 This is the moment to flex our collective civic muscle. Most Americans know our democracy is in trouble. Our most marginalized neighbors are terrified. Maybe some are confused and don’t know what to do. But YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO because you care and live in a community where people are taking action, today and every day! Research shows that people don’t step up to take action until they’re asked. This is the ASK. Why now? Apart from Trump forcing his DOJ to launch prosecution of James Comey and signing an executive memo directing the full power of the US government to shut down political opposition (that’s us)... His Secretary of the “War Department” summoned the highest echelon military commanders to a meeting in Quantico, VA. This mass recall of military leadership is right out of the authoritarian playbook, a strategically dangerous move, and one that aims to bring the apolitical military to heel, those who are bound to uphold the Constitution, not a party or administration. We can not let this stand. Take Action - Three ThingsAre you ready to fight back right? Here’s what that looks like: FIRST… Get the attention of your U.S. Senators and Representatives re: the military meet-up! Make them feel the pressure!
Congress has the constitutional authority (and responsibility) to oversee military leadership.
Short and sweet. You can do this today. Thank you. Are you ready to fight back right? Here’s what that looks like: FIRST… Get the attention of your U.S. Senators and Representatives re: the military meet-up! Make them feel the pressure!
Congress has the constitutional authority (and responsibility) to oversee military leadership.
Short and sweet. You can do this today. Thank you. Sen. Ron Wyden: Share Your Opinion (choose the Defense category), call (202) 224-5244, write 221 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C., 20510 Sen. Jeff Merkley: Email Jeff (choose Defense), call (202) 224-3753, write 531 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 Rep. Val Hoyle: Email Val (choose Defense and Military), call (202) 225-6416, write 1620 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515. YOU HAVE A VOICE. USE IT NOW. We cannot allow America’s military to be transformed into a stage prop for an authoritarian regime clinging to power. SECOND: Show up for NO KINGS 2  WE NEED MASSIVE RESISTANCE Fill the streets! When: Saturday, October 18th from 10:00 to 1:00 pm Where: Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse at 405 E 8th Ave., Eugene What: We Will Not Accept Authoritarianism Unpopular on everything from the economy, healthcare and immigration, to being corrupt to the core, they want to silence us with fear. But the best way to protect our rights is to use them. Freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. Flex your muscle! Go to the Mobilize link to register today! Let’s make it the single largest day of peaceful protest in modern American history!  THIRD: Show up whenever you can. There are many opportunities. Hang with your peeps. Soak in the energy. We’re stronger together and it’s how we win! ProtestSat., Oct. 4th - 11:00 am - Let Gaza Live! End the Siege / Arms Embargo Now! International Day of Action called for the Children of Palestine.  We're in the StreetsOctober Street Messaging with 350 Eugene & allies: No Kings banners and Cheeto-dinosaurs! Watch our website calendar for details. Fun but serious. Everything is provided. Happy Hour with progressive community afterwards. Pizza’s on us! Bird-DogWed., Oct. 15th at noon - City of Eugene Work Session on CAP2.0 (Climate Action Plan) and Greenhouse Gas Inventory. (Virtual only.) Tune in to the webcast here when the meeting begins. We’re making progress but it’s not at the scale and speed we need. Send the mayor & council an advance email to say we need more resources to prioritize climate action ([email protected]) now. Let them know we’re watching and stay tuned for opportunities to bring on the people-pressure. PartyFri., Oct. 17th from 6 pm to midnight - FUSEE’s Fall Fire Festival at Claim 52, 232 Lincoln, Eugene Live music, fire-spinning, silent auction, food & drinks from local businesses and a chance to connect with our fire-loving community! Every ticket supports safe, ethical and ecological fire management, like wildland firefighter working conditions and fire-adapted landscapes. We’ve gotta have these! Get your tickets here today!  RevelrySun., Oct. 12th - door at 6 pm - Carsie Blanton at the WOW Hall on 8th & Lincoln Folksinger / activist, a songwriter with hooks, chutzpah and revolutionary optimism. Dance, laugh, remember the better world we work to create! $15 – $50 sliding scale tickets. A benefit concert for Civil Liberty Defense Centers Activist Defense Fund! See ya there!  Get InspiredOct. 13-19 - Eugen Environmental Film Festival Films, hikes, workshops, field trips and community!
