On Monday, one week after CAHOOTS services closed down in Eugene, the community showed up in support, asking City Council to return funding. The CAHOOTS workers’ union had made a call to attend on Instagram and members announced it at the town hall last week. Attendants filled up the 95 […]
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Mutual aid volunteers speak out about city’s criminalization of their work
On Tuesday, mutual aid workers stood together outside the Eugene Municipal Court to talk about how the city has levied criminal charges against them and their organizations. Rallying alongside them were around a dozen supporters with signs saying such things as “Mutual Aid is not a crime”. Through their statements […]
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350 Eugene holds banner drop in support of electrifying Eugene
350 Eugene members held two banner drops Saturday to gather support for electrifying the City of Eugene. The action is part of the Fossil Free Eugene campaign, which also includes Sunrise Eugene, Climate Justice League, and NAACP, and was started over a year ago. The coalition is pushing City Council […]
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City of Eugene evicts residents at 13th & Chambers camp as they close it permanently
The City of Eugene closed down the 13th & Chambers camp on Tuesday, leaving the camp in Washington-Jefferson park as its only sanctioned camp. Members of Stop the Sweeps Eugene showed up the day before to assist residents in their moving process and protest the City’s actions. Former residents of […]
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City of Eugene workers reach tentative agreement
City of Eugene workers, represented by AFSCME 1724, reached a tentative agreement (TA) earlier this week. AFSCME 1724, which represents roughly 630 workers across just about every department at the City of Eugene, has been bargaining since early March. The union picked up pressure in the last couple months as […]
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