Loss
Our humbled truth
The time of COVID — 2020, 2021 — was incredible for many many reasons. One poignant reason, I think we can agree on is loss: … Continue reading
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The Failure of COP26
The 2021 climate conference in Glasgow ignored overpopulation
As the November climate conference in Glasgow sought agreement among nations to reduce the amount of carbon and methane in the atmosphere and in the … Continue reading
Fifteen Chronically Homeless Families Housed for the Holidays
Organizations partnering around the Housing First model is the best way to help the unhoused population find and maintain housing
By Michelle Hankes In a partnership between Homes for Good, ShelterCare, Lane County and Quantum Property Management, The Keystone, a 15-unit housing community for families … Continue reading
Towards a Black Social Service Agency
We need an action-oriented, evidence-based, best-practice-focused multi-ethnic coalition of health-care professionals
In 1974, two years before the Eugene Springfield NAACP branch was founded, I worked in a Los Angeles Black Community Mental Health Day Treatment center … Continue reading
Housing is a Defense Against Climate Change
Low-income and historically marginalized communities bear the brunt of climate impacts
By Ryan Moore and Dylan Plummer Low-income and historically marginalized communities bear the brunt of climate impacts As temperatures regularly soared above 100 degrees this … Continue reading
We Need A Deeper Affordability Option
We need to do more to provide a more accessible pathway to homeownership
By Andrew Heben As someone with a background in urban planning and a general interest in creating a more livable Eugene with a diversity of … Continue reading
We Are Changing
Our Housing Needs to Change
By Stan Honn Change can be hard. It’s also inevitable, and something we should strive to participate in productively. I’ve lived in Eugene for nearly … Continue reading
The Real Challenge in 4J Schools
The expertise of teachers and parents needs to be central to our decision making – along with administrators
By Gordon Lafer In a recent Slant column, Eugene Weekly accused me and several other members of the Eugene District 4J Board of Directors of … Continue reading
But, context.
Historical context, Black bodies and vaccines
“This country is under structural transformation. In a very real way. Our worth and our value is not supposed to be compared to the worth … Continue reading
Time to Address Systemic Inequity
Eugene needs to address renters in its redistricting process
By Timothy Morris and Rebecca Murphy Redistricting is a cornerstone of democracy and a core component of good governance. The redistricting process requires those drawing … Continue reading