 A day of non-violent, economic disruption.We’re harnessing our power as workers and consumers, and honoring the contribution of Immigrants in May Day Strong protests!! Following our massive demonstration of people power at No Kings 3, a huge coalition of organizations are calling on all of us to take the next step on Friday, May 1st: No Work. No School. No Shopping. No business as usual. Join us in Eugene at noon at the Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza (8th & Oak) for a rally & march. Please come and help animate our beautiful Monarch butterflies!  Resisting Trump requires us to use tactics that the billionaire class understands: Flex your economic muscle! It works. A Game-Changer for Climate Progress in EugeneLet’s turn corporate profits into community power! Clean energy, green jobs and climate resilience.  Corporations are profiting off of the climate and affordability crises. They enjoy tax breaks while climate projects go unfunded. That’s going to change. Through a small fee on the profits of the largest, wealthiest businesses in Eugene, the Eugene Clean Energy Fund will fund community-driven programs to:
Polling shows a strong majority of Eugenians support government incentives to accelerate a fair and just transition to clean energy, and are in favor of making large corporations pay their fair share towards funding a just transition. Watch a short informative YouTube video by Oregon Energy Transition Organizer, Aya Cockram, and visit the website to learn more. RIGHT NOW the campaign is gathering signatures to qualify for a Eugene ballot initiative. Support the this exciting campaign! Our Public Lands are Under Attack - Fight back!The current administration has launched an unprecedented attack on our most treasured landscapes.  Organizations at the local and national levels are tracking every rollback, every threat and taking action! Public participation is the key. Get to know the issues. Contact your electeds, send the emails, share on social media and show up at events (links below)! ROADLESS RULE: We know the administration wants to rescind this cornerstone of sound forest management, which was passed overwhelmingly in 2001. It has balanced ecological, economic and cultural values for over 25 years! Our Public Lands, Public Voices event sponsored by Oregon Wild, FUSEE, Cascadia Wildlands and 350EUG at Gratitude Brewing last week was standing room only! We had great speakers, fun trivia and collected scores of postcard comments that will be submitted.  SO GET READY: The Roadless Rule public engagement period opens in June and we’re preparing to submit massive comments to the Secretary of the USDA to abandon this misguided effort. We’re fighting for places like Hardesty Mountain, Oregon Dunes and Alsea Falls!  TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE: In Washington, D.C., Rep. Cliff Bentz - HD 2, Oregon’s largest district (most of central and all of eastern Oregon), introduced H.R. 7603 - the “O&C Renewal Act of 2026,” which would make timber production the primary purpose on public (BLM) forests in order to fund county governments, prioritizing logging over protections for fish, wildlife, stream protections pushing threatened species to extinction. NO WAY. TAKE ACTION TODAY: Use Cascadia Wildlands form to send a message to our Congressional Representatives to oppose H.R. 7603 and reject efforts to dismantle protections for our forests and watersheds! WE’RE LOUD: Last month you helped submit almost 50,000 comments on the administration’s efforts to revise (weaken) Western Oregon’s forest resource plans, which would maximize logging at the expense of other forest values on BLM lands. Good job getting comments on the public record! It’s important! WE’RE ORGANIZED: The folks at More Than Just Parks have a Threatened Public Lands Map where you can see what’s at stake across the U.S. Appalling. NOT BACKING DOWN.  Earth Day 2026Facing the climate crisis together. Looking through the lens of young artists & filmmakers. Navigating this moment. We packed the Art House for 350 Eugene’s Earth Day 2026 Climate Future Film Festival last week. Thanks, everyone, for coming! We took a hard look through the eyes of diverse filmmakers at what we’re navigating personally and collectively. Big thanks to our wonderful co-host Encircle Films, and panelists, Ana McAbee, Isa Eisenberg and Esteban Camacho Steffensen. Here are some resources: Online: psychologyforasafeclimate.org & https://www.climatementalhealth.net/ In person (local): [email protected] & [email protected]  Get Out the VoteBallots are dropping on April 29th - PLEASE VOTE!  Thank you to everyone! We got out thousands of postcards to inspire and motivate our neighbors around the country to VOTE! Stay tuned for the next round. The midterms are coming. Contact Deb at [email protected] if you want to write cards! Save The Date Wednesday, May 27th 6:30 - 8:30 pm at the Art House - Documentary film screening of The Price of Milk. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Food and Water Watch, 350 Eugene and Friends of Family Farmers. You Were ThereWe did this in Springfield, Oregon and we’ve only just gotten started!  (Video credit: Peter Dragovich) Earth Day Street Messaging After-Pizza-Party at Hey Neighbor!  Protect What You LoveWhen has the time been more crucial for working together to save what’s left of our precious earth? What can one person alone do? Stop being one person! Watch our calendar for events. Show up in the streets. Knock doors. Get to know your neighbors. We’ll get through this together.  This striking hand drawn piece by Ted Pesch, was gifted to 350 Eugene from Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology. FUSEE met Ted through his partner Molly, a wildland firefighter, who attended one of their amazing wellness retreats. These depictions are of fire-adapted landscapes and animals, to show the beauty of living with fire on the land.
