Before adjourning, VanGordon said that this was just the first go around to discuss how to appropriate these funds. No decisions were made at this time.
Springfield Debates How to Apply Rescue Funds
Concerns about Safety, Accountability, and Transparency in Springfield
On Tuesday, Sept. 7, the Springfield city council held their first meeting after returning from summer break. This week’s meeting consisted of both a work session and a regular session. During business […]
Grand Opening of Casa de la Unidad Brings ‘Esperanza’ to Springfield
offer a space in Springfield that is both safe and welcoming for marginalized groups. They said that this space is a place for belonging and most importantly, esperanza – hope.
Eugene’s Antifascists Show Up for Reproductive Rights
Editors note: This article has been updated to reflect new information. On Sept. 4, the message was made clear that The Church at Planned Parenthood is not welcome in Lane County. The […]
Black Unity, CLDC Amend Their Lawsuit Against Springfield Police, Alleging Surveillance and Arbitrary “Unlawful Assembly” Proclamations
According to the CLDC and BU, the lawsuit has been amended to “include claims of unlawful spying and viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment and a little used Oregon Law, ORS 181A.250.”
A Mural Two Years in the Making
“I really hope that the Latinx community feels included in the City of Springfield. The Latinx community is growing here in Springfield and it’s so nice to have something that we as Latinos can identify within our city limits.”
Black Unity Returns to Thurston
On Aug. 3, Black Unity returned to Jesse Maine Memorial Park to protest the Springfield Police Department–and the so-called Springfield Neighborhood Watch–hosted “National Night Out in your Neighborhood Park.”
Sapphic Tragic: Lesbian Bars
Allow me to start by saying: there is no gay handbook out there folks. You do not wake up one day instantly an all-knowing gay. There is no gay stork. No gay Santa Claus leaving presents with cards that read “To: Gay, Love: Santa.” Not even a goddamn courtesy call from your local coffee shop. Queer-hood has been a battle of self discovery that the likes of straight-hood has never seen.
A City’s Response Against Hate
After their home was targeted in another hate crime, Xia Wang and Ben Christensen received an outpouring of support and strength from the community. Over the course of two days, neighbors, friends, […]
A Brief History of Lane County’s Radical Farmers (According to a Book I Found on the Ground at the Fair)
I don’t have to understand why the old men with the model trains are so enamored with their hobby