The Eugene Weekly has a cover story about the foreclosure crisis right here in Lane County. They kindly discussed some of the work Occupy Eugene is doing in helping people keep their homes.
Monthly Archives: March 2012
OE Newsletter Hot off the Press
The first issue of The Eugene Occupier is now out. Read it here:
http://occupyeugenemedia.org/newsletter/
Paper copies are also available for distribution. The newsletter group welcomes your feedback.
We also welcome stories of approximately 300 words. Please include a photograph if you have one and let us know who took it. Short poems and stand alone photographs are also welcome. The deadline for the April issue is March 23.
KEZI Report on OE Against Exclusion Zone
KEZI on March 9th has a TV news report about Occupy Eugene rallying today at Kesey Square against the Downtown Public Safety Zone, otherwise known as the exclusion zone.
For background information about the exclusion zone, we have the below video for your viewing pleasure.
Survey of the Common Voice
“Survey of the Common Voice” is an independent study of the priorities and characteristics of Occupy participants and non-participants. The survey attempts to answer a range of questions, including:
- Do ‘Occupy’ values actually reflect the values of people in America today?
- Is Occupy really the voice of the 99%?
- Are Occupy participants the only people who want to see more corporate accountability to the people’s needs?
As indicated in the final question above, individuals who do not consider themselves to be part of the Occupy movement are also essential to this study. We invite any and all interested individuals to submit a response. The goal, eventually, is to build a nationally representative sample.
The survey was designed by William McConochie, Ph.D. of Political Psychology Research, Inc., along with University of Oregon Students, Alicia Markus and Jamil Jonna (Doctoral Candidate in Sociology). The survey designers intend to share the results with Occupy Eugene and other occupation movements. if you would like to participate, please find the survey here:
Below is an excerpt from the survey page. Please consider participating!
This questionnaire was inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, about which citizens have opinions that range widely from pro to con. This study seeks opinions of all citizens on both sides of the controversy. It hopes to provide objective information that can inform the movement and the community in general. It gives citizens an opportunity to express their opinions about community and national problems. In a small way, it is an attempt to measure the “common good”. The core content for the first half of the questionnaire was gleaned by one of the primary researchers at a committee meeting of Occupy Eugene (Oregon) at which participants voiced their primary goals for the movement. The content for the second half seeks demographic and other data about childhood, employment, income and other issues to put opinion data in perspective.