EDITORIAL: Reflections on the Second Anniversary of ‘M29’
It’s hard to believe that it’s been two years since Eugene spontaneously combusted on the night of May 29, 2020. So much has changed, and yet nothing has changed, not for the better, at...
Monthly Archive: May 2022
4J District Board Meeting Disrupted by Gun Rights Enthusiasts
Editor’s Note: Board member Michelle Hsu is married to DSM photographer Robert Scherle. The 4J Board meeting on May 18 began much like every other. The meeting was called to order, attendance was taken,...
EDITORIAL: Reminder: The Police Don’t Have an Obligation to Protect Lives
This is not news. But it probably will be to many. It’s been reported time after time but the American population, in general, is ignorant to one of the very fundamentals of policing and...
Keizer, OR Pride Fair Canceled After Doxxing, Harassment, City’s Support of Far-Right
EDITOR’S NOTE: DSM collaborated on this article with Left Coast Right Watch, where it’s published simultaneously. You can support them on Patreon. The far-right’s free speech-killing stranglehold on much of Oregon claimed another victim...
Community Members Hold Vigil for Victims of White Supremacist Massacre in Buffalo, New York
Yesterday, on May 14, a white 18-year-old man clad in body armor murdered 10 people and injured three in a Buffalo, New York Tops supermarket. All but two of the victims were Black. The...
‘This Is Just The Beginning:’ Eugene Stands Firm In Its Fight For Reproductive Justice
On a—rare for this season—sunny Spring day, Lane County residents gathered their signs, mustered their rage and concern, and rallied for abortion and the fundamental human right to choose. As protests, rallies, and direct...
Group Protests in Front of Planned Parenthood for Human Reproductive Rights
On the evening of May 6, just a few days after the Eugene community came together in a major demonstration of solidarity with human reproductive rights, a small, but committed, group of supporters convened...
Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics Hosts Panel on Houseless Policy and Enforcement
On April 29, a panel titled “How Policy and Enforcement Shape Unsheltered Homelessness in Lane County” was held at the University of Oregon’s Knight Law Center beginning at 12:15 p.m. While much of what...
Eugene Protests for Abortion Rights Ahead of Possible Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Beginning at 5 p.m., the night after a United States Supreme Court draft overturning both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey was unprecedentedly leaked, the Eugene community came together for a protest...