“We cannot solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis. And if solutions within the system are so impossible to find, then maybe we should change the system itself.” — Greta Thunberg
Upcoming Protests, Rallies, Marches, Talks, Gatherings and More
• Together. Together we can. Together we will. Together we are unified. Eugene-Springfield NAACP MLK March & Celebration, 9 am to 1 pm, Jan.19, Start at Autzen Stadium, march to The Shedd for 11 am music, dramatic reading and short keynote speaker and a panel of immigrants expanding on the theme connecting MLK Day and Day Without an Immigrant.
Ongoing events
• Resist! Persist! Repeat! Weekly Protest, 10 am to 11 am, Mondays, corners on 29th and Willamette Street and 11 am to noon, Mondays, corner of Coburg and Harlow roads.
• Veterans for Peace, Chapter 159, weekly protest, 1 pm to 2 pm, Mondays, Federal Building, 7th and Pearl.
• Protest ICE: Last Tuesday Mobilization Response, 10 am to 4 pm, last Tuesday of each month, ICE office, 211 East 7th Avenue. More info at Linktr.ee/psleugene. Be available for rapid response if there is an arrest via Tinyurl.com/ImmigrantDefenseSignal.
• Singing for Our Lives, noon to 1 pm, Tuesdays, 7th and Pearl, the BeLonging Space and Interfaith Alliance with Migrants.
• Silent Protest to Support Our Immigrant Neighbors, 1 pm to 2 pm, Tuesdays, ICE office, 7th and Pearl. Signs provided, wear white or black. Indivisible Eugene/Springfield.
• Showing Up for Racial Justice and 50501 Weekly Protest, noon to 4 pm, Wednesdays, Federal Building, 7th and Pearl, bring readings, songs, signs or other art.
• Weekly Vigils Against the Genocide in Gaza and Against ICE, 3 pm to 5:30 pm, Wednesdays, Planet Versus Pentagon, Federal Building, 7th and Pearl.
• “Signs of Fascism” Protest, 9 am to 11 am, Thursdays, 7th and Pearl, Indivisible.
• Weekly Get-Out-the-Vote Postcarding, resumes Thursday, Jan. 8, for the 2026 midterm elections. For more info Pandi96743@yahoo.com.
• Stop the Cuts, noon Fridays, Eugene Veterans Clinic, 3355 Chad Drive.
• Stand in Solidarity with Food Not Bombs Feeding the Community, 4 pm Fridays, Food Not Bombs, Downtown Park Blocks, 8th and Oak, Instagram.com/foodnotbombs_eugene.
• Springfield Community of Peace: Seeking Peace in the Middle East, 3 pm the second Sunday of each month, Ebbert Methodist Church, 532 C St., Springfield. Discussion and action.
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