Eugene Weekly

“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 →

“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 →

“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 →

“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 →

“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 →

“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 →

 “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel • Check EugeneTogetherStrong.org … Continue reading →

 “The People should never rise, without doing something to be remembered — something notable and striking.” — John Adams, founding father and second president  • … Continue reading →

“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty.” ― Henry David Thoreau • Postcarding to get voters back on the rolls in Ohio, 1 pm to … Continue reading →

“I have nothing to lose by standing up for my beliefs. So I’ll go to jail.” — Muhammad Ali, boxer and antiwar activist  • Check … Continue reading →