York City Comptroller and for Airbnb.
Steve William Laible is a retired Air Force captain.
Jake Matthews has worked as a writer, producer, and actor.
John Selker is a distinguished professor in the Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering at Oregon State University.
G Tommy Smith served honorably for 10 years in the Navy, and then returned to Oregon to continue schooling.
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100 Years of Oregon Law Review:
Looking to the Future of Racial Justice and Criminal Law
Friday, April 8 at 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Ford Alumni Center, Ballroom
1720 East 13th Ave., Eugene
Join Oregon Law Review for our 2021 (sic) symposium on racial justice and criminal law. We intend to provide a forum for authors to share their work and for students, alumni, practitioners, and community members to engage in discussion.
In 1921, Klansmen paraded through Oregon’s streets to aid in what would be their 1922 sweeping victory of state legislative seats, the Anti-Sterilization League was battling decisions by the Oregon State Eugenics Board to sterilize “confirmed criminals,” laws prohibiting Black people from living in Oregon and people of color from voting in Oregon would be on the books for another four and five years respectively, and faculty at the University of Oregon published Oregon Law Review’s first volume.
A century later, Oregon Law Review is publishing novel legal scholarship that examines the present intersection of race and criminal law as we look to the century ahead.
Registration: law.uoregon.edu/100-years-oregon-law-review
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Register at RevUpOregon.org
Free to anyone interested in learning about electric transportation.
These workshops teach the basics of owning an electric vehicle.
Used electric cars and e-bikes are covered as well.
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From Eugene's Community Bulletin, March 17
Eugene Boards and Commissions Seeking Applicants
now through April 15
Eugene residents looking for new opportunities to become involved in the community can apply now for positions on City boards and commissions.
The members of boards and commissions provide an invaluable service to our city. They advise the City Council and City staff on a wide variety of subjects by making recommendations on important policy matters. The detailed studies and considered advice provided by members of boards and commissions often inspire innovative programs and improved services within the City.
Residents interested in participating in local government and helping to improve the community may consider applying for an opening. The following groups have openings in 2022:
mmm City Council Advisory Bodies mmmmmmm Planning Commission
mmm Budget Committee mmmmmmmmmmmm Historic Review Board
mmm Civilian Review Board mmmmmmmmmmn Toxics Board
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Other Advisory Groups
mmm Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee
mmm Library Advisory Board
Applications for open positions will be accepted through the City of Eugene Boards and Commissions application page [https://coeapps.eugene-or.gov/csboardapplicants/Applicant.aspx] now through April 15, 2022.
Additional information can be found on the Boards and Commissions webpage
[https://www.eugene-or.gov/86/Boards-and-Commissions].
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Join the CLDC defense team on Thursday, April 21 at 3pm PT for an Eric King trial report back.
We will discuss the acquittal, potential impacts for incarcerated people, and next steps in Eric's civil case against the Bureau of Prisons.
Webinar registration at
cldc.org/event/ektrial
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Freedom from Fossil Fuels
MMMMMMMMMMAn Earth Day & Passover Action
Friday April 22, 4-5:30pm
Chase Bank
1100 Willamette St., Eugene
(Willamette & 11th Ave.)
Passover is a celebration of freedom. The holiday carries many lessons today as we face the climate crisis, working to free ourselves from the destruction of the fossil fuel economy and create a world where everyone can thrive.
On Earth Day, April 22, 2022, the last day of Passover, Jews and Allies in Eugene, Oregon will gather in front of Chase Bank, the world’s largest banker of fossil fuels and one of the top financiers of Tar Sands oil, Arctic oil and gas, and fracking. We will publicly proclaim today’s fossil-fueled plagues, and lift up matzah as a symbol of urgency, calling on Chase Bank to “move their dough”.
We mourn the war in Ukraine and the loss of life, and we recognize how fossil fuels are funding the invasion of Ukraine (and how renewable energy can make us all safer). We will call on banks and asset managers to stop their investments not just in Russian oil and gas but in all fossil fuels.
Event webpage - http://dayenu.controlshift.app/events/freedom-from-fossil-fuels-an-earth-day-and-passover-celebration
Fact sheet used for the fossil free Eugene postcard campaign -
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g8FE3dk0tpyQtE9kXNqEOs9OvCVVUcG1-nj9r46EWu4/edit
https://dayenu.org/
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University of Oregon Women’s Center
Take Back The Night
Thursday, April 28 at 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Erb Memorial Union (EMU), Amphitheater
1395 University Street, Eugene
Please join the UO Women’s Center on Thursday, April 28th for “Take Back the
Night 2022: A Rally, March and Speak Out Against Sexual and Domestic Violence.”
Take Back the Night is a yearly international protest aimed at raising awareness about the realities of Sexual and Domestic Violence on campus and in the community, both for Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence and those who want to support and bear witness in solidarity.
We will gather for a rally at 6pm, then march through the streets of Eugene, returning to Southwest Campus Green behind the Knight Library for an informal Speak Out.
For more information please contact Women’s Center Sexual Violence Prevention and Educator Coordinator, Kati Rodriguez, at SVPEWC@gmail.com or Women’s Center Director, Fatima Roohi Pervaiz, at fpervaiz@uoregon.edu.
calendar.uoregon.edu/event/take_back_the_night_8477
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Save the Pollinators
Join legions of gardeners and say “no” to the mow this
May to help our bees, butterflies, wildlife and us!