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 No Kings 3 - Springfield Eugene Building bridges & growing our movement We are at a critical time in our nation’s history and it’s imperative that the PEOPLE take to the streets to demand a stop to the authoritarian corruption, violence, repression and lies. It was a show of power and a feat of talented organizing with 8 million people in the streets at over 3,300 protests on seven continents… With 5,000 people turning out at Springfield City Hall on March 28th! We’re growing and building momentum! Huge thanks to the organizations within ACES (Activist Coalition Eugene Springfield) and SAfER (Springfield Alliance for Equity and Respect) for planning an impactful, safe and fun event to build power and relationships in the greater Springfield-Eugene area. Special thanks to the 350 Eugene Artivist Team, logistics wranglers, and for those who marched as the “Climate Community.” Most especially… THANK YOU FOR TURNING OUT! More new and younger people showed up than ever! And we’re just getting started. Here’s Todd Boyle’s one-hour video of the inspiring rally and speeches.
Photos credit: Jim Neu Fighting Fascism TogetherWHAT’S NEXT? May 1st - Labor Day Protest & March 12:00 noon Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza 8th & Oak St., Eugene Watch this page for updates Protesting in the streets is just one of many acts of civil resistance. Read on to show up and be counted in Earth Month and beyond! 350 Eugene Earth Day 2026 Climate Future Film Festival
How do we commemorate Earth Day in 2026? Let’s turn to one another. We see the devastating effects of planetary overheating with our own eyes and it is intensifying political chaos, uncertainty and instability. Despite the extraordinary work of countless climate activists at every level, it’s an uphill battle to transform this suicidal fossil fuel juggernaut into the renewable, just energy economy at the speed and scale that physics demands. But we can not, and will not stop. So… This year, informed through the eyes of filmmakers, we are turning to each other to look at how we personally and collectively are navigating this critical moment. Join us for the Climate Future Film Festival at the Art House on Thursday, April 16th at 6:30 pm Prior to the films there will be a short moderated panel with young people representing their unique perspectives as a climate activist, environmental artist and mental health professional. Then for 2 hours we’ll further explore the artistic and human response to climate change through the lens of ten selected short films. Mingling, discussion and resources following the film. Tickets for $5 at https://www.encirclefilms.org/. 
