Dalit Baum, Ph.D., is an Israeli feminist, anti-occupation activist and co-founder of “Who
Profi ts from the Occupation” [whoprofi ts.org] in the Coalition of Women for Peace, that studies
and reports corporate complicity in the Israeli occupation of Palestine. She will speak in Eugene,
Tuesday, April 17, 7pm on “Occupy the Occupation” - how feminist/LGBQT and solidarity activ-
ists can take on the corporate profi teers from war and occupation and will describe the success of
the Boycott-Divest-Sanction [BDS] movement around the world.
Willamette Hall 100, University Oregon 1371 E 13th
Co-sponsored by Students for Palestinian Liberation & Al-Nakba Awareness Project,
Dalit will also be speaking in Corvallis Monday, April 16, 2012, 7:00PM
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship • 2945 NW Circle Blvd. • 6pm Potluck
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APRIL 12, 2012
EUGENE WEEKLY
On April 5 EW published an unfl attering
letter (“WOW Hall Problems”) and the
present staff and board of the Community
Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA)
would like to reply.
Since 1975 the WOW Hall has been
operated by the nonprofi t Community Center
for the Performing Arts. In that time, there
have been thousands of community members
involved with the CCPA. Our history in the
community is one of the most stalwart points
of devotion common among the volunteers,
staff and board. Our continuing contributions
are part of the thriving cultural nucleus in
Eugene. Protecting our ability to provide
our resources to the community long into the
future is where we stand united.
Contrary to an unfounded assertion, the
CCPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Act
prohibits discrimination in hiring and
promotion — which is not alleged. The
law does not require that every job be
advertised. Over the past two years, two
staff positions were advertised, while
others were fi lled by longtime volunteers
who had been trained for the jobs.
It was suggested that the CCPA would
possibly not survive a routine IRS audit.
Nothing supports the claim. Carole
Goerger, the CCPA bookkeeper for four
years and also an employee of the CPA
fi rm that’s done our tax return the past two
years, calls this an “inaccurate statement”
not based on actual facts.
The CCPA recently established
a fi nancial reserve for unexpected
expenses as well as seed money for future
improvements. Our fi nancial position has
been and remains strong.
CCPA staff and board have been working
on a large number of projects with people in
the community to accomplish a lot of great
things: writing a lesson plan and teaching
a sound/light workshop; building a new
booth at the Oregon Country Fair; providing
shows, classes and workshops for all ages,
incomes and musical tastes; training new
volunteers; preserving heritage trees;
working with neighbors on grant projects;
and achieving all that while hitting our
budget targets and making improvements to
the WOW Hall every year!
Last month, hundreds of people had a
wonderful time experiencing live music.
We had a free Brain Awareness Expo put on
by the UO Brain Development Lab. Author
Charles Eisenstein offered an all-day seminar
on “Sacred Economics.” We also had dozens
of people volunteer for two days of spring
cleaning. Every month, you can be a part of
something that matters at the WOW Hall.
We would absolutely love interested
community
members
to
consider
volunteering at the WOW Hall and see
fi rst-hand what it’s like. Come back and
see for yourself how things are going.
Members of the WOW Hall can become
board members and by bringing your
specialized experience, you can help to
help make the organization even stronger.
We always need help and welcome positive
energy that is thoughtful and productive.
We, members of the community, are all
working together to make decisions that
we feel are best for the organization and
the community overall.
Michael Zarkesh and
the CCPA staff and board
FARR’S OMISSION
In the March issue of the Vagabond,
Eugene City Councilor Pat Farr has an
article about the city’s history of assisting
the homeless, including the present
task force, Opportunity Eugene. In fact,
Opportunity Eugene began thanks to the
initiative of a group called Occupy Eugene,
which Farr and other city council members
had voted to evict from their peaceful
encampment at Jefferson and 7th.
From its inception, Occupy Eugene has
been a haven for those living on the streets,
people who routinely experience the heavy
consequences of social and economic
inequality. They assisted Occupy Eugene with
their diversity, participation and knowledge
of how to survive in the elements. Occupy
Eugene assisted them by empowering their
voices and installing food and medical tents
to their benefi t. Farr fails to mention in his
article the work of the Occupy participants,
community allies, and homeless persons that
make up the task force and its potential.
Nicole Medema
Eugene
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