Silent Meditation/Prayer Circle (A bell will be rung at 15 minute intervals signifying an opportunity to enter or exit the space without disturbing others)
Please bring cushions/mats/chairs to share, dress warm and bring a Friend!
Where: Occupy V, 7th & Polk
When: Fridays, 11:45 – 12:30 &/or Saturdays, 2:15 – 3:30
Also available in : Spanish
The Eugene City council will decide tomorrow at noon (Dec 14th) whether or not to extend the camping exemption to allow the occupation to continue at Washington / Jefferson Park. If you would like to attend, please be at 777 Pearl Street – 12:00pm, the meeting will be held in the McNutt Room. Please see our discussion of the current proposal as far as we understand it. Essentially, Occupy Eugene would be given 45 days past the original deadline of Dec 15th and then would be asked to “de-camp” by the City.
If the camping ban exemption is not extended, Occupy Eugene will have 72 hours to vacate the camp. Should this happen, there will be an emergency GA tomorrow at 7pm (at the occupation site), to discuss our options.
In the late evening hours of December 13th, 2011, Occupy Eugene General Assembly reached consensus on the following proposal to City Council.
A: Occupy Eugene requests City Council to extend the camping ban exemption, and to postpone the City Council’s vote on the motion before them until January 9th , so that Occupy Eugene, social services, and the City can draft a more concrete proposal.
B: If the City Council declines to postpone its vote on the motion before them until January 9th, Occupy Eugene requests at least 90 days to remain onsite until a better solution is revisited, as per our agreement as consensed on by the GA.
Consent was reached on 12/13/11 by Occupy Eugene with 1 stand aside.
UPDATE: If you are looking for a ride to the below event, tonight, Saturday, December 10th at 6:30pm is a meeting at Growers Market at 454 Willamette St. to organize rides.
Since the Occupy movement has swept across the US from coast to coast, you’ve been itching for something to do, haven’t you? Shutting down the west coast economic ports could have a huge impact and make history.
Description: Oakland has called for all West Coast ports to be shutdown.
When: Monday, Dec 12, 2011
Where: Kelley Point Park (map)
There are two shifts organizing to shut down the two port shifts:
For more info call 503.567.8213 or text: @december12 to 23559!
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If you would like to offer or look for a carpool ride share please visit our Discussion Forums.
“We’ll occupy the streets, we’ll occupy the courts, we’ll occupy the offices of you, till you do the bidding of the many, not the few.”
Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, artist Makana, wearing an “Occupy with Aloha” T-shirt performed his song “We are the Many” at a dinner with leaders from 21 economies.
The guest list included Chinese President Hu Jinato, Russian President Dmitry Medvedec and the Obamas.
Bruce Beasley’s ‘Big Red’ Becomes Willing Participant of Occupy Eugene
Bruce Beasley’s “Big Red,” the abstract steel sculpture which has sat in Washington-Jefferson Park between Sixth and Seventh Avenues since 1974, is a special feature of the City of Eugene’s landscape as well as the community’s culture. So while Occupy Eugene readied itself for the move from the Millrace to Washington-Jefferson Park, many of the activists understood the need to be proactive in paying respect to the landmark.
Martin Truther, an Occupy Eugene participant, took the initiative to write Beasley to ask if Big Red could become a pillar of the community, both metaphorically and literally, as Occupy Eugene’s Engineering Committee had tossed around ideas of using Big Red’s central spire to support a tarpaulin. Truther explained how Occupy Eugene planned to protect the sculpture from damage using carpet and recycled tires to act as a buffer.
Occupy Eugene was delighted when they received a response from Beasley that he was “pleased and honored to have Big Red be a part of [Occupy Eugene].” He added that it would be all the better “if she acts as some kind of guardian angel,” and that photos and videos of Big Red’s participation in Occupy Eugene would be much appreciated. Truther was even invited to Beasley’s sculpture garden in Oakland, CA, and the two were able to meet this past weekend to discuss everything from Big Red’s role in Occupy Eugene, to the state of Occupy Oakland in marked contrast to Occupy Eugene, as well as some of Beasley’s own history in social activism. “He’s an inspiring guy,” says Truther of Beasley.
So far, plans to integrate Big Red into the structure of the camp have been unnecessary, but the sculpture is a main focal point in the occupation and one that is regarded with much adoration and appreciation by the occupiers. A few days ago a sign sitting next to the sculpture read: “I’m With Them.” Occupy Eugene was also careful to build the occupation in such a way that the rest of the Eugene community’s view of Big Red isn’t obstructed.
With Bruce Beasley and Big Red’s enthusiastic participation, gracious cooperation from the Eugene Police Department, and the City Council’s decision on November 9 to exempt Occupy Eugene from a camping ban in Washington-Jefferson Park, Occupy Eugene is continually humbled by the amount of support the community has shown. Occupy Eugene and the broader Eugene community have created a model for a cooperative, productive relationship that can be used by other cities and occupations around the country, something the entire community can be proud of.
