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CALC Now Hiring for Back To Back: Allies for Human Dignity Organizer Position!
CALC's mission is to educate and mobilize for peace, human dignity and social, racial and economic justice. CALC is committed to providing an inclusive working environment where everyone feels valued and respected. We encourage and value diversity and this includes, but is not limited to age, gender, ethnicity, physical and mental disabilities, sexual orientation, race, nationality, marital and/or parental status, lifestyle, religion, and education.
Community Alliance of Lane County aspires to create a community of people committed to peace and social justice. CALC does its work through its staff, board and the many volunteers as well as by allying with other community groups and actions.
CALC is hiring a Community Activist/Organizer for our Back to Back: Allies for Human Dignity program.
We are a small, dynamic, multi-issue nonprofit organization.
Job involves oversight of a program committed to defending human rights and human dignity. We expose and challenge overt bigotry and institutionalized oppression through education, cultural work, and activism. B2B works against racism, homophobia and anti-Semitism. Coordinate and work with volunteers, ally organizations and staff. Strong organizing skills as well as planning, development, fund raising, public relations and collaboration work required. Basic computer skills including social media, Constant Contact, Microsoft Office. 20 hours per week (.5 FT), salary $13 per hour, health benefits provided. See the full job description here.
Send resume and cover letter to krodleyironsatcalc@gmail.com with "B2B Application" in the subject line by March 29, 2011
Be Part of CALC's Memorial Day Ad in the Register-Guard!
(Download a PDF of the petition)
Once again, Memorial Day approaches and still our nation is at war. Even as we remember and honor the sacrifices of generations of American women and men of every race, color, ethnicity and belief, we are appalled by the costs of war--for members of our armed forces, for the people of Iraq and Afghanistan, and for all of us here at home. National media reports say we are angry, divided and confused. Are we? Here at CALC, we are not confused--and we don’t think you are either. Enough! This is a national crisis! We must stop investing the resources of this country--our young men and women, our money, our moral integrity--on war. Yes, let’s honor those who have served our nation in uniform. Let’s honor them by building a country which provides excellent education, health care, a clean environment, good jobs and social justice, for our returning troops, us, and for future generations to come.
Please join us in sending a message that is loud and clear by responding to the petition below and even better ask your friends to sign as well. We’ll publish the text as a signature ad in the Register-Guard on Memorial Day. Please respond before our May 22nd deadline. You can respond in a couple of ways:
- Send an e-mail to CALC staffer Michael Carrigan stating you want to be in the ad.
- Print out a hard copy of the petition, sign your name and get score of your friends to sign and mail it to CALC at 458 Blair Blvd., Eugene, OR 97402.
- Return the petition in the return envelope you may have received in the mail.
And please make a generous tax-deductible donation to Community Alliance of Lane County. We’ll use the first $5 of your contribution to help pay for the ad, and the rest to fund CALC’s persistent work for peace and social justice. You can give online or mail a check to CALC.
Job Announcement: Director of Administration and Development
CALC is in the process of hiring a Director of Administration and Development. This is a 3/4 time position is responsible for the consistent and effective achievement of CALC’s mission and financial objectives. Responsibilities include grant writing, development, financial monitoring, coordinating with the Board and supervision of non-program staff, among others. Full Job Description
Application Information:
-To apply send cover letter and resume to calcoffice@gmail.com with “application” in the subject line
-Selection of applicants to be interviewed will begin February 25, 2010
-Applicants to be interviewed will be asked to send a writing sample.
Students and Community
protest the Pacifica Forum, January 15!
Please join the protest organized by UO students at the next Pacifica Forum, Friday, Jan. 15, 3:00 pm. It has been moved to Agate Hall, (1787 Agate)
The Pacifica Forum focus this week is : “Symbolism of the Swastika” w/Billy Rojas & Jimmy Marr.
