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impacting environmental justice. Examples of panel topics are: the prison industrial complex, food justice, and indigenous envi- ronmental justice. Speakers include David Roach, Earl Kingik and Omoleye Sowore. Alicia Raquel will follow Sowore’s speech with guerrilla theater and slam poetry. All events are free and are at the UO EMU, run- ning from 10:30 am to 10 pm Saturday. Food is also free and registration is not required. • Citizens for Public Accountability. The second in a series of public events, this one called, “Making Downtown Work,” is set for 7 pm Wednesday, April 9, at WOW Hall, West 8th at Lincoln. Working groups from the April 1 meeting will report, and experts in urban planning, design, real estate, economics and social dynamics will talk about the “larger picture of downtown Eugene.” Mayor Kitty Piercy will facilitate. For more information visit www.lanecpa. org/cpa or www.downtowneugene.com or call 349-8682. T ake April 17 6:30 pm UO EMU Amphitheater FLAX • A Global Exchange Tour on free trade is coming to Eugene next week. “NAFTA’s Failed: Alternatives for Trade, Immigration and Security” will be at 7 pm Thursday, April 10, at the UO Law School, Room 175. Speakers Hector Sanchez and John Gibler will talk on how NAFTA and related poli- cies have failed and led to accelerated Mexican immigration; how “NAFTA-plus” economic and security arrangements are being forged behind closed doors among corporations and executive branches of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico; and how citi- zens in all three countries are pushing for better alternatives to these “agreements.” For more info, call CALC, 485-1755. • A fun-raiser for the Rob Handy cam- paign for county commissioner is set for 6 pm to 9 pm Thursday, April 10, at Cozmic Pizza. The event features a “Reduce/Re-use/ Recycle Silent Auction” along with live entertainment and food. To donate auction items, email friends@robhandy.com or call 484-9595. B ack Natural Nat at Fiber Fi Clothing Clot h ats ❊ j ewelry ❊ t ext extiles ❊ f air t ra rade Gifts ❊ c ar ards ❊ & more mo G REATER REATE E R G O OODS 515 HIGH 541.485.4224 EUGENE www . g reater g oods online . com T N he ight D OF HEAR S ICE UN VO THE LY L CH SPEAK OUT RA MAR Childcare scholarships available for UO Students. This event is wheelchair accessible. If any other acco modations are needed due to disability, contact the ASUO Women’s Center five working days prior to the event. For more info, contact the ASUO Women’s Center 346-4095 EMU Suite 3 or SASS at 484-9791 Your opportunity to show us how SELCO Break into the world of commercial production, win cash and maybe even see your work on local television! Just create a 23 second TV spot telling the world why they should join SELCO! Please check out: 0 0 0 , 5 e: $ z i r t P 00 5 Firs , 3 e: $ z i r d P n o c Se 500 , 1 $ : ize r P d r Thi selco.org/yourbigbreak for possible themes and contest details.* Entry Deadline: April 25 th Sizzles *Entrants must be 18 years or older. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM EUGENE WEEKLY APRIL 3, 2008 13