Mowing your lawn less creates habitat and can increase the abundance and diversity of wildlife including bees and other pollinators. One way to reduce mowing is by participating in
No Mow May.
No Mow May is a conservation initiative first popularized by Plantlife, an organization based in the United Kingdom, but which is gaining traction across North America. The goal of No Mow May is to allow grass to grow un-mowed for the month of May, creating habitat and forage for early season pollinators. This is particularly important in urban areas where floral resources are often limited.
www.plantlife.org.uk/uk
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The Be-Longing Space, is excited to host Dr. Randy Woodley on Saturday, May 14th!
Dr. Woodley is an activist, scholar, author, teacher, wisdom-keeper, and Cherokee descendent, recognized by the Keetoowah Band, who speaks on justice, faith, the Earth, and Indigenous realities. He is the author of numerous books, including Shalom and the Community of Creation and Living in Color. He and his wife, Edith, co-sustain Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice and Eloheh Farm & Seeds outside Portland, Oregon.
This event is free, but donations will be accepted on site. Space is limited, so please reserve your seat as soon as you know that you will be attending.
More information and registration at:
www.eventbrite.com/e/earth-justice-the-harmony-way-finding-our-path-back-to-belonging-tickets-310162593667
www.facebook.com/theBeLongingSpace
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Save the date for HIV Alliance’s Big Night In Blossom!
The annual fundraiser auction gala is back in cocktail party size for 2022.
The in-person event will be held at the Ford Alumni Center (1720 E 13th Ave, Eugene) on May 21.
Ticket purchase and more information at:
https://hivalliance.org/event/big-night
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Festival of Art for All
Saturday, August 6, mm 10am to 5pm
This free public event will be held at the new
Arc Park, 4181 D St. Springfield
KindTree – Autism Rocks in partnership with Arc of Lane County, Allies, Bridgeway House, and Oregon Supported Living Program (OSLP) will host the Festival of Art for All, featuring a variety of music, interactive crafts, art, a talent show, food vendors, live performances, and videos.
Art cards and framed pieces will be available for purchase, with artists receiving 50% of every sale. Additionally, an art contest open to public submissions is described below. Our hope is that this festival will be the return to an annual and growing gathering of artists and entertainers. A yearly community celebration of local art created by individuals with autism and developmental disabilities.
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Dear Artists, KindTree is now accepting submissions of artwork to be considered for the 2022 Festival of Art for All. The submission deadline is May 28, 2022.
This is an opportunity for artists on the autism spectrum to be recognized for their artwork, have fun, and even make money if the artwork sells. Visual arts make up an important part of the festival. There will also be live performance art occurring at the event.
More details can found on the event page -
KindTree.org/event/festival-of-art-for-all-2020
and on the Art Program page - AutismArtism.org
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TAKE ACTION NOW
350EUG invites you to take action with the following events
Electrify Eugene Campaign
Our goal: to win binding ordinances to mandate electrification in buildings, based on the motions passed by the Eugene City Council on November 17:
- Staff is directed to return to council with language for an ordinance that will mandate 100% electric energy in new construction, including residential, industrial and commercial as of Jan. 2023, and
- Staff is directed to return to council with an equitable path to decarbonize all building stock by 2045.
Teams are forming now to organize effective, Covid-safe tactics with specific messaging throughout the campaign to educate & engage our community. We have to build political pressure for the council to act with:
MM+ Letters to the editor + Banner drops & sign waving
MM+ Postcarding to City Officials + City Council Public Testimony
MM+ Get Out the Vote
Sign up here to join a team: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewWV17wjVpuqCtvOpIGsnh2hZz53qocCsaJ-pmWHCU5dhaIw/viewform
We're committed to a Fossil Free Eugene! Here are some other things you can do to help:
Sign this petition to help urge our City Councilors to move quickly to pass concrete ordinances to transition buildings in our city off of fossil fuels:
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/take-action-for-a-fossil-free-eugene
Submit Letters to the Editor to the Eugene Weekly or Register Guard! Click for talking points: https://fossilfreeeugene.org/resources
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Electrify Eugene banners & sign-waving action
Fri, March 25, 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Meet at 30th Ave. & Hilyard-start sign series 2 blocks before the pedestrian bridge west of Harris. Include banner-drop from the bridge. Everything is provided.
Carbon Fee Petition
Did you know? Daniel Galpern, one of the local attorneys representing the youth plaintiffs in the Juliana v. United States case, met up with us at the Student Climate Strike last week and shared a new Carbon Fee petition to President Biden written by himself and climate scientist James E. Hansen.
There are executive actions that the President can and should take NOW! See the Carbon Protection and Restoration Initiative for more info: https://cprclimate.org/about
Add your signature today: https://cprclimate.org/take-action
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Oregon Solar Rebates
For installing a new solar system or solar storage system
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The Oregon Department of Energy re-launched a cash rebate for Oregon homeowners who install solar electric system and/or a solar storage system.
mmm• Rebates for residential solar electrical systems -- up to $5,000
mmm• Rebates for residential solar storage systems -- up to $2,500
For more information visit Oregon Dept of Energy at:
www.oregon.gov/energy/Incentives/Pages/Solar-Storage-Rebate-Program.aspx
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NAACP Eugene/Springfield -- Ongoing Services
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