For mor information on the issue, check out the following articles from this week's Eugene Weekly:
Escalation Pacifica Forum gets the attention it craves, by Joe Lieberman
http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2010/01/14/comentary.htm
False Accusations Pacifica Forum only advocates free speech, by Billy Rojas
http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2010/01/14/views2.htm
Pacifica Forum Protest Friday
http://blogs.eugeneweekly.com/node/133
Call to Artists! Lilla Jewel Fund for Women Artists
McKenzie River Gathering Foundation, Oregon's leading social justice funder, announces a call to women artists in Oregon
MRG Foundation will commission three women artists to each create new art that represents Oregon's social justice movement. Thiss will entail conversations with MRG grantees and an art committee. The new works, as well as previously created pieces, will be exhibited at MRG's annual event, Justice Within Reach, on Saturday, April 10, 2010.
For a downloadable application packet, go to: Lilla Jewel Call to Artists Page
Deadline for Submissions: Must be received by October 12, 2009 by 10:00 AM.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration
Please join us for a community gathering at Alton Baker Park commemorating the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The event will start at 7:00 pm with a community potluck. At 7:45 pm there will be a program with poetry, traditional Japanese Obon dancing, music and a call to action by Mayor Kitty Piercy. The event will close at 8:45 pm with the floating of candle lanterns on the Duck Pond while traditional Japanese music is played by Koto master Mitsuki Dazai. For more information contact Michael at CALC at 485-1755.
Summer Garden Party
Please join us for a Summer Garden Party and Pre-Party "Q Gardens" Tour to kick off Basic Rights Oregon (BRO) campaign to support marriage equality in Oregon. You can find more information here.
Religion and Human Rights Forum: Two paths to end U.S. use of torture forever
Temple Beth Israel
1175 E 29th Ave, Eugene
July 26, 5 pm
President Obama issued an executive order banning torture. Will that alone end our use of torture forever? And what do we really believe about "harsh interrogation" methods? Come learn more and discuss your ideas as we join with members from various congregations for this important dialogue. Discussion leaders from Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon will present an 18-minute video from the National Religious Campaign Against Torture on "Ending US-Sponsored Torture Forever." This video features religious leaders, interrogators, legal experts, and torture survivors who believe torture is always wrong. Then we'll discuss how we can respond faithfully to this timely issue, talking about both the ethics of using torture and some steps to take in ending it. Kevin Finney, the Public Policy Director for Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon will lead the session. Local anti-torture activists from the Lane County area will also share information about their local work.
Americorps Position Open
The AmeriCorp member will assist staff and take lead roles in developing and organizing positive healthy opportunities for youth, families and communities in a variety of activities in diverse settings, including the Safe Schools Network, advocating dignity and respect in the schools for Lesbian/ Gay/ Bisexual/Transgender/Questioning students, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Essay and Art Contest and celebration, the youth-led bi-lingual Cesar Chavez Commemoration, the Queer Youth Art Project and the Springfield Shelter Rights Alliance and the Human Rights Harvest. Check out the position description here.
Memorial Day Ad
Did you see our signature ad in the Register Guard on Memorial Day? We stated there is no military solution in Afghanistan and Pakistan and called on governments to address health-care, clean water, education, women’s rights and other urgent needs. Check it out here!
Office Manager Position Open
CALC is looking for a new Office Manager. If you want to work for a local grassroots peace and social justice organization and have great office manager skills, check out the job description and send your resume to calcresume@gmail.com.
A Celebration of the Heart: Embracing Diversity
Please join us in a celebration of diversity honoring our GLBTQ community members. Monday June 29, 6:30-8:00 pm, First Christian Church,
1166 Oak Street. The purpose of this celebration is to promote healing in the wake of hurtful words and actions over parental objections to transgender and queer identities in the Shared Community - Mixed Identities exhibit, and to show our GLBTQ community members that they are cherished and respected. All three of CALC's photo exhibits (We Are Neighbors, What Does Family Look Like, Shared Community - Mixed Identities) will be on display. Community leaders will speak. PFLAG, Back to Back: Allies for Human Dignity, Religious Response Network, SAfER, Safe Schools Network and other community partners are co-sponsoring.
