Next Barn-raising Fence Buidling Work Party

Saturday September 24th we will be de-construct old fence, remove roots, dig post holes, make supply runs for concrete and new fence posts, serve food and drink, walk the dogs, brainstorm and gather materials for fence panels (cinder block, bed springs, fencing lumber in good condition). Saturday early pm set new fence posts. Saturday later [...] [...]

CAR-FREE 5TH ON SUNDAY

The city will close a 3-mile route downtown Sunday, Sept. 18, for the city’s first ever street celebration of biking, strolling, rolling and fun. “It’s going to be a really great event,” said organizer Lindsay Selser with the city’s transportation planning department. “It’s super, super fun.” The Eugene Sunday Streets event from noon to 4 pm will [...] [...]

Annual Whiteaker Sustainability “Green Neighbors (not just) Bike Tours” Saturday September 10th

The annual Whiteaker Sustainability “Green Neighbors (not just) Bike Tours” will be Saturday September 10th. It will start at the Owen’s Memorial Rose Garden at 10 a.m. There will be some examples of how to transform lawns to food and other ways to act locally while thinking globally. For further information please contact Duncan Rhodes [...] [...]

3rd Annual Whiteaker Sustainability (Not Just) Bike Tour

The 3rd annual Whiteaker Sustainability Bike Ride is Saturday September 4th. Sponsored by the Whiteaker Community Council Sustainability Committee in coordination with the Neighborhood Leaders Council Committee on Sustainability we will meet at the Owen Memorial Rose Garden restrooms next to the Greenway Bike Path at 11 a.m. and go until about 1 p.m. Parking [...] [...]

Sustainability in Society: Torture and PTSD, Wednesday May 12th

Wednesday May 12th at 7 p.m. the Whiteaker Community Council will host Ms Ruth Forman Vargas the Clinical Supervisor of OHSU’s Torture Treatment Center here in Eugene. Her work in post traumatic stress disorder is revolutionary from a cultural psychiatric perspective based on ancient and current Chilean wisdom traditions. Ms Vargas woks with Siempre Amigos, [...] [...]