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Weekly Community Calendar
March 20, 2025
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In response to nearly 3,000 Americans dying on 9/11, the federal government reorganized and spent trillions of dollars in an (often misguided) effort to make us safer. In contrast, an even larger number die every week from drugs and alcohol, and we continue not to provide effective treatment to most of those in need. This is a staggering national failure.
Source: military.com
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A project of CALC
This project seeks to define how militarism,
racism and climate crisis are interconnected.
The project will document how national security is not rooted in militarism but rather
in the meeting of human needs such as health, education, good jobs,
good infrastructure and a livable climate.
www.calclane.org mmm www.facebook.com/CommunityAllianceofLaneCounty
info@calclane.org mmm (541) 485-1755
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Movie Night! Documentary film
"God & Country”
(2024, producer Rob Reiner, director Dan Partland)
Saturday April 5 at 6:30 PM (doors open 6 PM)
Eugene Friends Meeting
2274 Onyx St., Eugene
What does Christian Nationalism have to do with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6? This revealing film explores the roots and theology of Christian Nationalism, a political movement espoused by current federal officials, including Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
God and Country includes varied perspectives on Christian Nationalism, with insights from scholars, activists and Christian leaders like Reverend William Barber of the Poor People’s Campaign. Optional short discussion following the film screening. Free with snacks.
Presented by Eugene Friends
in cooperation with
Community Alliance of Lane County
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Planet Versus Pentagon
is now sponsoring weekly vigils calling for an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and Israel.
Please join us for a vigil calling for diplomacy and an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and Israel.
Old Federal Building
corner of 7th & Pearl, Eugene
Some signs will be provided. Bring your own if you can.
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We abhor all violence. We are heartbroken by the killing and maiming of people in the Middle East, whether they are Palestinian, Israeli, or citizens of any other country, particularly innocent children, people with disabilities and the elderly.
We call for an immediate ceasefire and a stop to the killing or injuring or any type of violence to anyone. We demand sending humanitarian aid to the civilians affected, and demand members of Congress not send more military aid. Diplomacy not weapons is needed in the Middle East. Only the weapons manufacturers and oil industry benefit from war. The Military Industrial Congressional Complex has the biggest carbon footprint in the world.
In peace,
Your Neighbors at Planet Versus Pentagon
www.facebook.com/planetvspentagon MM www.twitter.com/planetvpentagon
www.instagram.com/planetvspentagon MM email: planetvspentagon@protonmail.com
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First Sundays - Native American Arts & Crafts Makers
Sunday, April 6 mm 10am to 4pm
Farmers Market Pavilion
85 E. 8th Ave, Downtown Eugene
Free & open to the public
Authentically made Native American arts & crafts makes this event unique. We transform the Pavilion into an event of Native American & Indigenous cultural sharing and a gallery of Fine Art, beadwork, Navajo made jewelry, crafts, beautiful wood carvings, and more.
Featuring: Native American Cultural Performance at 1pm
www.naacm.org
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Help Volunteers Fill Gap
left by closing of White Bird Front Room
In response to the December closing of the White Bird Front Room, some volunteers (laid off staff and volunteers) are providing services limited days from the parking lot of First Christian Church on Oak Street.
Read Eugene Weekly article: eugeneweekly.com/2025/03/06/raven-takes-flight
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These volunteers are fundraising to form a nonprofit to replace the services more days per week. If you would like to contribute to this effort, RAVEN volunteers have created a GoFundMe with a goal of $25,000 to achieve nonprofit status and work toward providing services seven days a week.
To donate, go to GoFundMe at:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-raven-continue-services-for-vulnerable-neighbors
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350 Eugene is continuing to advocate for strong climate policy. Here’s some of what’s happening and where we need your support:
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The Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP), first landscape scale conservation plan of its kind in the world, is under review by the US Forest Service. They are accepting public comments through March 17th.
The three alternative proposals in their Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) are poised to double or triple logging on our public lands. The “trade off” is that their proposals will now include long overdue Tribal Knowledge and "good fire." This is a bad deal!
