 We’re in the fight of our lives. And like all fights, to take it on, we need to focus, muster our courage and lock arms with trusted allies. Summer is a perfect time to build this movement, hone our resistance and get into Good Trouble. You might not think of yourself as a fighter, but all of us can call on our bravery and protectiveness as guardians of our families and precious earthly home. Unlike those who are cruelly dismantling our hard-fought and hard-won social progress, WE ARE MOTIVATED BY LOVE and we all know that love is an infinite resource and the power of it is greater than that of greed or hate. Let’s get to work. The politics of appeasement are over.  If you’re turning out for the growing local protests (big and small) - THANKS! (Bring friends and family!) That’s part of the solution. But we need to grow our numbers and build sustained momentum. There’s also work needed behind the scenes. Let’s find ways to stand in solidarity with those directly supporting communities being harmed: bring cold drinks, shade umbrellas, snacks and provide encouragement to keep up morale and confuse the authoritarian villains! It’s up to all of us who are not those under attack to stand with them and for them. The Trump Administration is violently divisive, isolationist, and segregationist, and solidarity is our first duty and most profound rejection of their agenda. There’s a place for everyone in this fight. Read on.  Tuesday, July 8th at 1:00 pm Community Defense Action - Eugene All Eyes On ICE Meet at Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza on 8th & Oak, then walk to the Federal Building at 7th & Pearl to hold down a presence through the afternoon. Come when you can for as long as you can. (Organized by the Lane County Immigrant Defense Network.) STAY CONNECTED: To see what’s happening locally, you can always check the website Mobilize.us and filter for nearterm dates in Eugene / Springfield. Bookmark it! Resistance July 13th - 11:00 am -12:30 pm Virtual Resistance Organizing Training - Resistance Lab 1.0 350EUG encourages everyone to get inspired and learn how to resist through Pramila Jayapal’s Resistance Lab series. Consider registering and attending the upcoming live session on Sunday, July 13th. Register here. Gather some friends together and throw a watch party. It’s fundamental to our work ahead. (Read Rebecca Solnit’s piece on the pervasive personal horrors being experienced at the hands of ICE and how civil society is historically the most effective response to this kind of repression.) Good Trouble Lives OnThursday, July 17th - 5 to 8:00 pm  Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lies with the people. On July 17, the anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing, organizers across the country are planning various commemorations and actions to carry forward his legacy of Good Trouble.. Locally, organizers are planning a book drive for the Good Trouble Library and a fundraiser for NAACP Lane County. Stay tuned and check back at this website link for details. (Subject to change.) Forest Defense is Climate DefenseAlthough the news coming from the Climate Forest campaigners across the country is awful, nobody is giving up! We’re taking a minute to assess the damage of the administration's attacks on our public forest lands and refocusing our efforts on next steps.  Wednesday, July 9th from 7 to 8:00 pm - Fix Our Forests Act and Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Budget Bill” Webinar - Part 1 of 3 Many of the tools we have relied on for decades to avert the most destructive and ecologically damaging extractive projects are currently being shredded. What do the dizzying & overwhelming onslaught of new policies and changes mean? The PNW Forest Climate Alliance and partners are hosting a 3 part webinar series this summer to examine the extreme ways federal forests are under attack by the Trump administration, and what it means for efforts to preserve a healthy environment and livable climate. RSVP for the July 9th (Part 1) webinar here.  What’s “Eugene Groves”? What’s “Eugene Groves”? Local forest defenders are joining together in a project called Eugene Groves and we’re excited to kick it off on August 7th with a Street Demonstration followed by Happy Hour at a local establishment. What: Eugene Groves Kick-off (all forest defenders are welcome); Street demonstration with sign-waving & banners; special appearances from our new Tree Puppets! When: Thursday, August 7th - 2:00 Demo / 3:30 Happy Hour Where: Begin at 18th & Chambers (near Bimart), then to Hey Neighbor! on 19th & Jefferson. Everything is provided! Come and bring your tree-hugger friends! More Forest Defense News: and it's good...Industrial Biomass Surrenders Various proposals to sell off public lands have been struck down by the courts, which, if passed, would have cleared the way for Drax and other climate villains to turn our forests into wood pellets to be shipped overseas. In California, our allies fighting biomass plants have defeated Golden State Natural Resources, which proposed to build two industrial-scale wood pellet plants and a storage and export terminal in Northern California. Read the press release here. Burning wood to produce electricity may be the single most perverse plan on the planet. We’re celebrating the wins! State PolicyThe legislative session finished on June 27th, working late into the night. We did not make strong climate progress and notably, the transportation package that funds the Oregon Department of Transportation wasn’t approved. Several of the bills we supported did pass, including HB 2081A, which required the Treasury to analyze and manage climate risk in our state’s PERS investments (big thanks to Divest Oregon), as well as several bills related to a more efficient electrical grid and to utilities oversight and affordability. And farmworker disaster relief received a bit of funding as well. All this to say, lawmakers chose to delay further necessary actions to transition to a more sustainable social and economic system, postponing what will cost more tomorrow. Thanks for all your efforts to get what we could over the finish line. Read Climate Solutions Director, Nora Apter’s analysis of the climate wins and losses in the 2024-25 Legislative Session here. GOTVIf you want to write postcards for special elections, send Deb an email at [email protected] with “Postcarding” in the subject line. Time to get going. Save the Date - Sun Day When: Sunday, September 21st from 12:30 to 3:00 pm Where: Campbell Community Center (155 High St, Eugene) What: Rise-up for a Sun-Powered Planet! Stand Up to Fossil Fuels! Organized People Can Accelerate the Transition to a Clean Energy Future! 12:30 Music - Moon Mountain String Band 1:00 Speakers 1:30 Rotating Teach-ins Organizations’ Tables & Sustainability Experts 3:00 March with banners & signs to the Ferry Street Bridge We can have the clean energy revolution we need in America in spite of Trump’s Big Horrible Bill, but it’s going to take grassroots community focused activism to demand it and make it happen. That’s what Sun Day is all about. Save the date!  This is no time to despair. It is a time to remember who we are, connect to each other and nature, and realize no regime can uproot these connections. There are cracks in their plans, and with solidarity we can let the light stream in through those cracks!  
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 What works to stop the deranged oligarchs when they go too far? …When they abduct people without due process, terrorize and incite violence in our most vulnerable communities, trash the economy, destroy our children' s future, ignore laws and all norms of common decency? The uprising of massive numbers of ordinary people! That’s what works to stop them. To stop them we must resist in every way possible, together or individually; from simple non-cooperation, no-buy days, boycotts, social media or letter-writing campaigns, emails, phonecalls, direct mutual aid for strikers and protesters, or the organizing of thousands of non-violent actions in the streets… It’s everybody, everywhere! Tomorrow… Huge numbers of individuals of all stripes, along with leaders of organizations and institutions, will be hitting the streets in every state, in numbers too large to ignore. No one is on the sidelines now. We must be overwhelming, irresistible and indefatigable.  More than 1,800 nonviolent protests are planned for tomorrow, because when the oligarchs are cracking down on small-scale nonviolent protests like in LA, WE THE PEOPLE mobilize into large-scale nonviolent protests everywhere. The bullies need to see it with their own eyes. That’s what works. More than 1,800 nonviolent protests are planned for tomorrow, because when the oligarchs are cracking down on small-scale nonviolent protests like in LA, WE THE PEOPLE mobilize into large-scale nonviolent protests everywhere. The bullies need to see it with their own eyes. That’s what works. Where: Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse at 405 E. 8th Ave. When: 10:30 am - Music & Activities 11:00 am - Rally 12:00 - March to City Hall Optional banners & signs on Ferry Street Bridge following the event. Bring yours. HELP: 350EUG NEEDS YOU! We’d love to have you help animate 350 Eugene’s beautiful butterfly “flutter!”  Please join the flutterers no later than 10:45 am across the street at Gratitude Brewing, 504 E 8th. We’d love your help. Let’s show them what we’re made of! The Resistance Continues!Join us for “No King”s Street Messaging!  Stand Up For Our Democracy & Our Climate! Stand Up For Our Democracy & Our Climate! Monday, June 23rd from 2 to 3:30 pm on W. 18th Ave along Westmoreland Park (just east of Chambers St. and the Bi-Mart parking lot). To stand up for our democracy and our climate, we are showing off some new signs with a "No Kings" theme. We will also be singing some time-tested protest songs, retrofitted to the present needs: "We're fighting for our Democracy - We shall not be moved!" Everyone is invited. We’d love to see you there! All signs are provided. Bring your voice and a lawn chair if you like to sit down. Fresh air and friendly conversation. Look for us along the south side of W. 18th Ave along Westmoreland Park. Parking available in the Bi-Mart parking lot, just east of Chambers St.  Pizza following at Hey Neighbor! at W. 19th & Jefferson. Meet the community and share messages of hope & love for our democracy and our climate. Sign Up!Get Out the Vote - If we want a climate stable and democratic future, we need a government that will deliver! If you want to write postcards, send Deb an email at [email protected] with “Postcarding” in the subject line. Let’s start early. No time to lose! Save The DateDeep Roots Convergence Camp - Sept. 26-28 Like-minded people take a deep-dive into aspects of forest defense that ensures we preserve biodiversity and mature and old forests. Consider signing up for Deep Roots (3.0) and submit this interest Form. More info to follow.  Did you read Kim Stanley Robinson’s “Ministries for the Future” (2020)? It’s a utopian novel set in a not-so-distant future that depicts how humans address climate change and the biodiversity crisis, toppling oligarchic control of governments and addressing chronic inequality. (Wait. Are you sure this is fiction?) Bill McKibben, in one of his recent Substack pieces, recommends this interview with the author, who reflects on the messages in his book after five years; from Mongabay’s podcast: ‘Ministry for the Future’ May Hold Lessons for the Present’ (June 3, 2025). You might be pleasantly surprised. SEE YOU IN THE STREETS!