The Eugene Clean Energy Fund (ECEF) is Kicking Off!In November, voters will have a chance to make Eugene a leader in the transition to clean energy! ECEF is a bold, community-driven initiative that turns corporate profits into community power. Through a modest 2% fee on large corporations operating in Eugene – those earning $1 billion or more nationally (think Target, Walmart, etc.) – ECEF will fund clean energy projects and build climate resilience across our entire city. It’s estimated that this will raise $15 million for just transition, job training, and community resilience projects! It’s practical, it’s equitable, and it’s long overdue. More information and a link to donate at eugenecleanenergyfund.org.  Stop in before heading over to the Climate Future Film Festival to find out how you can help advance this innovative climate policy right now! Forest Defense is Climate DefenseWhen our forests are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back! Public Lands, Public Voices: A night of trivia, inspiration, and action for roadless forests! Trump is trying to repeal the Roadless Rule, which was created in 2001 to protect 58.5 million acres of National Forest Land across the country, 2 million acres here in Oregon. (At the time, the Forest Service held 600 public hearings and collected 1.6 million public comments!) This time the public is being shut out of the process entirely! So… across Oregon we’re joining with allies to hold our own public meetings to have some fun and take action.  In Eugene What: Trivia, inspiration and action for roadless forests! (No host drinks & food.) When: Tuesday, April 14th from 5 to 7:00 pm. Where: Gratitude Brewing at 5410 E Eight Ave., Eugene RSVP here and get a free “Wild About Roadless Forests” t-shirt (limited supply, first come, first served). These are public lands and the public WILL HAVE A VOICE. Stand up, speak out!  Take action today: Tell your representatives in the US Congress to protect Roadless areas! Send an email to Senators Merkley & Wyden, Rep. Hoyle and the USDA Secretary, Brooke Rollins to protect Oregon's 2 million acres TODAY! Earth Day Street Messaging Fight to Protect Our Natural Forests! When: Wednesday, April 22nd from 2:00 to 3:30 pm Where: 18th & Chambers St., Eugene (on the edge of Westmoreland Park) What: Fresh air, friendly conversation with neighbors, hang out with your peeps! Pizza party to follow at Hey Neighbor! (The pizza’s on us!)  Get Out the VoteEmail Deb at [email protected] and you’ll be contacted. Thank you! There’s no climate action without a functioning democracy! That’s why 350 Eugene is committed to getting voters out in non-partisan races to support progressive policies by writing postcards to voters. Voting may be only one way citizens can influence the government, but it’s a very important way and we NEED TO HAVE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION. Statistics show postcards increase voter turnout. The majority of Americans want common sense policies that protect our environment and communities. Email Deb at [email protected] and you’ll be contacted. Thank you! Breathe You read to the end of this newsletter. Good for you! You’re not alone if you’re feeling overwhelmed. One person can’t move the whole mountain. But one person can pick up one rock each time they walk by.  If you can, come to the Film Festival, take the actions in this email, then have a cup of tea with a friend. We’re all in this together.
 America does not belong to strongmen, greedy billionaires, or those who rule through fear. It belongs to us, the people. When our immigrant neighbors are being kidnapped and deported, an unlawful war against Iran is being waged, Trans rights are being denied, public lands are recklessly threatened, healthcare is withdrawn, the fascist regime works overtime to suppress the vote in the midterm elections. and the escalating cost of living is wrecking our collective economic future… Silence is not an option. Sign up for information about the local event here. Plan to carpool, bike (see flyer below), take the EMX, or find dispersed parking on the street. Limited ADA parking and accommodations will be available.  There are over 3000 events on the map, surpassing the total number of events from October’s historic protests, with more being added every day. The people are showing up to stop fascism and take back our democracy! Sign up to volunteer at the event - no training required! Watch the video (2 min) about Springfield & Eugene No Kings 3 Donate to help make NK3 the biggest protest in American history!  (The Climate Community is meeting at the 350EUG table and plans to march together- wear your t-shirt and carry a banner!) See you there! A core principle behind all 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.  We’re getting out the vote for the midterms!  In their own words: "Reclaim Our Vote / Center for Common Ground is a grassroots, primarily volunteer-run campaign that focuses on increasing BIPOC voter turnout through post-carding, texting, and phone banking. Working with local, on-the-ground partners and our Democracy Centers, we build effective, respectful, and relevant campaigns that engage BIPOC voters around upcoming elections." Message scripts are written in close collaboration with Black community activists - so we don't edit the message. 