August 2025
Black August
“Study, fast, train, fight” These are the principles of Black August, a month of commemoration rooted in the 1970’s Black Liberation Movement that honors fallen Black freedom fighters and political prisoners. In August 1619, the first enslaved Africans were brought to...
8/26: DHS Wreaks Havoc at Eugene Federal Building
EUGENE, Ore. Community members who consistently observe immigration check-ins at the Eugene Federal Building on 7th and High report that Tuesdays…
Ask An Abolitionist: Fascism & Prisons
Let me start by saying that we absolutely do not need martyrs inside. We gain nothing by having more of us stuck in those god damn cages…
Know Your Rights: Migra Watch
In today’s political climate, immigration appointments carry more risks than they used to. If you can, try to get a lawyer and line up legal representation before your next appointment…
El derecho de vivir en paz: An interview with Misery Whip
After their Portland show on August 25th, I talked to AJ and Ben from Oregon-based “Working Class Death Metal” band Misery Whip about their newest LP “The Right to Live in Peace,” their politics, and the intersection between hardcore and politics. Listen to their...
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SHARE FAIR
On Sunday, August 25th, the Neighborhood Anarchist Collective (NAC) hosted its 3rd Solidarity Share Fair of the year at Park Blocks. Share Fair is a mutual aid event held about 4 times a year. It’s “a really free market,” with free goods like clothing, food, and gear,...
HOW HOMELESSNESS BREAKS US
Homelessness traumatized me– homelessness fucked me up. There are physical health consequences I still live with like the chronic UTI. But homelessness broke my heart in new ways. Abandonment got a new name. It wore me down past my minimum. I emotionally invested in...
Support and Resistance at the Lane County Jail
On Friday afternoons from 1-5pm, a group of friends and comrades sit outside of the Lane County Jail. We welcome people out of jail, and offer them drinks, food, bus passes, basic first aid supplies, cigarettes, and whatever other treats we pulled together that day. A...
Dear Darling,
Dear Darling, I'm gonna be blunt with you: I saw someone the other day with the most amazing ass that I've seen, maybe ever, and I can't stop thinking about it. It's not like me to be so fixated on someone's anatomy as a source of attraction. Normally I'm downright...
Write to Homeless Advocate Amber Fitts
Amber Fitts, longtime resident of Eugene, Oregon, is being held in Idaho at Blaine County Detention Center. She was arrested in June and will be held without sentencing until at least October and is seeking support. Amber would love to receive letters to help...
On The Necessity of Care
"We called them survival programs pending revolution. They were designed to help the poeple survive until their consciousness is raised, which is only the first step in the revolution to produce a new America... During a flood the raft is a life-saving device, but it...
Mutual Aid Classifieds: August 2025
The Mutual Aid Classifieds is a compilation of requests from local groups that provide material aid and support throughout town, derived from a spokes-council meeting among local orgs. This list is updated monthly. Here are the descriptions of the organizations, how...