With the city of Eugene planning to shutdown our right to assemble in protest to economic injustices, the Occupy Eugene BankBusters are holding their first event in their campaign to stop illegal foreclosures in Eugene neighborhoods.
What: Stop Illegal Foreclosures Rally When: Thursday, December 22nd. Time: Gather 4:30p at old AAA Appliance building, 1274 W. 7th Ave. (7th and Polk)
Procession leaves 5:00.
Brief rally at the old AAA building and reading of the houses in foreclosure at Wells Fargo-7th Ave & Polk and march back to site for a winter solstice celebration.
Many of us are saddened and angry with the Eugene City Council’s decision to shutdown our protest, in direct conflict with our constitutional rights as Oregon citizens to assemble peaceably and protest.
Section 1. Natural rights inherent in people. We declare that all men, when they form a social compact are equal in right: that all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness; and they have at all times a right to alter, reform, or abolish the government in such manner as they may think proper.
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Section 26. Assemblages of people; instruction of representatives; application to legislature. No law shall be passed restraining any of the inhabitants of the State from assembling together in a peaceable manner to consult for their common good; nor from instructing their Representatives; nor from applying to the Legislature for redress of grievances [sic].
Now is a great time to contact Eugene City Hall and politely let your voice be heard.
What: Join with us and help Occupy the Oak Street Speakeasy! Occupy Eugene has organized a benefit for the Eugene Seventeen – the seventeen demonstrators of civil disobedience who were arrested outside Chase and Bank of America on November 17th. Featuring music from Almond Davis and Aeon Now, among others, as well as spoken word, performance art, dance, slam poetry, and speakers. Suggested donations of $5-$5,000 go to help with legal fees and fines incurred, as well as toward the Occupy Eugene general fund to improve outreach programs and occupation site needs. Please spread the word and come if you can; no one will be turned away for lack of funds, but it is 21+. Come in from the cold for some delicious beverages, fantastic music, encouraging words, and radical persuasions. More events to come…
Dusk Winston, one of the 17 Occupy Eugene members arrested on November 17th actions was hit by a car yesterday in Portland, OR while participating in the actions to shutdown Portland commercial ports.
Seen in the nearly 1 minute video above, protestors were gathered nonviolently in the street when a car approaches and without stopping continues to drive through the crowd.
This is a 2,000 pound vehicle violently being used to hit peaceful, nonviolent protestors.
Dusk Winston has a badly hurt knee, though exact details are unknown.
Witnesses at the scene said police observed the hit and run and did nothing to apprehend the driver.
Dusk commented today,
“Unfortunately this has happened at a lot of the occupy movements and complaints go unnoticed. I am calling PPD today to file a complaint.”
A legal observer attached to Occupy Eugene wrote down the driver’s license plate: 329LHB.
This Wednesday, is a benefit for Occupy Eugene and the 17 people who were arrested during the November 17th actions. Considering the arrest and now being hit by a car, let’s get as many attendees as we can to show our support for Dusk and the others’ who have made many sacrifices.
Wednesday, Dec 14th, 9pm – 2am
Oak Street Speakeasy
915 Oak St, Eugene, OR 97401
Facebook Event Page
For those not on Facebook, here is the event description:
Join with us and help Occupy the Oak Street Speakeasy! Occupy Eugene has organized a benefit for the Eugene Seventeen – the seventeen demonstrators of civil disobedience who were arrested outside Chase and Bank of America on November 17th. Featuring music from Almond Davis and Aeon Now, among others, as well as spoken word, performance art, dance, slam poetry, and speakers. Suggested donations of $5-$5,000 go to help with legal fees and fines incurred, as well as toward the Occupy Eugene general fund to improve outreach programs and occupation site needs. Please spread the word and come if you can; no one will be turned away for lack of funds, but it is 21+. Come in from the cold for some delicious beverages, fantastic music, encouraging words, and radical persuasions. More events to come…
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.