Read more at www.350eugene.org/campaigns.html, scroll down to the Forest Defense section.
Submit comments here: https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public//CommentInput?Project=64745
SB681 - The Pause Act -- Moratorium on Private Equity Investments in PERS (Public Employees Retirement System) - We’re making progress! After last year’s success with the COAL Act, our Divest Oregon Coalition worked with chief sponsor Senator Golden and others to support the 2025 Pause Act. This act codifies a portion of the Treasurer’s Net Zero Plan by pausing for five years the state’s PERS private equity investments primarily in fossil fuels, which are not transparent, illiquid & risky. www.divestoregon.org/The-Pause-Act--2025
SJR28 - Oregon Coalition for an Environmental Rights Amendment (OCERA) -- This comprehensive environmental bill will put the right to a Healthy Environment into our state constitution and will help protect other programs like our Climate Protection Plan. OCERA’s Legal team will be hosting a panel discussion at the 2025 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference being held at the University of Oregon February 28th through March 2nd. Plan to attend and get involved. www.pielc.org (see panel below for PIELC -ed) www.OCERAunited.org
SB80 - Stand Up to Factory Farms -- Would prohibit new and expanding large confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in existing Groundwater Management Areas, due to the ongoing public health crises over dangerous levels of nitrates in drinking water.
For more climate and environmental bills moving through the state legislature, check out 350 Eugene’s Campaign page. www.350eugene.org/campaigns.html
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Eugene Peace Choir is recruiting new singers for its 40th season
Now under the direction of David Eisenband, rehearsals start
Mondays from 6 to 8 pm
In the chapel at First United Methodist Church
1376 Olive St., Eugene
The choir is a non-audition community choir singing for peace, social justice and environmental sanity.
All ages and abilities are invited to sing with the choir to nurture their inner singer/activist!
For more information, visit www.EugenePeaceChoir.com or call Julia at (541) 968-5896.
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Events Advertised by the
Neighborhood Anarchists Collective
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Willamette Valley Singers - Friday, March 21st 5:30-7:30pm @ The Lavender Network (440 Maxwell Road, Eugene)
Eugene Cover Band Show, Fundraiser for Eugene Bail Fund - Saturday, March 22nd, 6-10pm @ Kesey Square
NAC March Welcome Meeting - Sunday, March 23rd 1-3pm @ Growers Market [see calendar Mar. 23 panel below for details]
Critical Mass Bike Ride - Friday, March 28th, 6:30-8pm @ Kesey Square (E. Broadway & Willamette)
Eugene Anarchist Assembly - Saturday, Mar. 29, 2-4pm @ Sladden Park (925 Cheshire Ave, Eugene)
Fat Transqueer Disabled Ecstatic Dance - Saturday, April 5th, 2-3:30pm @ 440 Maxwell Road, Eug.
NAC April Solidarity Share Fair - Saturday, April 19th, 12-4pm @ First United Methodist Church (aka “Toaster Church”, 14th and Olive, 1376 Olive Street)
Eugene May Day Celebration - Sunday, May 4th
Heart Of The Valley Anti-Capitalist Book Fair - Friday, May 23rd to Sunday May 25th, 8am - 5pm @ Corvallis
Want to get involved? Contact us here: https://neighborhoodanarchists.org/get-involved
For the full NAC calendar visit https://neighborhoodanarchists.org/events
https://neighborhoodanarchists.org mmm sharefair@neighborhoodanarchists.org
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The OSU Extension Service Lane County Master Gardeners have announced their public pruning class schedule for 2025.
Lane County Master Gardeners are offering public pruning classes in the winter and spring of 2025. Class participants will learn about pruning tools and equipment, tool care, as well as techniques to prune specific types of trees and ornamentals. Master Gardeners are eager to share their knowledge and experience with participants and want their class experience to be interactive, fun, and educational.
These classes run from Jan. 25 to Nov. 1 with a variety of topics. You must pre-register for each class that you want to attend. Classes are being held in Creswell, Springfield, Eugene, Florence, and Oakridge.