 A Nationwide Day of Defiance There can be no climate justice until we reclaim our democracy. That’s why 350 Eugene is redoubling our efforts to stop the takeover by oligarchs of our government and bring people together so we can put the brakes on climate breakdown. Our artists, campaigners & policy troops are pulling out the stops and throwing down with the newly formed grassroots Activist Coalition Eugene Springfield (ACES) to demand leaders at every level stand up for the bedrock American values of fairness, equality and shared prosperity. We must get our country back on track to sanity and climate stability!  We’re joining forces to rise up for justice and to reject this bully’s racist, vengeful power grab. On June 14th our defiance will roar! COME EARLY (10:30 ish) - Next Saturday in Eugene at the Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse. We will stand as one community with clarity of vision and courage of conviction to fight back against his anti-democratic authoritarian regime with numbers too big to ignore. The rally (organized by ACES) starts at 11:00 am sharp. Park in the Overparks or take the bus or bike. Make and bring your fabulous signs. Wear your colors & costumes. Family friendly, with its own special area. Bring a contingent. Speak truth to power! Enough is enough. The protest rally starts with inspiring local live music, with organizations’ information tables and activities, followed by a diverse array of speakers who will build momentum for a spirited march. The march begins around noon, organized by 50501 and led by Samba Ja, and winds through downtown Eugene and ends at City Hall. Following the march, participants are free to line up on both sides of the Ferry Street Bridge and engage the public with beautiful banners & signs. Let’s make some noise & speak truth to power!  But wait… We need volunteers! Crossing guards, donation rovers, Info Table, trash/recycling setup and take down, and assistance for people with disabilities. Please take a look at the assignments in this SignupGenius form and consider signing up! Thank you. For more information about No Kings Days, go to the national website. Important: A core principle behind the Activist Coalition Eugene Springfield (ACES) and all of the national No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events. Climate CampaignsWe’re not taking our eye off of the climate… This is the record-breaking news this week. Our work must continue…  State Policy Worried about stalled climate policy? So are we. Here’s a question we often hear: If the Oregon legislature has a democratic majority, why can’t we pass the suite of strong climate bills that our progressive climate-champion representatives introduce? This will help clear things up. Update from Roger Knudson, 350 Eugene, Policy Team On Friday, June 6, the Oregon Climate Equity Network hosted a comprehensive review of climate related legislation in the current session - with only 23 days to go. My overall takeaway was that we cannot expect many more victories. The main obstacle is the budget, and this meeting helped me understand why the Dems, even with majorities in both houses, can't push more legislation through. After two legislative sessions in which federal funding was flowing into the state (thanks Biden!), now the budget is filled with uncertainty. In particular, funding for both Medicare and the SNAP program may require much more state funding; one-third of Oregon adults are on Medicare. Legislators are cautious about committing funds given the uncertainty about how Medicare will be funded. Beyond that, the Governor made funding of K-12 education a priority, and most of the rest of the funding in this session was described as an effort to maintain the status quo. New initiatives that had been receiving federal funds for the past two years are in danger of being cut off completely. Furthermore, there are growing rumbles that the Republicans may begin a series of rolling walkouts which will further limit progress. One more metric that may help us all understand the difficulties every climate bill faces in the final 3 weeks is that more than 500 bills are stalled in the House Ways & Means Committee. The presenter said this is the worst backlog since 2017. Some specifics: The Climate Justice Budget (Rental home heat pump program, community heat pump program, community resilience funding, community renewable energy grant program, Oregon solar plus storage rebates, natural & working lands fund) are all unlikely to get out of committee. The Oregon Environmental Council (OEC) will continue to push on these, but the expectations of success are low. You may be aware that an attempt was made to move funds from the Climate Protection Program (CPP) to a "Cap and Pave" scheme that would fund highway construction and some wildfire protections. This caused a storm of pushback. A new bill is expected on Monday. In the package of bills being promoted by the state Building Resilience coalition, there was one victory this week. The Power Act HB 3546 passed. This will require big data centers and crypto operations to pay a special higher rate so that the costs of their massive energy use are not passed on to the rest of us. The FAIR Energy Act, which will prevent utilities from raising their rates in the winter, between November 1 and March 31, is expected to make it out of the Ways and Means committee. It does not impact the budget so it has a good chance of being passed. But other bills in this set that we have supported (SB 88 Get the Junk Out of Rates; HB 3081 One Stop Shop 2.0, and others) are unlikely to move forward. We may have a chance to take part in a meeting with Julie Fahey focused on this whole set of bills next week. SJR 28 Constitutional Right to a Healthy Environment will not make it out of the Rules Committee. Look for this to reappear as a voters' initiative. In terms of the energy grid, HB 3366 Grid Enhancement Technologies is expected to pass. This will add more capacity to existing lines in the grid. However, HB 3628 Transmission Authority, which would have speeded up getting new transmission projects up and running is dead in committee. The two remaining bills that promote Microgrids HB 2065, HB 2066 are not moving; but Sustainable Northwest is expected to push out an action alert that we can participate in to pressure Senate & House leadership to move these forward. They have a very low budget impact. The Clean Truck Rule is tied up in federal legal challenges. Overall it was not an encouraging overview. Some progress is better than no progress and there is always the next session. Climate advocates are getting more organized, strategic and networked. Most importantly, we are not giving up! Thanks to all of YOU on the Action Alert List who have written and lobbied your legislators! (There’s still time to sign-up with Roger for the Action Alert List by emailing him at [email protected] with “Action Alert” in the subject line. (This effort concludes June 30th.)) Fossil Fuel Resistance Many think we can’t live without fossil fuels. The truth is, we can’t live with them. Where are 90% of Oregon’s fossil fuels stored? At the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) hub on the Willamette River in NW Portland. (In tanks built 50-100 years ago that hold the equivalent of 530 Olympic-sized swimming pools.)  350EUG recently co-sponsored a presentation with 350PDX & Portland Unitarian Universalist Church, which featured this stunning short (3 min 43 sec) animated video showing the dangers, Stop the Spill. It’s eye-opening. More details in this Fact Sheet. Advocates are pushing for stronger safety plans at the state level to ensure the public understands the risk and communities can prepare. Stay tuned. Forest Defense The worst bill ever! Introduced in the US House of Representatives (by Dems, no less) in January 2025, the Fix Our Forests Act does little to invest in proven community protections measures such as defensible space, emergency planning, home hardening, and instead focuses on opening up federal lands to logging interests. It bypasses critical environmental laws that protect our ecosystems and restricts scientific input and public engagement. The bill could have devastating consequences for the environment and endangered species. This Instagram video briefly tells the story of the terrible situation and contains some excellent talking points. TAKE ACTION: Send a message to Senators Wyden and Merkley to oppose this bill using Oregon Wild’s messaging app today! Thanks!  Resistance Lab with Pramila Jayapal How Do We Build Our Power? Together! Resistance Lab with Pramila Jayapal How Do We Build Our Power? Together! The Resistance Lab is an on-line series of trainings developed specifically for this moment. Resistance Lab 1.0 looks at how non-violent movements around the world have responded to leaders who seize power in authoritarian ways and the most effective tools and tactics to utilize to oppose them. The series offers a framework to understand this moment in history, incorporating interactive conversations with others, to help create a community that can build this resistance movement. Thousands are tuning in! Watch Resistance Lab 1.0 here and check out the accompanying slides and handouts. Or… catch the next Resistance Lab 1.0 on July 1st. Sign up on this website. Resistance Lab 2.0 will be on-line on June 8th at 11:00 am. RSVP here. These are the fundamentals we should all know for organizing against anti-democratic regimes, like the one taking hold in our country today. See you there! Meanwhile, Thursday, June 12th, in person in Eugene, join us and our allies at Temple Beth Israel in the Tikkun Olam Committee for a presentation and discussion on how to support democracy in the face of authoritarianism.  News from Our Children's Trust  Visit the Youth v. Trump webpage for news on the case and future actions. Climate Anxiety is Real: What Can We Do About It?  Some say humor helps. Check out Climate Town’s Natural Gas is Scamming America video with lots of facts & some laughs too! Climate Town is where climate science meets comedy gold. Created by comedian-turned-climate-policy-grad Rollie Williams to get people talking about climate without feeling embarrassed or uninformed and they’re crushing it. It’s racked up over 31 million views and 600,000 subscribers by making environmental topics actually fun to watch and/or listen to. Share with friends and family. You Were There (Better Eugene Springfield Transportation (BEST) Block Party at the Pavillion) Save The DateSunday, September 21st - Sun Day Rise Up for a Sun-Powered Planet - stay tuned!   Trump and his gang are at war against the government of the United States and the land and people of this country. It’s a war on nature with the gravest consequences for our democracy and our climate. Americans are fighting back. Mass protests are spreading to build the PEOPLE POWER we need to stop this authoritarian takeover! The courts and Congress simply can’t do it alone. We need PEOPLE IN THE STREETS! Did you know? There were more than 1,300 ‘Hands Off’ rallies on April 5th in the US, compared to the 686 protests that followed Trump 1.0’s inauguration? People of all stripes are showing up in huge numbers and we’re just getting started. In addition to fighting for a stable climate future, 350 Eugene is carving out time and resources to join the fight against this malignant fascism. Read on, get inspired and jump in! MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow covered hundreds of Hands Off protests nationwide that week and featured Eugene, Oregon and the beautiful Monarch butterflies we created for the April 5th rally! Woot, woot! We’re jazzed to be showing up WITH YOU! Save The Date‘NO KINGS DAY’ - SATURDAY, JUNE 14th Indivisible and Allies Announce ‘NO KINGS’ Nationwide Day of Defiance on Flag Day, During Trump’s Birthday Parade! YOU CAN’T MISS THIS ONE. We want to double the turn-out of the Hands Off rallies! The local Activist Coalition Eugene Springfield (ACES) is planning a MASS MOBILIZATION in Eugene for Saturday, June 14, 2025. 350 Eugene will be there with our energy, art & voices. Plan to come, help out and join in! Trump wants a big military parade for his 79th birthday in D.C., so we're going to show up EVERYWHERE ELSE. You Were There... |
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Who speaks for the trees? We speak for the trees!
