Eugene PeaceWorks

Local Events Calendar	Programs	Benefits	Sponsored Events June 22	Past Events	Past Newsletters

DeFazio, Wyden and Smith..
Against these Wars
like they say they are?

As Deep Throat said in
All the President's Men,
"Just... Follow the Money".

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Designed by: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

EPW Campaigns/Programs:

      Cut the Funding! Stop the War!
            An important piece to ending the war must include opposition to the constant spending
                for the war.

   Alternative Media Program
        AMP's goal is to involve members of the community in the
          production of a wide range of “media” projects.

Local sponsor of Democracy Now! on CTV
Production of alternative paper, The Peace Pages

Committee for Countering Military Recruitment
CCMR provides youth with more complete information
regarding military service than that of military recruiters.

High School visits throughout Lane County with military veterans
Working w/ H.S. administrators to balance military access in schools

Eugene Media Action
EMA works to educate and empower citizens to view themselves as media critics and activists.

Lobbying mainstream media for more accuracy
Campaigns to put the public back into public broadcasting
Organize public education on media with national speakers

Social Justice and Education Program
SJEP works to promote, emphasize, and integrate issues regarding Social Justice into public education institutions.

Provides alternative resources and networking for teachers

From March 13-16th, U.S. veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan testified, at the National Labor College just outside of Washington, D.C., to what is really happening day in and day out, on the ground in these occupations.

The four-day event brought together veterans from across the country to testify about their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan - and present video and photographic evidence. In addition, there were panels of scholars, veterans, journalists, and other specialists to give context to the testimony. These panels included everything from the history of the GI resistance movement to the fight for veterans' health benefits and support.

Details and additional video at ivaw.org & www.democracynow.org.
Eugene Vets for Peace stories and images of the Winter Soldier event.

Warning - Testimony and pictures from video below are graphic.
Not for young children

FOX ATTACKS IRAN

Benefits:
None at this time. Please check back.

Sponsored Events:

EMA BRANCHES OUT TO VIDEO GAMES AND SPORTS WORLD FOR JULY FILMS AT COZMIC

In connection with the upcoming Olympic Trials, Eugene Media Action, a Committee of Eugene PeaceWorks and the Media Education Foundation proudly present a free screening of two provocative documentary films on Sunday, June 22 beginning at 7:30 PM at Cozmic Pizza (8th & Charnelton).

The opening film is titled “Game Over: Gender, Race & Violence in Video Games.” Game Over is the first educational documentary to address the fastest growing segment of the media through engaging questions of gender, race and violence. It offers a refreshing dialogue about the complex and controversial topic of video game violence, and is designed to encourage high school and college students to think critically about the video games they play.

The second film is “Playing Unfair: The Media Image of the Female Athlete This is the first video to critically examine the post-Title IX media landscape in terms of the representation of female athletes.

Sports media scholars Mary Jo Kane (University of Minnesota), Pat Griffin (University of Massachusetts), and Michael Messner (University of Southern California) look at the persistence of heterosexism and homophobia in perpetuating gender stereotypes. They argue for new media images which fairly and accurately depict the strength and competence of female athletes. Using numerous media examples, Playing Unfair is sure to stimulate debate among women and men, athletes and non-athletes about the meaning of these images in world transformed by the presence of women in sport.

Discussion of the two films will follow and DVDs of the two films will be available for sale for personal use. For more information, call EMA at 484-9167.

Thank you for your interest in
Eugene PeaceWorks!

Through the efforts of dedicated volunteers and members like you, our organization has been an active presence in the community since its founding in 1981. For twenty-five years, we have been promoting local and international cooperation in the Peace and Justice Movement. We support a commitment to world peace, social and environmental justice issues through nonviolent grassroots action, education and mutual empowerment to show that peace works. We provide office space and community organizing resources to community members, promote nonviolent strategies for direct action, and campaign against militarism and its use to preserve and promote other institutions of social and environmental oppression. Whether helping to make Eugene a nuclear free zone or fighting to end corporate greed, EPW has and will continue to work for justice locally and abroad.

GET INVOLVED!

Eugene PeaceWorks is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit. This allows us to maintain local control over what we do. So that we may continue our tradition of promoting and taking action for peace, justice and a clean earth, we need your generous support more than ever. Your continued donations and volunteer time are the foundation of the grassroots movement. Thank you again for your support over the years.