Activist Alert
Protests and activism around Lane County
Upcoming Rallies, Marches and Protests • Hands Off! Peaceful protest against the rise of fascism in our country, noon-3 pm, Saturday April 19, 8th and … Continue reading
Camilla Mortensen
Camilla Mortensen is the longtime local editor of Eugene Weekly, the area’s alternative newspaper. The paper, which has been in print since 1982 (originally as What’s Happening) continues to print more than 27,000 copies a week in addition to its popular email newsletters and website. Camilla has a masters degree in folklore and mythology from UCLA and a doctorate in comparative literature from the University of Oregon. She has been a reporter and editor at EW since 2007 and teaches journalism at the UO in the mornings before heading to the Weekly’s office. She also teaches newswriting at Lane Community College and advises The Torch student newspaper.
Author: Camilla Mortensen
Activist Alert
Protests and activism around Lane County
• CAHOOTS Town Hall, 6:30 pm, Thursday, April 10, Prince Lucien Campbell Hall, Room 180, University of Oregon. Learn about research on CAHOOTS’s positive impacts … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests and activism around Lane County
• Weekly vigils calling for an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and Israel, 5 pm Wednesdays, Planet Versus Pentagon, Old Federal Building, corner of 7th & … Continue reading
City-County Drag Battle
Eugene pushes back on the Lane County Commission’s drag ban
Posted 2025-04-01 After the Lane County Commission voted 3-0 on April 1 to ban drag shows in Eugene, Eugene city councilors pushed back — pointing out … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests and activism around Lane County
• Know Your Rights Training for Immigrants and Allies, 4:30 pm, Thursday, March, 27, Civil Liberties Defense Center, co-sponsored by Indivisible Eugene Springfield. The Lavender … Continue reading
The Shooting Death of Brian Babb
10 years after the military veteran was killed by law enforcement, a memorial remembers him and other victims of police violence
Ten years ago on March 30, 2015, Brian Babb, a 49-year-old military veteran with PTSD, was armed and feeling suicidal, according to court documents. He … Continue reading
UO Faculty Union Announces Intent to Strike
The strike could be as soon as March 31 — the first day of the University of Oregon's spring term
The University of Oregon’s faculty union, United Academics, announced in a March 20 press release that it intends to strike as soon as March 31. … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests and activism around Lane County
It’s more important than ever to speak up and show up. • Know Your Rights Training for Activists, 4:30 pm, Friday, March 21, Civil Liberties … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests, poliical gatherings and more in Lane County
It’s more important than ever to speak up and show up. Email Editor@EugeneWeekly.com with “Activist Alert” in the subject line to add protests to this … Continue reading
Fixer-Upper
Those videos on social media and YouTube of people redoing vans and buses into shiny dwellings on wheels, or the ones of folks building tiny … Continue reading