2024 postcards increased Black voter turnout by as much as 8%. This campaign is nonpartisan. I CAN provide postage stamps. Let's do this! If you can help write postcards (I do five a day) contact me / Debby @ [email protected]. Save the DateProtect Roadless Forests! Tues. April 14th 5 - 7 pm at Gratitude Brewery, 540 E 8th Ave, Eugene Public Lands, Public Voice Action Party Trivia, inspiration and action for Roadless Forests Trump wants to open protected Roadless areas to extractive industry. About half of National Forest land is already open to drilling, logging, and mining. Another 18% is protected as Wilderness. The remaining 30%—our Roadless Areas—are remote, roadless landscapes treasured by the outdoor community for the backcountry recreation experiences they provide. Removing protections harms wildlife, rural communities, water quality and increases risks of wildfire. We say NO! Please RSVP asap here! Map of Protected US Roadless Areas Please join us! (Cohosts: 350EUG, Cascwild, Oregon Wild and FUSEE.) 350 Eugene Earth Day 2026  Thur., Apr. 16th at 6:30 pm at the Art House with Encircle Films Tickets are on sale now at www.encirclefilms.org - Limited seating. The climate story is more than graphs and grim predictions. We're all touched by this existential crisis. Find shared humanity in 10 films by diverse artists from around the world as they express their hopes and fears for this moment. Before the films, hear from three local environmentalists, including an artist, activist and counselor. Short discussion & resources to follow. Learn more about the films at this website.  WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER! We Are the River and We’re All Paddling in Our Boats - from @glennondoyle.   (Photo credit: Oregon Wild) ACT NOW DEADLINE: MONDAY, MARCH 23RD 9:00 PM (PT) Even as the twin climate and biodiversity crises rage, Trump has told the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to return to the days of clearcutting public forests, sacrificing endangered species and their habitats, and destroying community water sources. Why? To maximize timber production at the expense of all other forest values. In other words, profit for the greedy few in the shortest amount of time. The revised plan will return to a 1960s-style logging across 2 million acres in our state; more than a billion board feet per year; four times the average annual harvest of the past 25 years! BLM does not plan to hold public meetings during this comment period despite the massive impacts the proposed plan revision would have on western Oregon public forests, making it all the more important to submit a written comment. Here’s what we do right now… Submit MAXIMUM comments into the public record, sign the petition and write our Delegation in Washington, D.C. But we don’t have much time. Submit your public comments using one or both of these links. There’s no limit on the number of comments you can make: Oregon Wild's Comment Page Link Cascadia Wildlands Comment Page Link Deadline: 9:00 pm (Pacific Time) Monday, March 23rd  (Credit Robert Scherle: The Climate Movement Goes to Bat for the Forest) PETITION link to Stop Disastrous Proposal to Maximize Logging Across Western Oregon Public Lands and Link to write your Senators and Representative WHAT’S AT STAKE? Places on the chopping block include Alsea Falls, Mary’s Peak, McGowan Creek, Hardesty Mountain, Lookout Mountain and other nearby treasures. It goes without saying that these forest areas are irreplaceable and we can’t let this happen. We are the voices for the forest. Submit your comment(s), sign the petition and write your US Congressional reps TODAY. Share with your friends and family. Stay tuned for events and actions following this important and ridiculously short March 23rd deadline. Thank you! This QR code is an unbranded (non--affiliated) petition link. Use them all!   I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees, for trees have no tongues.  While our corrupt national leaders amass their militaries to teach their so-called enemies “lessons they will never forget” and terrorize our most vulnerable communities… We the People are rising! We demand peace, respect for life, justice, and a safe future. We demand change! How can we possibly usher in a just clean energy revolution, which is at this moment both achievable and affordable, when chaos and overlapping economic, social and environmental crises are materially destabilizing our lives? There is only one way: SOLIDARITY One movement for liberation Many issues  We join forces with neighbors to build community solidarity… On street corners, at public meetings and canvassing; using non-violent tactics: countering & confronting authoritarian voices & forces! Together we are strong!  