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CALC's Back to Back Program helped to get STOP HATE flyers on all LTD buses! These flyers have a phone number for victims to report hate crimes. |
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Educating and mobiliizing for peace, human dignity, and social, racial and economic justice.
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Linda Hamilton
Co-Chair
Remie Calalang
Co-Chair and Treasurer
Cimmeron Gillespie
Secretary
Elda Galvan
Member at Large
Michael Sámano
Member at Large
Misa Joo
Member at Large
Contact Us Here
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Want to fight for social justice from behind the scenes? CALC needs your help! From working in our office to being on our board of directors, your volunteer work makes a world of difference. Contact Stephanie Talbott for more information.
calcoffice@gmail.com
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Please Join CALC and SAfER at
the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
March and Celebration
2012 Theme: "Conquering Self-Centeredness"
Monday January 16th, 2012
March: begins at 1:30 pm. at
the Springfield Justice Center
230 4th Street - Opening Remarks by Springfield Police Chief Jerry Smith
Celebration: from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.
Springfield High School
875 7th Street
STUDENT ART ~ STUDENT ESSAYS ~ STUDENT POETRY
STUDENT ART RECEPTION
2:00 - 2:30 PM.
jazz music by Eric Richardson's Invisible Arts Project
Program Includes: Springfield Mayor Christine Lundberg, Emcee Marc Mullins from KMTR, Top Winners of High School Speech Entries, Rocking Amigos, Springfield High Choir, Hamlin Middle School Choir, and Mariachi del Sol
FREE FAMILY EVENT - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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Message from the Director |
What do you care about?
One of the most rewarding realities of working with and for CALC is that we get to roll up our sleeves and put our actions where our values are-we are privileged and motivated to work on the things that we most care about as individuals, as a community and as an organization.
The Occupy Wall Street movement has had an impact on communities all over our nation-putting pressure on governments, activists and individuals to bring the focus back to the issues we say we all care about. Here in Lane County, it has brought the realities, struggles and challenges of the "unhoused" or homeless to the forefront and CALC has been right in the middle of this major social justice issue.
As we move into 2012, we are stepping up our involvement in what has been a core CALC issue for decades: the human right to shelter. Michael Carrigan is an outspoken and strategic member of the newly formed Eugene City Task Force on Homelessness and we are increasing our organizing efforts to mobilize, educate and promote new and creative solutions to this overwhelming community problem.
Of course, this is in addition to our ongoing work to promote public policies and social change based on social, racial and economic justice. We are still, and will always be, CALC-but we challenge ourselves to be relevant, effective and powerful in creating and supporting movements that promote real change.
I urge you to get more involved and continue to put your actions where your values are!
Kori Rodley
Executive Director
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SAfER: Now you see us, now you don't....
This newsletter opens with activities honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., especially the MLK, Jr. celebration in Springfield, where SAfER has been involved for 14 years. Events - we sponsor several each year - are great for bringing the community together and lifting up new, young leadership. Yet events really just add exclamation points to the quiet narrative of SAfER's ongoing work. Our central narrative is collaboration for human rights. Our consistent role is encouraging institutional partners to stretch a little more in the direction of equity. In coming months, we'll be encouraging the school district to develop a more effective approach for increasing staff diversity, and we'll be asking administrators to design a response protocol for addressing adverse reaction when (not if, when) employees come "out" or are "outed." We'll meet with the City of Springfield about steps the City is taking toward a more inclusive culture within the City organization, and we'll work with them to expand legal overnight parking options for people who are homeless. This isn't splashy work, but it makes a difference - and so SAfER moves forward in our three key work areas: racial justice and immigrant rights; LGBTQ rights, and the right to shelter.