For a full list of classes, details, locations, and pre-registration information visit our events page:
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/county/lane/events
For more information, please contact the OSU Extension Service – Lane County office, 996 Jefferson Street, Eugene (enter on 10th at the wheelchair ramp) 541-344-5859 or at:
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane
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20th Annual DisOrient Asian American Film Festival
DisOrient is the premiere Asian American independent film festival of Oregon, celebrating films with authentic Asian Pacific American voices, histories and stories.
We highlight social justice themes that translate to universal human experiences.
We promote representation, diversity and inclusion to broaden the narrative of who is American, and to strengthen and build community.
DisOrient 2025 is a hybrid film festival with In-Person and On-Line screenings:
Preview -- The Motherload, February 15 (Art House, theater #1, 492 E. 13th Avenue, Eugene)
Theater screenings -- March 6-9 (Art House, theater #1, 492 E. 13th Avenue, Eugene)
On-line screenings by Eventive -- March 10-23
Festival details: https://disorientfilm.org
Tickets and passes: https://disorient20th.eventive.org/welcome
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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 Build and Fight Formula Educational Series
Join us for this critical educational series the second Tuesday of every month. The series will center around presentations given by Kali Akuno, but will include special guests for various sections who will share their experiences and learnings to add onto the formula and how it can be employed to build eco-socialism from below.
Sessions will be aired at 4 pm PST every second Tuesday of the month and streamed on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms.
https://cooperationjackson.org mm cooperationjackson@gmail.com
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Say No to "Blue and Gold"
Old-Growth Logging Project!
On March 25th in Roseburg, join community members and advocates across the region for a rally in protest of the Bureau of Land Management’s auction of the critically important old-growth forest threatened by the Blue and Gold project
A rally will take place around 9:00 am during the auction and will be followed by a short hike into some of the threatened old-growth forest. RSVP and/or volunteer by filling out Cascadia Wildlands’ FORM:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBgfbs4UI59aJgoHvDkEb_-3kosxW5eKJB4SFC_DAO4oDnbw/viewform
SAY NO TO BLUE AND GOLD! Email Deb at zaporegon123@gmail.com if you’re planning to go.
www.350eugene.org mm www.facebook.com/350EUG
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From Cascadia Wildlands:
Despite the dual worsening climate and biodiversity crises, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is pushing forward with a controversial plan to log over a thousand of acres of pristine, resilient old-growth forest habitat on public lands in Oregon’s Coast Range.
The Blue and Gold logging project, located west of Yoncalla in the Umpqua River watershed, has some of the last remaining unlogged, carbon-storing older forests in the region. The agency plans to aggressively log and build roads in old-growth habitat essential to imperiled species including the northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet. The main justification for the Blue and Gold project is, unsurprisingly, to meet timber production targets.
www.cascwild.org
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Seeking New Members from West Lane, East Lane, and Springfield
The Lane County Cultural Coalition (LCCC) seeks three energetic
and committed community members with a passion for arts,
heritage, and humanities to serve on the LCCC Board.
Made up of 12 representatives from across Lane County, the Coalition especially welcomes applications from community members from historically marginalized identities. Successful applicants will serve three-year terms alongside representatives from all five Lane County districts – two members from each district – plus one representative from the Lane Arts Council and one member-at-large. New members will be appointed in July 2025.
Currently, the Coalition seeks representatives who live and/or work in:
· East Lane (County District 5)
· Springfield (County District 2)
· West Lane (County District 1)
The Coalition’s primary task is to annually distribute $30,000+ of Oregon Cultural Trust funds to Lane County arts, heritage, and humanities projects. Responsibilities include evaluating grant applications, selecting new committee members, and promoting the Oregon Cultural Trust across Lane County.
Complete details and applications are available on the LCCC website, laneculture.net.