Climate Policy - The Good, The Bad & The UglyGroundbreaking clean-energy state building code! Oregon took a major step toward a healthier, more affordable, resilient and clean future for housing today-- that's been a long time in the making! Thanks, most recently, to the Built Smart from the Start Act we fought for and passed in 2023 (part of HB 3409), and standing on the shoulders of the Oregon Climate Action Plan (2020) -- any new house built in Oregon starting October this year will be 27% more energy efficient than the last building code! In practice that means lower energy bills, better comfort and health, and more resilience for new houses. And the key provision is that any home builder that wants to install cooling (and most do already) must install a heat pump instead of traditional central A/C. Most new homes will have a heat pump, so even if a builder chooses the more expensive option of building with gas too, the all-electric, efficient heat pump will be the first thing that turns on and gas will only burn as a back-up on the coldest days. For the specific organizing work around the new building codes process this year, a huge shout out to Dylan Plummer of the Sierra Club, the folks at Earth Advantage, and the ZERO Coalition, along with many of you in the Building Resilience Policy Committee. From the Building Codes Review Committee through to the Residential and Manufactured Structures Board-- they lead the way in planning and organizing our response and ultimately this successful outcome. From Brad Reed at the Building Resilience Coalition Oregon State Legislature - One Week Left… It’s the crazy-busy home stretch and despite being distracted by walkout threats, there’s still time to pass an important climate bill: SB 1541, Climate Resilience Superfund Bill - Make Polluters Pay! Thanks to a huge grassroots effort, this bill is one of the few climate justice bills still alive. It’s currently in the Joint Ways and Means Committee, which decides which bills get funding, and since it’s an innovative “revenue-generating” bill, this should be a no-brainer. ACTION: Monday, March 2nd at 5:30 pm - Briefing & Phone Zap Final push to keep this top-of-mind for our Oregon delegation, please join in the Make the Polluters Pay Coalition briefing and phone zap call Monday night. Take strategic action together in real time — calling our legislators and neighbors, and putting pressure on the Joint Ways & Means Committee members who most need to hear from us. Can you join the Make Polluters Pay Coalition effort to advance this critical legislation? RSVP here. Treasurer’s Net Zero Plan 2025 Report - It’s Not What They Say Oregon’s Treasurer, Elizabeth Steiner, recently released the department’s Net Zero Plan 2025 Report. In her cover letter and public outreach she emphasized the following three major “results of this strategy:” 1. A 50% drop in the “emissions intensity” in OPERF from 2022 to 2023 2. A doubling of “climate-positive” investments as of June 2025 3. A steady decline in fossil fuel Private Market holdings since January 2023 The brilliant Divest Oregon Team has reviewed the report in depth, and has prepared a detailed analysis of its findings - with many observations and recommendations for future reporting. You can get the short, revealing story in their blog posts starting with Part 1 and see the full report on our web page devoted to the Net Zero Plan (NZP). Bottom Line: The Treasury is misrepresenting its climate progress by not presenting multiple metrics and being transparent on several key areas. We can count on Divest Oregon to be our watchdog on these public funds. Oregonians demand climate real action! Get Out The Vote Reclaim Our Vote (ROV) is a grassroots, primarily volunteer-run campaign that focuses on increasing BIPOC voter turnout through post-carding, texting, and phone banking. ROV is non-partisan and WE CAN provide postage stamps. In 2024 ROV delivered 4.1 million postcards and data shows that increased Black voter turnout by as much as 8%! It may seem like a small number but sometimes that makes all the difference! Let's do this! Contact Debby for cards and stamps at [email protected]. Save the Date Protecting the Rights of Nature and being good non-Native allies is essential. Join us at this important event and go deep! No Kings 3 We’ll gather in Eugene at the Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse on Saturday, March 28th to respond to the violent occupation of cities in the country and harms to our country. Stay tuned for details. We are building this movement! Over 200,000 people joined in the largest Know Your Rights Training “Eyes on ICE” in response to the violence that went viral from Minnesota. The people are rising and we won’t stop until we’ve brought the criminals running the country to justice and ushered in a new kind of democracy! NK1 = Response to Trump’s ridiculous birthday parade and authoritarian plans. NK2 = Response to the National Guard invading American cities. NK3 = Response to Trump’s secret police force terrorizing American communities. No Kings 3 is a big tent, broad coalition-building event built on quick mobilizations and community rapid response. More importantly, we’re developing the capacity to pull off historic levels of engagement in between big events, welcoming new people and meeting them where they are. There are already over 1000 events on the No Kings 3 map. We’re under attack. The administration is using intimidation and force to fulfill its corrupt agenda. And doing nothing to improve the lives of ordinary Americans. How do we confront this moment? WE UNITE. Power flows from the collective action of the people. History is clear, people-led movements are how we end attacks on our rights. No Thrones.
