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Weekly Community Calendar
January 11, 2024
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Over the long term, reinvesting in human needs over militarism could be transformative. For far less than the $21 trillion spent on militarism in the 20 years after 9/11, the U.S, could allocate enough funds to do ALL of the following:
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$4.5 trillion to fully decarbonize the U.S. electric grid
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$2.3 trillion to create 5 million jobs at $15 per hour with benefits and cost-of-living adjustments for 10 years
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$1.7 trillion to erase student debt
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$449 billion to continue the extension of the Child Tax Credit for another 10 years
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$200 billion to guarantee free preschool for every 3-and-4-year old for 10 years, and raise teacher pay.
Source: National Priorities Project
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A project of CALC
This project seeks to define how militarism,
racism and climate crisis are interconnected.
The project will document how national security is not rooted in militarism but rather
in the meeting of human needs such as health, education, good jobs,
good infrastructure and a livable climate.
www.calclane.org mmm www.facebook.com/CommunityAllianceofLaneCounty
info@calclane.org mmm (541) 485-1755
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Planet Versus Pentagon
is now sponsoring weekly vigils calling for an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and Israel.
Please join us for a vigil calling for diplomacy and an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and Israel.
Old Federal Building
corner of 7th & Pearl, Eugene
Some signs will be provided. Bring your own if you can.
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We abhor all violence. We are heartbroken by the killing and maiming of people in the Middle East, whether they are Palestinian, Israeli, or citizens of any other country, particularly innocent children, people with disabilities and the elderly.
We call for an immediate ceasefire and a stop to the killing or injuring or any type of violence to anyone. We demand sending humanitarian aid to the civilians affected, and demand members of Congress not send more military aid. Diplomacy not weapons is needed in the Middle East. Only the weapons manufacturers and oil industry benefit from war. The Military Industrial Congressional Complex has the biggest carbon footprint in the world.
In peace,
Your Neighbors at Planet Versus Pentagon
www.facebook.com/planetvspentagon MM www.twitter.com/planetvpentagon
www.instagram.com/planetvspentagon MM email: planetvspentagon@protonmail.com
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Support Youth Leaders
¡Apoya Unión de Activistas (UdA)!
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"Those four years taught me about the strength of our communities and the power our voices hold. Unión de Activistas was a safe haven for me."
-- Anahí, UdA graduate
As Anahí’s statement above reflects, Unión de Activistas provides a safe haven for students. Regenerating social connections and backing youth is more important than ever.
Given the increased requests we have been receiving to support students and families, we know this is not enough. A donor has backed UdA with an amazing $10,000 gift! Your generous contribution would allow us to build on this support and expand the hours of the UdA position. Additional staff hours would include professional development and time to coordinate the Radio Juventud Youth Radio Project.
Please use our donation page [www.nfggive.org/donation/93-0691194] to help fund UdA.
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Events celebrating
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Black Cultural Initiative has compiled a list of local community events in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, starting this Wednesday, January 10 with events at the University of Oregon, and concluding next Friday, January 19 on National MLK Mentoring Day for Black/African American Males at Lane Community College.
Looking to celebrate on Monday? Join either the NAACP Annual MLK March in Eugene at 9:30 a.m., or the Springfield MLK March for Justice and Equality at 1 p.m.
Saturday, January 13 / 11:30am
Reynolds Park Beautification Planning Services Meeting
St. Mark CME Church – 1167 Sam Reynolds St, Eugene, OR 97402
Contact: Alexis Griffin / alexisg@naacplanecounty.org
Saturday, January 13 / 5 – 8pm
H.O.N.E.Y. Inc – MLK Fundraiser Dinner for the Wellness Program
Lane Event Center – 796 W. 13th Ave. Ticketed Event
Contact: Niyah Ross / honeynonprofit@gmail.com
Sunday, January 14 / 9:30am
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast
St. Mark CME Church – 1167 Sam Reynolds St, Eugene, OR 97402
Contact: Pastor Deleesa Meashintubby / dmeashintubby12@gmail.com
Sunday, January 14 / 2 – 5pm
L.I.F.E. Expo: MLK Youth Educational Workforce Summit
44 W. 7th Ave, Eugene, OR
Contact: Lawrence Hunter – lawrenceh@naacplanecounty.org
Monday, January 15 / 9:30am March / 11:45am Keynote & Reception
NAACP Annual MLK March – Autzen Stadium, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Eugene
Keynote & Reception at – The Shedd Institute, 868 High St, Eugene
Contact: Demond Hawkins demond@naacplanecounty.org
Monday, January 15 / 1 – 3:30pm
The MLK March for Justice and Equality
Springfield Justice Center, 230 4th St, Springfield
Contact: Zehra Greenleaf zfgreenleaf@gmail.com
Thursday, January 18 / 6pm
Navigating Political Backlash: “The Underground Railroad for Black Educational Leadership/Superintendents Duran an Upcoming Election Year”
Lane Community College, Building 1 – Multicultural Center
Contact: Dr. Lawrence A. Rasheed rasheedl@lanecc.edu
Friday, January 19 / 9am – 2:30pm
National MLK Mentoring Day of Black/African American Males
Lane Community College, Building 1 - Multicultural Center
Contact: Dr. Lawrence A. Rasheed rasheedl@lanecc.edu
This information provided via United Way of Lane County
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2024 Pruning Classes
The OSU Extension Service Lane County Master Gardeners have announced their public Pruning
class schedule for 2024.
