Do Something! It is much easier to get depressed if you don’t do anything.  Big changes come from many small actions.  Check out the groups listed below. Interested in the environment, climate change, green building, sustainability, social and economic justice, immigrant rights, ending the war?  From the ACLU to Victory Gardens, all are sowing seeds of peace. Our voices are being heard. Find your voice!

Still don’t know where to start?  Visit www.LaneCurrent.net,  www.eugenepeaceworks.org  and www.heliosnetwork.org for daily updated calendar of events, and amazing lists of local groups and businesses working for change. Visit the brand new LCC Peace Center, www.lanecc.edu/peacecenter.  Contact CALC at 485-1755 or www.calclane.org (click “Take Action”) for more ideas.  Last, but not least,  contact your elected representatives to let them know you work for peace!

March 19th
4:30 PM-5:30 PM
Old Federal Bldg,
7th & Pearl
5th Anniversary of the Iraq War Peace Vigil:  Regular Wednesday Vigilers and Move-On. 344-9343

March 19th
7 PM
Harris Hall, 8th & Oak
From Empire to Partnership:  Peace in Israel and Palestine.  Monthly series sponsored by CALC:  485-1755  www.calclane.org

March 29th
10 AM-2 PM
Many Nations Long House, UO
Permaculture Guild Spring Seed Swap.  Exchange seeds, plants, cuttings and starts. www.eugenepermacultureguild.org.

March 30th
6-8:30 PM
Cozmic Pizza, 8th & Olive
Victory Gardens Kick off Talent Show. www.victorygardensforall.com
 
April 2
6:30 PM
Methodist Church, 13th & Olive
That’s my Farmer:  Recognize and celebrate local farmers.  Sign up for Community Supported Agriculture.

April 4th
7 PM
First Christian Church 1166 Oak
Concert and Celebration Closing the Season for Nonviolence.  Lane Interfaith Alliance.  See www.laneinterfathalliance.org for more events.

April 10th
Time TBA
UO Law School
Room 175
Global Exchange Speaking Tour:  How NAFTA, etc., have affected immigration and workers rights.  485-1755. CALC, UO Survival Center

April 11th
6:45 PM
First Christian Church 1166 Oak
Interfaith Prayer and Reflection Service.  Monthly 9/11 memorial service.  Lane Interfaith Alliance.  www.laneinterfathalliance.org

April 16th
7 PM
River Road Rec Ctr, 1400 Lake Dr
Visions of Eco Logical Culture:  Greening the Neighborhood Series www.surbanpermaculture.org

April 19th
11 AM – 5 PM
EWEB
Earth Day Celebration 520-4394 www.earthdayoregon.com

April 29th
5-6:30 PM
World Café
449 Blair
Eugene-Springfield Solidarity Network: Community Standards Forum and dinner. 736-9041 www.solidaritynetwork.org

Saturdays
12 PM – 1 PM
Eugene Library
10th & Oak
Peace Vigil:  342-2914

Sundays
2-4 PM
Old Federal Bldg,
7th & Pearl
Drums of Peace: 746-0667

2nd Mondays monthly, 6:30 PM
745 West 10th
Monthly Permaculture Soire'  Mix and mingle, discussions, show and tell about eco logical living. 345 1586.  www.eugenepermacultureguild.org

Mondays
5-5:30 PM
Old Federal Bldg,
7th & Pearl
Women in Black Silent Vigil: 342-2914

Tuesdays
8:15 – 8:45 AM
Old Federal Bldg,
7th & Pearl
Practicing Peace Silent Meditation: 729-6941

Wednesdays
4:30 – 5:30 PM
Old Federal Bldg,
7th & Pearl
911 Vigil: 5 years of standing against the war. 342-2914

1st Wednesday monthly, 7 PM
McNail-Riley, 13th & Jefferson
NW EcoBuilding Guild monthly meeting.  Green building presentations for builders and the public.  683-8963 www.ecobuilding.org

3rd Wednesday
5:30 – 7:30 PM
First Christian Ch
1166 Oak
Nonviolence Conference Planning and Info Meetings.  www.nonviolentliving.org  343-2734

2nd Friday monthly, 5-7 PM
World Café 4th & Blair
Helios Green Drinks.  Drop in and socialize with other progressives.  www.heliosnetwork.org


Resource Directory (S=Event Sponsor)
            American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, 345-6162, www.aclu-or.org

S          American Friends Service Committee www.afsc.org

            Basic Rights Oregon, Ending sexual orientation/gender identity discrimination, www.basicrights.org

S          Beyond War Building a World Beyond War: 485-0911; www.beyondwar.org.

S          Bus Project: Engage, educate, and elect. 344-9999 www.busproject.org

            Cascadia Wildland Project. Forestland protection. Web: www.cascwild.org

S          CAUSA and Educacion y Justicia para la Raza (Allies and Immigrant Rights) Gqperaza@aol.com

S          Climate Crisis Working Group:  katerg@igc.org.  Carbon credits: www.climatetrust.org

            Cascadia Commonwealth Institute: Ravi at 344-0553 or ravi@dharmalaya.org
           
            Center for Advancement of Sustainable Living: UO student project. 913-2635 casl@uoregon.edu
       
            Citizens for Public Accountability: Making local government accountable to citizens.                 
            www.lanecpa.org/cpa.

