Activist Alert
Protests, activism and more around Lane County
“We are the women our parents warned us against, and we are proud.” — Gloria Steinem, feminist activist and writer • Check EugeneTogetherStrong.org for protest … 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
Raging and Aging
Some things are better with age
The older folks get, the more they protest — at least that’s what we’ve seen under the Trump administration. And the older folks get, the more … Continue reading
EW Asks — Who’s Precious?
As we lose cultural icons, who in Lane County should we be celebrating?
Last week, after the world lost Dolly Parton, Tim Curry and Optimus Prime, we made the mistake of asking ourselves, “What other precious cultural icon … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests, activism and more around Lane County
“A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy, educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.” — Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist, poet and critic • … Continue reading
EW Asks — Time Change!
Have big feelings about Daylight Saving Time? Express them here.
First, it is in fact Daylight Saving Time, not Savings. Second, we shift the clocks 2 am Nov. 1. Third, did you know the entire … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests, activism and more around Lane County
“As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery • Check EugeneTogetherStrong.org for protest updates. … Continue reading
EW Asks! Elections!
How do you choose who to vote for?
The news that the Supreme Court has cleared the way for Donald Trump to try to screw us over on vote-by-mail both pissed us off … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests, activism and more around Lane County
“I think that Donald Trump is the most grave threat we will face to our democracy in our lifetime, and potentially in American history.” — … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests, activism and more around Lane County
“Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.” — Paulo Freire … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests, activism and more around Lane County
“Activism is my rent for living on the planet.” — Alice Walker • Check EugeneTogetherStrong.org for protest updates. If arrested at a protest: Eugene Jail … Continue reading