Lane County Master Gardeners are offering public pruning classes in the winter and spring of 2024, from January through March. Class participants will learn about pruning tools and equipment, tool care, as well as techniques to prune specific types of trees and ornamentals. Master Gardeners are eager to share their knowledge and experience with participants and want their class experience to be interactive, fun, and educational.
Pre-Registration is required.
For a full list of classes, details, locations, and pre-registration information visit our events page:
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/county/lane/events
For more information, please contact the OSU Extension Service – Lane County office, 996 Jefferson Street, Eugene (enter on 10th at the wheelchair ramp) 541-344-5859 or at: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane
Most of the pruning classes are in the Eugene / Springfield area. Here are classes scheduled for other cities in Lane County:
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Jan 13
Pruning: Apples, Peaches and Blueberries
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Junction City
Jan 27
Pruning: Fruit Trees, Roses and Blueberries
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Florence
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Feb 3
Pruning: Blueberries and Fruit Trees
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Creswell
Feb 24
Pruning: Fruit Trees
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Oakridge
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As 2023 -- the soon to be hottest year on record -- comes to a close, we look ahead to 2024 with anticipation… for international financing to help poor countries leap to clean electricity, for market forces to push renewables to new heights and for a saner & stronger democracy!
Projects next year include:
- Work with city council and staff, along with the Sustainability Commission, to enact policy that reduces climate pollution (e.g., no more parking mandates, a moratorium on new gas stations, increased housing density, more bus rapid transit), and metrics that show Climate Action Plan 2.0 progress
- Educate the community on real climate solutions (like heat pumps!), while debunking industry misinformation, through inventive ads and creative public messaging
- Advocate for concrete and attainable state legislation during this short session, including a bill to divest PERS funds from coal
- Pressure the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) to promote solar, exclude small modular nuclear reactors in their plans, expand EV charging, and improve access to incentives for low income customers
- Support UO students to demand the university’s Thermal Taskforce take bold steps to transition off fossil gas
- Assist the Eugene Airport with research on options to build a solar resiliency hub
- Fight for a city-wide Climate Justice fund to accelerate the clean energy transition for underserved communities
- Stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our forest conservation allies to protect our precious biodiverse, carbon sequestering and storing mature and old growth forests through advocacy and direct action, and more.
Want to be part of the grassroots climate movement? Want to see real local change? 350 Eugene has been gaining influence and agency for over 10 years, leveraging our advocacy to demand long overdue climate action. We’re part of a growing progressive network, with intersecting movement objectives: a swift & equitable clean energy transition that looks to Indigenous wisdom and rights past wrongs, and stands down the fossil fuel industry and the unjust systems that empower them.
COME JOIN US!
www.350eugene.org MM www.facebook.com/people/Eugene-350/61550619591435
1/7/23
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11/2/23
2024 Certain Days calendar
Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar is required reading for radicals, leftists, and all who support political prisoners and advocate the end of mass incarceration.
23rd edition now available
In the U.S., order from Burning Books:
https://burningbooks.com/products/certain-days-the-2024-freedom-for-political-prisoners-calendar
The Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar is a joint fundraising and educational project between outside organizers across North America and political prisoner Xinachtli (s/n Alvaro Luna Hernandez) in Texas.
