October 2025
Dissonant Weather: October
OCTOBER FORECAST Hey folks, I'm doing things slightly different this month. Due to a complex transition into Autumn, and for other reasons, I'm composing a more technical, extensive summary and polar vortex forecast, while adding some speculative thoughts about early...
Feds Take Person at Lane County Jail Following Release from Custody
Report submitted documenting arrest on 10/15/2025 Federal agents take someone into custody just as they are released from Lane County jail. A witness who filmed says it was ICE agents, and the abductee is a person of color. "The person captured was being released from...
Disabled Love: Racism in Community
I go to the altar in my heart and light the candle, asking Spirit to bless my writing about racism in community. Mother God, Parent Earth, and all that is Love, please help me tell the truth, now and every day of my life. Thank you. admit it...
Flock Timeline in Lane County
Lane County x Flock Safety Timeline In light of increasing public discourse and mainstream media coverage over the installation of Flock Safety cameras across Lane County, we've compiled a timeline that summarizes the history of closed-door decision making and public...
Acting and Activism Unite in MEND: An Anti-Capitalist Theatrical Spell
A DIY community performance weaving art, ritual, and resistance This November, a queer, multi-generational cast of performers will debut an original play at the Lavender Network (440 Maxwell Rd). MEND is a theatrical spell for dismantling empire: featuring...
Report: FBI and ICE raid in EUGENE, OR
Submitted to dissonant times anonymously On the morning of October 15th, ICE and the FBI raided Woodland Creek Apartments in Bailey Hill. FBI tactical units took point on a criminal warrant service and ICE assisted. The person named in the warrant was taken...
Um… what exactly is the Eugene radical mental health collective?
You are welcome to join the Eugene Radical Mental Health Collective in forming significant support and community. We build mutual aid mental health with others who are striving for a better world. Eugene Radical Mental Health Collective brings together people...
The Power Potential of Organized Anarchists: Lessons from the Sacramento Anarchist Bookfair
Earlier this month, anarchists from southern California to northern Washington gathered at the Sacramento bookfair to share books and zines, build relationships, and figure out what’s possible in the ultimate fight to topple fascism. Some of the most...
Free Skool Eugene: One year of skill-shares, following in the legacy of anti-authoritarian education
Free Skool Eugene is a collective that organizes spaces to share skills and knowledge, free of cost and state control. I sat down with organizers Jamie, Cyn, Janae, Emily, and Alex to chat about the project, their reflections after the first year, and their...
Time Before and After
by: Sense > An open call for membranes of time, this inaugural post (amid calls for sanity) let's what exists before and after sanity be sense, and what exists before and after sense, below. Before sense, there was the scourge - a boiling fester of...
Mutual Aid Classifieds: October
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...
Art is for Liberation: Interview and Album Review with Femme Dagger
Ahead of Femme Dagger's upcoming release of their album Glitter in the Cut, I talked with Annah Anti-Palindrome. Using a looping system, kitchen utensils, gas-masks, raw eggs, found objects, and Annah's own body(mostly throat), she performs with Temple Kirk on...