Pizza following at Hey Neighbor! at 19th & Jefferson. Fresh air and friendly conversation. Meet the community and share Earth Day messages of hope & love for our forests.
SAY NO TO THE BLUE & GOLD LOGGING PROJECT
Tuesday, April 22nd - Road Trip to Roseburg!
Rally & Hike: It’s fun to hit the road with our buddies at Cascadia Wildlands to protect what’s left of healthy forests in neighboring watersheds. Info &***MEET UP LOCATION SHARED FOLLOWING RSVP***.
Pizza following at Hey Neighbor! at 19th & Jefferson. Fresh air and friendly conversation. Meet the community and share Earth Day messages of hope & love for our forests.
SAY NO TO THE BLUE & GOLD LOGGING PROJECT
Tuesday, April 22nd - Road Trip to Roseburg!
Rally & Hike: It’s fun to hit the road with our buddies at Cascadia Wildlands to protect what’s left of healthy forests in neighboring watersheds. Info &***MEET UP LOCATION SHARED FOLLOWING RSVP***.
“THE JUNGLE” DOCUMENTARY - MEAT, GREED & PROFIT
Wednesday, April 23rd at 6:30 pm at the Art House (film & panel)
Unraveling centuries of greed and exploitation in America’s meat industry, “The Jungle” is a modern-day take on Upton Sinclair’s shocking 1906 novel. Join us for a screening of this new documentary and moderated panel discussion with panelists Food and Water Watch’s Aimee Stone, Laughingstock Farm’s Paul Atkinson and Deck Farm’s Laura Wayte & Adam Daeson.
Wednesday, April 23rd at 6:30 pm at the Art House (film & panel)
Unraveling centuries of greed and exploitation in America’s meat industry, “The Jungle” is a modern-day take on Upton Sinclair’s shocking 1906 novel. Join us for a screening of this new documentary and moderated panel discussion with panelists Food and Water Watch’s Aimee Stone, Laughingstock Farm’s Paul Atkinson and Deck Farm’s Laura Wayte & Adam Daeson.
More information and tickets here. Order early. They’ll be going fast!
OREGON LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS IN FULL SWING
350 Eugene’s Legislative Action Alerts - let’s drive maximum public input!
Sign up with Roger Knudson to receive quick and easy-to-follow action alerts for bills we’re tracking. Drop him an email at [email protected] with “Action Alerts” in the subject line. We’re already submitting many more comments with this new system! (It will be discontinued when the session is over on June 30th.)
OREGON LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS IN FULL SWING
350 Eugene’s Legislative Action Alerts - let’s drive maximum public input!
Sign up with Roger Knudson to receive quick and easy-to-follow action alerts for bills we’re tracking. Drop him an email at [email protected] with “Action Alerts” in the subject line. We’re already submitting many more comments with this new system! (It will be discontinued when the session is over on June 30th.)
Do YOU or someone you know want to work in the climate justice space?
The Fossil Free Eugene Coordinator position is open ($30-32/hour (DoE) for an average of 20 hours/per week). This is a contract position. Priority review of applications will begin Thursday, April 10, 2025. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The position is open until filled. Anticipate an early May start date. Spread the word. More info here.
The Fossil Free Eugene Coordinator position is open ($30-32/hour (DoE) for an average of 20 hours/per week). This is a contract position. Priority review of applications will begin Thursday, April 10, 2025. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The position is open until filled. Anticipate an early May start date. Spread the word. More info here.
We will not go quietly.
We will not obey in advance.
We will not be ruled by kings.
APRIL IS THE MONTH FOR ACTION!
We will not obey in advance.
We will not be ruled by kings.
APRIL IS THE MONTH FOR ACTION!
It's never been more important to pass critical state climate and energy policy.
For this legislative session, 350 Eugene's State Policy Team has created a special email list where you can receive clear action alerts for you to submit timely and effective public comments on relevant Oregon Senate and House bills. (This is apart from the regular 350EUG newsletter / blast.)
If you do not wish to receive these legislative alerts, no action is necessary.
If you DO wish to receive alerts, respond to Roger Knudson at [email protected] with a one-line response: "Yes, send me legislative alerts." Please reply promptly as the legislative session is well under way.
If at any time you wish to unsubscribe, email Roger and he will remove you from the list. The list will become inactive on the last day of the legislative session and your contact information will not be shared.
Note: Please add [email protected] to your contacts list so the alerts don't end up in Spam.
Progressive grassroots groups like 350 Eugene are amping up efforts to affect the vital changes that the accelerating climate and biodiversity crises demand.
Join the fight! We'll make it easy for you to take these important steps!
Stronger together! Thank you.
If you do not wish to receive these legislative alerts, no action is necessary.
If you DO wish to receive alerts, respond to Roger Knudson at [email protected] with a one-line response: "Yes, send me legislative alerts." Please reply promptly as the legislative session is well under way.
If at any time you wish to unsubscribe, email Roger and he will remove you from the list. The list will become inactive on the last day of the legislative session and your contact information will not be shared.
Note: Please add [email protected] to your contacts list so the alerts don't end up in Spam.
Progressive grassroots groups like 350 Eugene are amping up efforts to affect the vital changes that the accelerating climate and biodiversity crises demand.
Join the fight! We'll make it easy for you to take these important steps!
Stronger together! Thank you.
There are cracks forming in the wall of the administration’s cruel & chaotic shredding of our federal agencies and workforce. People are shaking off bewilderment and are taking to the streets!
(50501 Protest at Eugene City Hall March 4, 2025. Photos courtesy of Robert Scherle.)
350 Eugene pushes for strong climate policy & action at the local and state level. Our campaigns focus on clean energy for buildings and forest protection. But we also need Democracy. So we’re carving out time to hit the streets to grow Big Tent Resistance! We know you are too.
You can find local pop-up protests on the Mobilize Us website, which includes events organized by Indivisible Eugene-Springfield. (Bookmark it!) We’ll see you there!
350 Eugene pushes for strong climate policy & action at the local and state level. Our campaigns focus on clean energy for buildings and forest protection. But we also need Democracy. So we’re carving out time to hit the streets to grow Big Tent Resistance! We know you are too.
You can find local pop-up protests on the Mobilize Us website, which includes events organized by Indivisible Eugene-Springfield. (Bookmark it!) We’ll see you there!
Action
The Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP), first landscape scale conservation plan of its kind in the world, is under review by the US Forest Service. They are accepting public comments through March 17th.
The three alternative proposals in their Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) are poised to double or triple logging on our public lands. The “trade off” is that their proposals will now include long overdue Tribal Knowledge and good fire. This is a bad deal.
Here’s a one minute video to see what’s at stake.
The three alternative proposals in their Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) are poised to double or triple logging on our public lands. The “trade off” is that their proposals will now include long overdue Tribal Knowledge and good fire. This is a bad deal.
Here’s a one minute video to see what’s at stake.
We’re joining Climate-Forest campaigners across the nation to submit MASSIVE NUMBERS of public comments right up through March 17th. The climate emergency calls for urgently protecting our national forests right now. Natural forests are the best natural climate solution we have!
DID YOU KNOW? Forest-lovers can submit more than one comment, making different points. Use the US Forest Service NWFP Public Comment portal here to express your disapproval of ANY INCREASED LOGGING ON PUBLIC LANDS and to retain Tribal Sovereignty aspects.
If you’d like to get fired up before writing, check out the excellent talking points in the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance toolkit.
It’s kind of amazing that the administration is allowing the public process to proceed… but since they are… LET'S BLOW THEIR MINDS WITH MASSIVE COMMENTS!
Go to the USFS comment portal now and give them a piece of your mind!
DID YOU KNOW? Forest-lovers can submit more than one comment, making different points. Use the US Forest Service NWFP Public Comment portal here to express your disapproval of ANY INCREASED LOGGING ON PUBLIC LANDS and to retain Tribal Sovereignty aspects.
If you’d like to get fired up before writing, check out the excellent talking points in the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance toolkit.
It’s kind of amazing that the administration is allowing the public process to proceed… but since they are… LET'S BLOW THEIR MINDS WITH MASSIVE COMMENTS!
Go to the USFS comment portal now and give them a piece of your mind!
