Occupy Eugene Fundraising

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Occupy Eugene is beginning a campaign to fund raise–so that we may continue to work for economic justice in Eugene.  If you would like to help, you can use the Occupy Eugene Direct Debit logo at http://occupyeugenemedia.org/donate/, go to the Oregon Community Credit Union to donate, or mail your contribution to Occupy Eugene at P.O. Box 744 Eugene OR 97440.
The Occupy Eugene We Pay link does not work for donations.  Which leads to our next very important call out for volunteers. We could really use your help!  You can sign up to volunteer at http://occupyeugenemedia.org/volunteer/.  We are especially in need for a website designer who can help with our current project to re-vitalize our website into an amazing resource for Occupiers worldwide.  People from Brazil look at our site and we want to make it the face of Occupy in Eugene– still alive and well.

Film: Fire in the Heartland

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Don’t miss this outstanding film this Thursday, May 7 at 6 PM at the old Bijou (492 E. 13th Ave. Eugene). It tells the truth and inspires unlike the recent PBS documentary about “the end of the sixties” quoting Buchanan of all people at length and suggesting that Nixon felt terrible about the student deaths. What lies! This film and the Nixon tapes tell a completely different story America needs to hear. If you can’t attend but want to donate to help fund its distribution, go to https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?shva=1#label/[Gmail]%2FAct+on+Soon/14cfc46342314c52

Come Raise a Glass to Celebrate Community Radio!

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Wed May 6th 2015
Eugene PeaceWorks is working to bring KEPW-LP 97.3, a real community radio station to Eugene!  Occupy Eugene sincerely supports this effort because independent media is so important in an era where we receive our news more and more based on corporate interests.  PeaceWorks just got word from the FCC that they have been granted an 18 month extension on their construction permit, which means they have enough time to fund raise to buy necessary equipment.  Today from 11 am to 10 pm at Oakshire Public House at 207 Madison St. $1 of every beer served all day will help launch Eugene’s first grassroots community radio station. There will be a EPW/KEPW table and live music in the evening provided Alder Street and The Slumps starting at 5. If you can’t attend but want to donate, call their office at 541-343-8548.

Beyond Vietnam- A Time to Speak! Video Footage

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For those that missed Community Alliance of Lane County’s Dramatic Reading of MLK’s speech, Beyond Vietnam–A Time to Speak!, it was amazing!  And the Occupy Eugene Media Group has a great video of it to share with you at our youtube channel https://youtu.be/WsG1t58iQzU.  Martin Luther King wrote this speech in 1967 and it is seriously eerie how relevant it is today.  The Eugene Peace Choir opens the show.  Enjoy!

Pride

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FREE IWW Movie
7 pm Wednesday, May 6th @ Mcnail-Riley House, 601 W. 13th Ave.
Sponsored by the Lane branch of the Industrial Workers of the World

 

Earth Day in the Park!

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Invite your friends!

EARTH DAY 2015 is on! Forty five years after it began, a committee of local organizers is keeping the global celebration alive in Eugene/Springfield! This year’s event, April 25th at Alton Baker Park, replaces the recently- canceled annual observance originally scheduled for April 18th at EWEB (River Place Plaza). “EARTH DAY IN THE PARK!” is the theme for what promises to be a fun Saturday for planetary citizens of all persuasions. All will be inspired, educated and motivated by the day of activities, workshops, music and a speakers program addressing the urgent environmental issues facing our planet today.

The event runs from 2 to 6pm, with a broadcast-ready speakers program around the midpoint. Stay tuned for more details as participating organizations, speakers and musicians are confirmed!

For more information contact Sabrina Siegel:  s.siegel@mail.com

 

Human Rights and the Crisis of Youth Homelessness

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​HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CRISIS OF YOUTH HOMELESSNESS
11:30am to 3pm April 25, 2015.
First Christian Congregational Church 1050 E. 23rd Ave., Eugene OR
A community forum and conversation on the growing numbers of children and youth who are unhoused in the Eugene/Springfield Area and what can be done toward elimination of this violation of their basic human rights. For more information and pre-registration, please go to 

www.humanrightswork.org/youth.html

Event contact: Email kneubeck@comcast.net

Oregon Legislature is looking at a Right to Rest Act

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Oregon legislature is looking at a Right to Rest Act (SB629) right now and our representatives really need to hear from their constituents in favor of this bill. People can’t do better if they can’t get sleep to even be coherent the next day.  Give people a chance and legalize survival.  Please contact your representatives, so they hear from you before the work session scheduled with the Senate Human Services and Early Childhood Committee at 3pm April 16, 2015, Room:  HR B  Agenda item: 3.

For more information about this bill go to:  http://wraphome.org/?p=4072&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=119

To find out where it is at in the legislative process, go to http://gov.oregonlive.com/bill/2015/SB629/

Here is a list of representatives to contact who are involved with what is needed to further this legislation:

Senator Michael Dembrow 503-986-1723
Senator Jeff Kruse 503-986-1701
Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson 503-986-1725
Senator Alan Olsen 503-986-1720
Senator Chip Shields 503-986-1722
Senator Sara Gelser 503-986-1708

Occupy Eugene Endorses Solidarity with Palestine

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Quorumed Occupy Eugene General Assembly

Occupy Eugene endorses the 2014 Occupy National Gathering statements of solidarity with Palestine.

Occupy Eugene rejects any effort to use this statement for anti-Semitic purposes.

We stand together in solidarity as members of the Occupy Wall Street
National Gathering 2014 in resistance against the Israeli government’s
violations of international law and the human rights of Palestinians.

We condemn the Israeli government’s serious violations of international
law and basic human rights in Gaza and the West Bank.

[We recognize] the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of
Israel to full equality.

We demand the restoration of freedom of movement for all Gazans and
West Bank Palestinians, demolition of the walls, and liberalization of the
borders between Israel and the Palestinian territories.

We demand an end to the bloodshed of innocent people all around the
world for which our leaders are responsible. In light of the recent
atrocities, we want an end to both the mass murder of innocents and the
occupation of Palestine.

CONSENSED

Opportunity Village Eugene Video Wins Award

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Major shout out to Jana Thrift of Occupy Eugene Media Group and David Zupan of Peace Works. The two videographers entered their video about Opportunity Village Eugene into Eugene’s International Film Festival and won the award for 2014 best documentary short. Check out this beautiful video here