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Free Meals for Children
June 27th - September 7th
Various locations in Eugene and Springfield
Summer meal sites are community programs and all children are welcome. No proof of income is required. Meals are open to all kids 1-18. Adults are welcome to attend, but the meal service is just for kids. Some sites offer fun, supervised enrichment activities for kids.
June 27th - August 26th, Monday through Friday, 12pm - 1pm
June 20th- September 7th, Monday through Friday, 12pm - 1pm
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Winemaking
: Entertainment or Agriculture?
July 15th, 12pm-1:20pm
UO Academic Extension at the Baker Center 975 High Street, Eugene
The wine industry in California, Oregon, and Washington has embraced a marketing system known as DTC, Direct to Consumer. In this system, wineries bring people to their tasting rooms and vineyards rather than use other distribution channels. This has implications for community life as well as for economic development and land use.
Jim McGavin will discuss the 'wine model' of marketing, current transitions in the wine industry and their effect on local communities. A Eugene resident, McGavin is president of the South Willamette Wineries Association, president of the Prairie Mountain Wineries Association, owner of Walnut Ridge Vineyard, and co-owner of Sass Winery. Sandra Ericson is former Planning Commissioner and Chair of the Climate Protection Task Force for the City of St. Helena, Napa Valley, and former President of the St. Helena Home Winemakers. Sandra is now a resident of Eugene and serves as chair of the City Club program committee.
Admission
$5 per person;
free for City Club of Eugene members.
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Start and Grow an Arts and Crafts Business
July 14th, 6 pm
Downtown Eugene Public Library
Join Cecile Haworth to learn real-world tips for success in starting or growing an arts and crafts business. This talk will cover the ins and outs of the business including new product development, protecting your product and name, operations, marketing, finances, and more.
Haworth is an arts and crafts entrepreneur with 25 years of experience. She owns and operates a porcelain jewelry and decorative accessory business with international sales and is a
SCORE Certified Mentor. A long-time member of Eugene Saturday Market, Oregon Potters Association, and a founding member of Local Clay, she has retailed in 60 shows a year and has sold to dozens of gallery and gift shops, and has owned and managed frame shops and galleries.
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City Initiative To Get A Living Wage For City Employees
July 17th, 2pm
AFSCME Hall - 8th and Charnelton, Eugene
Please join us for a meeting of those interested in a city initiative to get a living wage for city employees, as was done in Corvallis in 1999.
The goal is a $15/hour minimum wage. For more info, c
ontact Bob at (
541) 345-8628.
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July 16th, 10am-12pm
McKenzie Martial Arts is Lane County's source for safe, fun and realistic self defense. Please join us for our latest free seminar series.
Topics:
- How to thwart potential attacks by making yourself a "hard target"
- How to break free from an attacker that grabs you without warning.
- How to escape from underneath an attacker pinning you to the ground.
No experience is necessary. Seminar is designed for first-time students and is suitable for ages 12 and up. Note: girls under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. E
mail [email protected] with any questions.
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Meal at Yi Shen
Restaurant
July 20th, 12pm
1915 W. 11th in Eugene
Come join employees from City of Eugene, City of Springfield, Lane County and other public agencies for lunch at one of the Asian-owned restaurants that have been recently targeted by vandalism. We're spending our dollars to show support for these businesses that repeatedly had their windows broken over the last six months. Let's share good food and company and let these businesses know we care and that they are appreciated and welcome members of our community.
The next lunch gathering is at Yi Shen Restaurant. Please RSVP by July 18th at 5pm to Michael Kinnison at (541) 682-5009. If you can't make this one we will be organizing similar lunches at other impacted businesses- w
atch for updates.
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Samba Ja Third Thursday Thircus
July 21st, 7:30pm-10pm
Kesey Square, 10 E Broadway, Eugene
Samba Ja presents Third Thursday Thircus, a series of outdoor parties celebrating street performance. Samba Ja provides the music for your glorious dancing, hooping, juggling, or whatever else you want to bring. Each act manages their own tip jar if desired.
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Priorities for Eugene's Infrastructure
July 22nd, 12pm-1:20pm
UO Academic Extension at the Baker Center 975 High Street, Eugene
Did you ever wonder why one local street is being spruced up with a topcoat of pavement, while another appears to be crumbling through neglect? Have you ever asked what became of the much ballyhooed plan to upgrade your favorite park? In this program, Kurt Corey, the Executive Director of Eugene's Public Works Division, will bring you up to speed on plans and priorities for infrastructure development. His goal is to provide some insight into how his division identifies and evaluates problems and sets priorities for solving them.
Speaker: Kurt Corey, Executive Director, City of Eugene Public Works
Admission: $5 per person; free for City Club members.
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Compassion Over Killing
July 23rd, 2 pm
Downtown Eugene Public Library
A talk by Erica Meier, a leader in the animal protection movement. She will share insights from her years of experience in the field of animal rights. Vegan for 20 years, she will discuss why veganism is currently moving into the mainstream. Meier will talk about "the many benefits of leaving animals off our plates" and encourage personal and community action.
