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Did you know . . . We design, manufacture and hand dye our Tencel and rayon clothing right here in Eugene . . . ? durable, comfortable, easy machine-wash and dry Saturday, August 7 4:20 Start Time Live Music • Open Mic The BULB RANCH 1475 Brooklyn Ave., Glenwood (Behind Dairimart) MOONLIGHT Serenade & Cinema Broadway Plaza • Downtown Eugene FINAL WEEK Friday, August 6 Association (100 percent). A mother of three in California started MMOB. Through the organization’s “Adopt- A-Swing-State” campaign, individuals in swing states such as Oregon send personal- ized letters and voter registration cards to unregistered women. The names come from a national database compiled by WVWV. “We’re ‘moms’ because we target moth- ers, not because all of our letters writers are moms,” Knight told me, although most of the people involved are parents. Some writers ask their children to illustrate the letters they’re sending. Knight has divided an estimated 250 let- ter writers in the Eugene-Springfield area into groups of four or five, each headed by a captain. The small group format is a familiar form of grassroots organizing. “I can give away 500 names a night,” Knight said, which is sometimes faster than the addresses arrive from MMOB’s central office in California. Knight estimates having distributed 5,300 names of unregistered moms since joining MMOB June 3. She has also written several pamphlets and has financed the Eugene action, although she is now fundraising. I asked if her daughter, Rosemary, has deco- rated any of her own letters. Knight smiled and said, “I haven’t had the chance to write any.” The dialogue between voter registration activists and non-voters includes many voic- es. A woman may choose to vote in support of a candidate. Another may vote to select the figurehead of a system she fights. Another may choose not to vote. “The work I see myself doing,” Mitzel said, “is open, honest communication with human beings on this planet.” ew R ESOURCES • Women’s Voices, Women Vote (WVWV): www.WVWV.org • Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND): www.wand.org Susan Cundiff, Eugene Program Director, 344-6443 • League of Women Voters of Lane County: 81 E. 14th Ave., Eugene, 343-7917, e-mail: league@lwvlc.org • New Voters Project: www.newvotersproject.org Justin Barker, Eugene canvas director, 338-8141 • Mainstreet Moms Oppose Bush (MMOB), www.themmob.com Holly Knight, Eugene coordinator, 344-9948, e-mail: tomholly@willamette.net • Mother Kali’s Books: Open 10-6, Monday through Saturday, 720 E. 13th Suite 102, 343-4864, email: info@motherkalis.com • UO Student Vote Coalition: Amy DuFour, 346-0628 • NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon: www.prochoiceoregon.org, www.oregonwomenvote.com (available Aug. 18), (503) 223-4510 ext.14 • Emma Goldman’s work can be found at Mother Kali’s Books, the Eugene Public Library and on the Internet. Live music at 8pm • Movies at dusk Admission Free ($2 sugg. donation) AUGUST 6: Modern Times also . . . Summer Shows for the Entire Family Impact! Arts 2520 Harris St. • Eugene Final Week! Aug. 5, 6, 7 • 11:30am www.hcexpeditions.com 822-8288 or 1-888-461-7238 Come see us at Belknap Hot Springs Resort Wellsprings Friends School An Independent Alternative High School Open Houses Wed. 8/11 • Thurs. 8/19 • Tues. 8/24 6:30-8:30pm accredited • small classes • supportive community problem-solving, non-judgemental approach diverse staff and students • experiential learning d & Scenic Wil High Country Expeditions Rafting Trips “A Culture of Affirmation” FRIENDS SCHOOL 5 Annual th Upper McKenzie • Upper Klamath Cal-Salmon • Rogue & other NW Rivers Jani Hoberg Show “ITALIAN REFLECTIONS” Summer Rafting Special August through September Rafting Coupon La Follette off Broadway 10% OFF 1/2 Day Join us for First Friday in our new location Rafting Trips OR $40.00 Sun. & Wed. Rafting Trips This coupon must be presented at the time of booking. Only valid for McKenzie Rafting Trips. 10% off will only be applied to adult rates. Not to be combined with other specials. 14 AUGUST 5, 2004 3590 W. 18th Avenue Eugene • 686-1223 August 6, 2004 • Group & Student Discounts • 1/2 to multi-day adventures • Relaxing scenic floats • Fun-filled family trips • Class 4 & 5 adventures • Trips run 7 days a week • Located on the McKenzie River • Locally owned & operated Reception: 5:30-8:30pm Featuring live music: Cyndy Duerfeldt – vocals • Jim Bourgeois – piano September 3, 2004 Reception: 5:30-8:30pm GALLERY & FRAMING Monday-Friday 10am-6pm Saturday 10am-5pm La Follette off Broadway 931 oak street Eugene, Or 97401 541 . 484 . 1420