Thanks for Showing Up
The turnout for our Northwest Forest Plan Commenting Workshop last week exceeded expectations! Thanks to our presenters, our host at Drop Bear Brewery and ALL OF YOU who came and listened and submitted heartfelt, personal comments. The Raging Grannies (here’s their NWFP song) and Mardi Gras King Cakes were a big hit too! Great photos from Robert Scherle.
(Photos credit to Robert Scherle)
WHO WILL SPEAK FOR THE FORESTS? WE WILL!
STREET MESSAGING FOR THE PEOPLE
When: Thursday, March 13th and Friday the 21st, 2:00-3:30 pm (March 21st is International Day of Forests)
Where: Along West 18th Ave, east of the Bi-Mart parking lot next to Westmoreland Park
We’ll animate the beautiful tree signs and other banners & props we painted with forest climate messages and engage passersby.
Meet up on the south side of 18th at the corner of the Bi-Mart parking lot just before 2 pm. Bring a lawn chair if you like to sit down. Everything is provided. Fresh air & friendly conversation. We hope you can join us! (On Friday, March 21st, we’ll adjourn to Hey Neighbor! Pizza at 19th & Jefferson. The pizza is on us!)
NORTHWEST FOREST PLAN - PUBLIC COMMENTS DUE BY MARCH 17TH
STATE POLICY
There is a lot happening in the Oregon legislature this session. With super majorities in both our House and the Senate now is the time for action! We are so fortunate to be able to live in a state that is working to make real change to protect our environment and move us into a safe future.
In our last newsletter we offered links to easily submit public testimony. Here are a few of the bills we feel are very important right now:
Please get on Oregon Legislative Information System, where you can choose the Citizen Engagement tab and find out when to take action! Thank you.
Watch this space for future Special Legislation Action Alerts.
WHO WILL SPEAK FOR THE FORESTS? WE WILL!
STREET MESSAGING FOR THE PEOPLE
When: Thursday, March 13th and Friday the 21st, 2:00-3:30 pm (March 21st is International Day of Forests)
Where: Along West 18th Ave, east of the Bi-Mart parking lot next to Westmoreland Park
We’ll animate the beautiful tree signs and other banners & props we painted with forest climate messages and engage passersby.
Meet up on the south side of 18th at the corner of the Bi-Mart parking lot just before 2 pm. Bring a lawn chair if you like to sit down. Everything is provided. Fresh air & friendly conversation. We hope you can join us! (On Friday, March 21st, we’ll adjourn to Hey Neighbor! Pizza at 19th & Jefferson. The pizza is on us!)
NORTHWEST FOREST PLAN - PUBLIC COMMENTS DUE BY MARCH 17TH
STATE POLICY
There is a lot happening in the Oregon legislature this session. With super majorities in both our House and the Senate now is the time for action! We are so fortunate to be able to live in a state that is working to make real change to protect our environment and move us into a safe future.
In our last newsletter we offered links to easily submit public testimony. Here are a few of the bills we feel are very important right now:
- HB3336 - Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETS): Improves the grid software and hardware;
- HB 3628 - Oregon Electric Transmission Authority: Facilitates public/private partnerships and enables the state to move forward coordinating all of our utilities;
- HB3546 POWER Act - Action Guide for Organizations (Protecting Oregonians With
- Microgrids - These bills will help keep power locally, enabling microgrid development: HB 2064, HB 2065, HB 2066.
Please get on Oregon Legislative Information System, where you can choose the Citizen Engagement tab and find out when to take action! Thank you.
Watch this space for future Special Legislation Action Alerts.
April is Earth Month
Save the Dates
The wood pellet industry produces more CO2 than coal, devastates forest ecosystems, creates a public health disaster wherever pellets are produced, and is a false climate solution. It’s time to Break Big Biomass!
Join us on the National Call to Action to Break Big Biomass webinar on Monday, April 7, at 5:00 pm PST.
This 90-minute webinar on World Health Day will show you the growing threat to community health and give you clear guidance and important actions
Register with the EventBright link here. (Note: the webinar time reflects Eastern Standard Time at 8:00 pm but we’ll tune in at 5:00 pm.)
Burning forests as fuel in power plants is not a climate solution. Learn about the forest, community health, and pollution hazards of biomass happening under the guise of clean energy. Let’s take action to break big biomass! Register here.
Sunday, April 13th from 2 to 6:00 pm - Eugene’s Reimagine Earth Day at Farmers Market Pavillion. We hope you’ll join 350 Eugene artists and help animate our special display!
Wednesday, April 23rd at 6:30 pm at the Art House, the film “The Jungle”, unraveling centuries of greed and exploitation in America’s meat industry; co-sponsored with Food & Water Watch.
Join us on the National Call to Action to Break Big Biomass webinar on Monday, April 7, at 5:00 pm PST.
This 90-minute webinar on World Health Day will show you the growing threat to community health and give you clear guidance and important actions
Register with the EventBright link here. (Note: the webinar time reflects Eastern Standard Time at 8:00 pm but we’ll tune in at 5:00 pm.)
Burning forests as fuel in power plants is not a climate solution. Learn about the forest, community health, and pollution hazards of biomass happening under the guise of clean energy. Let’s take action to break big biomass! Register here.
Sunday, April 13th from 2 to 6:00 pm - Eugene’s Reimagine Earth Day at Farmers Market Pavillion. We hope you’ll join 350 Eugene artists and help animate our special display!
Wednesday, April 23rd at 6:30 pm at the Art House, the film “The Jungle”, unraveling centuries of greed and exploitation in America’s meat industry; co-sponsored with Food & Water Watch.
There's More
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Friday, March 21st - Know Your Rights Training with the Civil Liberties Defense Center from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Stay tuned for details
EUGENE SOS! - SAVE OUR SERVICES!
NO BALLOT REFERENDUM - DECLINE TO SIGN THE PETITION!
BALANCE EUGENE’S CITY BUDGET: The Fire Service Fee is one part of the solution to address the City’s structural budget gap that must be addressed this July. Without the Fire Service Fee, the City must implement $11.5 million in budget cuts beginning in July 2025. (City website info here.)
WHERE ARE THE CUTS? Fire Department $4.5M, Police $7.2M, Library, Recreation & Cultural Services $3.2M, Public Works $500K, Planning and Development $2.5M and Central Services $2.6M. (Specifically includes Cahoots, Amazon Pool, Community Gardens, Animal Welfare, Neighborhood Associations and Community Centers.)
PROCESS: The City Manager held numerous briefings last year. The hearing on the fee was held at Eugene City Council on November 18, 2025 and passed on February 10, 2025.
WHAT IS IT? Service fees are billed to persons who occupy or have use of developed property and are charged for services related to specific service delivery. The Fire Service Fee will pay for $8 million in fire services currently funded through the General Fund and will provide $2 million in funding for expanded fire services.
WHO PAYS? The Fire Service Fee is based upon building square footage with a rate of $10 per month for the median single-family home and $38 per month for the median commercial customer. That’s fair.
WHO’S AGAINST? The Chamber of Commerce’s office and officers are leading a ballot referendum effort to send the Fire Services Fee to voters in the fall next November in the fall next November. If the fee goes to the referendum the drastic cuts will start taking place this July. This effort is being cash-funded by only a small handful of individuals from the timber industry and property managers & developers.
We still have a representative government, where the city staff does thorough research and lays out workable choices for our councilors to consider. After much discussion, the council APPROVED THIS FEE. It looks like just a few business owners are bankrolling out of town signature gatherers, who are misrepresenting the fee and confusing voters.
Their campaign is called “Voters Against Forever Fees...” More like: “Less Than A Dozen Business Owners Don’t Want to Pay Their Share to Keep Our Community Safe.”
Learn more & support the Decline To Sign the Petition campaign with your name here! Donate if you can. Let’s stop this end-run on our democracy in its tracks! Thank you!
NO BALLOT REFERENDUM - DECLINE TO SIGN THE PETITION!
BALANCE EUGENE’S CITY BUDGET: The Fire Service Fee is one part of the solution to address the City’s structural budget gap that must be addressed this July. Without the Fire Service Fee, the City must implement $11.5 million in budget cuts beginning in July 2025. (City website info here.)
WHERE ARE THE CUTS? Fire Department $4.5M, Police $7.2M, Library, Recreation & Cultural Services $3.2M, Public Works $500K, Planning and Development $2.5M and Central Services $2.6M. (Specifically includes Cahoots, Amazon Pool, Community Gardens, Animal Welfare, Neighborhood Associations and Community Centers.)
PROCESS: The City Manager held numerous briefings last year. The hearing on the fee was held at Eugene City Council on November 18, 2025 and passed on February 10, 2025.
WHAT IS IT? Service fees are billed to persons who occupy or have use of developed property and are charged for services related to specific service delivery. The Fire Service Fee will pay for $8 million in fire services currently funded through the General Fund and will provide $2 million in funding for expanded fire services.
WHO PAYS? The Fire Service Fee is based upon building square footage with a rate of $10 per month for the median single-family home and $38 per month for the median commercial customer. That’s fair.
WHO’S AGAINST? The Chamber of Commerce’s office and officers are leading a ballot referendum effort to send the Fire Services Fee to voters in the fall next November in the fall next November. If the fee goes to the referendum the drastic cuts will start taking place this July. This effort is being cash-funded by only a small handful of individuals from the timber industry and property managers & developers.
We still have a representative government, where the city staff does thorough research and lays out workable choices for our councilors to consider. After much discussion, the council APPROVED THIS FEE. It looks like just a few business owners are bankrolling out of town signature gatherers, who are misrepresenting the fee and confusing voters.