Erica Meier is the Executive Director of Compassion Over Killing, a nonprofit
focused on ending cruelty to animals in agriculture and promoting vegetarian eating as a way to build a kinder world. In 2013, she was honored with the prestigious Animal Rights Hall of Fame award. Meier has worked in the animal protection field since college, including several years spent as an animal control officer in Washington, DC where she rescued sick, stray, and homeless animals as well as enforced anti-cruelty laws. She became a volunteer at Compassion Over Killing in 2000 and became its Executive Director in 2005. During Meier's tenure, the organization has grown and achieved many aims including "ending the egg industry's use of the misleading claim 'Animal Care Certified'" and successfully persuading BOCA Foods to stop using eggs. This event is hosted by Eugene Public Library in partnership with Eugene Veg Education Network (EVEN). Free.
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March For Bernie
July 24th, 11am-1pm
Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza 8th and Oak St, Eugene
March for Bernie in solidarity with 100+ cities! A people's rally and celebration for all the good things Bernie stands for and we believe in!
The day before the start of the Democratic Convention (where anything can still happen!) we'll meet for cake, music and speakers. The goal is to demonstrate our unwavering support of the man- and the MOVEMENT Bernie has started, and the changes we want to see in the Democratic Party.
We can also show support for our local Occupy Medical Bus by bringing needed items for their Park Blocks' Sunday Medical events. They need new, clean socks and underwear, multi-vitamins, Ibuprofen, granola bars, toothbrushes and toothpaste, lip balm, band-aids, tampons, disposable razors, travel size soap, deodorant and shampoos, and money (make checks payable to Occupy Medical). Anything you can do is much appreciated.
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United Way Night at the Ems Game
July 27th, 7pm (gates open at 6pm)
PK Park, Eugene
Join
United Way
of Lane County for an evening of family fun with Eugene Emeralds Baseball, Emeralds v. Salem-Keizer
.
Ticket purchases
help raise money to make life better throughout Lane County.
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Free One-on-One Job Hunt Help
July 28th, 4 - 6 pm
Downtown Eugene Public Library
Job hunters: get expert advice and assistance to address your specific questions and concerns. Employment counselors will help you find employment opportunities; complete applications; write online and traditional resumes; learn and practice interview techniques; or explore new job or career directions.
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Sunday Streets
July 31st, 12pm-4pm
Downtown Eugene
Sunday Streets celebrates it's 6th year on Sunday! Join the dance party on Kesey Square or ride, walk, hop, skip or jump the route to Monroe Park for more festivities!
Volunteers are being recruited to help with route safety including Intersection Superheros and help with preparation and set-up/clean-up. All who volunteer are eligible for great prizes!
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Please join us for Karl's
public unveiling of his sculpture and video House of Cards- 14 years in the making!
Food, music, and great friends. Have any questions? Call Karl at (
541) 345-8263
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August 6th, 6-8pm
Mims House at 330 High Street in Eugene
Groundbreaking in focus and depth, the new multimedia exhibition "
Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited" features inspirational images and stories of generosity among Americans of African descent. 20 black-and- white photographs and narratives provide insight to centuries-old cultural customs and beliefs about giving and generosity that-though rarely referred to as "philanthropy" in Black communities-have long been an integral and transformational force in lives and communities throughout American society.
About the Historic Mims House Memorial Monument
- MRG Foundation is excited to partner with the
NAACP Eugene/ Springfield to host the reception at the
Historic Mims House. The Mims House is a cornerstone to the Black community in Eugene and has been for almost 70 years. In the 1940's racist exclusionary laws in Eugene established a practice that prohibited African-Americans from residing within the Eugene city limits. In 1948, under the name of his sympathetic employer Joe Earley (Osborn Hotel owner), C.B. and Annie D. Mims purchased 330 & 336 High Street property. The Mims' houses became both home and boarding houses for other African-Americans seeking to settle or passing through Eugene as other accommodation were invariably "white-only." These houses were also home to many Black U of O students who also had difficulty finding residences in Eugene. In the 1980s a group of activists successfully applied for national restoration funds and both houses were restored and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Springfield Interfaith Peace Walk
August 7th, 6 pm
Ebbert United Methodist Church at 6th and D in Springfield
Join us as we gather and then walk to the community garden at Brattain Early Learning Center on 10th and C. There will be activities about peace making before and after the walk.
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August 9th-15th
Southern Oregon
Gender Camp's container is set to specifically focus on the nuanced needs and interests of transgender and gender diverse people in the context of exploring intimacy, personal growth, transparency, radical honesty, equality, compassion, sexual freedom, and the power of community. The programming is designed to support participants in reevaluating assumptions, considering new possibilities, stretching boundaries, and supporting the exploration of new territory within interpersonal relationships at an individual pace.