The 2024 calendar features artwork and essays from a range of people on the inside and outside. Past proceeds have benefitted Release Aging People in Prison - RAPP , Mutulu Shakur legal support, Sundiata Acoli release fund, Palestinian Youth Movement, Burning Books expansion, Puget Sound Prisoner Support, Coalition to Decarcerate Illinois, Appalachians Against pipelines, Community Resource Initiative- CA, P4W Memorial Collective Prisoners’ Justice Day healing circle, Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Fund, Cascadia Forest Defenders and NorCal Resist.
www.certaindays.org MM www.facebook.com/certaindays
https://twitter.com/CertainDays MM www.instagram.com/certaindayscalendar
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National and Opportunity Scholarship Applications
were opened on November 1 for 2024-2025
At TheDream.US, we work with a community of 80+ Partner Colleges to provide college opportunities. TheDream.US is the nation’s largest college and career success program for undocumented immigrant youth, having provided more than 10,000 college scholarships to Dreamers attending 80+ partner colleges in 20+ states and Washington, DC.
We believe everyone, regardless of where they were born, should have equitable access to a college education, a meaningful career, and opportunities to contribute to the communities they call home. Despite the fact that this is the only country they have ever known—they’ll receive no federal aid to go to college, have limited access to state aid, and often face paying out-of-state tuition.
There are approximately 2 million Dreamers in the country. 98,000 undocumented students, ages 15 to 19, graduate from high school every year. However, only 5-10% enroll in college. Undocumented students want to get a college education and help their families and communities prosper.
The Opportunity Scholarship closes on January 31, 2024.
The National Scholarship closes on Feb 29, 2024.
Find out more at www.thedream.us
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Weekly Public Forums
In-person and/or live-stream formats as indicated
The events are recorded then made available on City Club's Facebook
and Youtube pages (links below), and they are broadcast
the following Mondays at 7:00 pm on KLCC 89.7 FM.
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January 12
No Program on MLK Jr Day
City Club of Eugene will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day
and will not have a program on Friday, Jan. 12.
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UO President Karl Scholz: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Friday Jan. 19; M Noon to 1:15 pm
Event Type: Live/Livestream
Members and Non-Members may attend our forums for free
Live: Maple Room at Inn at the Fifth, 205 E Sixth Ave, Eugene
An optional lunch from Provisions may be purchased; please, no outside food.
Livestream:
To ask a question from the speakers, email cityclubofeugene.org@gmail.com
Event web page:
www.cityclubofeugene.org/forum/uo-president-karl-scholz-looking-back-and-looking-forward
University of Oregon President Karl Scholz will give a university update, recapping his first six months as president and sharing early insights from meeting with campus and community members.
Speaker:
John Karl Scholz is the 19th president of the University of Oregon. He began his tenure on July 1, 2023, after the UO Board of Trustees unanimously selected him as president on March 13, 2023. Prior to coming to UO, Scholz was the provost at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a position he had held since August 2019, after serving six years as the dean of the College of Letters & Science.
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Rally and March on January 13 from 1pm to 3 pm.
It will begin at the Federal Courthouse on 405 East 8th Ave at 1pm.
This march is in solidarity with a march in Washington, DC calling for an immediate ceasefire,
no more military aid to Israel and for our elected leaders to also call for a ceasefire.
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Morse Bookmarks
Race, Rights, and Rifles:
The Origins of the NRA and Contemporary Gun Culture
Featuring Alexandra Filindra, associate professor of political science and psychology at University of Illinois Chicago.
Alexandra specializes in American gun politics, immigration policy, race and ethnic politics, public opinion, and political psychology.
Tuesday, January 16, 12:30 p.m.
110 Knight Law Center, 1515 Agate St.,
UO campus
pizza provided
Race, Rights, and Rifles examines the ties between American gun culture and white male supremacy from the American Revolution to today.
WayneMorseCenter.uoregon.edu
www.facebook.com/waynemorsecenter
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Encircle Films presents
An Oregon Story: Saving our
Beaches, Farmland, and More
Thursday, January 18
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Art House, 492 E. 13th Ave, Eugene
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An Oregon Story: Saving our Beaches, Farmland and More is an engaging documentary that celebrates Oregon's pioneering conservation efforts. It tells the fascinating story of the farsighted and dedicated individuals who saved Oregon's beaches, farmland, and ranches from urban sprawl and other development. Oregon’s pioneering and innovative land-use planning program is still unique in the nation. The film features archival footage and interviews to honor those legislators, government officials, farmers, and ordinary citizens who protected Oregon's beaches, created its land-use planning program and defended it for the past 50 years.
