SURJ Springfield-Eugene OregonAccess to safe abortion is a human health care rightA few days after SCOTUS’s barbaric decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, I spent time with one of my daughters who lives in Seattle. Her friend…Sep 14, 2022Sep 14, 2022
SURJ Springfield-Eugene OregonAHCPP: One Year On“We call on people to learn more about policing in Eugene and the full perspectives of Committee members by reading their full published…Sep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022
SURJ Springfield-Eugene OregonViolence and hate in the names of safety, goodness, and freedom: the death culture of white…In the name of safety and goodness, an attack on the sovereignty of the bodyJun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022
SURJ Springfield-Eugene OregonReflMedia & BiasThis past week I was having a conversation with an individual at work who has shared with me some of their daily and lifetime stresses and…Feb 15, 2022Feb 15, 2022
SURJ Springfield-Eugene OregonOn Calling In When We’re Called Out: how to be aware of and interrupt the default of white…“In a sense, the battle is and always has been a battle for the hearts and minds of white people in this country. The fight against racism…Dec 14, 2021Dec 14, 2021
SURJ Springfield-Eugene OregonRepost: Guest View: What is justice in America?The above opinion piece was published December 4, 2021 in the Register-Guard. Authored by SURJ’s own Carter McKenzie, who is part of the…Dec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021
SURJ Springfield-Eugene OregonRepost from SURJ National: White People: Organizing Our Own to Stop the ViolenceDec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021
SURJ Springfield-Eugene OregonIndigenous land acknowledgements in OregonIn our September meeting of SURJ Springfield-Eugene, we were engaged as a chapter in developing Indigenous land acknowledgements. We were…Sep 23, 2021Sep 23, 2021
SURJ Springfield-Eugene OregonGaslighting the universal right to breathe: the flawed logic of anti-maskers and anti-vaxxersA teacher protesting the banning of mask mandates in her state of Florida recently stated:Aug 26, 2021Aug 26, 2021
SURJ Springfield-Eugene OregonDismantling the Thin Blue Line through De-escalation and the Duty to IntercedeIn the wake of George Floyd’s murder the demand to defund the police and end systematic racism has become ever louder, and as a result many…Jul 11, 2021Jul 11, 2021