* PLEASE SEE "SAVE THE DATE" BELOW FOR INFO ON UPCOMING SAfER FUNDRAISER: PIZZA WITH A PURPOSE -or link HERE to our Facebook event
Call SAfER to volunteer for any of these events 541-726-7377 or email Marion. |
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SCHOOL IS NOT
For 9 years Truth In Recruiting has been present and working in Lane County high schools to provide a second opinion for youth who are considering enlisting in the military. We realized last year that this was not enough, that we needed to do more. That "more" turned into 5 Peace Scholarships given to Lane County high school seniors because of the generosity of individual or organization donations in support of this project.. This year we want that "more" to be even more and hope to offer 8 scholarships to Lane County seniors. This is where you, CALC's committed supporters, come in. A financial donation-over and above what you would otherwise give to CALC- designated for this project will assist high school seniors, otherwise vulnerable to the military recruiting machine, to reach their goal of attaining post high school education.
If you're as concerned as we are about truth in recruiting we'd love to have your support. Please think about volunteering with us or donating to our TIR Peace Scholarship Fund this year. For more information, call CALC at 541-485-1755 or email Carol |
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Actions for Peaceful Tomorrows: Progressive Responses |
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Where Peace and Justice Intersect
Last June at CALC's urging the Eugene City Council passed a resolution that called on Congress to stop funding the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and instead use the funds to meet pressing domestic needs here in Eugene. One of the most pressing needs is taking care of the unhoused in our community. We could better meet these needs if we even had even one percent of the $358 million Eugene taxpayers have paid to support the Iraq/Afghanistan wars. 
Michael Carrigan, CALC Program Manger, has been actively involved in Occupy Eugene and helping push the city of Eugene to do more and spend more to help the unhoused in our community. He was appointed to the City's homeless task force and we are hopeful the task force will take real action to help the unhoused.
Actions for Peaceful Tomorrows: Progressive Responses (APT-PR) will continue to take action to end the Afghanistan war but will also take action to help those impacted by war - veterans with PTSD who are living on the streets of Eugene. There were a significant number of veterans residing at the Occupy Eugene camp.
CALC is taking part in the St Vincent De Paul's dispersed camping program and we have two veterans now camped in CALCs back yard.
If your business or home could host a homeless camper, please contact the St. Vincent de Paul Service Station. The success of the program is dependent on community support!
Call CALC at 541-485-1755 or email Michael Carrigan
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Back 2 Back: In Our Community |
The Back to Back program will be hosting a racism workshop on January 28th. This will be the first in a series through the year focusing on topics such as anti-Semitism, transgender issues, homophobia, White privilege and class. In our day to day lives, it becomes too easy to forget why we have our values and principles.
A Workshop on Undoing Racism
Saturday, January 28, 2012
9 am - 4 pm
Wesley Center
1236 Kincaid, Eugene
$15-25 sliding scale, includes lunch
Contact Silver if you need a full or part scholarship
Silver Mogart
541-485-1755 ex. 206
To register please contact Stephanie at the CALC offices
541-425-1755
Back to Back will also have a role in the role in an upcoming CAUSA presentation in Eugene! CAUSA is leading the discussion on ensuring Drivers Licenses for all County residents as well as restoring funding for Centro Latino Americano. Back to Back's program manager, Silver, will be one of the program presenters.
Lane County Leaders' Assembly
January the 28th
First United Methodist Church
1376 Olive Street from
6 pm till 7:45, CAUSA is leading the discussion on ensuring Drivers Licenses for all County residents as well as restoring funding for Centro Latino Americano.
The Back to Back program is also active in the upcoming MLK celebration in Springfield. January looks to be an exciting and productive month for Back to Back!
We'd love to have you participate with the Back to Back Program. Call CALC at 541-485-1755 or Silver Mogart An interactive workshop for social justice activists. We will look at where racism comes from and how it operates, as well as the process of overcoming it, in ourselves and the community. Expect uncomfortable moments but also expect to leave energized, with a clearer understanding of what it means to be an ally.