Agriculture is the second largest sector in Oregon’s economy and the film showcases the vital role of farmland protection in ensuring the success of Oregon's farmers and ranchers. "An Oregon Story" is a tribute to Oregon's enduring commitment to protecting its picturesque beaches, its iconic places and preserving its fertile farmland and ranches for generations to come.
Tickets purchased and more information at www.encirclefilms.org
Adult - $12 MM Student (with ID) - $9 MM Senior (62+) - $9
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OSU Extension - Forestry
Woodland Management Class
for Lane County Woodland Owners
This class is a basic forestry short course. This course teaches owners of wooded property how to assess their trees, understand the ecology of their woods, enhance wildlife habitat, get a fair deal when selling logs, and take practical steps to keep their woods on track to provide enjoyment for years to come.
OSU Extension will be hosting this course:
- On Monday mornings from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. from January 22nd through February 12th
- At the OSU Extension Office, 996 Jefferson St., Eugene
- A full day field trip is included on February 26th.
- The cost to attend is $40 per individual or $50 for two or more participants from the same family
Pre-registration is required and must be received by January 15th.
To register or learn more, visit beav.es/qny or contact Carrie Mack at 541-237-6808 or carrie.mack@oregonstate.edu.
www.facebook.com/OregonStateUniversityExtensionLaneCounty
www.instagram.com/osulaneextension MM https://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane
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Registration is now
open for winter!
"Me and White Supremacy"
Winter learning groups
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This 9-week learning group for white folks focuses on Layla Saad’s “Me and White Supremacy” interactive book, and provides additional resources, tools, and support to help work through shame and grief, as well as some added understanding on what makes white supremacy unique, and the ways it shows up in everyday contexts.
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- Facilitated by Robin at Rise Up Rooted
- 9-week series, on Zoom
Option 1 (for all white-presenting/bodied folks): Wednesdays 5:30-7pm PT; starting January 17th
Option 2 (for all white-presenting/bodied folks): Fridays 12-1:30pm PT; starting January 19th
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Sanibonani
(Hello, How Are You?)
The show of innovative, global, Afro-theater will
take place in the Hult Center's Soreng Theater
on February 2 and 3, 2024.
Tickets go on sale for Sanibonani on Wednesday,
November 15, at 10 am - hultcenter.org
A masterful team of internationally renowned artists - led by Cirque du Soleil alum Tumelo Michael Moloi - use song, dance, and poetry to take us on a historical journey through the forests and mines of Africa. This unique collaboration of artists explores themes that remind the audience of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and the contemporary Black Lives Matter Movement. With humor even in the wake of dark topics, the show features performers from around the world with acts melding musical instruments from the African diaspora, traditional Gumboot dance, and modern Pantsula dance. This interactive, collaborative, and educational show will resonate with audiences today and for generations to come.
This performance was developed through a Creative Heights Grant from the Oregon Community Foundation. Lane Arts Council serves as a fiscal sponsor.
For photos, bios, and more information: www.HelloHowAreYouTheShow.com
11/16
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Adulting 101 Offered
through OSU Extension 4H
Join Lane County 4-H for the Adulting 101 series! This 5-week course is designed for all teens ages 12-18 here in Lane County.
Classes include career readiness, budgeting basics, self-defense, emergency preparedness, CPR & First Aid certification, food preservation basics, mental health and wellness care, cooking basics, and car basics.
Adulting 101 is designed to provide teens skills and confidence for entering post-high school life. Each session comes with fun, useful tools for the teens to take home!
The series is $75 for community members, and those enrolled in a 4-H club will receive a $25 discount. Contact elizabeth.gangwer@oregonstate.edu
or call 541-344-5043 for questions and accommodations.
Sign-up: https://beav.es/qXA
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Where has Non-Violence Worked?
Follow-Up on Peace Lecture Question
At the Salem Peace Lecture featuring Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis in October, a question was asked about where one could find examples of nonviolence being used effectively for social change in today's world.
In response, I promised to send out a link to "Nonviolence News," a publication edited by novelist/activist Rivera Sun. She assembles 30-50 stories each week about people and groups who are employing nonviolence for social change. You can find (and subscribe to) "Nonviolence News" here: https://nonviolencenews.org. Check it out and spread the word!
- Peter Bergel
www.OregonPeaceWorks.org MM www.facebook.com/OregonPeaceWorks
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Come Join Our Team!!!
We need your help to spread the word about this incredible opportunity. After 20 years, Civil Liberties Defense Center is restructuring our one-of-a-kind movement law organization and creating a co-leadership model. We are currently looking for two additional directors to form our Leadership Team who will help CLDC innovate and build a sustainable and equitable workplace for the next 20 years! Co-leadership will also allow us to meet the growing and critical legal needs of the environmental and social justice movements we support.
