 Governments must respond to the climate emergency with the scale and speed that science demands. We need special political leaders who are up to that task… So WE, the majority, must do the hard work to elect them. This is our political reality, and then there is the reality of physics. Nature, the physical world, the most basic infrastructure on which all life depends, is teetering on the brink. You can’t quibble about the 2025 numbers:
GIVEN THE POLITICS AND THE CLIMATE NUMBERS OF THIS MOMENT, WE MUST:
WHAT CAN YOU DO? There’s a lot locally we can do right now. Read on. We Need the Roadless Area Conservation Rule Our public lands are under attack, again. The federal Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects America’s last-standing, undisturbed undeveloped backcountry forestland. In June, bureaucrats in D.C. decided to let the highest bidders bulldoze roads through them by rescinding the popular 2001 rule. They’ve given the public until September 21st to go on the record opposing the plan. If the Roadless Area Conservation Rule is rescinded, 45 million acres of protected areas would be open for construction and logging, affecting drinking water, raising water bills and imperiling the home of many threatened and endangered species, including grizzly bears, wolves and salmon and much more. Once commercially exploited, these lands would likely never recover. TAKE ACTION! MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT! ONE MILLION IS OUR GOAL You can type your unique comment directly into the US Forest Service comment portal or attach a text file with your comment. Here’s the link. You may also use the comment tools that Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wild and / or Saveroadlessforests.com created. Better yet, USE ALL OF THEM! IMPORTANT: Key talking points can be found here. These messages come from the National Forest Coalition and are an excellent resource. Please use them. When enacted, the original rule got over one million public comments in favor. Let’s blow them away with one million public comments before September 21st!  We have until September 21st at 9:00 pm to say that we won’t let the federal government bulldoze roads through America’s protected wild forests. Take 1 minute of your day now to go on the record defending the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Forests are our best climate solution!  (Roadless Area Conservation Rule Map) Stand Up for Forests - Road Trip to PDX Forest Over Profits 2026 September 12th & 13th – 11-5:00 pm Hear from ongoing land-defense campaigns against extractive logging, data center development, and mining from across the PNW. Learn and share skills and practices for fighting back, connect with ongoing struggles for land & justice, and deepen ties between movements. Located at the 350PDX Climate Justice Warehouse at the Rebuilding Center 3625 N Mississippi Ave, Portland Lunch will be provided. Space is limited, RSVP today! More into at forestoverprofits.org Citizens Want the Eugene Clean Energy Fund Climate action is on the ballot in November and we need to build support for our big win! That means letting Eugenians know what ECEF is and what it will do for our community. This is phase two: Educating the public and getting out the vote! Knocking doors is one of the most important ways you can help pass this initiative so we can make billion-dollar corporations pay their fair share and invest in our community and future. Sign up for TODAY’s canvas (starts at 10:00 am at Washburn Park, 21st & Agate) ECEF will provide: a short training, drinks and snacks RSVP Here: https://forms.gle/rkUVtSaJPXC2dm9V8 When Eugenians know what ECEF is and what it will do for our community, we are confident they will vote YES. Come be a part of the movement to turn corporate profits into community power. Find out more about this vital campaign here. Election ProtectionThursday, September 10th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church - 1685 W 13th Ave. Eugene Sign up here for a hopeful and energizing training with Common Cause to ensure a free, fair and highly participatory election in November. Let’s create massive and safe voter turnout to defend against attempts to deceive, disrupt and deny our elections. Sponsored by Indivisible Eugene Springfield, NAACP Eugene Springfield, Lane County United for Immigrant Justice network, League of Women Voters of Lane County and 350 Eugene. Save the Dates Join In! Join Indivisible Eugene Springfield’s Weekly Protest (bring your favorite signs & banners)   Did you know that we have 125 factory farms here in Oregon? Want to know more about industrialized agriculture here in the South Willamette Valley? Northern Lane County’s families are living with unsafe levels of nitrate contamination in their groundwater, and without action, the problem could get worse. This is an opportunity to learn about the causes of nitrate pollution, the role of factory farms, resources for community members concerned about their water’s safety, and our local fight for clean water here in Lane County. What: Clean Water for Lane County When: Wednesday, September 2, 6:30 p.m. Where: 1420 Kalmia St, Junction City, OR, 97448 Host: Junction City Grange RSVP for the event here. Bring 1/2 a cup of well water in a clean cup to be tested. Testing takes about 10 minutes. Nitrate has been linked to various health conditions, including blue-baby syndrome.  You Were There - Thanks for Coming to the GOTV Card Party!If you missed the card party and want to write cards, contact Deb at [email protected]. The UK Nation Emergency Briefing Documentary is Here!In November 2025, in London, leading experts briefed political and civic leaders on the national threats posed by the climate and nature crisis. A 50 minute documentary film has been produced that distills that evidence, designed for public engagement. Over 3,500 screenings in the UK and Europe have been shown or scheduled. Now it has come to Eugene. When: Saturday, October 3rd - 6 to 8:00 pm Where: Unitarian Universalist Church, 1685 W. 13th St., Eugene Free and open to the public. Suggested audience over 16 years of age.  (National Emergency Briefing screenings world wide as of 8/27/26) It’s not easy, but it’s simple: a swift and total conversion from fossil fuels to electricity generated by solar and wind. We’re going for big solutions that will make all our lives better. Together we will do this. We created this, we can change it. Let’s put people in office who are pro-transition and will do the right thing: put people over profits. TAKE ACTION TODAY. IT’S UP TO US. LET’S BE FIERCE!
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