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Table of Contents:
12/2: Town Hall Forum on Food Security
12/3: ACLU Benefit with
Mary Beth Tinker
12/4: Communities Of Color First Friday Reception
12/5: WAND
Benefit
12/5:
Portland Mobilization Against the WTO
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Town
Hall Forum on Food Security in Lane County
Wed,
December 2, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Join Lane County Commissioners
Rob Handy and Pete Sorenson, and Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy as they address food
security. They are inviting the community to learn more about food security
issues in Lane County. This will be the first in a series of town halls on this
subject. The subject of food security encompasses many areas, and in this town
hall speakers will be discussing access to food, food safety and disaster
preparedness. Your hosts will address this issue and then a panel of local
experts will have their time to speak. The floor will then be opened up to the
public for questions and comments.
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An ACLU Hero: Mary Beth Tinker
Thursday,
December 3rd from 6 to 8:30pm
Please join the ACLU of Oregon's Lane County
Chapter and the ACLU Foundation of Oregon County for a reception featuring Mary
Beth Tinker as she shares her story of standing up for freedom of peech during
a time of war.
Where: Café Maroc, 30 E
Broadway, Eugene, OR
Tickets: $50 for ACLU Members
$60 for Non-ACLU Members
Tickets are available at www.aclu-or.org/ACLUHero
In 1965, Mary Beth Tinker, her brother,
and several of their classmates decided to wear black armbands to school to
support peace and protest the Vietnam War. The school board, having received
word of the protest, passed a preemptive ban of the armbands. When the students
arrived in their armbands anyway, they were suspended and told they could not
return to school until they removed their armbands. While the students
eventually did remove the armbands they did wear all black for the remainder of
the year.
Represented by the ACLU, the Tinkers embarked on a four-year court battle that
went all the way to the Supreme Court, culminating in the landmark decision
that "students do no shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or
expression at the schoolhouse gate."
40 years later, the fight to protect our constitutional rights to free speech
and youth rights continue. As our founder Roger Baldwin said, "no fight for
civil liberties ever stays won" and this is why Mary Beth Tinker is such a true
hero... now a registered nurse, she is still actively speaking out and
educating students about their rights across the country.
Please come celebrate the anniversary
of this Supreme Court decision and Mary Beth's dedication to freedom of
expression at our benefit reception.
Please contact emitchell@aclu-or.org to discuss Student and Family Discounts.
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Communities
Of Color Network First Friday Reception
Friday, December
4, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Kalapuya High School (Bethel School
District)
1200 North Terry Street, Eugene, 97402
Music, Hors d'oeuvres,
and Good Company
Hosted by: Bethel School District
Join us every
first Friday of the month for some good food, good music, and great
company! CCN is a safe space to hang out, relax, network, catch up, and
meet new people. We want to celebrate your successes and introduce new
folks to our community. Our goal is to create a space that fosters friendships
and networks in the local area. All are welcome. We look forward to
you attending!
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WAND Fundraiser
Saturday, December 5, 6:30pm
Cozmic Pizza,
199 W. 8th Ave.
Please join WAND
for their wonderful silent and oral auction. This year's theme is Children Ask
the World of Us, and will feature an eco-friendly theme. Local comic Leigh Anne
Jasheway-Bryant is this year's emcee. Admission is free & the event is open
to the public
http://www.wandoregon.org
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D5:
Mobilization Against the World Trade Organization
Saturday,
December 5th, Downtown Portland
As part of the
global days of action against the new World Trade Organization (WTO)
Ministerial, people from across the Pacific Northwest will be converging in
downtown Portland to speak out against the proposed expansion of failed
"free trade" policies and to demand the prioritization of human needs
over corporate greed.
12:00 Noon -
Gather at Tom McCall Waterfront Park (under the Hawthorne Bridge)
1:00 pm -
March to the World Trade Center, Federal Building and Wells Fargo Building
2:00 pm -
Indoor Rally and Concert at Portland State University's Hoffman Hall
The day's fantastic line-up of speakers includes Lori Wallach (Global Trade Watch), Tom
Chamberlain (Oregon
AFL-CIO), Francisco Lopez (CAUSA Oregon), Barbara Byrd (Oregon Apollo Alliance), Brent
Foster (Oregon
Department of Justice), Ken Allen (Oregon AFSCME) and Vandana
Shiva (via
video), as well as musical acts by Jim Page, Dr. Atomic's Medicine Show and others.
For information on
caravans from around the state, volunteer opportunities and other background
items, please visit: www.december5.org
EUGENE CARPOOL: Folks in the Eugene/Springfield
area will be meeting at the Gateway Mall (3000 Gateway St, Springfield) on
Saturday, December 5 at 9:30 am to caravan up to Portland together. Look
for us in the east side parking lot near the Transit Center. We will
begin dividing up into carpools at 9:30, leaving sharply at 10:00 am.
People taking the bus from downtown Eugene who arrive by 9:45 should be
okay. People should get back to the mall around 6:30 pm, unless
they choose to stay in Portland for dinner, the after-party or other reasons.
For caravan details, call Wes Shirley at (503) 261-8911.
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For Peace & Justice,
Michael Carrigan
Community Alliance of Lane County
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