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CALC Community Events Calendar
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Greetings!
The posting of events does not imply an endorsement of the sponsoring groups or their political views. We post events sponsored by other groups when we think the topics will be of interest to CALC's members and friends. Often we have a close working relationship with those groups, but not always. Only CALC-sponsored or co-sponsored events carry our specific endorsement.
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Nov 2: Protest Against Nazi Hate Speaker in Eugene TODAY!
Nov 3: LASC Benefit Concert with Tom Rawson
Nov 3: Save the US Postal Service Rally
Nov 3: Hip Hop Concert by MCC at University of Oregon
Nov 4: Family Fun: Skipping Stones Stories
Nov 5: LCC Student Veteran Center naming
Nov 8: What Motivates People to Help Others in Need
Nov 8: Ian Ruskin's one man play on the Life of Thomas Paine
Nov 8: MRG hosts discussion of Election Results
Nov 10: Two Among the Righteous Few:Courage in the Holocaust
Nov 12: Pasta for Peace a CALC Fundraiser at Mazzi's
Nov 14: Film Screening: The Invisible War
Nov 15: PFLAG Parents Meeting
Nov 15: Panel: The Myth of the Muslim Tide
Nov 18: UUCE Swing Concert & Dance Fundraiser
Nov 19: Adoption Connections of Oregon (ACO) Movie
Nov 30: The Sand Mandala: A Picture of Universal Compassion
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 David Irving is speaking somewhere in Eugene at 6:30pm. He is a neo-nazi writer and a holocaust denier. Jimmy Marr is a local neo-nazi who is organizing the event in Eugene. He was a member of the hate group the Pacifica Forum. We don't know the location yet because it is being kept secret. They don't want to be confronted. So we are asking people to meet at to protest his message of hate:
5:30pm in the
EMU Amphitheater* on
Friday, Nov 2nd
This is a last minute effort because we did not know about David Irving being in town until recently. We expect to know the location by Fri.
Events like his recruit people to white supremacist ideology and hate groups and often leads to an upswing in violence against people of color, LGBTQ people, Jewish people, women, people with disabilities, the homeless, etc Events like this also make local hate groups feel energized and empowered. It is important to confront these events to make a statement that we don't want this in Eugene.
P.S. Dress comfortable with layers. We don't know if we will be protesting indoors or outdoors or what the weather will be.
Some background on David Irving, Jimmy Marr, and the Pacifica Forum
David Irving is a revisionist historian who writes books about the Holocaust, Hitler, and other topics. His books included many blatant lies, false evidence, and clear bias that Hitler was great and the Holocaust didn't happen. He has publicly stated before "The Jews are the architects of their own misfortune." He is a very popular speaker among white supremacist hate groups. Irving screens who can come to his events and does not give out location information to anyone he thinks has Jewish ancestry. Here is a link with more information about him.
A few years ago the Pacifica Forum was having weekly events at the University of Oregon campus promoting white supremacist views and recruiting people to hate groups. David Irving was a featured speaker multiple times. There was a successful year long campaign that led to them no longer meeting on campus and their group splitting apart. During the campaign the LGBTQA office was vandalized with swastikas.
Jimmy Marr is a member of the "National Socialist Movement" which was formerly known as the "American Nazi Party." He was a featured speaker at a racist anti-immigrant rally in Southern California that was organized by the National Socialist Movement.
The EMU Amphitheater is on the University of Oregon campus at 13th and University St. If you ask anyone on campus where the EMU is and they will likely know. The Amphitheatre is an outdoor venue for speakers, musicians, etc
Ariel - (541) 206-1594
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SAT NOV. 3: LASC Benefit concert featuring Seattle folk singer and storyteller TOM RAWSON, with the Eugene Peace Choir.
7:30pm, Eugene Friends Meeting,
2274 Onyx St., Eugene.
Suggested donation: $5-15; free child care
provided. Sing along with Tom, and share refreshments and conversation as we raise funds for activists to travel to the national protests at Ft. Benning.
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 Please join us on November 3rd at the Gateway Post Office at 12:00 noon am
to Save the US Postal Service.
Goals:
*Save the Gateway Mail Processing Center.
*Save local rural post offices.
*Maintain constitutionally guaranteed universal postal service and keep uniform postal rates. Stop the privatization of the postal service. If they close the Gateway Processing Center all mail in Oregon will be
routed first to Portland. There will no longer be 1 to 2 days delivery in
Eugene. The days of getting a letter to Brookings or Ashland in 2 days or
less will be over permanently. Affordability will also be effected when
rural residents have to drive a hundred miles or more to get their mail.
Those cheering the demise of the USPS are looking to boost their profits.