Their campaign is called “Voters Against Forever Fees...” More like: “Less Than A Dozen Business Owners Don’t Want to Pay Their Share to Keep Our Community Safe.”
Learn more & support the Decline To Sign the Petition campaign with your name here! Donate if you can. Let’s stop this end-run on our democracy in its tracks! Thank you!
Need a Restorative?
Bill McKibben on Climate Activism in the Age of Trump 2.0
Bill McKibben says Americans upset by the Trump administration’s gutting of U.S. climate efforts need to move beyond despair. In a recent interview he talks about rethinking the role of protest, the global push on clean energy, and why he sees reason for hope. (By Elizabeth Kolbert • March 3, 2025 with Yale Environment 360.)
Let’s get in the streets and show them who’s boss!
Bill McKibben says Americans upset by the Trump administration’s gutting of U.S. climate efforts need to move beyond despair. In a recent interview he talks about rethinking the role of protest, the global push on clean energy, and why he sees reason for hope. (By Elizabeth Kolbert • March 3, 2025 with Yale Environment 360.)
Let’s get in the streets and show them who’s boss!
The people have the power & this is how we show it!
Global Day of Action Against Elon Musk & DOGE
When: Tomorrow, Saturday, March 29th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where: NE corner at Oakway Rd. & Coburg Rd. intersection, 124 Coburg Rd, Eugene
What: Picket at Oakway Center, which has the one Tesla supercharger station in Eugene. It is not easy to picket the station directly because it is not on public property, so organizers have planned a peaceful picket on the sidewalk at the busy intersection in front of PF Chang's to show our outrage at Elon Musk and DOGE and to show fellow Eugenians they are not alone. Bring your awesome signs!
We’re taking collective action! We’re not handing our country over to the oligarchs. We’re fighting for American democracy.
Find out more about the TeslaTakeDown in Eugene and sign-up here.
Global Day of Action Against Elon Musk & DOGE
When: Tomorrow, Saturday, March 29th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where: NE corner at Oakway Rd. & Coburg Rd. intersection, 124 Coburg Rd, Eugene
What: Picket at Oakway Center, which has the one Tesla supercharger station in Eugene. It is not easy to picket the station directly because it is not on public property, so organizers have planned a peaceful picket on the sidewalk at the busy intersection in front of PF Chang's to show our outrage at Elon Musk and DOGE and to show fellow Eugenians they are not alone. Bring your awesome signs!
We’re taking collective action! We’re not handing our country over to the oligarchs. We’re fighting for American democracy.
Find out more about the TeslaTakeDown in Eugene and sign-up here.
To learn more about Musk & Tesla and find other and future TeslaTakeDown actions, go to TeslaTakedown.com.
We say no to bully billionaires dismantling our country!
Take Down Tesla!
We say no to bully billionaires dismantling our country!
Take Down Tesla!
Bill McKibben (founder of 350.org & Third Act) at a recent TeslaTakeDown event.
“HANDS OFF” NATIONAL MOBILIZATION DAY
SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH - NOON TO 3:00 PM
EUGENE CITY HALL
“HANDS OFF” NATIONAL MOBILIZATION DAY
SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH - NOON TO 3:00 PM
EUGENE CITY HALL
(Indivisible event flyer)
EMERGING SYNERGY: A powerful new local group, ACES (Activist Coalition Eugene Springfield) has formed in the face of Trump 2.0 and is growing fast, with Indivisible Eugene & 50501 Eugene leading the way. Many diverse grassroots organizations have signed-on to plan this event and to build an unbeatable, non-violent, progressive social movement in our community.
On this national day of action, people all over the country will hit the streets collectively to say “NO” to fascism and “NO” to the wholesale looting of data, resources, and sanity by the Trump/Musk administration.
EMERGING SYNERGY: A powerful new local group, ACES (Activist Coalition Eugene Springfield) has formed in the face of Trump 2.0 and is growing fast, with Indivisible Eugene & 50501 Eugene leading the way. Many diverse grassroots organizations have signed-on to plan this event and to build an unbeatable, non-violent, progressive social movement in our community.
On this national day of action, people all over the country will hit the streets collectively to say “NO” to fascism and “NO” to the wholesale looting of data, resources, and sanity by the Trump/Musk administration.
(50501 event flyer)
COME ONE, COME ALL! It’s going to be huge. New speakers, bands, Samba Ja, The Willamette Solidarity Singers, movement art, chants and more… The goal is community engagement. Find a place to plug in! Bring your friends and family. Bring signs, voices and spirit! Let’s mobilize!
Attention: Meet 350 Eugene peeps at 11:30 am near the City Hall entrance (south building). We need art animators! Thank you!
CAUTION: We have to be smart when we hit the streets. Please take a minute to review the Civil Liberties Defense Center’s guidance for staying safe & secure as massive numbers of us take to the streets to stand up to the incompetent, unelected, fascist, white supremacists running the country.
The basics:
1) Know your support network—have safety plans!!
2) Secure your data!!
3) Know your rights and risks when dealing with the State.
4) Resilience for the long haul!!
To stay up to date on and sign up for events happening in our area, be sure to check the Mobilize website.
Register for the April 5th event with this Indivisible link today!
See you in the streets!
Let’s be fierce.
COME ONE, COME ALL! It’s going to be huge. New speakers, bands, Samba Ja, The Willamette Solidarity Singers, movement art, chants and more… The goal is community engagement. Find a place to plug in! Bring your friends and family. Bring signs, voices and spirit! Let’s mobilize!
Attention: Meet 350 Eugene peeps at 11:30 am near the City Hall entrance (south building). We need art animators! Thank you!
CAUTION: We have to be smart when we hit the streets. Please take a minute to review the Civil Liberties Defense Center’s guidance for staying safe & secure as massive numbers of us take to the streets to stand up to the incompetent, unelected, fascist, white supremacists running the country.
The basics:
1) Know your support network—have safety plans!!
2) Secure your data!!
3) Know your rights and risks when dealing with the State.
4) Resilience for the long haul!!
To stay up to date on and sign up for events happening in our area, be sure to check the Mobilize website.
Register for the April 5th event with this Indivisible link today!
See you in the streets!
Let’s be fierce.
“I believe everything we dream, Can come to pass through our union.” - Patty Smith (Always inspiring!)
Patti Smith Tribute - People Have the Power at Carnegie Hall, March 26, 2025
[Verse 1]
I was dreaming in my dreaming
Of an aspect bright and fair
And my sleeping, it was broken
But my dream, it lingered near
In the form of shining valleys
Where the pure air recognized
And my senses newly opened
I awakened to the cry
[Pre-Chorus]
That the people have the power
To redeem the work of fools
Upon the meek the graces shower
It's decreed: the people rule
[Chorus]
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
[Verse 2]
Vengeful aspect became suspect
And bending low as if to hear
And the armies ceased advancing
Because the people had their ear
And the shepherds and the soldiers
Lay beneath the stars
Exchanging visions and laying arms
To waste in the dust
[Pre-Chorus]
In the form of shining valleys
Where the pure air recognized
And my senses newly opened
I awakened to the cry
[Chorus]
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
[Verse 3]
Where there were deserts I saw fountains
Like cream the waters rise
And we strolled there together
With none to laugh or criticize
And the leopard and the lamb
Lay together truly bound
I was hoping in my hoping
To recall what I had found
[Pre-Chorus]
I was dreaming in my dreaming
God knows a purer view
As I lay down to my sleeping
I commit my dream to you
[Chorus]
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
[Bridge]
The power to dream, to rule
To wrestle the world from fools
It's decreed: the people rule
It's decreed: the people rule
Listen. I believe everything we dream
Can come to pass through our union
We can turn the world around
We can turn the earth's revolution
[Chorus]
We have the power
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
[Outro]
The power to dream, to rule
To wrestle the world from fools
It's decreed: the people rule
It's decreed: the people rule
We have the power
We have the power
The people have the power
We have the power
Patti Smith Tribute - People Have the Power at Carnegie Hall, March 26, 2025
[Verse 1]
I was dreaming in my dreaming
Of an aspect bright and fair
And my sleeping, it was broken
But my dream, it lingered near
In the form of shining valleys
Where the pure air recognized
And my senses newly opened
I awakened to the cry
[Pre-Chorus]
That the people have the power
To redeem the work of fools
Upon the meek the graces shower
It's decreed: the people rule
[Chorus]
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
[Verse 2]
Vengeful aspect became suspect
And bending low as if to hear
And the armies ceased advancing
Because the people had their ear
And the shepherds and the soldiers
Lay beneath the stars
Exchanging visions and laying arms
To waste in the dust
[Pre-Chorus]
In the form of shining valleys
Where the pure air recognized
And my senses newly opened
I awakened to the cry
[Chorus]
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
[Verse 3]
Where there were deserts I saw fountains
Like cream the waters rise
And we strolled there together
With none to laugh or criticize
And the leopard and the lamb
Lay together truly bound
I was hoping in my hoping
To recall what I had found
[Pre-Chorus]
I was dreaming in my dreaming
God knows a purer view
As I lay down to my sleeping
I commit my dream to you
[Chorus]
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
[Bridge]
The power to dream, to rule
To wrestle the world from fools
It's decreed: the people rule
It's decreed: the people rule
Listen. I believe everything we dream
Can come to pass through our union
We can turn the world around
We can turn the earth's revolution
[Chorus]
We have the power
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
[Outro]
The power to dream, to rule
To wrestle the world from fools
It's decreed: the people rule
It's decreed: the people rule
We have the power
We have the power
The people have the power
We have the power
Ordinary people are hitting the streets across our country to express outrage at the damage being caused by the new administration’s bullies and billionaires. Right now is the time for us to join together across all affiliations and identities to take back our government from these thieving oligarchs. It’s show time!
