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.”
Category: Features
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...
PHOTOS: Activists with 350 Eugene Fan The Flames During World Athletics Championships
“Hey world! There’s a climate climate emergency!” is what the email from 350 Eugene said announcing a protest on July 19. Due to the World Athletics Championships at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field,...
Stop The Sweeps Makes a Splash at World Athletics Championships
It’s no secret that the City of Eugene has a long-standing relationship with media attention. The more airtime, the better. And with the arrival of the World Athletics Championships hosted at the University of...
GUEST EDITORIAL: My Queer Agenda — Or ‘Project Straight-Jacket Liberation’
Guest Author: Nikolai Serban Evangelicals have long accused our community of having a secret plan to take over America, recruit their children, and destroy their Christian Family Values, replacing them with ambiguous yet always...
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...
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...
Lane County’s 8th Annual Grilled Cheese Experience
Editor’s Note: The article was edited to add the website for Wheels Cafe. February is a cheesy month for Lane County thanks to FOOD For Lane County’s annual Grilled Cheese Experience. This year, over...