The sanctity of the US mail service is not their concern. By law, and
according to our constitution, we all have a stake in the USPS. Show up on
November 3rd at the Gateway Processing Center at 12 noon to learn more
and to voice your opinion.
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K La Godawa Opens for Rebel Diaz, Amiri Baraka. and free Hip Hop Concert by MCC at UO
Saturday, November 3, EMU Ballroom, 8 pm, free admission
Tribal Thought: Government name: Kayla Godowa-Tufti. 23 year old female m.c./artist/non-trad.traditionalist/chooshist/riverist/
realist. Representing Northwest indigenous hip hop- Underground, not watered down. First lady of the Burial Ground Sounds crew. Enrolled member of the confederated tribes of Warm Springs of Oregon. Eugene resident for 18 years. The first protest she helped organize was to bring awareness to the alberta tar sands equipment being shipped up the Columbia River gorge and is currently working to protect Waldo Lake, homeland of the Molallish people, her dad's side of the family.
Rebel Diaz shows us the true global power of Hip Hop. After first performing at an immigrant rights march in New York City in 2006 in front of a half million people, the bilingual duo has taken the international community by storm with their explosive live shows.
http://rebeldiaz.mvmt.com/
A six time Pittsburgh Hip-Hop Award winner, Jasiri recently became the first Hip-Hop artist to received the coveted August Wilson Center for African American Culture Fellowship. A founding member of the anti-violence group One Hood, Jasiri started the New Media Academy to teach young African-American boys how to analyze and create media for themselves. Emcee and community activist Jasiri X is the creative force and artist behind the ground breaking internet news series, This Week with Jasiri X, which has garnered critical acclaim, thousands of subscribers, and millions of internet views.
Rebel Diaz and Jasiri X will also be on a panel with the Legendary Amiri Baraka!!! This will be at 1 pm in the EMU Fir Room the same day as the concert (Nov 3rd).
Amiri Baraka will be delivering a keynote lecture/performance at 4:30 pm in the Fir Room.
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Family Fun: Skipping Stones Stories
Sunday, November 4, 3:00 p.m.
Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive
Kids and family: celebrate the 25th anniversary of Skipping Stones Magazine with multicultural tales performed by storytellers Yvonne Young, Robert Rubinstein, Celeste Rose, Arun Toké, and Miyoung Kim. Based in Eugene, Skipping Stones is read by young people around the world, who also write much of its contents. Free.
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Lane Community College student veteran center to be named after retired LCC faculty member, and WWII Medal of Honor recipient Mr. Robert Maxwell
Ceremony Location: Lane Community College Center for Meeting and Learning (Bldg. 19), Rooms 102-104
Open House: Maxwell Student Veteran Center, Building 19, Room 233
Date: Monday November 5th, 2012
Time: 1-3pm for the ceremony
Mr. Maxwell worked as a faculty member at LCC in Automotive Technology from 1966-1986.
464 Medals of Honor were given to WWII veterans.
60% of those recipients were killed in their acts of heroism, 40% survived.
Currently, there are 12 living Medal of Honor recipients from WWII, and Mr. Maxwell is the only one who resides in Oregon.
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Thursday, November 8 2012, 7:30pm 110 Knight Law Center A one-man play featuring actor Ian Ruskin. To Begin the World Over Again brings humanity to a historical figure and focuses on Paine's highs and lows. Cosponsored with the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics. Other sponsors include ACLU of Oregon, UO History Department, UO Theater Department, Oregon Humanities Center, and Lane County Labor Council. Ian Ruskin Ian Ruskin is an actor, writer and social activist. He trained as an actor in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and spent 15 years in repertory companies before moving to Los Angeles in 1985. After starring in guest roles as "the intelligent bad guy" in shows such as "Murder She Wrote" and "MacGyver, " Ruskin returned to his classical theater roots, involving himself in work that affects an audience and promotes social justice. |
 Election 2012: What Happened and What's Next for Social Justice in Oregon?
No matter what the results of the election are, there is a lot at stake for Oregon's social justice movement. MRG Foundation invites you to join what will surely be an exciting conversation about the 2012 election results and what's next for social justice in Oregon. Our speakers include Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy, University of Oregon Professor Dan HoSang, and a community organizer from Oregon Student Association. MRG's Executive Director,Sharon Gary-Smith will moderate the discussion and share MRG's perspective on this election. If you want to know more about the election results or share your thoughts about what's ahead of us in social justice organizing, please join us on Thursday, November 8th 7pm - 9pm at the Washington Park Community Center in Eugene. To RSVP or for more information, please email Sheryl Sackman or call 503-289-1517. All ages are welcome to this free, wheelchair accessible event. |
What Motivates People to Help Others in Need?
Thursday, November 8, 6:00 p.m.
Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive
More than six billion people inhabit planet Earth. About one billion enjoy a high standard of living unprecedented in human history, while another billion live in extreme poverty, subject to great risk from hunger, disease, natural disasters, and human malevolence.
Recognizing the crucial need to motivate the wealthy to voluntarily share resources with the poor, Paul Slovic and his colleagues research what motivates people to aid others. In this talk, Slovic will share knowledge gleaned from laboratory experiments and surveys addressing questions including: How do our emotions motivate or impede decisions to help others? How do we decide when to give aid and how much to give? How can charitable donations and humanitarian contributions be increased?
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Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust
Saturday, November 10, 3:00 p.m.
Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive
In a talk based on his book, "Two Among the Righteous Few," Marty Brounstein tells a remarkable true tale of interfaith courage and compassion. He shares the story of Frans and Mien Wijnakker, two of the "Righteous Among the Nations" memorialized at Yad Vashem, the world center for documentation and commemoration of the Holocaust.
This couple saved the lives of at least two dozen Jews in southern Holland during World War II. Catholics who led a simple life in a small town, they took risks and displayed bravery to help others in dire need, instilling hope during one of history's most horrific periods. Brounstein has spoken widely, including as the keynote speaker for this year's Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Chicago. Free.
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PFLAG Parents Meeting
Thursday, November 15, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
FREE
The Eugene/Springfield chapter of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) will hold its monthly meeting for parents on Thursday, November 15, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. The group offers support and information to parents of people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. Newcomers are welcome. Admission is free.
The usual meeting time is the 3rd Thursday evening of each month; location varies. For more information, including this month's location, call 541-302-4422 or e-mail pflag.es1@gmail.com |
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Panel: "The Myth of the Muslim Tide"
Presented by the Lane Community College Peace Center and CALC's Progressive Responses-Actions For a Peaceful Tomorrow program. November 15th, 1-2:50 pm, LCC Bldg.19, Room 226 
The panel will open with an edited clip from a Fresh Air interview with Doug Saunders, author of The Myth of the Muslim Tide (http://www.npr.org/2012/09/19/161168231/debunking-the-myth-of-the-muslim-tide)  | | Irum Shiekh |
Presenters: UO Professor Irum Shiekh (http://ethnic.uoregon.edu/profile/shiekh), author of "Detained Without Cause: Muslims' Stories of Detention and Deportation in America after 9/11" Retired UO Professor Dan Goldrich will review US post-WW2 foreign policy actions that have had an impact on Arab/Middle East/Muslim countries such as the US role in the overthrow of democratically elected Iranian government in '53, the history of Israeli-Palestinian relations since end of 67 war, US support of Indonesian dictatorship (Sukarno), US involvement in Iraq-Iran war, US war on Iraq. LCC Sociology professor Nadia Raza will facilitate. For more information contact Michael Carrigan at CALC, 541.485.1755. |
Adoption Connections of Oregon (ACO) is hoping to bring the movie Somewhere Between to Eugene
 ACO has reserved Monday, November 19th at 7:30 pm at Cinemark 17 in Springfield.
It is a documentary following four adoptees who were born in China, but it is also relevant to all families with adoptees who are coming of age. Please visit the movie's website and see what it's all about: Then go to this website to reserve your tickets http://www.tugg.com/events/2000 In order to have the movie viewing ACO must have at least 97 people reserve tickets by November 12th. So please tell all your family and friends to reserve their tickets now! |
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| The Sand Mandala: Creating a Picture of Universal Compassion
Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive, Free
Opening ceremony: Friday, November 30, 10:30 a.m.
Construction of mandala:
Friday, November 30, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.;
Saturday, December 1, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.;
Sunday, December 2, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Closing ceremony: Sunday, December 2, 4:00 p.m.
The Monks of Drepung Loseling Phukhang Monastery, visiting from South India, will build a traditional Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala at the Downtown Eugene Public Library over the course of three days.
An Opening Ceremony will be held on Friday, November 30, from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m., and a Closing Ceremony will be held on Sunday, December 2, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. The public is invited to watch the process at any time on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, when the Downtown Library is open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admission is free.
The Opening Ceremony will consecrate the site with approximately 30 minutes of chanting, music, and mantra recitation. Then the monks will begin the exacting work of drawing the lines for the design of the mandala. Throughout the following days, the monks will skillfully pour millions of grains of brightly-colored sand from a funnel-shaped metal tool known as a "Chakpur," creating an astonishingly detailed work of art. During the Closing Ceremony, the monks will dismantle the Mandala, sweeping up the colored sand "to symbolize the impermanence of all phenomena, teaching that everything that exists has a beginning, a middle and an end."
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Sincerely, The CALC Team
Community Alliance of Lane County
541-485-1755
458 Blair Blvd., Eugene OR 97402 |
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