Contact your City Councilor-Support an Extension of Occupy Eugene’s Camping Exemption!!

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Please contact your local City Councilor asap and ask him/her to support an extension of Occupy Eugene’s exemption to the no camping ordinance. December 15th, Occupy Eugene’s present exemption expires.

Contact your City Councilor and ask him/her to allow the occupation to continue at Washington/Jefferson Park. If you don’t know who your councilor is, click HERE for the Mayor/City Council page of the city of Eugene website and go to the “My Ward & Neighborhood Association” box at the bottom left hand corner of the page and enter your address.

Also, please sign the online petition to continue to provide a safe community for Occupy Eugene and Eugene’s homeless population. Click HERE to sign.

If you have any questions about the process contact Michael Carrigan of Community Alliance of Lane County (CALC): 541.485.1755 or calcpeace[at]efn.org.

12.2 – 12.3 Occupy Eugene Letter Writing Campaign

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There are several events today and tomorrow for a letter writing campaign.

The campaign aims to write letters to City Council, the mayor and other decision makers to encourage them to extend our stay at the Washington Jefferson park. Please bring paper, stationary, envelopes, writing utensils, stamps, clipboards, and any other item that might be of help. Please come down and show your support for Occupy Eugene. Sign the petition asking the Mayor and City Council for continued support!

Occupy Eugene will be distributing literature and educating the Eugene Community about the Occupation and about some of our issues, supporters, etc.

1. Friday December 2nd from 4-6p.m. at Kesey Square (at the corner of Willamette St and Broadway, next to Voodoo Donuts)

2. Saturday December 3rd from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Geodome on site.

(Note: this event will continue at Cozmic Pizza from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)

3. Saturday December 3rd from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Cozmic Pizza (199 West 8th Avenue Eugene).

12.7 CLDC Trainings – Know Your Rights

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CLDC is offering a know your rights training for Occupy activists Wednesday, December 7th, 5:30p at 55 Broadway.

This know your rights training is open to anyone in the community that is interested in helping the defend the OE site, should that be necessary.

We highly recommend that everyone attend a training so you know what your rights are, and what your responsibilities are if you get arrested. Bring notepad and chair/mat to sit on if you’d like.

Occupy Eugene Open Assembly Saturday Dec. 3, 4pm

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We invite any members of our community who are interested in Occupy Eugene to come to this Open Assembly. If you are interested in Occupy, and have yet to plug in, we send a special invitation to new faces!

Who: Occupy Eugene
What: Open Assembly, A general assembly that will be held off site and encourages members of the greater community to attend.
When: Saturday, December 3 4:00pm
Where: 1274 W. 7th Ave. (7th & Polk), Eugene, OR (old AAA Appliance Building)
Why: In an effort to bring together members of the greater community to discuss issues and organize with Occupy Eugene.

Occupy Eugene will continue to have open assemblies every Saturday starting December 3rd, inviting all community to come and join in the conversation.

1/6/12 Occupy Eugene Documentary Night

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Movie: The Corporation
Fri, Jan 6, 6pm
Occupy V (1274 W. 7th)

The Corporation is today’s dominant institution, creating great wealth but also great harm. This 26 award-winning documentary examines the nature, evolution, impacts and future of the modern business corporation and the increasing role it plays in society and our everyday lives.

Facebook event details: https://www.facebook.com/events/352755098073972/