No Kings. No crowns.  Grassroots Activation! When Minneapolis was violently invaded by masked federal agents, who murdered two people in broad daylight, Americans took to the streets IN SOLIDARITY in unprecedented numbers and are continuing to show up. This is how we win. We won’t be ignored. We are part of a growing nonviolent grassroots movement that rejects their fascist worldview. We proclaim OUR hopes and dreams for a just America based on the rule of law and shared prosperity. The Zeitgeist is shifting. The damage and turmoil created by this administration have exposed a political tipping point, a moment of danger, but also of possibility. What is true for the democracy crisis is also true for the climate crisis. We are facing critical tipping points and we must act now. The world is poised to exceed the 1.5 C target set for limiting average global warming set a dozen years ago at the Paris Climate Talks. Let’s leverage this moment of intersecting crises. Hope is in our grassroots movement! The time is now. The clean energy revolution is here; progressives are on the move: running for office, organizing mutual aid, raising money and holding officials accountable. Americans hate fascism and are standing up. We’re not going back to the “good old days…” We demand justice! Find your place in the civil resistance movement… In the streets, in front of ICE offices, at the capitol, in city council meetings, on the medic team, in the choir, making sandwiches for organizers or writing postcards… Please read on here and jump in. Don't Miss A Day Without An Immigrant No Work, No School, No Shopping SHUT IT DOWN! Local students are leading this event - come and support! Watch our website calendar for more information Save the dates: March 16th, April 1st and May 1st. Daily Solidarity at the Federal Building City Climate Policy - Two Work Sessions to watch - it's time to make progress on climate!We have new leaders on Eugene City Council: Lyndsie Leach (president) and Eliza Kashinsky (vice president). They are the best chance we have had in a long time for advancing strong climate policy. Please show them, as well as the mayor and the rest of council, that we support them by watching. Mon., Feb. 23rd at 5:00 pm - Home Energy Score - tune in here. Wed., Feb. 25th at noon - Utility Licensing Right of Way Ordinance (ULRWO) - tune in here. Cultivating Resilience in Times of ChangeInstruction, Music, Mandala Making, Sharing and Community Building When: Sat., February 21st from 10 am to 12:30 pm Where: Campbell Community Center, 155 High St., Eugene Suggested donation: $ 10 - $ 25. All are welcome regardless of ability to pay. Led by Jungian analysts Jennifer Gordon, PhD, Kai Arden, MD and Kristin Funk, LCSW More information & registration here. Sponsored by 350 Eugene Resilience & Regeneration Workgroup February Street MessagingAll are welcome here!  When: Friday, Feb., 27th - 2:00 - 3:30 pm Where: Federal Building, 7th & Pearl, Eugene In solidarity with our Immigrant and Trans communities. We’re all in this together! We’re not free until all of us are free. 350 Eugene volunteers will be holding our own space with messages of freedom, solidarity and justice. We will observe the St. Paul Principles and nonviolent civil resistance protocols. Join Us - Solidarity and Inspiration Julian Brave Noisecat Nationally acclaimed Indigenous filmmaker and author presents: “Coyote Steals the Salmon” When: March 5th at 7:00 pm Where: University of Oregon, Knight Law Center Room 175 Get Out the Vote! Can you believe it? Midterm elections are less than 9 months away! This may be the most important election in our lives. If you want to help get out the vote by writing postcards to voters contact Debby at [email protected]. One person can't do everything. But we can each do something!  