Solidarity News

Links With the discussion on the agenda the Springfield City Council decided not appoint a mayor last week, and instead will appoint a new mayor after the election. Council President Joe Pishoneri is still presiding over mayoral duties. Pishioneri was previously put on the Brady list over being dishonest in […]

Last Tuesday the University of Oregon announced that winter term courses would be similar to the fall term in that they would be a“mix of remote, online, and some in-person.” In addition buildings such as residence halls, the Knight Library, the Student Rec Center, and Erb Memorial Union will remain […]

Local links Note from the City of Eugene on COVID spread and tracing: “The story the data tells us is that the growth in cases we are experiencing is not isolated to one group. Therefore, the solution cannot be isolated to just one group, and shaming any group is not […]

Plus brief history of protests at UO in special midweek issue Late Tuesday afternoon President Schill approached the three protestors who chained themselves to Johnson Hall for an impromptu meeting. Schill after hearing the stated demands agreed to set up a meeting for next week between the university administration and […]

UO students occupy steps of Johnson hall: divest, disarm, democratize On Sunday night, a group of three UO students chained themselves and began occupying the steps of Johnson Hall, the university’s administration building. While not tied to any one group the protestors share a common spirit in their demands to […]

Lane County continued to see a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases last week. On Thursday, the county government moved it’s alert level to high and it continues to stand there. As of this writing, Lane County has 202 people that are currently infectious. Some schools have scaled back operations, while […]

Local Links Lane Public Health officials sound the alarm on rising COVID-19 counts as school starts Springfield Public Schools are slated to open for in-person K-1 instruction Monday, but Mt. Vernon will not be among those after one student tests positive for COVID-19. As nearby fires create remarkably bad air […]

The Holiday Farm Fire has ravaged the McKenzie River Valley this last week. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes. Those living west of the fire in Eugene and Springfield have faced hazardous air quality in a season where the police have assaulted neighborhoods with tear gas and […]

Heads up: This weekly update will be moving to Mondays at noon starting September 21st in order to better preview the week and give a timely update of the previous week. Hundreds of Springfield educators and community members rallied last week to spread the message that it is too soon […]