Leaders Guadalupe Quinn and Marion Malcolm, both members of the Back to Back Steering Committee and seasoned social justice organizers, have co-led workshops for many years. They will be joined by guest presenter, Mo Young, also a member of the B2B Steering Committee, who will speak from her experience of growing up multiracial in Eugene and will reflect on what she, as the mother of an African American child, hopes for from the community. |
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Reflections on Sexual Politics and Human Dignity in the New Millennium
Thursday January 12, 2012 7:00-10:00pm
Knight Law Center, Room 110, University of Oregon, 1515 Agate Street, Eugene, OR
Information: Kelley Weigel kelleyw@wscpdx.org 503.893.3812
With commentary by Kelley Weigel, Executive Director of the Western States Center, and Marcy Westerling, founder of the Rural Organizing Project
Free and open to the public.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations
Monday, January 16th will be a busy day as we prepare to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s lasting legacy. The 14th Annual Springfield celebration, sponsored by CALC's SAfER program, begins with a march starting at the Springfield Justice Center (230 4th) at 1:30 pm and ending at the free family event and student art reception at Springfield High School (875 7th Street) from 2:00 - 4:00 pm.
This event is embraced throughout the city of Springfield and the Springfield School District and features K-12 student essays, poetry and art recognizing Dr. King's work. This year's theme is "Conquering Self-Centeredness" and will again include keynote speakers who are the top winners of the High School Speech contest on the same topic.
Monday, January 16th, 10 am: NAACP March from the Science Factory (2300 Leo Harris Parkway) to the Shedd Institutee. www.naacplanecounty.org for more info.
Other ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day include:
Monday, January 16th, 5:30 pm: Community Celebration at the Hult Center for Performing Arts
Monday, January 16th, 6:00 pm: University of Oregon presents Dr. Joseph White--mentor, educator & god-father of Black Psychology, in the EMU Ballroom.
SAfER ~ CALC Fundraiser: Pizza With a Purpose!
5-8 pm, Wednesday, January 25, 2012
at
Roaring Rapids Pizza Co. - 4006 Franklin Blvd.
Bring your friends and family.
The kids will love the old-fashioned carrousel!
A benefit for SAfER
Springfield Alliance for Equality and Respect
the only human dignity group centered in Springfield
and
Community Alliance of Lane County (CALC)
SAfER's parent organization
Please be sure to join us in thanking Roaring Rapids!
Here's how it works:
- When ordering your pizza, salads, and breadsticks, just let your cashier know that you're with CALC and SAfER.
- Roaring Rapids will donate 40% of your food purchase back to Community Alliance of Lane County, which supports SAfER. (20% donation on Gift Certificates).
(Valid on eat-in or take-out only / not valid on delivery)
For more information please contact CALC at 541-485-1755
calcoffice@gmail.com
If you have a place you can post a flyer to help CALC publicise this event please click this link for a PDF flyer. Thanks!
Pizza With A Purpose Flyer
27th Annual Asian Celebration: The World is in Your Hands: Honoring the Past, Creating the Future Dates: February 18-19, 2012 Lane County Fairgrounds ~ Eugene, Oregon
Check out CALC's Website calendar for more events. |
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What are CALC staff and consultants reading, looking at online, watching at the movies and more? Here are a few things we hope will be of interest to you too.
Kori's Pick -  "Good Hair": This 2009 documentary is produced by and features performer Chris Rock, as a man with two young daughters, exploring notions about "good hair", as defined by American standards. The film exposes the pressures that African American women feel to conform to the mainstream definition of beauty and explores the cultural, political and economic realities of this aspect of the beauty
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Thank you to everyone who helped CALC prosper in 2011!
A huge THANK YOU to the Pride Foundation for awarding CALC a grant to further our work to counter oppression, racism, bigotry and heterosexism in a systemic way.
Our appreciation also goes out to Roraing Rapids Pizza for hosting our January Fundraiser, "Pizza With a Purpose".
But we never want to overlook that it takes hundreds of supporters to make CALC an agent for change in the community. Thanks to each and every 2011 volunteer, donor and ally!
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