Dissonant Times
Willamette Valley Grassroots Media
Dissonant Times
Willamette Valley Grassroots Media
March 2026
MARCH 29 DISSONANT WEATHER REPORT
QUICK SUMMARY Temperatures will begin to drop this weekend. A strong atmospheric river arrives Tuesday night, March 31. Every other night this coming week could reach 29–38°, with patchy fog and frost on some nights. The first half of April will probably be...
About the Cover Art
I first read this quote when I saw it shared in reference to the u.s.-isreali war on iran. It put words to the growing, crushing feeling I’d been having of all my grief and rage colliding. The feeling I had when I heard about a member of our community being kidnapped...
Emergency Rooms in Crisis: Understanding the Corporate Infiltration into PeaceHealth
On March 20th, Eugene Emergency Physicians leveraged its new rights under SB 951 and filed a lawsuit against PeaceHealth and ApolloMD, elucidating the “friendly physician” model that ApolloMD is using as an out-of-state MSO to overstep beyond the administrative realm...
Dissonant Times One Year Anniversary Comedy/Punk Show
Come celebrate our one year anniversary as a grassroots, people-powered publication! There will be: COMEDY - Local jokesters will be making fun of niche Eugene sub-cultures from 7-8pm MUSIC - Hear music by Sneer Brute, Sargent Pitviper, Liquid Cross, The Burrow, and...
On The Usefulness of Poetry
If gaza is the soul of Palestine, The west bank is the heart, And both are bleeding, Both are in a state of shock, Tractors across their veins, Their arteries poisoned, Their airwaves struggling for life. Maybe the time for poetry is dead, Buried in a mass grave Along...
Amber Fitts: Request for Continued Support
Amber Fitts, longtime resident of Eugene, Oregon, and advocate for the unhoused, is being held in prison in Idaho. She was arrested in June of 2025 and is seeking support. Amber would love to receive letters, and funds for commissary and legal fees. Amber is a...
Mutual Aid Classifieds, March 2026
The Mutual Aid Classifieds is a compilation of support opportunities from local groups that provide material aid and support locally. Read about how people are taking care of each other, and how you could participate. What is Mutual Aid? Mutual Aid is, simply put,...
Oregon Burning
by Hakiyim Hakiyim is a wildland firefighter and father of four who is facing six years in prison for self-defense against a racially motivated attack, despite his aggressor admitting he started the fight. Support this defender of our forests State of Oregon vs Brian...
love is a challenge: what I’ve learned in community
I believe in supportive community and want it, but community is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I’m going to come out and say that community is how people are supposed to live, and most “mental illnesses” are not diseases, but are actually the fruition of...
Poem: Hole-y Socks
I feel worn out; Like a holey sock, Sunday's best, never fails the test, May expose some toe, or flash some heel, If you don't like it; Then you gotta learn to deal! I'll never throw out my worn out foot sweaters, I'll wear them in the rain; And while I stomp through...
No years in Prison for Broken Windows
A statement by Eugene Jail Support to all members of the ICE OUT protest community: Spurred on by ICE's increasing activity, including the state sanctioned murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Eugene has given nearly 2 months of sustained resistance against the...
From Minneapolis To Oregon : Week of Action Report-back
by Voi:d Minneapolis organizers started planning the Feb 25 - March 1 week of action, Bring the Heat, Melt the Ice, just a few weeks before it began. They put the call for out-of-towners and locals alike to come learn together and help keep up momentum beyond the end...
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Dissonant Times is published by a small editorial team based in Eugene, Oregon, with the help of a mixed bag of volunteer contributors and advisors. We are community powered and at present our only funding comes from supporters of grassroots, citizen journalism.
That funding is used to pay editorial and contributor stipends and will eventually enable us to become a print publication.
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