Tickets available at: https://www.eugenearthouse.com/eeff  We Did ThisSaving our Forests - Saving the 2001 Roadless Rule The nationwide Forest-Climate Coalition, along with allies from the outdoor recreation and outdoor sporting communities, generated nearly 500,000 public comments during the ridiculously short three-week comment period. Tribal leaders and NGOs, elected officials and other decision-makers, social media content creators and other allies generated at least 100,000 additional comments, for a total of more than 600,000! That’s incredible engagement & shows how much people care about our forests! Initial analysis showed that 99% of the comments were in opposition to rolling back the Roadless Rule. We’ll keep you posted on the Forest Service's analysis of the comments. Good job, everyone! Thanks for your strong engagement. YOU WERE THERE - SUN DAY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS THANKS FOR COMING!  From the crazy fun bluegrass music, to the magnificent EV display, Rabbi Ruhi’s inspiring message and “The Sun Is Rising and So Are We” song, the informative Teach-in presentations, wonderful ally organizations tabling, to the Raging Grannies and Hula dancers… The collaboration with the terrific folks in Third Act Oregon to plan and hold SUN Day was wonderful from start to finish. Maybe we’ll see you again next year! The Sun Power Revolution is underway, and it’s getting stronger every day! It’s unstoppable! (Photo credit: Robert Scherle. Here’s the entire set of wonderful photos.) IT’S UP TO US
Fighting back means more than anger. It means pressure, oversight, organizing, vigilance, and courage. Send the emails, make the calls, show up in the streets. Thank you!
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 The solar revolution is here! The momentum is gigantic and we demand MORE! When: Sunday, Sept. 21st from 12:30 to 3:00 pm Where: Campbell Community Center, 155 High Street, Eugene What: A celebration of solar power & the accelerated transition off fossil fuels Free and open to the public SUN Day is a national day of action to accelerate and celebrate the clean energy revolution. On Sept. 21st, the Fall Equinox, people across the country will showcase solar installations, electric homes and businesses, vehicles running on clean power, and share innovative energy resilience projects. 350 Eugene and Third Act Oregon Eugene are co-hosting an action-oriented, fun, informative & family-friendly event with music, climate leader keynotes, rotating 15-minute Teach-ins on solar & democracy, music, art, EV and E-bike demonstrations, organizational tables, and closing with a march with banners to the Ferry Street Bridge! We are grounding the event in this current time of authoritarian takeover and its threat to our democracy, The 350 Eugene homepage has details on Teach-in topics and more. Please register today (optional). As we know, Solar and wind energy are no longer “alternative” fuels. Solar energy is now the cheapest and fastest growing source of power on the planet and is increasingly accessible to help consumers transition off planet-heating fossil fuels... And it’s happening despite the administration’s roadblocks.