Thanks for writing! Speaking of voting… Are you worried about voter suppression in the midterms? Maybe you have heard about this… Republicans Will Detonate Their Secret Weapon at the Midnight Hour to Stop Women from Voting. No matter what, it's always a good idea to check your voter registration. You can do that here! Short Legislative Session Road Trip to Salem Yes, we can lobby at the state legislature for strong climate policy, and we do! On February 10th we joined Mobilizing for Climate Action Together (MCAT), an all volunteer Portland-based policy group affiliated with the Oregon League of Conservation Voters. We visited and spoke with our Eugene / Springfield area delegation about a number of climate / energy bills being considered this session. We’ll have a report soon…. Action AlertsYou can still sign up to receive action alerts for bills 350 Eugene has prioritized this year in the Oregon Legislature. We will send you the talking points and / or templates to send during public comment periods. Just send an email to [email protected] with “Sign Me Up for Action Alerts” in the subject line. The short session is over March 8th. Thank you. Save the Date - No Kings Protest - Saturday, March 28th Note: 350 Eugene is guided by the St. Paul Principles, and is a member of the local Activist Coalition Eugene Springfield (ACES), which is committed to nonviolent resistance to authoritarianism, as set forth in Erica Chenowith’s Civil Resistance - What Everyone Should Know.  The climate fight, even in this country, is very far from over. The basic premise of that battle is still clear and powerful: that we must act to move swiftly away from the moral and financial sinkhole of fossil fuels. We are fighting for the future of our hopes and dreams. Let’s be fierce. P.S. You blew us away with our end-of-year fundraising! We are grateful for our generous and dedicated climate community!  We Are Fighting Fascism & the “We” Keeps Growing  (Credit: KEPW - 7th & Pearl Streets, Eugene) With the recent escalation of violence in Minneapolis, we’ve arrived at a new and galvanizing moment in the administration’s descent into fascism and Americans have had enough. We’re escalating too, with: protests, phone calls, emails and textbanks, town halls, meetings and more... WE’RE DEMANDING JUSTICE! Last Tuesday, January 20th, KEPW’s Jana Thrift reported from the Federal Building in Eugene as middle and high school students walked out of classes to join the growing protests against ICE. (Write up & photos in Whole Community News.) The students showed up. This week, in Davos, Switzerland, the Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, had the courage to speak the hard truth: “We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition.” It’s the time to leverage this moment and show up in more ways than we ever thought we could to stop Fascism, stand up for persecuted communities (esp. immigrants and trans allies) and take back our Democracy! When do officials do what the people want them to? When we put massive pressure on them that they can’t ignore!  Bring your signs and your voices! We’re not going away! (Organized by SURJ, PSL & Indivisible) Can you spare an hour or two? They all add up!  Join an activist group holding space at the federal building during the week. Watch each others’ backs. Be safe. Meet-up with Your Climate Buddies Street Messaging - What We Want in 2026 When: Thursday, January 29th - 2:00 to 3:30 pm Where: 30th & Hilyard (park at Albertson’s) Who: Neighbors enjoying fresh air and convivial conversations. Building community! We’ll have signs: Freedom, a Stable Climate, Compassion, a Healthy Democracy, Hope, Solidarity and more! Bring YOUR wish for 2026! All are welcome! Bring a chair if you’d like to sit. Dress for the cold. Gathering afterward at 16 Tons on Willamette Street. See you there!   SolidarityNo Kings and A Day Without An Immigrant Protest Monday, February 16th Each month, leading up to May 1st (in addition to everything else) we’ll hit the streets en masse to declare NO KINGS and ICE OUT of our communities. Save these dates: Mon., March 16th, Wed., Apr. 1st and May 1st. No work. No school. No spending. This is how we build power. Acting together. Stay tuned for details. State Climate Bills, Lobby Days & Action Alerts |