Turn out like never before for local events & support social and climate justice organizers with your time and resources. New groups are forming and old groups are rebooting (e.g., Find the local chapter for National Indivisible.)
All politics are local, so we’re focusing on policies that we can control and influence at the state and local levels. Let’s exercise our PEOPLE POWER! Read on to see how.
Turn out like never before for local events & support social and climate justice organizers with your time and resources. New groups are forming and old groups are rebooting (e.g., Find the local chapter for National Indivisible.)
All politics are local, so we’re focusing on policies that we can control and influence at the state and local levels. Let’s exercise our PEOPLE POWER! Read on to see how.
Take Action
WHO WILL SPEAK FOR THE FOREST?
It’s a good thing federal agencies are required to have public comment periods prior to finalizing their plans. (It’s still a democracy, right? Right.) The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has an open comment period through March 17th on their proposed changes to the 30-year-old Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP).
But the proposed changes are very problematic.
The good: expands Tribal inclusion and beneficial fire use.
The bad: redefines mature and old-growth, which will drastically increase logging.
In short, the proposed alternatives, A - no change (wasn’t good enough then, still isn’t), and the other three, B, C & D, have tribal inclusion but drastically increase logging.
What to do?
TELL THE THEM EXACTLY WHAT YOU THINK -
MAKE A COMMENT TO THE US FOREST SERVICE!
Come to our Comment-writing Workshop, co-sponsored with Oregon Wild!
We’ll walk you through the process and help you submit high-impact comments.
When: Tuesday, March 4th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Where: Drop Bear Brewery at 2690 Willamette St., Eugene
What: Short presentation by experts then hands-on comment-submissions! (Bring your mobile device.)
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save some of the last mature and old-growth trees in our region.
Together with our forest-climate allies across the region, we are pulling out the stops to submit MASSIVE numbers of comments so that the new plan will:
Come hang out with your climate-forest protector friends, learn about
the landmark NWFP, enjoy delicious no-host food & beverages
and get those comments in!
We will help you do this! Come to the workshop!
Stay for all or part. See ya there!
If you prefer to do the research and write your comments privately, the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance has prepared this kickass guide with this direct portal to the USFS comment page. Get your comments in by March 17th.
And in case you missed it, here’s the link to the incisive (1 hour) PNW Forest Climate Alliance webinar on the NWFP Draft Environmental Impact Statement, with presenters, Ryan Reed, Grace Brahler, and Tim Ingalsbee. Great overview and insight into Tribal Sovereignty and more.
But the proposed changes are very problematic.
The good: expands Tribal inclusion and beneficial fire use.
The bad: redefines mature and old-growth, which will drastically increase logging.
In short, the proposed alternatives, A - no change (wasn’t good enough then, still isn’t), and the other three, B, C & D, have tribal inclusion but drastically increase logging.
What to do?
TELL THE THEM EXACTLY WHAT YOU THINK -
MAKE A COMMENT TO THE US FOREST SERVICE!
Come to our Comment-writing Workshop, co-sponsored with Oregon Wild!
We’ll walk you through the process and help you submit high-impact comments.
When: Tuesday, March 4th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Where: Drop Bear Brewery at 2690 Willamette St., Eugene
What: Short presentation by experts then hands-on comment-submissions! (Bring your mobile device.)
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save some of the last mature and old-growth trees in our region.
Together with our forest-climate allies across the region, we are pulling out the stops to submit MASSIVE numbers of comments so that the new plan will:
- Keep the new Tribal Sovereignty & fire inclusion aspects, and
- Maintain logging at or below current levels to protect biodiversity & sequester / store atmospheric carbon.
Come hang out with your climate-forest protector friends, learn about
the landmark NWFP, enjoy delicious no-host food & beverages
and get those comments in!
We will help you do this! Come to the workshop!
Stay for all or part. See ya there!
If you prefer to do the research and write your comments privately, the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance has prepared this kickass guide with this direct portal to the USFS comment page. Get your comments in by March 17th.
And in case you missed it, here’s the link to the incisive (1 hour) PNW Forest Climate Alliance webinar on the NWFP Draft Environmental Impact Statement, with presenters, Ryan Reed, Grace Brahler, and Tim Ingalsbee. Great overview and insight into Tribal Sovereignty and more.
Sending Our Message by Showing Up
The rally and USFS public meeting held this month at their office was inspiring and informative on many levels. It was a packed house, so we got their attention. Thanks to everyone who made signs, rallied in the cold and sat still for their “Open House.” Here are more superb photos taken by Robert Scherle.
Spring is Great for Forest-themed Street Messaging!
When: Thur., Feb. 27th, 2:00-3:30 pm
Where: Along West 18th Ave, east of the Bi-Mart parking lot next to Westmoreland Park
We’ll animate the beautiful tree signs and other banners & props we painted with forest climate messages and engage passersby.
Meet up on the south side of 18th at the corner of the Bi-Mart parking lot just before 2 pm. Bring a lawn chair if you like to sit down. Everything is provided. Fresh air & friendly conversation. We hope you can join us! Pizza with your Forest-loving comrades at Hey Neighbor! following.
STATE POLICY - Oregon Legislature is in Full Swing
There are many climate-related bills this session. Democrats have super majorities in both chambers, so we need to really push our representatives to pass what we need now… because THEY CAN DO IT.
350 Eugene supports and is monitoring these particular bills: OCERA - SJR28 - with Oregon Coalition for an Environmental Rights Amendment, The Pause Act - SB681 - with Divest Oregon (a five-year moratorium on private (aka risky) investments), and Stand Up to Factory Farms - SB80.
We also work with allied orgs to support their legislative priorities, linked here: 350PDX, Sustainable Northwest, Oregon Just Transition Alliance, and the Oregon League of Conservation Voters and Oregon Conservation Network.
Most climate bills receive hearings in one of the following committees:
Senate Energy and Environment (e-Subscribe)
House Climate, Energy, and Environment (e-Subscribe)
Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire (e-Subscribe)
House Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water (e-Subscribe)
You can subscribe to these committees to receive updates on a bill’s progress using the above links.
To learn more about testifying during specific Senate and House hearings, go to the Oregon State Legislature webpage.
Written testimony may be submitted up to 48 hours after the committee meeting is scheduled to begin. Public testimony registration closes 30 minutes before the meetin’s start time.
LET’S LOBBY!
The Oregon League of Conservation Voters and the Oregon Conservation Network are holding their “Lean, Green Lobby Machine” day in Salem on Thursday, March 20th. This is a great opportunity to learn about current bills and gain the skills of effective climate policy advocacy. To get more information and sign up to attend, click here. Perfect for folks new to lobbying.
CITY POLICY - It’s time to get on with climate action!
Now that the Eugene City Council has passed the Fire Services Fee, the organizations within Fossil Free Eugene are sending a joint letter to the council to urge them to hold a work session prior to April 30th to consider increasing the gas supplier tax that Northwest Natural pays the city to access its rights of way from 5% to 10%. These funds will be ear-marked to help low to moderate income households transition to clean electric appliances. We’ll keep you posted on when next we plan to strategically give public comment at City Council meetings. Thanks for standing for strong climate action!
ALERT!
Meanwhile, speaking of passage of the Fire Services Fee… We hear the Chamber of Commerce is heading up a plan to gather 5,000 signatures within 30 days to challenge the new, progressive fee with a referendum on June’s ballot. Wait. What?! Our library, Greenhill and other key community service budgets… cut because big industries don’t want to pay their fare share to support safety and health? Shame on them. Might be a great time to submit a letter to the editor of the Eugene Weekly. ( No more than 250 words. Send to [email protected].)
THE PUBLIC INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CONFERENCE
Spring is Great for Forest-themed Street Messaging!
When: Thur., Feb. 27th, 2:00-3:30 pm
Where: Along West 18th Ave, east of the Bi-Mart parking lot next to Westmoreland Park
We’ll animate the beautiful tree signs and other banners & props we painted with forest climate messages and engage passersby.
Meet up on the south side of 18th at the corner of the Bi-Mart parking lot just before 2 pm. Bring a lawn chair if you like to sit down. Everything is provided. Fresh air & friendly conversation. We hope you can join us! Pizza with your Forest-loving comrades at Hey Neighbor! following.
STATE POLICY - Oregon Legislature is in Full Swing
There are many climate-related bills this session. Democrats have super majorities in both chambers, so we need to really push our representatives to pass what we need now… because THEY CAN DO IT.
350 Eugene supports and is monitoring these particular bills: OCERA - SJR28 - with Oregon Coalition for an Environmental Rights Amendment, The Pause Act - SB681 - with Divest Oregon (a five-year moratorium on private (aka risky) investments), and Stand Up to Factory Farms - SB80.
We also work with allied orgs to support their legislative priorities, linked here: 350PDX, Sustainable Northwest, Oregon Just Transition Alliance, and the Oregon League of Conservation Voters and Oregon Conservation Network.
Most climate bills receive hearings in one of the following committees:
Senate Energy and Environment (e-Subscribe)
House Climate, Energy, and Environment (e-Subscribe)
Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire (e-Subscribe)
House Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water (e-Subscribe)
You can subscribe to these committees to receive updates on a bill’s progress using the above links.