We are currently seeking qualified applicants for our first
Director of People & Culture and our Director of Fundraising & Engagement.
As the planet heats up and the rift between the left and right greatly expands, the people are rising up, taking risks and ending up in the legal system. CLDC provides pro bono legal representation, consultations and trainings for activists in federal and state criminal courts, SLAPP suits, federal civil rights cases against police and government agents, as well as providing harm reduction and mitigation for other forms of State repression.
Learn more about the job description and apply today!
https://cldc.org/jobs
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Eugene-area Support Group for
FAMILY & FRIENDS of the INCARCERATED
The 1st Thursday of the month 6:30 - 8:30 P.M.
Please call to confirm location.
541-344-7612 (Dave)
541-521-2231 (Don)
Contact Oregon CURE: www.OregonCure.org
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NAACP Community Garden/Farm Coordinator, Michael Vasquez, will host NAACP
Community Garden Work Parties
255 Maxwell Road (off River Road) in Eugene, at Our Redeemer Church (garden is located behind church).
The NAACP is seeking community members to join us for gardening!
Farm-to-table products will provide great nutritional value!
If interested in the opportunity to contribute or to just spend time enjoying the garden...
please contact Michael Vasquez: michaelv@naacplanecounty.org
Phone: 541-708-1050
Eugene/Springfield NAACP
541-484-1119 | admin@naacplanecounty.org
330 High Street Eugene
https://naacplanecounty.org MMM www.facebook.com/NAACP1119
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Community Talk Circle
"Meet & Greet"
Location: 330 High Street, Eugene (Mims' Historic House)
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Bystander/Upstander Training
- Hosting Opportunity -
If you know of an organization (church, non profit, social action) that might be
interested in hosting a Bystander/Upstander Intervention Zoom workshop,
we are available to provide these trainings.
In brief, the workshops train participants to be ready to respond if they observe someone being bullied or harassed. If you know of an organization that might like to host a training, contact Judy Boles, judy.boles@comcast.net, 541-285-0242.
Here's the text from the promotional flyer:
Bystander/Upstander Intervention Zoom Workshop
PUSH BACK AGAINST HATE!
Learn and practice how to intervene when someone is being harassed in a hateful way-without escalating the situation. These workshops include lecture, video, demonstration, and breakout room scenarios. Experienced teachers lead this training where you will learn and practice several ways to effectively support a person who is being bullied. Some of the skills you will learn about and practice include:
- Being an active witness
- How to engage with and support the targeted person
- Ways to distract the harasser
- How to involve others who can help
- De-escalating the situation
- The necessity of and strategies for “after-care”
- Broader involvement in work for social justice
Sponsored by:
MM Sanctuary Committee of Temple Beth Israel
MM Springfield/Eugene chapter of SURJ (Showing up for Racial Justice)
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Federal Solar Tax Credits
For installing a new residential solar system
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The federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC), has been extended and increased. Now, for 2022 through 2032, owners can deduct 30% of the cost of a new residential solar system from their taxes. It will decrease to 26% for systems installed in 2033 and to 22% for systems installed in 2034.
For more information visit The U.S. Dept. of Energy at:
www.energy.gov/eere/solar/homeowners-guide-federal-tax-credit-solar-photovoltaics
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Oregon Solar Rebates
For installing a new solar system or solar storage system
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The Oregon Department of Energy re-launched a cash rebate for Oregon homeowners who install solar electric system and/or a solar storage system.
mmm• Rebates for residential solar electrical systems -- up to $5,000
mmm• Rebates for residential solar storage systems -- up to $2,500
For more information visit Oregon Dept of Energy at:
www.oregon.gov/energy/Incentives/Pages/Solar-Storage-Rebate-Program.aspx
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Weekly drop-in support, conversation,
and connection for ages 13-18 on Fridays, 4pm-6pm at Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard. Free.
For more information, visit
www.instagram.com/lgbtq_youth_group_eugene
or call Amazon Community Center: 541-682-5373.
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Local Job Postings
in the Non-Profit Sector
The EVDP carries a listing of job opening in the local non-profit business sector.
Here's the navigation to view the postings:
- Click the EVDP link below
- On the home page, left panel, click Resource Center
- On the Resource Center page, in the Document Folder column, click Job Postings
https://evdp.clubexpress.com/
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