#GenderCamp2016
#GenderEvolution
Within the container we create together, we endeavor to move from the conceptual directly to the experiential, fostering a space where new ideas and experiences of what is possible can emerge. It is from this place we can start writing "the next chapters" of personal identity, interpersonal relationships, community solidarity, and activism
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Alton Baker Park in Eugene
August 13th, 12pm - 6pm
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CALC Job Opportunity: Community Organizer for Springfield Alliance for Equality and Respect (SAfER)
Open until filled; best consideration for applications received by August 15th
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CALC Open House and Mural Debut
August 26th
CALC Office at 458 Blair
CALC is engaging diverse youth in creating a mural in the front yard of the CALC office in the heart of Eugene's Whiteaker neighborhood. In honor of CALC's 50th anniversary, the mural will depict 50 years of social justice struggles!
The mural will be presented to the community at an open house as part of the Whiteaker's Last Friday Art Walk.
Want to help paint the mural?
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50th Anniversary Gala
November 13th
Ford Alumni Center, Eugene
CALC will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary with a dinner, an auction, and some highly amusing entertainment at the Ford Alumni Center. Save the date!
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LGBTQ Potluck and Movie Nights
Every second Friday of the month
6pm potluck, 7pm discussion and movie
Unitarian Universalist Church at 1685 W 13th Ave
Interweave is a church supported, educational resource consisting of Eugene-area Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Queer individuals and their heterosexual allies who gather every month to share fabulous food, discuss LGBTQ- themed issues, then watch an LGBTQ themed movie.
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at City Council Meetings
2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, 7:30 pm
Harris Hall at 8th and Oak
Attend our City Council's Public Forum and consider testifying on the urgent need for climate action now! We have an ordinance, but our city staff and council are not doing what's necessary to put plans into place to meet the carbon budget in the ordinance!
After 20 months, we've decided to pull together a strategic plan! If you're interested in working on outreach to neighborhoods and councilors, we will be working with UO Environmental Science students and others to create a database of our members to target decision-makers and other spheres of influence to reduce our city's greenhouse gas emissions NOW. Contact Patty at:
[email protected] and put "CRO Strategy" in the subject line.
Sign-up at 7 pm to speak during the public forum!
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Weekly Peace Vigils in Eugene
- Monday: Women in Black: 5-5:30pm, across from the old federal building
- Tuesday: Peace meditation: 8:20-8:50, old federal building plaza
- Wednesday: Peace Vigil: 4:30-5pm, old federal building plaza
- Saturday: Peace Vigil: 12-1pm, outside Eugene Downtown Library
For more information contact Michael at CALC at (541) 485-1755.
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Occupy Medical Free Clinic
8th and Oak
Every Sunday, 12-4pm
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KEPW 97.3 FM
Home Grown Community Radio Meeting
Every Thursday, 6-8 pm
Upstairs Growers Market, 454 Willamette Street
Eugene PeaceWorks is the parent organization of Home Grown Radio Station 97.3 KEPW-LP. This station's focus is economic justice, environmental sustainability, local food production, and music made right here in Oregon.
If you'd like to be a part of Home Grown Radio and you have ideas, skills, energy and want to help,
come to our weekly meetings!
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Whiteaker Community Council (WCC) Meetings
Second Wednesday of the month, 7pm - 9pm
Free and open to the public.
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The Interfaith Prayer Service
11th of every month
6:45pm prelude and 7pm-8pm service
1166 Oak Street
Each month features 8-10 presenters representing a variety of spiritual backgrounds.
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First Christian Church at 1166 Oak Street in Eugene
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Burrito Brigade's mission is to feed the unhoused and hungry of Eugene through a local community network of personal donors and nonprofit partnerships while engaging our community in the fight to end hunger. Burrito Brigade works with, accepts donations from, and provides for the public, regardless of ability, race, gender, gender identity, sexuality, sexual orientation, social status, addiction, criminal background, political and religious affiliation or age.
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Cuentos y Canciones:
Stories & Songs in Spanish
Every Saturday, 11:15 am
Bethel Branch of Eugene Public Library
1990 Echo Hollow Road
A free weekly storytime in Spanish for children and families.
Para información en español , llame 541-682-5450
y presione 5.
For information in English, call 541-682-8316.
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Sensory Storytime
Every Wednesday, 1pm
Downtown Eugene Public Library
Fun stories, songs, and word play designed especially for children with sensory integration or other special needs, with caregivers. Developed by Debby Laimon, Early Childhood School Psychologist. Free.
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Every Friday 3-7pm
Sprout Market, 418 A St in Springfield
Have a sit-down meal and a beer from Claim 52, or buy food to go!
Huerto de la Familia is a nonprofit organization offering Latino families a place to connect to their roots and the earth by growing their own food, as well as training and peer education in organic gardening, small scale farming and small business creation. They build wide-ranging partnerships to achieve their goals of cultural identity, community integration and economic self-sufficiency in the Latino community.
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