2009 Memorial Day Ad
This Memorial Day, May 25, CALC will be running an ad in the Register-Guard to help Promote Peace, Not War. You can sign up online to have your name appear with the ad:
• Donate $5.00 or more online through Network for Good. Under designation, write: Memorial Day Ad. Then we will add your name – it’s that simple!
• Email Michael Carrigan with the subject heading: Memorial Day Ad. In the body of the message tell us how you would like your name to appear. Write a check to CALC for $5.00 or more and send it to CALC, 458 Blair Blvd., Eugene, OR 97402.
Deadline: May 19th, 2009.
If you can, please consider making a donation beyond $5.00 to help CALC continue.
May Day Rallies Around the Country and In Your Community
Immigration Reform and Workers’ Rights Now: Si Se Puede!
Come to a Unity March in Salem, OR on May 1st, 2009, 11AM – 3PM, fighting for just immigration reform, drivers’ license restoration, and jobs and just wages for everyone.
In 1889 Raymond Lavigne at the Second International Congress called for May 1st to be an international day for workers rights as a commemoration of the 1886 Chicago Haymarket Massacre when police fired on workers striking for an 8 hour day. In 2006, it took on new meaning in the U.S. when over 1.5 million people protested (one of the largest protests in U.S. history) in response to immigrant groups calling for a national day of action against House Resolution 4437, which would have criminalized those who assist undocumented immigrants as "alien smugglers" and turned undocumented status from a civil violation to a federal aggravated felony.
In current economic situation of 2009, the two identities of May Day as a day for Workers’ Rights and a day for Immigrants’ Rights are coming together. As ROP (the Rural Organizing Project) states: “Right now, there are 12 million undocumented people in the US. Companies LOVE this kind of worker, one that will work for low wages with no benefits, agree to be paid under the table, endure egregious workers’ rights violations and abuse in the workplace, and still be unlikely to fight for a union. This is a large sector of the workforce that essentially has no ability to organize or to enforce their rights. So what is the result on the entire workforce of having this group of folks? You tell me . . . lower wages? With no benefits? Less ability to organize? So let’s get workers on the same page, united, and then lets fight for some workers rights!
For more information contact: Guadalupe Quinn, CAUSA - Lane County Regional Coordinator, Phone: (541)688-7376, Gqperaza@aol.com, www.causaoregon.org.
WANT TO CARPOOL FROM EUGENE/SPRINGFIELD AREA TO SALEM?
Contact Sally Sheklow, Back-to-Back Coordinator, CALC, at back2back@calclane.org or 541-485-1755, x203.
Urgent Action Alert: Keep the Guard in Oregon!
CALC and Eugene PeaceWorks are co-sponsors of the statewide campaign to pass legislation de-federalizing the Guard and keeping them home, but we need your help to push it along. Contact your State Representative on Guard Home legislation!
Oregon has a good chance of being the first state in the nation to pass legislation that would empower the Governor to keep our National Guard from deployment when there is no valid federal authority to do so.
In order to get our bill (HB 2556) heard in the legislature, we need to be sure we have enough votes to pass it once it gets out of the House Rules Committee. We are just a few votes away in the Oregon House from that goal.
We are asking you to make that extra call today to 1-800-332-2313, and/or to send a copy of the E-Letter to your representative to put us over the top.
If you do not know who your legislator is, you can look them up here:
http://www.legislatorpro.com/oregon
If you hear back from your legislator, please let us know.
Thank you,
Dan Handelman
Coordinator, Campaign to Keep Oregon's Guard in Oregon
Michael Carrigan
Community Alliance of Lane County
Phil Weaver, Eugene PeaceWorks
Lane County Coordinators