Did you know? The 7 most exciting clean energy facts! 1. 90% of the new power being installed worldwide is solar. 2. Power. Millions of people are getting electricity for the first time thanks to the sun, or shutting off dirty generators forever. 3. Clean energy now employs more people than fossil fuels - over 36 million jobs globally are connected to the clean energy economy. 4. Solar and wind are now more affordable than ever. 95% of the new wind and solar projects deliver power cheaper than gas or coal ever could. 5. Coal and gas plants are turning off because of renewables. European coal consumption has dropped by 61% thanks to the growth of wind and solar. 6. Clean energy is 3 times more efficient than fossil fuels. In fact, coal and gas power plants waste $4.5 trillion worth of energy in heat, transportation, leaks, and other pollution. 7. Whole economies are now relying on solar. California was powered by 100% clean energy for more than 100 days this year, and solar was the biggest source of energy in the EU last month. One problem… Not enough people know that clean energy is working, especially politicians who are afraid to fight for solar and wind because they don’t realize how unstoppable the movement is. That is why in 32 states in over 200 cities, we’re coming together to demonstrate & celebrate the transformative power of the sun! Everybody, everywhere… New ideas, projects, large & small. Come, have fun, bring the kids, meet your peeps. There’s a place for you in the revolution.  "We really could get it right — we have the clean energy technology we need, and what we need now is the human energy to make it happen despite the obstruction of Big Oil. That's what Sun Day is about, harnessing photons to power our lives." Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Marine Biologist and author of What If We Get It Right. HIT THE STREETSHere Comes the Sun Share the sun power revolution with our community using beautiful art made with love & joy, and invite them to our SUN Day event on Sept. 21st! Meet on the corner of River Road & Santa Clara Ave. Bring a camp chair if you prefer to sit, or stand with a banner, yellow “sun power” parasol and wave at passersby. (Everything is provided, including groovy sun-crowns!) Hey Neighbor! Happy Hour at 19th & Jefferson to follow. SAVE THE FORESTS Fight Trump’s Roadless Rule Rescission Tuesday, Sept. 9th 6 - 8:00 pm - Comment Writing Party at the Mahonia Community Room (120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd. Suite 230). The Trump administration has officially declared its intent to eliminate the Roadless Rule, a bedrock conservation policy that protects nearly two million acres of Oregon’s public forests and nearly 60 million acres nationwide from logging, road building, and destructive development. This rule, adopted in 2001, preserves some of the last swaths of public lands as a home for wildlife, a haven for recreation, and a lasting legacy for current and future generations. The Roadless Rule rollback has a ridiculously short public comment window: it opened on Aug. 29th and will close on Sept. 19th. WE NEED YOU NOW! Come to the Public Comment Writing Party! Bring your laptop. Light refreshments and pizza will be provided, and feel free to bring something to share. Let’s swamp the US Forest Service comment portal! Experts will be on hand. Stay for all or part. Register here today! Can't make the Comment Writing Party? Here's a link to a Google doc with Earth Justice's background and suggested comment topics, with the USFS's comment portal. Thanks for stepping up for this critical effort! TWO QUICK ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE TODAY FROM HOMEOregon must meet its clean energy goals! We need an actionable plan. The time is now to ensure that our state prioritizes meeting Oregon’s clean energy goals, while also keeping energy bills affordable and connectivity reliable. As utility bills spike and heat waves, wildfires, and extreme weather grow more intense, it’s critical that Oregon take action to ensure that communities are healthy and resilient. The Oregon Energy Strategy is a crucial opportunity for the state to meet our 100% clean energy goals and make our communities safer by planning for and implementing consistent and reliable energy systems. Here’s Rogue Climate’s testimony toolkit port to help you through the entire process of writing and submitting your comment. (Open through Sept. 22nd.) It’s up to us to hold our state accountable in ensuring that our communities thrive far into the future. Thank you. Not another Factory Farm Expansion in Oregon! Oregon’s Department of Agriculture (ODA) is considering yet another factory farm expansion in Central Oregon. More cows means a strain on our clean water supply – in a region of our state that is already prone to drought. Sign the petition! Reject the Symons Livestock Expansion - Food & Water Watch SAVE THE DATESaturday, October 18th NO KINGS II We’ll show that our collective voice is stronger than any single person's agenda across the country. We'll send an undeniable message to those in power and to all who seek hope. No thrones. No crowns. No kings. Stay tuned. WE HAVE A VISIONThere’s a new story being told with a vision for a fair, healthy and safe planet to live on… and it's ours to shout to the rafters! We can build a more just and climate-safe world for everyone. We’re the richest country in the history of civilization. We the people must stand up with courage, moral conviction, with science behind us, to use our resources to fight the evil powers that lie, ignore human rights and imperil our future. We were born to do this. THE PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER. It’s time to show up like never before. It’s not up to each of us to do everything. But it is up to each of us to do something. Thanks for all you do! THE BEATLES SAY IT BEST... |