Applications are due April 1, 2025, and should be returned to laneculture@lanearts.org or mailed to:
Lane County Cultural Coalition
c/o Lane Arts Council
174 E 16th Ave, Ste 125
Eugene, OR 97401
For more information about Lane County Cultural Coalition, visit https://laneculture.net or email laneculture@lanearts.org.
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Eugene’s First Friday ArtWalk
April 4th mm 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Farmers Market Pavilion (85 E 8th Ave)
Celebrating Youth Creativity
...with Lane Arts Council’s Design Arts Apprenticeship Showcase, Youth Artist Exhibition,
and performances from MEPAA’s Kidz Rock Festival.
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Start in the Farmers Market Pavilion (85 E 8th Ave), where you can pick up your ArtWalk Guide, which lists the galleries and art venues participating in this month's self-guided ArtWalk. The galleries and venues will be open 5:30pm-8:00pm (unless otherwise noted). This information may also be viewed on the ArtWalk web page:
https://lanearts.org/aprilfirstfridayartwalk2025
Farmers Market Pavilion Highlight: Youth Artist Showcase, 5:30pm-8:00pm
In the Pavilion, you will find emerging creators with Lane Arts Council’s Design Arts Apprenticeship Showcase and Youth Artist Exhibition. Discover the next big musician with performers from MEPAA’s KIDZ Rock Festival before exploring the many galleries and arts venues of downtown Eugene.
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The Design Arts Apprenticeship Showcase features projects created by middle and high school students during a 10-week apprenticeship with local, professional artists. There’s even more art to discover at the Youth Artist Exhibition throughout the Pavilion.
Musicians from MEPAA’s KIDZ Rock Festival perform live starting at 7:00pm. Come get a peek at the bright future of Eugene’s arts scene!
Getting to the ArtWalk is easy with a FREE bus pass from LTD! Visit the ArtWalk webpage (link below) the day of the event for your free bus pass code.
The monthly First Friday ArtWalk is presented by Lane Arts Council and is always free.
This project has been funded in part by grants from Travel Oregon and the National Endowment for the Arts.
https://lanearts.org/aprilfirstfridayartwalk2025
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The Minoru Yasui Legacy Project (MYLP) will host its
annual Minoru Yasui Day event, honoring Minoru Yasui’s
legacy and Oregon’s official state designation of
March 28th as Minoru Yasui Day.
Saturday April 5 mm 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
University of Oregon NE Portland Campus
Campus Center Room #212
2800 NE Liberty Street, Portland
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Held in collaboration with the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, this event honors the day on March 28, 1942, when Yasui courageously violated the unconstitutional military curfew that led to the forced removal and imprisonment of over 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
MYLP continues its mission to defend civil rights and advance social justice, honoring the past, shaping the future, and fueling change through our commitment to justice, equity, and civil rights, inspired by Minoru Yasui's life and legacy.
This year’s Minoru Yasui Day holds profound significance as we mark the 10th anniversary of Minoru Yasui’s Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously awarded by President Obama on November 24, 2015. Yasui is the only Oregonian to have received this award.
As the nation’s highest civilian honor, this recognition affirmed Yasui’s lifelong fight for justice and unwavering dedication to civil rights. In honor of this milestone, MYLP will announce the 2025 Minoru Yasui Student Contest winners at the event and introduce the inaugural Minoru Yasui Activism Awards, recognizing 10 outstanding organizations that continue his legacy by advocating for marginalized communities, defending civil rights, and promoting justice.
This year’s awardees include the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, Oregon Historical Society, Densho, Portland Japanese American Citizens League, Tsuru for Solidarity, Japanese Ancestral Society, American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, Perkins Coie LLP, and Western States Center.
www.minoruyasuilegacy.org
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The Wayne Morse Center
presents its 2024-25 speaker series, in its second
year of their Defending Democracy theme of inquiry,
with the following events.
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Film screening and conversation with film directors and protagonists
The Strike
Wednesday, April 9, 6 p.m.
UO campus, Lillis Business Complex, room 182
955 E. 13th; 13th & Kincaid
The Strike is a feature documentary that tells the story of a generation of California men who endured decades of solitary confinement and, against all odds, launched the largest hunger strike in U.S. history.
