Every Tuesday and Saturday, John Monroe leads a gentle yoga and meditation class to area activists.
Please bring a yoga mat, if you have one. We hope to see you there!
Category Archives: Event
Occupy Eugene Media Group Office Grand Opening!
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 7pm at the Growers Market Round Table, 454 Willamette St.
OEMG has a new office at the Growers Market! To celebrate, we will be having a Grand Opening at 7pm, November 27. Come watch Occupy Eugene Media with us, share food, drink and conversation. Let’s celebrate our accomplishments! As Occupiers, we have had a great year and came a long way!
Volunteer for a shift at the Outpost!
The Occupation at 1191 Lawrence St., Eugene, OR needs volunteers for occupying the space in 3 hr. shifts and overnights. It is a great way to connect with our community to share the reasons for which we Occupy. Sign up for a shift at the site or by emailing Jana at greenfuelsinfo@yahoo.com after looking at the following schedule:
OEV Vacation Work Party!
OEV VACATION (as in, we’re vacating the premises)
Work Party Part 2: Saturday, October 27th, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at OEV,
7th & Polk
We are very close to being done. Come express your appreciation for Helen’s generosity by making the building empty, clean, and beautiful.
OPPORTUNITY VILLAGE EUGENE FUNDRAISER AT NINKASI
October 29th 5-9pm Wear a costume. Beer, face painting, activities, food…
Come have a good time raising money for Opportunity Village
at Ninkasi Brewing, 272 Van Buren Street
FAMILY RALLY TO SAVE POSTAL SERVICE AT GATEWAY MAIL PROCESSING CENTER
Picketing Sat., Nov. 3rd 11:30 to 12:00
Meet at the sign at 3248 Gateway Street, Springfield.
Then Move to the Noon Rally at Gateway Mail Processing Center loading dock on Postal Way.
You will not be able to park in the postal service parking lot.
Sponsored by the Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network.
Goals:
-Save the Gateway Mail Processing Center.
-Save local rural post offices.
-Save the U.S. Postal Service
Key Points:
-No tax dollars have been spent on the postal service since the 1970 Postal
Reorganization Act.
-The Postal Service is not a business, it is public service.
-Postal Service is a constitutional right. Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of
the United States Constitution, known as the Postal Clause or the Postal
Power, empowers Congress “To establish Post Offices and post Roads.”
-Postal workers take an oath The Postal Service must preserve and protect the
security of all mail in its custody from unauthorized opening, inspection,
reading of contents or covers, tampering, delay, or other unauthorized acts.
Maintaining sanctity of the mail is a public trust vested in each postal
employee.
-In Oregon, we vote by mail.
-If the Gateway Mail Processing is closed, all Eugene/Springfield mail will be
trucked to Portland to be processed, and then trucked back for delivery.
-When rural post offices are closed or suffer reductions in services this
causes irreparable harm to rural communities.
-U.S. Postal Service is one of the largest employers of veterans.
-UPS and Fed Ex have picked off the most profitable routes. They use the
Postal Service to deliver to more expensive destinations, such as rural areas.
FIRST FRIDAY OCCUPY ART AND OPEN HOUSE
*Art inspired by or created for the Occupy Eugene movement*
Friday, Sept. 7th, 5:30-8 pm at Outpost A, 1191 Lawrence St., Eugene
Come and see some revolutionary art created the OE community, hear great live music, socialize and see what Occupy Eugene is up to currently. Featuring paintings, sculpture, photography and mixed media. Refreshments will be served.
Call for entries:
Art can be dropped off at 1191 Lawrence St. on Thursday, September 6th, 5-8 pm or on Friday, September 7th, 10 am to 3 pm.
You will need a way to hook the art to the picket fence in front of the house or some type of self standing device such as an easel. The wire on the back of the frame should work. If wanted, tags will need to made by the artist with the name of the piece, the artist’s name, medium, price, etc., and you can donate part or all of the sale to OE.
The art will be stored on the porch and can be picked up after the event or on Saturday, Sept. 8.
We are also looking for 4 acoustic musicians to do 35 minute sets. No amplification please. Email Scott Fife at iconoclasmo.scott@gmail.com.
SCHEDULE
5:30- 6:05 pm
6:10-6:40 Scott Fife
6:45-7:20
7:25-8 pm
The Occupation at 1191 Lawrence Street is a statement against the foreclosure crisis plaguing the country that is at the heart of the Great Recession and the big banks’ continuing criminal role in the crisis.
Occupying the Heart and Mind
Silent meditation/prayer circle open to everyone to bring their practice to share. We will gather and set-up 15 minutes before the start time. A bell will be rung at 15 minute intervals to signify an opportunity to enter or exit the space without disturbing others. Please bring your chair/cushion/floor mat and warm clothing and join us as we cultivate the loving kindness we all so desperately need. Please invite all whom you feel would both benefit and contribute to this event.
August 5, 2012 @ 2:25 pm – 3:35 pm
Old Federal Building Courtyard
E 7th Ave & Pearl St
Eugene,OR 97401
Roundtable Discussion About Oregon’s New Foreclosure Law
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Occupy Housing-Foreclosure Action Committee (OH-FAC) will offer a roundtable discussion about a new Oregon foreclosure law, Senate Bill 1552, at EWEB’s Community Room, 500 E. 4th Avenue, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 30. OH-FAC supports housing as a human right and works with homeowners facing foreclosure Under SB 1552—which created new provisions and amends ORS 86.705, 86.735, 86.740, 86.742, and 86.755—troubled Oregon homeowners now have the right to a mediation session with their bank, in which the bank must deal with them in an honest and transparent manner. The roundtable will discuss the actions homeowners must take to benefit from the protections offered under this law. Chip Coker of Mediation Service and John Hoops, a broker for Windermere Realty, will join a homeowner dealing with foreclosure to talk about the opportunities and challenges offered by SB 1552, which is being called one of the best foreclosure laws in the country. OH-FAC invites area homeowners to join us to learn how to make mediation work—whether or not mortgage payments are current—and to learn more about the rapidly changing legal status of the foreclosure crisis and how it may affect individuals, families, our local government, and the economy. contact: Fergus Mclean |
Mark Lakeman Presentation for Opportunity Village Eugene
Mark Lakeman, co-founder of The City Repair Project and the Village Building Convergence, will be presenting on behalf of Opportunity Village Eugene’s (OVE) efforts to establish an alternative housing village for the growing houseless and homeless population here in Eugene. The City Repair Project is a non-profit organization that educates and inspires communities and individuals to creatively transform the places where they live.
When: August 14 from 7-9pm
What: Presentation at 7. Breakout Session at 8:30.
Where: Unitarian Universalist Church, 1685 13th Ave., Eugene OR
Contact: op.village@gmail.com or go to www.opportunityvillageeugene.org