Mt. Ashland Expansion Alert!

Tracy Harding, 02.12.2008 - 14:12
On Tuesday Dec. 2 (today), the City Council will decide whether or not to Appeal the decision of Judge Schiveley in the Mt. Ashland Association vs. City of Ashland case that was heard in the Jackson County Circuit Court.

The City has a strong case on Appeal and the opportunity to recover significant legal costs.

Please speak out to the Council and let them know that the citizens support them standing firm and Appealing this poor and unexpected ruling.

Location: Council Chambers, 1175 East Main St.
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM

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Time for Building a Sweat-Free Ashland, Oregon

No Sweatshop Procurement Resolution, 27.11.2008 - 11:47
SweatFree Ashland Campaign

Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice is bringing forth a No Sweatshop Procurement resolution calling upon Ashland, Oregon to join a coalition of municipalities across the country that have pledged to become sweatshop free.

At the December 2, 2008, 7pm, Ashland City Council meeting it is expected the city will pass a resolution to move the city towards purchasing policies for employee-worn garments & apparel that are not made in sweatshops. This is to ensure that public tax dollars are not being spent to support factories that exploit and endanger workers.

Some of those practices include child labor, requiring 12-hour days, six to seven days a week with no overtime pay, and requiring female employees to submit to pregnancy tests and then firing them if they are found to be pregnant.

"The City of Ashland should ensure that its employees' uniforms aren't coming from sweatshops", states Wes Brain, Chair of Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice.

Keep reading to learn more about the Sweat-Free Movement and to view the resolution which has been submitted to the Ashland City Council.
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Indigenous Corn Festival and Pow-Wow

Kathy Keesee NOWIA, 20.11.2008 - 11:09
Join us for the Indigenous Corn Festival and Welcome Back Pow-Wow November 22, 2008
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"Made in LA" award winning doc screens at SOU

EMMY AWARD WINNER COMES TO THE ROGUE VALLEY, 18.11.2008 - 09:22
"Made In LA" will screen at SOU on November 22 at 2PM and filmmakers Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar will be at the University to talk about their documentary and participate in a Q&A.

The documentary screening is seen as an educational opportunity in support of a “no sweatshop procurement resolution” which will be before the Ashland City Council on December 2, 2008...

Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice is a sponsor of this event along with SOU's Women's Studies Program and Women's Resource Center.

This documentary just won an Emmy Award in New York a little over a month ago so it is with much fanfare that Southern Oregon will be hosting the Made In LA west coast tour when it comes to the Rogue Valley...

Here are the details:
MADE IN LA Screening
November 22 @ 2pm
Meese Auditorium
Art Building
Southern Oregon University
NO CHARGE - EVENT IS FREE

SEE REPORT-BACK PHOTOS
PICS SET#1 -  http://rogueimc.org/en/2008/11/14201.shtml
PICS SET#2 -  http://rogueimc.org/en/2008/11/14188.shtml
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WOPR Rally in Salem

Liisa, 16.11.2008 - 12:18
On Friday,November 14th in Salem over 350 people from around the state stood on the Capitol steps to “speak for the trees” and tell Governor Kulongowski to reject the WOPR (Western Oregon Plan Revision). About 15 people from Ashland and Roseburg were in attendance at the rally. Buses from Cottage Grove, Eugene, and Portland were also at the event. The Rally was sponsored by the WOPR & Beyond Coalition, a coalition of more than 2 dozen organizations representing rural and urban citizens across Oregon.

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Prop 8 NATIONWIDE PROTEST Saturday!

Noah Balloon, 12.11.2008 - 10:23
Tuesday night was a bitter-sweet celebration. We came together to witness the first black man who will become our president, yet watched in sadness as Florida, Arizona, Arkansas, and California all voted down equal rights for all citizens.

Join The Impact has issued a nationwide call to action for this Saturday, November 15th! Southern Oregon is joining hundreds of cities and counties across America to STOP THE H8!
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No More Clear Cuts!

Liisa, 02.11.2008 - 17:55
On October 9, 2008, the BLM released its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Western Oregon Plan Revisions (WOPR). The BLM’s final proposal would clearcut 74,000 acres of stands over 80 years old in the first decade and 27% of the remaining old growth across 96,200 acres of BLM lands over the next 100 years. The WOPR will increase logging by nearly 400% compared to current logging levels; get over 70% of the timber volume from clearcutting; shrink streamside reserves by 50%; add 180 million tons more carbon to the atmosphere compared to no logging and result in 1,300 miles of new roads.

The final plan will mirror the draft in most regards. It will: 1) remove BLM forests from the scientific framework of the Northwest Forest Plan; 2) ramp up clearcut logging across hundreds of thousands of acres; 3) remove streamside buffers that protect clean water and fish; and 4) log some of the last remaining older forests in western Oregon.

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STRIKE THE INERTIA! A zine on electoralism.

Noah Balloon, 02.11.2008 - 15:33
Below is the e-zine version of a print-zine double feature, the bulk of which was written in late July by Washington, DC anarchist Spoonboy. The second part is a brief analysis of the Rogue Valley and where it stands in the days leading up to, and the aftermath of, the electoral spectacle, as written in late October by Ashland anarchist Noah Balloon.
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Vote Animal-friendly and Eco-Friendly

Ambuja Rosen, 29.10.2008 - 14:09
When you vote for candidates who want to limit how long dogs are tied at home, generally you're voting for the candidates who respect the environment and their human constitutents. So please vote animal-friendly. It's a litmus test of a candidates' virtues.
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Public Hearing about LNG Pipeline in Medford

Liisa, 26.10.2008 - 01:00
Public Hearings on Southern Oregon LNG Pipeline - October 27th-30th

Meeting times and dates are below, ore information on the terminal and pipeline can be found at: Citizen's Against LNG and No California Pipeline and LNG Pollutes.

Monday, October 27, 2008 North Bend Community Center
6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (PST) 2222 Broadway Street
North Bend, Oregon 97459
Telephone: 541-756-8500

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Umpqua Community College
6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (PST) Campus Center Dining Room/Timber Room
1140 Umpqua College Road
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
Telephone: 541-440-4600

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Red Lion Inn
6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (PST) Rogue River Ballroom
200 N. Riverside Avenue
Medford, Oregon 97501
Telephone: 541-779-5811

Thursday, October 30, 2008 Oregon Institute of Technology
6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (PST) College Union Auditorium
3201 Campus Drive
Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601
Telephone: 541-885-1000, 1032
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