To learn more about testifying during specific Senate and House hearings, go to the Oregon State Legislature webpage.
Written testimony may be submitted up to 48 hours after the committee meeting is scheduled to begin. Public testimony registration closes 30 minutes before the meetin’s start time.
LET’S LOBBY!
The Oregon League of Conservation Voters and the Oregon Conservation Network are holding their “Lean, Green Lobby Machine” day in Salem on Thursday, March 20th. This is a great opportunity to learn about current bills and gain the skills of effective climate policy advocacy. To get more information and sign up to attend, click here. Perfect for folks new to lobbying.
CITY POLICY - It’s time to get on with climate action!
Now that the Eugene City Council has passed the Fire Services Fee, the organizations within Fossil Free Eugene are sending a joint letter to the council to urge them to hold a work session prior to April 30th to consider increasing the gas supplier tax that Northwest Natural pays the city to access its rights of way from 5% to 10%. These funds will be ear-marked to help low to moderate income households transition to clean electric appliances. We’ll keep you posted on when next we plan to strategically give public comment at City Council meetings. Thanks for standing for strong climate action!
ALERT!
Meanwhile, speaking of passage of the Fire Services Fee… We hear the Chamber of Commerce is heading up a plan to gather 5,000 signatures within 30 days to challenge the new, progressive fee with a referendum on June’s ballot. Wait. What?! Our library, Greenhill and other key community service budgets… cut because big industries don’t want to pay their fare share to support safety and health? Shame on them. Might be a great time to submit a letter to the editor of the Eugene Weekly. ( No more than 250 words. Send to [email protected].)
THE PUBLIC INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CONFERENCE
You’ve never seen anything like it!
For 43 years, Eugene has hosted the oldest and largest public interest environmental law conference in the world, attracting activists, advocates, attorneys, scientists, government officials, and concerned citizens to share information and strategies that will more effectively advance the goals of environmental and social justice.
We’ll be at the Fossil Free Eugene table and taking in many of the amazing panels and presentations. Come see us and peruse the offerings in the busy schedule here.
SOLIDARITY WITH IMMIGRANT & LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES
For 43 years, Eugene has hosted the oldest and largest public interest environmental law conference in the world, attracting activists, advocates, attorneys, scientists, government officials, and concerned citizens to share information and strategies that will more effectively advance the goals of environmental and social justice.
We’ll be at the Fossil Free Eugene table and taking in many of the amazing panels and presentations. Come see us and peruse the offerings in the busy schedule here.
SOLIDARITY WITH IMMIGRANT & LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES
Tue., Feb. 25th at 9:00 am - Lane County Board of Commissioners Meeting - Harris Hall, 125 E 8th, Eugene
Let’s show up in solidarity with our immigrant and LGBTQ+ communities during the Public Comment Session to ensure the Commissioners understand the importance of protecting the most vulnerable members of our community.
Please wear a black or dark top and pin a paper heart to it to signify your support. See ya there!
Let’s show up in solidarity with our immigrant and LGBTQ+ communities during the Public Comment Session to ensure the Commissioners understand the importance of protecting the most vulnerable members of our community.
Please wear a black or dark top and pin a paper heart to it to signify your support. See ya there!
More Action
SAVE THE DATE
On March 25th in Roseburg, join community members and advocates across the region for a rally in protest of the Bureau of Land Management’s auction of the critically important old-growth forest threatened by the Blue and Gold project.
A rally will take place around 9:00 am during the auction and will be followed by a short hike into some of the threatened old-growth forest. RSVP and/or volunteer by filling out Cascadia Wildlands’ FORM. It’s time to SAY NO TO BLUE AND GOLD! Email Deb at [email protected] if you’re planning to go.
ACTION: Meanwhile, you can send an email to your federal elected officials urging them to stop logging in the Blue and Gold project today! Thank you!
On March 25th in Roseburg, join community members and advocates across the region for a rally in protest of the Bureau of Land Management’s auction of the critically important old-growth forest threatened by the Blue and Gold project.
A rally will take place around 9:00 am during the auction and will be followed by a short hike into some of the threatened old-growth forest. RSVP and/or volunteer by filling out Cascadia Wildlands’ FORM. It’s time to SAY NO TO BLUE AND GOLD! Email Deb at [email protected] if you’re planning to go.
ACTION: Meanwhile, you can send an email to your federal elected officials urging them to stop logging in the Blue and Gold project today! Thank you!
We know in our bones that we must band together to face this moment and resist the forces that would negate over a century of struggle and social progress. We will not look away.It matters what actions each of us takes. Why? Because others will see us do them, and it will make it easier for them to take their own action by our sides.For some practical ideas and inspiration, check out this piece from The White Pages website, Feb. 12, 2025 (by Garrett Bucks): Thirty lonely but beautiful actions you can take right now which probably won't magically catalyze a mass movement against Trump but that are still wildly important.
Stronger together. Let’s be fierce.
Stronger together. Let’s be fierce.
In spite of the chaos the dismantlers of democracy and human rights are wreaking on our country, we’re off to a strong start in February with state legislative visits and forest campaigning! We need YOU to keep up the momentum!
STATE CLIMATE BILLS & LOBBY DAYS IN SALEM
350 Eugene is continuing to advocate for strong climate policy. Here’s some of what’s happening and where we need your support:
SB681 - The Pause Act - Moratorium on Private Equity Investments in PERS (Public Employees Retirement System) - We’re making progress!
Last Tuesday around 100 constituents spoke with 42 Senators and Representatives along with their aides and made a compelling case for the Pause Act!
After last year’s success with the COAL Act, our Divest Oregon Coalition worked with chief sponsor Senator Golden and others to support the 2025 Pause Act. This act codifies a portion of the Treasurer’s Net Zero Plan by pausing for five years the state’s PERS private equity investments primarily in fossil fuels, which are not transparent, illiquid & risky.
SB681 - The Pause Act - Moratorium on Private Equity Investments in PERS (Public Employees Retirement System) - We’re making progress!
Last Tuesday around 100 constituents spoke with 42 Senators and Representatives along with their aides and made a compelling case for the Pause Act!
After last year’s success with the COAL Act, our Divest Oregon Coalition worked with chief sponsor Senator Golden and others to support the 2025 Pause Act. This act codifies a portion of the Treasurer’s Net Zero Plan by pausing for five years the state’s PERS private equity investments primarily in fossil fuels, which are not transparent, illiquid & risky.
Divest Oregon Coalition group photo with Sen. Golden
Visit with District 8 Representative Lisa Fragala
Visit with District 7 Representative John Lively
SJR28 - Oregon Coalition for an Environmental Rights Amendment (OCERA)
This comprehensive environmental bill will put the right to a Healthy Environment into our state constitution and will help protect other programs like our Climate Protection Plan. There was an inspiring Lobby Day on December 11th. More to come. Stay tuned.
OCERA’s Legal team will be hosting a panel discussion at the 2025 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference being held at the University of Oregon February 28th through March 2nd. Plan to attend and get involved.
You can hear an in depth conversation with OCERA organizer, Linda Perrine, on Michael Gaskill’s Coast Range Radio podcast.
SB80 - Stand Up to Factory Farms
SB 80 would prohibit new and expanding large confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in existing Groundwater Management Areas, due to the ongoing public health crises over dangerous levels of nitrates in drinking water.
For more climate and environmental bills moving through the state legislature, check out 350 Eugene’s Campaign page.
WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW?
HOW CAN I STAY ON TOP OF ALL THIS?
A great place to receive regular updates on state legislation is from our friends at Mobilizing for Climate Action Together, MCAT (sponsored by Oregon League of Conservation Voters). They have teams on every bill and keep track during the leg session. Wonderful! You can sign up here.
SJR28 - Oregon Coalition for an Environmental Rights Amendment (OCERA)
This comprehensive environmental bill will put the right to a Healthy Environment into our state constitution and will help protect other programs like our Climate Protection Plan. There was an inspiring Lobby Day on December 11th. More to come. Stay tuned.
OCERA’s Legal team will be hosting a panel discussion at the 2025 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference being held at the University of Oregon February 28th through March 2nd. Plan to attend and get involved.
You can hear an in depth conversation with OCERA organizer, Linda Perrine, on Michael Gaskill’s Coast Range Radio podcast.
SB80 - Stand Up to Factory Farms
SB 80 would prohibit new and expanding large confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in existing Groundwater Management Areas, due to the ongoing public health crises over dangerous levels of nitrates in drinking water.
For more climate and environmental bills moving through the state legislature, check out 350 Eugene’s Campaign page.
WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW?
- Write a Letter to the Editor of our local paper! Check out this recent Letter to the Editor in the Oregonian about the Pause Act. (For the Eugene Weekly: 250 words max; send to [email protected].)
- Email your state Senator & Representative and tell them to vote yes on these bills! Look up your legislator and find a contact link here.
- Stay tuned to submit testimony for committee hearings and carpools to lobby days.
HOW CAN I STAY ON TOP OF ALL THIS?
A great place to receive regular updates on state legislation is from our friends at Mobilizing for Climate Action Together, MCAT (sponsored by Oregon League of Conservation Voters). They have teams on every bill and keep track during the leg session. Wonderful! You can sign up here.
OUR TREES ARE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK!
