Occupy Eugene

POVERTY STATE MUSIC VIDEO

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OEMG has released another video that we would like to share!

This is a music video from the solo version of “Poverty State”. This song is on the album “Going To Lift My Voice” released May 22, 2015 by Steve Gibson with the Crosscurrent Duo. This is an amazing CD!!! Thank you Steve Gibson for the honor of producing your first music video.

Go to http://crosscurrentduo.com for more information.

Just wait until we come out with the Crosscurrent Duo version of “Poverty State”–with both Steve Gibson and Ken Zimmerman!

Anyone Interested in Learning More About How to Make Videos?

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Come to four workshops being offered this month! Learn to use videos to help create social justice–or just for fun!

Cost for the four class course meeting once a week and a one year membership at CTV with access to studio and equipment Is only $10.

Sign up in the front office of the Sheldon High Community Television Studio
2455 Willakenzie Rd., Eugene–Go all the way to the back of the school. Turn left. Walk north of the building, past the KRVM radio station. CTV is the last door before you reach the tennis courts.

The following FOUR workshops will be taught by veteran filmmaker, TV Producer and CTV Director, Larry Doberstein. The cost of $10 for any or all of the workshops includes a CTV membership allowing a year of equipment and studio access. Note: the dates and times for the workshops may change to suit the schedules of those interested. Interested students or parents can also email with questions to: larryd@efn.org or call CTV at (541) 341-4671.“Becoming an Effective Documentary Producer” Why, How, Where and When
Tentative Date/Time/: Sunday, June 16th, 6-9 PM“Operating Equipment: Hands-on Camera and Audio Use”
Tentative Date/Time/: Sunday, June 18th 6-9 PM“On Site Documentary Shoot” at a location to be determined
Tentative Date/Time/: Sunday, June 25th 6-9 PM“Editing Your Films to Share on Community TV, OPB etc.”
Tentative Date/Time/: Sunday, July 2nd 6-9 PMSPONSORED BY COMMUNITY TELEVISION OF LANE COUNTY, EUGENE MEDIA ACTION AND KEPW-LP COMMUNITY RADIO, COMMITTEES OF EUGENE PEACEWORKS

Fundraiser for Occupy Eugene and the Occupier Newsletter

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Garage Sale

942 Van Buren St. Eugene

June 5 & 6

A Fundraiser for Occupy Eugene and the Occupier Newsletter

Please bring your gently used donations to Vickie’s house at 942 Van Buren St. by Thursday this week. If she is not home, you can leave stuff on the porch.

Suggested items to bring: clothes, books, DVDs, vinyl, kitchenware, jewelry, furniture, tools, camping and sports equipment.

Thanks for helping us pay rent and put out the Occupier

Policing the Police: Your Right to Record Law Enforcement

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May 16, 5:30pm at 300 Country Club Rd., Eugene is the next Police Commissioners meeting where discussion of the policy will take place. Go to the hearing or submit comments at http://www.eugene-or.gov/index.aspx?NID=1344.

The Eugene Police Department is in the process of drafting a new policy regarding the right of the public to record police interactions. This forum discusses your constitutional rights to record police, why this right and responsibility is important to ensure police accountability, and how to record legally and safely. We also discuss the proposed draft of EPD Policy 415, “Recording Police Activities By the Community,” and provide information on how you can contribute to this process.

Eugene Policy 415 is being drafted right now and it needs community and professional input to make sure our constitutional rights are protected adequately. Here is the link to a pertinent five minute clip from the last Eugene Police Commissioner’s meeting: https://youtu.be/NDlBGUlpM4Q

Policy 415 and 606 for the pilot program putting cameras downtown can be viewed at http://www.eugene-or.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3638

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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http://encirclefilms.org/

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!

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