It’s been a busy time recently with lots of great stuff going on. The Eugene New Economy Working Group continued to meet and now has its own website and a Facebook page!
We just had our first big public event with over 50 people gathering together to watch a documentary called “Fixing The Future” and discuss shared interests and project ideas! If you would like to see some of what occurred you can watch this video that was put together from the event:
It turns out the majority of the attendees are most excited by the idea of starting a Time Bank skill sharing network here in town as our first project. They already have one in Portland Oregon as well as Portland Maine!
The plan is to start having regular potlucks to keep the momentum going and have some fun together while creating an opportunity to get organizing done. The first one will be on Buy Nothing Day (Nov 23rd). Visit the website if you would like to get more information or sign up for the mailing list to be kept in the loop.
Posted by: Joshua Kielas, 10.31.18
Today I had the pleasure of attending a rally and march hosted by the 
I dropped by the federal courthouse to check out the 
The other day I wandered down to New Day Bakery and attended the monthly Green Drinks gathering. No, it has nothing to do with St. Patrick’s Day. It’s one of the longest running progressive social meetups in town. On the second Friday of each month from 5-7 pm a number of locals converge to eat, drink, socialize, and network about issues that matter. Some of the folks I chatted with have been working on issues in town for years, and had interesting perspectives, experience, and stories to share. As much as folks have been disheartened by politics of late, it seems they are also inspired to get involved and do something about it.