More logging doesn’t fix the forests
Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP)
SHOW UP & SPEAK UP
More logging doesn’t fix the forests
Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP)
SHOW UP & SPEAK UP
As climate activists, we know that protecting our mature and old growth forests is our best chance of sequestering massive amounts of atmospheric carbon. Not to mention preserving vital habitat for wildlife and purifying our water and air. So we are throwing down with our forest conservation allies to protect what’s left.
The NWFP is one among dozens of US national forest plans currently under review. It’s not looking good. This informative one-pager on the NWFP provides an excellent overview for Cascadia’s forests (including a map).
IT’S TIME TO GET EDUCATED & PUSH BACK
Wed., Feb. 12th - Rally and public meeting about the NWFP, featuring our neighboring Willamette National Forest.
When: Rally outside at 4:30 pm (rain or shine) in support of ecologically sane forest practices. Stay for the presentation at 5:30 pm, followed by Q&A. (We will bring great sample questions like these.)
Where: US Forest Service office in Springfield (3106 Pierce Parkway).
Hang with your forest-climate buddies, learn more about the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) and ask hard questions. We have signs, banners, chants and more. See you there!
Thur., Feb. 13th - 6:00 pm - Webinar - The Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance is hosting a call to unpack the NWFP and potential threats and opportunities affecting the future of PNW forests. Topics include: Tribal sovereignty, forest conservation and fire inclusion; panelists are Grace Brahler (Wildlands Director at Cascadia Wildlands), Ryan Reed (Fire Gen and NWFP Federal Advisory Committee member), and Tim Ingalsbee (Executive Director of FUSEE). Register here!
Note: The Alliance is short $3,000 of its fundraising goal. If you are able, please consider a donation to the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance to ensure that the Alliance's one-of-a-kind critical work continues.
The NWFP is one among dozens of US national forest plans currently under review. It’s not looking good. This informative one-pager on the NWFP provides an excellent overview for Cascadia’s forests (including a map).
IT’S TIME TO GET EDUCATED & PUSH BACK
Wed., Feb. 12th - Rally and public meeting about the NWFP, featuring our neighboring Willamette National Forest.
When: Rally outside at 4:30 pm (rain or shine) in support of ecologically sane forest practices. Stay for the presentation at 5:30 pm, followed by Q&A. (We will bring great sample questions like these.)
Where: US Forest Service office in Springfield (3106 Pierce Parkway).
Hang with your forest-climate buddies, learn more about the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) and ask hard questions. We have signs, banners, chants and more. See you there!
Thur., Feb. 13th - 6:00 pm - Webinar - The Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance is hosting a call to unpack the NWFP and potential threats and opportunities affecting the future of PNW forests. Topics include: Tribal sovereignty, forest conservation and fire inclusion; panelists are Grace Brahler (Wildlands Director at Cascadia Wildlands), Ryan Reed (Fire Gen and NWFP Federal Advisory Committee member), and Tim Ingalsbee (Executive Director of FUSEE). Register here!
Note: The Alliance is short $3,000 of its fundraising goal. If you are able, please consider a donation to the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance to ensure that the Alliance's one-of-a-kind critical work continues.
We Need You to Comment!
Tues., Mar. 4th - 5:30 to 7:30 pm - Attention Forest Lovers! Join us at Drop Bear Brewery at 2690 Willamette St., Eugene for a Mardi Gras celebration & comment-writing workshop.
HUGE amounts of comments are needed NOW during the Northwest Forest Plan’s public review process ending March 17th. (Let’s break some records!)
Join us in an informal, convivial setting to hear three forest experts explain the NWFP and what the US Forest Service is proposing. We’ll explain the commenting process and help you write YOUR comment. (You don’t have to be an expert.) Bring your mobile device and we’ll show you how to submit your comment on the spot, or you can take material home and comment from there.
Do your part to protect our old growth forests while celebrating Mardi Gras! Delicious food & beverages will be available to purchase.
Tell Our Senators to Oppose the “Fix Our Forests” Act!
Send a quick email to or call your Senators today!
Tues., Mar. 4th - 5:30 to 7:30 pm - Attention Forest Lovers! Join us at Drop Bear Brewery at 2690 Willamette St., Eugene for a Mardi Gras celebration & comment-writing workshop.
HUGE amounts of comments are needed NOW during the Northwest Forest Plan’s public review process ending March 17th. (Let’s break some records!)
Join us in an informal, convivial setting to hear three forest experts explain the NWFP and what the US Forest Service is proposing. We’ll explain the commenting process and help you write YOUR comment. (You don’t have to be an expert.) Bring your mobile device and we’ll show you how to submit your comment on the spot, or you can take material home and comment from there.
Do your part to protect our old growth forests while celebrating Mardi Gras! Delicious food & beverages will be available to purchase.
Tell Our Senators to Oppose the “Fix Our Forests” Act!
Send a quick email to or call your Senators today!
The Senate is poised to vote on the “Fix Our Forests” Act, which paves the way for unnecessary logging while undermining vital protections for endangered species.
The “Fix Our Forests” Act would bypass essential environmental protections and accelerate logging under the guise of wildfire prevention and forest health. Not so fast!
Please contact Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley and strongly urge them to oppose this destructive bill. It will take less than a minute, but your input could significantly impact the future of our forests. Thank you!
GET OUT OF THE HOUSE -
TAKE A BREAK FROM SCREENS
Street Messaging
Engage & Educate the Public: Save Our Old Growth Forests!
The “Fix Our Forests” Act would bypass essential environmental protections and accelerate logging under the guise of wildfire prevention and forest health. Not so fast!
Please contact Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley and strongly urge them to oppose this destructive bill. It will take less than a minute, but your input could significantly impact the future of our forests. Thank you!
GET OUT OF THE HOUSE -
TAKE A BREAK FROM SCREENS
Street Messaging
Engage & Educate the Public: Save Our Old Growth Forests!
When: Thur., Feb. 13th and Thur., Feb. 27th, 2:00-3:30 pm
Where: Along West 18th Ave, east of the Bi-Mart parking lot next to Westmoreland Park
We’ll display the beautiful tree signs we painted and others with forest climate messages.
Meet up on the south side of 18th at the corner of the Bi-Mart parking lot just before 2 pm. Bring a lawn chair if you like to sit down and dress for the February weather. We hope you can join us! Fresh air & friendly conversation.
Where: Along West 18th Ave, east of the Bi-Mart parking lot next to Westmoreland Park
We’ll display the beautiful tree signs we painted and others with forest climate messages.
Meet up on the south side of 18th at the corner of the Bi-Mart parking lot just before 2 pm. Bring a lawn chair if you like to sit down and dress for the February weather. We hope you can join us! Fresh air & friendly conversation.
Save the Date
On March 25th in Roseburg, join community members and advocates across the region for a rally in protest of the Bureau of Land Management’s auction of the critically important old-growth forest threatened by the Blue and Gold project. Send an email to federal elected officials urging them to stop logging in the Blue and Gold project.
The rally will take place around 9:00 am during the auction and will be followed by a short hike into some of the threatened old-growth forest. RSVP and/or volunteer by filling out Cascadia Wildlands ’FORM. It’s time to SAY NO TO BLUE AND GOLD! We’ll be organizing carpools. Stay tuned.
Only SHOWING UP IN LARGE NUMBERS with very loud voices speaking truth to power EVERY DAY can turn the tide on extractive, exploitive industry practices.
The rally will take place around 9:00 am during the auction and will be followed by a short hike into some of the threatened old-growth forest. RSVP and/or volunteer by filling out Cascadia Wildlands ’FORM. It’s time to SAY NO TO BLUE AND GOLD! We’ll be organizing carpools. Stay tuned.
Only SHOWING UP IN LARGE NUMBERS with very loud voices speaking truth to power EVERY DAY can turn the tide on extractive, exploitive industry practices.
GET OUT THE VOTE - there are a few races that need our support. If you want to write postcards, contact Deb at [email protected].
In Other News
Lane County Today is a local show that features the activities of 350 Eugene and other environmental, peace and justice communities in the Eugene, Oregon area.
Lane County Today is broadcast on Community Television of Lane County, Comcast channels 29 and 1088, Saturdays 4:30 pm & 5:00 pm, Tuesdays 7:00 pm & 7:30 pm and Wednesdays 7:00 am & 7:30 am. The Lane County Today playlist can also be viewed here on YouTube. Presently, 16 half-hour shows are broadcast and posted. (Credits to Peter Dragovich.)
Need inspiration in these times? Who doesn’t?
Encircle Film’s February 20th film is "Citizen George", presenting the life and work of Philadelphia-based Quaker activist George Lakey, a nonviolent revolutionary who has worked his entire life for justice and peace, guided by his ideal of societal transformation. Find more information, links to the trailer and ticket sales on the Art House website. We hope you’ll join us there.
Bill McKibben (350.org & Third Act founder) always inspires and informs us! His latest, Pushing Back, Short-Term and Long - How to Make Progress Part II, is worth a read. Find it here.
350 Eugene’s Year-end Fundraising Was a Success!
Big thanks to so many of you who stepped up and made generous donations, alongside our amazing group of current & new “Sustaining Donors.” We reached our goal of $10K! With extra thanks to The Towhee Fund of Oregon Community Foundation and the Suwinski Foundation for their special grants.
We’ll be putting it to good use! Let’s be fierce.
Big thanks to so many of you who stepped up and made generous donations, alongside our amazing group of current & new “Sustaining Donors.” We reached our goal of $10K! With extra thanks to The Towhee Fund of Oregon Community Foundation and the Suwinski Foundation for their special grants.
We’ll be putting it to good use! Let’s be fierce.