In the past, city council goals haven’t
been very important. Most city staff time and
money is already committed to the daily op-
erations of the city and meeting goals and
projects established by prior councils. Some
earlier councilors have criticized city staff for
simply listing what they already are doing as
working toward the broadly worded council
goals.
There did appear to be at least some hint
of consensus on not having any goals at all.
“We haven’t even decided if we need
goals,” said Councilor Jennifer Solomon.
Taylor, Solomon’s political opposite on
the council, appeared to agree. “I’m not sure
we need goals.”
—Alan Pittman
fringe experimentation to becoming the
mainstream way we design our urban envi-
ronment?” they ask.
Featured speakers include Stuart Cowan,
Kathryn McCamant, Lois Arkin, Mark
Lakeman, Richard Register and Jim Leach.
Live music, networking and a showing of the
film Visions of Utopia will be part of the con-
ference. For further information and a com-
plete schedule of events, see http://edc.uore-
gon.edu
WEED HEATER
The city of Eugene has a new weapon
against weeds that doesn’t involve chemical
warfare.
An “eco-weeder” system kills plants with
infra-red heat. The device superheats the tar-
geted weed, causing it to dry up and die. The
eco-weeder works well in sensitive natural
areas because it doesn’t harm nearby plants
or pollute waterways. It can also be used in
rainy weather where chemical spraying is not
very effective.
But the city still plans to use plenty of
toxic chemicals in parks. The eco-weeder
doesn’t work well on grasses and bigger
weeds and takes more time to use than herbi-
cides, according to a city newsletter that
stated, “Although it will not entirely replace
the need for chemical-based products, this
system will reduce the amount of herbicides
used in Eugene’s park system.”
—Alan Pittman
A WORLD
AGAINST WAR
Anti-war protests and rallies have erupted
around the world during the past two weeks.
According to the BBC, more than 100,000
people marched through Jakarta, the capital
of Indonesia — the world’s most populated
Muslim country — in an angry protest
against the U.S. war on Iraq. Many wore tra-
ditional Muslim dress.
China held its first ever officially sanc-
tioned anti-war protest, although only about
100 students gathered at Beijing University.
Students held a banner that read “Respect
life, oppose war.”
The BBC further reports that in Genoa,
DON’T FIGHT
A free introductory nonviolence training
workshop will be held next Sunday, April
13th.
The training focuses on the philosophy,
principles and tools of nonviolence.
Participants will learn the stages of organiz-
ing an effective and progressive social
movement, and plan together for future po-
litical actions and continued community
building. The Sunday, April 13th free train-
ing is from 1 pm to 6 pm in the EWEB
Training Room. Call the Nonviolence
Response Network, 896-3996 for registra-
tion and information.
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ENVIRONMENTALISM
The 9th annual HOPES (Holistic Options
Planet Earth Sustainability) Conference will
be held April 10-13 at the UO. The theme is
“Ecological Urbanism.” The conference is
presented by the Ecological Design Center,
of the UO School of Architecture and Allied
Arts, an interdisciplinary organization com-
mitted to the development and promotion of
work that “strives to create environmentally
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BEND OREGON
Members of Students for Peace at UO are
finding different ways of drawing local atten-
tion to world problems, including a new
once-a-month, rain-or-shine bike ride in
protest of our nation’s dependence on foreign
oil as a primary energy source. Rides are the
first Thursday of every month, beginning at
3:45 pm. Riders gather in front of the UO
Amphitheater. A ride is scheduled for
Thursday, April 3.
About 35 students rode bikes and carried
signs through the streets of Eugene in the first
Bikes Not Bombs ride March 6. The cyclists
circled the Federal Building several times to
make their presence felt.
Although “Bikes not Bombs” does not
formally protest a war in Iraq as the name im-
plies, the connection is unavoidable. “Oil
consumption has led to countless environ-
mental, economic and political problems in
the U.S. and abroad,” says one organizer. The
U.S. Office of Transportation Technology re-
ports that the U.S. consumes 840 million
gallons of petroleum daily, a cost of $1.5
billion.
— John Husby
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