Eugene Pride Goes Big for 2022
It’s August and that means Eugene Pride! The event weekend kicked off on Friday with two pre-Pride parties—one at the Monkey’s Paw in Springfield at 8 p.m. and another at Cowfish Dance Club in...
Author: James Croxton
Beautification Lies, Unfounded Hype, and Business Decline: The 2022 World Athletics Championships
“I just wish the city hadn’t hyped us restaurant workers all up just to rip the rug out from under us.”
Beyond The Barricade: Black Unity’s Thurston Protest Two Years Later
Editor’s Note: DSM’s Robert Scherle is on Black Unity’s Board of Directors. He did not participate in this article in any capacity. Photos credited to him were taken prior to joining DSM. Two years...
Reflections from Black Unity’s Thurston Protest: An Interview with Claire Reyna
Editor’s Note: We have edited for grammar and punctuation. DSM: What have you been up to since the protest and subsequent lawsuit? CR: I finished getting my Masters of Science in Early Interventions/Early Childhood...
Local Organizations Protest the World Athletics Championships On Its Penultimate Day
On July 23, Eugene Housing and Neighborhood Defense, the Eugene Revolutionary Study Group, the Revolutionary Women’s Committee, and Stop The Sweeps-Eugene held a protest to “denounce the non-consensual use of our city for colossal...
Eugene-Springfield NAACP Holds ‘March Against Fear’
In times of crisis people often turn to faith and, with the crisis that is mass shootings, elementary massacres, and domestic terrorism, it is to no one’s surprise that Eugenians and the organizations the...
Eugene Pro Roe Protests Face Car Attacks, Armed Stalkers, and Targeted Arrests
Editor’s Note: James Croxton is also a researcher for the Chemical Weapons Research Center located in Portland, Oregon. Editor’s Note: This article was updated on June 27 10:15 a.m. to reflect injuries sustained by...
PHOTOS: Willamette and McKenzie Rivers Swell, Nature Is Happy
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect a second trip to Alton Baker Park. On June 12, both the Willamette and McKenzie Rivers swelled as the two areas received a heavy downpour...
Eugene Community Unites for March for Our Lives, Again, as American Patriots Society Member Surveils Crowd
The Eugene community unified on June 11 for the “March for Our Lives” event following the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas where 21 people were killed, including 19 children between the ages...
North Eugene High School’s GSA Holds First Annual North Eugene Pride Fest
Editor’s Note: This article has been corrected to mention that advisors from both Kelly Middle School and Madison Middle School were also a part of “the rainbow squad.” This year’s Pride Month started off...