Sponsored by the Black Law Students Association, UO Law's Public Law and Policy Program and Legal Studies Program, and the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics.
Free and open to the public.
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Rep. Peter DeFazio Annual Lecture:
National Politics with E. J. Dionne, Jr.
Thursday, April 10 mm 5 p.m.
Knight Law Center room 175
E.J. Dionne, Georgetown University, is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and columnist for the Washington Post. Sponsored by UO Libraries and the WMC.
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Morse Bookmarks:
The Political Development of American Debt Relief
Thursday, April 17 mm 12:15 p.m.
Knight Law Center room 110
With Emily Zackin, Johns Hopkins; and Chloe Thurston, Northwestern
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Annual MENTE Summit
Mission - To promote higher education and nurture healthy masculinity through mentorship, leadership, and scholarship.
Friday, April 11
Linfield University, McMinnville Campus
900 SE Baker Street, McMinnville
Conference registration opening November 11 -- www.menteoregon.org/conferenceregistration
The MENTE Summit is a one of a kind conference that brings together professionals, college, and high school Latinx men to address inequities and barriers facing Latino males. Participants will connect with community leaders and network to build momentum to encourage and support more Latinos to pursue their career.
www.Linfield.edu
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Connect, Create, and Celebrate at
Imagine Lane Arts
Lane Arts Council welcomes art supporters, creators, and patrons to get inspired at Imagine Lane Arts, a benefit event supporting Lane Arts Council’s work to cultivate belonging, learning and investment to engage all of Lane County in the transformative power of the arts.
Join the fun on Friday, April 11, from 6:00pm-9:00pm
Ninkasi Atrium, 155 Blair Blvd, Eugene
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Join us for an inspiring night of connection, celebration, and creativity! Together, we’ll celebrate and experience the impact of the arts in schools and in our communities, and support Lane Arts Council’s mission: to cultivate belonging, learning, and investment to engage all of Lane County in the transformative power of the arts.
More information and tickets on sale now at https://lanearts.org/imagine.
Want to support Lane Arts Council but can’t make the party? Consider a gift in lieu of attending at
https://lanearts.networkforgood.com.
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Turning Tides Concerts
presents
Yagody
Original folk music inspired by traditional songs in the different regions of Ukraine
Saturday, April 12 mm 7:30PM
Unity of the Valley m 3912 Dillard Rd, Eugene
Tickets $25 @ https://turningtidesmusic.ticketspice.com/yagody-in-concert
Each moment in a person's life has its own song - says Zoryana Dybovska, who founded Yagody in 2016 in the West Ukrainian city of Lviv, together with students from the local theater faculty. The four traveled through different regions of Ukraine to explore the musical traditions of the people there. With this huge collection of songs about love and life, Yagody create their own exciting sound mix, supported by musicians on drums, guitar, accordion or the drymba, a mouth harp of the Hutsul people from the Carpathians.
Since Yagody are active in the world of theater, they realize their musical stage show according to dramaturgical principles, a concert is like a performance in one act.
Yagody's repertoire consists of poetic songs from Ukraine and some regions around. The musicians build a very diverse and energetic world of melodies, rhythms and themes, which they blend uniquely. A concert with Yagody is a ritual. It is about listening to the inner self. And to the mythical sound of our ancestors, like the breath of the wind in the field.
Five minute video of a Yagody performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMS0UmYCtzY
https://yagodyofficial.bandcamp.com
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All-Chapter Gathering
Spring is coming, and we are deep into our
planning for the Spring Rebellion.
There may never have been a more crucial moment for widespread peaceful rebellion against an unjust government, in protection of the most vulnerable, including the natural world, and in defense of our rights and freedoms.
Thanks to the imaginative, collaborative work of our new XRUS Strategy and Action Circle, we now have a focused and flexible plan to share with you.
