Camilla Mortensen

3 days ago | eugeneweekly.com | Camilla Mortensen

“Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.” — Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court justice • Veterans for Peace D-Day Rally, noon to 3 pm, Friday, June 6, 7th and Pearl. • Hands Off Our National Forests! Meet anytime between 10 am and 5 pm, Saturday, June 7, at Hardesty trailhead, milepost 21, Hwy 58.

1 week ago | eugeneweekly.com | Camilla Mortensen

A newspaper not only provides information to its community, it also provides a forum for community members to weigh in on issues that matter to them, and engages in a dialogue. Eugene Weekly seeks to amplify voices and facilitate that dialogue, so in addition to running letters to the editor each week as well as periodic columns and guest viewpoints, we periodically run a Local and Vocal viewpoint issue. Read on for local voices on topics both local and international.

1 week ago | eugeneweekly.com | Camilla Mortensen

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” — Desmond Tutu, the Book of Joy• Boycott Avelo Airlines nationwide protest, 11 am to 1 pm, Saturday, May 31, Federal Building at 211 East 7th Avenue. [email protected]. Protest Avelo’s using three planes for deportation flights as part of ICE Air. More at Mobilize.us. • Hands Off Our National Forests! Meet anytime between 10 am and 5 pm, Saturday, June 7, at Hardesty trailhead, milepost 21, Hwy 58.

1 week ago | eugeneweekly.com | Camilla Mortensen

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has done an about-face, agreeing to support the extradition of a woman charged with embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from Eugene Weekly after her office twice rejected requests to bring the suspect back from Ohio to face five felony charges. Kotek reversed the decision — which her office had previously defended — after her staff did not explain to the Weekly or other news sources what criteria was used to deny the extradition request.

2 weeks ago | eugeneweekly.com | Camilla Mortensen

Upcoming Rallies, Marches, Trainings and ProtestsIndivisible Eugene Pop Up Protest, 3:30 pm, Friday, May 23, corner of Hwy 126 and Territorial Hwy, Veneta. • Rally against Avelo Air, 9 am to 11 am, Sunday, May 25, sidewalk on the southwest corner of Hwy 99 and Airport Road. Avelo, which flies out of Eugene Airport, has contracted with ICE to facilitate deportation flights out of other airports.