In support of the United Nation’s International Human Rights Day, Occupy Eugene will be holding a rally and march at 1:00pm on Saturday, December 10 at the main stage area at the northern end of Washington/Jefferson Park (the “basketball courts”)
After a quick rally there, we will be marching south to 5th Ave and eastwardly onward to the Lane County Jail at 5th & Olive where Stan Taylor (LCC professor of Political Science, chair of the LCC Peace Center, board member of the Civil Liberties Defense Center, and steering committee member of “We The People Eugene”) will be speaking at 1:20pm.
Where: Meet at the covered main stage near the basketball courts
When: Sat. December 10th, 2011 1pm-4pm
What: Global Human Rights march
“Adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on December 10, 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was the result of the experience of World War II. With the end of that war and the creation of the United Nations, the international community vowed never again to allow such atrocities to happen. World leaders thus decided to complement the UN Charter with a roadmap to guarantee the rights of every individual – the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
The Eugene City Council is being asked to support an extension of Occupy Eugene’s exemption to the no camping ordinance so the occupation can legally remain at Washington/Jefferson Park. The present exemption expires December 15 and the City council will meet to decide our fate this Monday, December 12th. Please join us to express your support for Occupy Eugene’s right to remain in Washington/Jefferson Park so OE can continue to provide a home for many of Eugene’s unhoused residents and to advocate for economic and social justice.
Candlelight vigil
4:15pm-10pm, City Hall
The Candlelight vigil will commence in time for the City Council work session and extend until after the 7:30pm City Council meeting and council vote. There will be a scheduled program of music and activities! Please bring candles, lighters, and cups to hold candles.
Council Work Session/Public Hearing
5:30-7 pm, McNutt Rm
Eugene City Council Meeting
7:30pm-10:00pm, Council Chambers 777 Pearl St.
Help us fill the Council chambers at 7:30pm as we support those testifying in favor of Occupy Eugene’s right to remain in
Washington/Jefferson Park.
In addition, contact your City Councilor and ask him/her to allow the occupation to remain at the Park. If you don’t know who your councilor is,go to 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.
A candlelight vigil will commence at 4:15 PM at City Hall in time for the city council working session (5:30pm) and extending until after the 7:30 pm City Council meeting and Council Vote. There will be a scheduled program of music and activities!
Please Bring Candles, Lighters, and Cups to Hold Candles.
We would love to have a calm gathering of folks “holding” city council, city officials and EPD in our hearts and creating a collective intention of compassion as Council considers their decision to extend Occupy Eugene’s exemption to allow OE to continue camping.
Both for the sake of the Occupy movement and for fellow citizens who live without housing and who have become integral to our local Occupy movement. Occupy Eugene’s occupation site is located at the South End of Washington/Jefferson Park between 6th and 7th Ave.
We the undersigned request that the City of Eugene continue to partner with Occupy Eugene to provide a safe community to the hundreds of homeless who have been forced onto the streets due to the economic injustices of our times and who have now found a safe community at the Washington/Jefferson Park Village.
The citizens of Eugene have donated to Occupy Eugene: tents, sleeping bags, clothing, temporary building materials, kitchen equipment and sufficient food for the Occupation to cook and serve over a thousand meals a day to the hungry. The Occupy volunteers provide thousands of hours of volunteer work each month. We ask that the City of Eugene continue to make the encampment space available and also provide electricity and water to the site in order to assist the citizens and the volunteers create a more humane existence for the homeless we serve. This will help the Occupation continue to meet the needs of our local homeless while pushing forth with their agenda to address the national problems that cause homelessness and the many other problems of social and economic injustice.
We ask that the encampment be supported until we the people, the City of Eugene and Occupy Eugene are able to find a better solution for our fellow citizens who have no homes but those they now make at the Occupy Eugene encampment.
If you support our cause, please sign this petition, and share it with the people in your life. Click here for a printable PDF of the petition, and here for one with larger print.
Please bring your signed petitions to our Info Booth at Washington/Jefferson Park between 6th and 7th Avenues. Thank you for your support.
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.
With the city of Eugene planning to shutdown our right to assemble in protest to economic injustices, the Occupy Eugene BankBusters are holding their first event in their campaign to stop illegal foreclosures in Eugene neighborhoods.