XRUS All-Chapter Gathering
Saturday, April 12 mm 12 PM to 1:30 PM (PT)
Virtual event
This All-Chapter Gathering, just a week before the start of the April 19-22 Spring Rebellion, will be devoted to chapter reports on Spring Rebellion plans, discussion of possibilities for coordination, and last-minute problem-solving.
Other possible topics include the use of street theater and legal/security matters. Check back here for more details as we add them.
Please register to attend this virtual event:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/xrus-all-chapter-gathering-saturday-april-12-2025
Contacts:
xrjusticeeugene@protonmail.com or info@xr-eugene.org
www.instagram.com/ExtinctionRebellionEugene
www.facebook.com/XRJEugene mmmm www.twitter.com/xr_eugene
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Ford Lecture Hall in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art,
1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene (UO campus)
The Limits and Possibilities of Cross-border Latinidades & Indigeneities symposium will bring together interdisciplinary Latinx and Indigenous scholars and researchers studying settler colonialism, transnational Indigeneities, and race through archival and ethnographic approaches.
The conference will explore the boundaries between Indigeneity and Latinidad, both historically and in the present. It examines shifting borders and interactions of Indigenous and Latine people and diasporas, focusing on regions that are now California, Texas, Oregon, Mexico, and Central America.
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The annual Lane County Master Gardener™ Association
Plant Sale
Saturday, April 26, mm 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Lane County Event Center - East Expo Halls
796 W 13th Ave., Eugene
FREE
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The Master Gardener™ Plant Sale will offer vegetable & herb starts, beautiful hanging baskets, annuals, perennials, native plants,
aquatic plants, houseplants, bare root trees, shrubs, and more.
The plants are propagated and grown by Master Gardeners according to “best practices” put in place by OSU Extension in consultation with the Oregon Department of Agriculture to help control invasive weeds, pests, and diseases from spreading throughout Oregon gardens, as well as wholesale purchases and donations from local nurseries, all available at great prices.
The Master Gardener™ Mobile Plant Clinic will be on hand to assist with any gardening questions and share upcoming events held by OSU Extension Service in Lane County.
The sale includes a book sale featuring gently used garden books and cookbooks.
We accept all forms of payment: cash, check or debit/credit (a 3% processing fee will be applied to all electronic transactions). Come early for the best selection and please bring your garden cart or wagon to carry your purchases.
The Master Gardener™ program is an OSU Extension program that trains individuals in the science and best practices of sustainable gardening. Master Gardener Volunteers teach gardening skills to members of the community through pruning and compost demonstrations, workshops and talks on a myriad of gardening topics and helping community gardeners with their questions through the on-site Plant Clinic and the Mobile Plant Clinic. Supporting our community requires many volunteer hours to succeed. This annual plant sale provides the funds needed for all of our programs.
LCMGAPlantSale@gmail.com mmmm www.facebook.com/OSULaneExtension
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/events/lane-county-master-gardener-plant-sale-1
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Shadow Hills Country Club
Saturday, May 3rd mm 4:00pm - 7:00pm
92512 River Rd, Junction City
Tickets are now Available!
General Admission $125; VIP Table $1500; more options
Golden Tickets: $100 Enter to win an auction package of your choice!
Purchase tickets and see details of what's all included with your ticket:
https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E343216&id=45
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CLDC is Hiring!!!
Due to unprecedented demand for our movement legal work and the generosity of our end of year supporters, we are THRILLED to advance FOUR JOB OPENINGS as we seek to meet the moment with an increase in our capacity:
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In addition, due to Trump's federal funding freeze and subsequent firing of many federal workers, we are extending our application period for 2025 Summer Law Clerks.
Visit https://cldc.org/jobs for more details on all of these positions.
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LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Plan
The Oregon Department of Education implemented this Success Plan in 2021 "to address barriers to educational success for Oregonian students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, queer, questioning, Two Spirit, intersex, asexual, nonbinary, and the myriad of marginalized gender identities and sexual orientations represented by the (+). This Student Success Plan establishes a framework for creating safe, inclusive and welcoming schools for LGBTQ2SIA+ students."