S          Coalition for Nonviolent Living:  Nonviolence as a way of Life Sept2008 www.nonviolentliving.org             343-2734
           
            CodePINK Women opposing wars. 684-4548 eugenecodepink@yahoo.com.         
            http://www.codepink4peace.org

S          Community Alliance of Lane County (CALC) 485-1755 calcdev@efn.org www.calclane.org

S          Committee for Countering Military Recruitment.  Accurate info about military service, 343-8548
            www.countermilitary.org

S          (CISCAP), 485-8633, ciscap@efn.org.www.efn.org\~ciscap.  New name: Latin America Solidarity
            Comm.

            Community Mediation Services Resolve disputes 344-5366 www.communitymediationservices.com

            Cottage Grove Blackberry Pie Society Good politics/great people                                                                     www.blackberrypiesociety.blogspot.com

S          Democratic Party of Lane County www.dplc.org   3rd Thursday at 7 PM, EWEB.  Peace Caucus    
            344-9343.

S          Department of Peace:  www.dopcampaign.org and www.thepeacealliance.org/

            Eugene Human Rights City Project. www.humanrightscity.com

S          Eugene Middle East Peace Group: emepg@mideastpeace.net or www.mideastpeace.net.  

S          Eugene Peace Choir: Sing for Peace, Justice, and the Environment. 34407396

S          Eugene Peaceworks: Actions for peace, justice and a clean earth  www.eugenepeaceworks.org

            Eugene Permaculture Guild:  Sustainable backyard ecosystems www.eugenepermacultureguild.org .

S          Eugene-Springfield Solidarity Network/Jobs with Justice (ESSN): Justice for Workers 736-9041.
            www.solidaritynetwork.org

            Eugene Sustainability Commission. Equity, environment, economy 682-5017
            www.eugene-or.gov/sustainability.

S          Helios Resource Network Resource directory for progressives. 284-7020 or    
            www.heliosnetwork.org

            Iraq Veterans Against the War A voice for Active duty & vets against this war www.ivaw.org

S         Justice Not War Coalition Eugene global peace, justice, liberty www.justicenotwarcoalition.org.

S         Lane County Bill of Rights Defense Committee  Hope Marston  541 683-5634
          
            Lane County Catholic Worker Crisis housing for mothers.  683-7517.www.efn.org/~lccatholicworker.

            Lane Current Calendar. Online calendar of Lane County progressive events.  www.lanecurrent.net.

            LCC Peace Center. Fostering peace in community, selves, nation and world.  
            www.lanecc.edu/peacecenter.

            Military Families Speak Out Military families opposed to occupation of Iraq www.mfso-oregon.org.

S          Million Mom March. March against gun violence., 686-2531 www.millionmommarch.org

S          MoveON  “Democracy in Action”  www.moveon.org.  Local contact: am_cross2014@yahoo.com.

S          Native Forest Council, Working to protect all our public lands, 688.2600, www.forestcouncil.org

S          Neighborhoods for Peace:  Betsy Steffensen, 344-9343, nfp@efn.org

            NW Eco-Building Guild. Green Building.  www.ecobuilding.org/chapters/southwest_oregon.
            683-8963.

            NW Alternatives to Pesticides:  Protects health & environment. www.pesticide.org

            Oregon Action: Organizing for economic and social justice www.oregonaction.org

S          Oregon Country Fair, Nourish your spirit, July 11-13, 2008, 343-4298, www.oregoncountryfair.org

            Oregon Energy Model Energy roundup www.oregonenergymodel.org.

S          Oregon Peaceworks.  Activating for peace, justice, environment. www.oregonpeaceworks.org
  
            Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility  Eliminating WMD, building environment
            www.oregonpsr.org

S          Oregon Toxics Alliance: Direct action to protect the environment and public health
            www.oregontoxics.org

S          Pacific Green Party of Oregon (Lane County Chapter), Pat Driscoll, driscollx@yahoo.com,

S          Pan Asian Community Alliance.  Social Justice and Human Rights.  687-3464

            Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), 302-4022. Web: www.pflag.org

S          Progressive Responses, a project of  (CALC), 485-1755 calcdev@efn.org  www.calclane.org;

S          Rural Organizing Project  Building human dignity and a just democracy www.rop.org.

S          Springfield Peace Action Network, elaine4sj@efn.org.

S          Springfield Alliance for Equality and Respect (Safer) Human rights in schools.  726-7377

             www.Suburbanpermaculture.org Eco logical culture change photos, essays, how to do it.

S          Survival Center, U of O.  Student run environment & social justice collective. Human Rights
            Alliance,  SETA, OSPRIG. 346-4351. survival@gladstone.uoregon.edu.

S          Taxes for Peace Not War mulpop@efn.org,344-1053, www.nwtrcc.org

S          Unitarian Universalist Church Eugene Social Justice Committee, www.uueugene.org

            United for Peace and Justice: 1400 groups opposing permanent warfare  www.unitedforpeace.org.
      
            Veterans Against Torture www.veteransagainsttorture.com

            Veterans for Peace www.veteransforpeace.org  See also  www.Squadron13.com

            Victory Gardens for All. 10,000 new gardens: Each one teach one.  www.victorygardensforall.org

S          Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND): Contact: 338-8605 or  www.oregonwand.org.
       
            Wellsprings Friends School non-profit alternative high school. 686-1223 www.wellspringsfriends.org.

S         Whiteaker Neighbors for Peace and Justice, 686-4134.