Here are the links to learn more:
www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/equity/LGBTQ2SIAStudentEducation/Pages/default.aspx
For questions, contact the LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Coordinator at LGBTQ2SIA.Success@ode.oregon.gov
2/13/25
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Opportunity for Nonprofits: Strategic Planning Help from UO Students
Bob Choquette is seeking nonprofits and government agencies interested in strategic planning support. This spring, students from the University of Oregon’s School of PPPM will assist organizations with strategic planning, including conducting SWOT analysis, research, and developing portions of the plan to guide your organization’s future.
Eligibility: At least a half-time employee. Office outside the Executive Director’s home.
Past organizations that benefited from this experience include the Lane County History Museum, Wildish Theater, Eugene-Springfield Youth Orchestra, and more.
If interested, please email choquett@uoregon.edu or call (541) 346-3851.
2/6/25
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Food for the Soul Program
A free program for the whole family that helps families to develop a solid foundation in financial literacy, nutrition, cooking, and gardening classes. Limited space available.
> Ever wanted to take cooking classes with Black chefs so you can learn how to feed your family delicious and nutritious food while being on a budget?
> Feel like as a child you never learned how to stay out of debt, budget or manage your finances?
> Want to grow your own food, but don't know where to begin?
> Want to live healthier and manage your health?
ENROLL TODAY IN OUR FOOD FOR THE SOUL PROGRAM!
Contact: RasheedIrene@gmail.com
424-414-3778
Register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeeee5s647z4OR0GXmZrqFrAlquQ1w4DI5DKoxKfws2uAUBPA/viewform
www.BlackCulturalInitiative.org
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On THURSDAYS from 9:30am to 2:00pm...
we host a FREE food program at our Queer Resource Center (1185 Arthur St.) -- stop by for free produce, bakery, and dairy items.
Questions? Email info@transponder.community or call 541-321-0872. See our website for details.
@transponder.community mm (TransPonderOregon.org)
This program is made possible by FOOD For Lane County.
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Oregon Department of Justice
Civil Rights Unit (CRU)
You Belong.
Campaign
The Oregon Department of Justice Civil Rights Unit (CRU) has officially launched its
You Belong. campaign — a culturally and linguistically inclusive, statewide public outreach — to increase awareness of Oregon’s Bias Response Hotline as a crucial resource in the fight against the continued rise of hate crimes and bias incidents in Oregon.
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Talk to Us
Whether it happened to you or to someone else, we can all help track hate and bias incidents.
Non-Emergency
Bias Response Hotline
1-844-924-BIAS
(1-844-924-2427)
Trauma-informed operators are standing by
9am to 5pm Pacific time, Monday – Friday.
Access to interpretation in over 240 languages.
After hours? Leave a message and we’ll return your call.
We accept all Relay calls.
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Why Should I Report?
While bias incidents and crimes sometimes target specific individuals, they often violate an entire group or community’s sense of safety and belonging.
Graffiti on the wall, fliers, anonymous emails, and language meant to harass individuals convey intolerance that impacts all of us. We want Oregon to be welcoming and inclusive.
You can report to us online any time: https://justice.oregon.gov/crimereporting/hatecrime
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Have you experienced or witnessed a hate crime or a bias incident?
A hate crime is a crime motivated in part or whole by bias against another person’s actual or perceived protected class–their race, color, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Examples include racist graffiti, stealing Pride flags, threats using slur words, assaulting someone based on their identity.
A bias incident is a non-criminal hostile expression motivated in part or whole by another person’s actual or perceived protected class, again meaning their race, color, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Examples include hate speech; using a racial, ethnic, or other slurs; displaying hateful symbols or flags; creating racist images/drawings; mocking someone with a disability; or telling or sharing offensive “jokes” about someone’s identity.
Oregon’s Bias Response Hotline is here to listen, support, and help. Our “Report and Support System” is designed to support victims and help track hate crimes and bias incidents. We want to:
Organizations:
The You Belong. campaign has a tool kit, with variations for specific communities, you can use for media posts:
www.doj.state.or.us/oregon-department-of-justice/civil-rights/bias-and-hate/you-belong-toolkit
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Eugene-area Support Group for
FAMILY & FRIENDS of the INCARCERATED
The 1st Thursday of the month 6:30 - 8:30 P.M.
Please call to confirm location.
541-344-7612 (Dave)
541-521-2231 (Don)
Contact Oregon CURE: www.OregonCure.org
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NAACP Community Garden/Farm Coordinator, Michael Vasquez, will host NAACP
Community Garden Work Parties
255 Maxwell Road (off River Road) in Eugene, at Our Redeemer Church (garden is located behind church).
The NAACP is seeking community members to join us for gardening!
Farm-to-table products will provide great nutritional value!
If interested in the opportunity to contribute or to just spend time enjoying the garden...
please contact Michael Vasquez: michaelv@naacplanecounty.org
Phone: 541-708-1050
Eugene/Springfield NAACP
541-484-1119 | admin@naacplanecounty.org
330 High Street Eugene
https://naacplanecounty.org MMM www.facebook.com/NAACP1119
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Bystander/Upstander Training
- Hosting Opportunity -
If you know of an organization (church, non profit, social action) that might be
interested in hosting a Bystander/Upstander Intervention Zoom workshop,
we are available to provide these trainings.
In brief, the workshops train participants to be ready to respond if they observe someone being bullied or harassed. If you know of an organization that might like to host a training, contact Judy Boles, judy.boles@comcast.net, 541-285-0242.
Here's the text from the promotional flyer:
Bystander/Upstander Intervention Zoom Workshop
PUSH BACK AGAINST HATE!
Learn and practice how to intervene when someone is being harassed in a hateful way-without escalating the situation. These workshops include lecture, video, demonstration, and breakout room scenarios. Experienced teachers lead this training where you will learn and practice several ways to effectively support a person who is being bullied. Some of the skills you will learn about and practice include:
- Being an active witness
- How to engage with and support the targeted person
- Ways to distract the harasser
- How to involve others who can help
- De-escalating the situation
- The necessity of and strategies for “after-care”
- Broader involvement in work for social justice
Sponsored by:
MM Sanctuary Committee of Temple Beth Israel
MM Springfield/Eugene chapter of SURJ (Showing up for Racial Justice)
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Federal Solar Tax Credits
For installing a new residential solar system
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The federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC), has been extended and increased. Now, for 2022 through 2032, owners can deduct 30% of the cost of a new residential solar system from their taxes. It will decrease to 26% for systems installed in 2033 and to 22% for systems installed in 2034.
For more information visit The U.S. Dept. of Energy at:
www.energy.gov/eere/solar/homeowners-guide-federal-tax-credit-solar-photovoltaics
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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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LGBTQ+ Youth Group
Weekly drop-in support, conversation,
and connection for ages 13-18 on Fridays, 4pm-6pm at Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard. Free.
For more information, visit
www.instagram.com/lgbtq_youth_group_eugene
or call Amazon Community Center: 541-682-5373.
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Local Job Postings
in the Non-Profit Sector
The EVDP carries a listing of job opening in the local non-profit business sector.
Go to their website - www.evdp.org - and click the Job Board link on the menu bar.
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We are Hiring!!!
Onsite Program Coordinator
Must be willing to work on SATURDAYS!!! For the full job description and more information, contact Talicia at taliciabrown@yahoo.com. We require that you email resume and two personal, two professional references to be considered.
Recruiting New Board Members
Are you passionate about the work of BCI? Do you feel excited to support BCI's growth?
Do you have some time to devote to projects?
Time commitment is approximately 2 hours per week. All are welcome to inquire. We are looking for people with backgrounds in finance, human resources, event planning, project coordination, strategic development, and other important skills.
Contact Michelle Hjelm, our Board President, at michellemhjelm@gmail.com.
www.BlackCulturalInitiative.com mm www.facebook.com/hashtag/blackculturalinitiative
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