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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 2017)
CALENDAR Five environmental activists currently facing felony charges in four states for temporarily shutting down fossil fuel pipelines to fight climate change will discuss their nonviolent direction action this weekend. The “valve turner” protest was in response “to a call from the Standing Rock Sioux for international prayer and action on the growing climate emergence,” organizers say. On Oct. 11, 2016, activists Ken Ward, Annette Klapstein, Emily Johnston, Michael Foster and Leonard Higgins (previously of Corvallis, now living in Eugene) shut off emergency valves on five pipelines from Washington to Minnesota, stopping the flow of tar sands oil into the U.S. Their message was, “We are in a climate emergency now.” With the final easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline granted under the climate-change-denial-oriented Trump administration, the valve turners say that our future is hanging in the balance. Higgins says, “Because of the climate change emergency I am committed to the moral necessity of participating in nonviolent direct action to protect life.” “‘Rebellious’ Valve Turners Speak on Civil Disobedience, the Dakota Pipeline” is 7 pm, Friday, Feb. 24 at the First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive Street in Eugene and 6:30 pm, Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Corvallis Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2945 N.W. Circle Blvd., with author Kathleen Dean Moore. FREE. Find out more at shutitdown.today. — Camilla Mortensen Open Session Figure Drawing, 6:30-9pm, Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St., Spfd. $6. “Out of the Fog,” meeting of Marijuana Anonymous, 7:30pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 1300 Pearl St. FREE. HEALTH Cognitive Emotional Wellness Acupuncture, 10am- 12:15pm, Trauma Healing Project, 2222 Coburg Rd., 687- 9447. $10. Forever Fit: Getting More w/ Less w/Kevin Cosmo, 1-2:30pm, Natural Grocers, 201 Coburg Rd., 345-3300. FREE. Acupuncture Healing Circle, 1:30-2:45pm, Trauma Healing 24 Project, 2222 Coburg Rd., Call for appt., 678-9447. $15. KIDS/FAMILIES Classroom tours while school is in session at Waldorf, adults & babes-in- arms only, 8:30-10:30am, RSVP 683-6951 x103, 1350 McLean Blvd. FREE. Lapsit Storytime, ages 3 & under w/adult, 10am, Spfd. Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Preschool Storytime, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, 682- 8316. FREE. Sensory Storytime, 1pm, down- town library. FREE. Legos, 4pm, Eugene Public Library. FREE. February 23, 2017 • eugeneweekly.com Children’s Intro to Ki continues. See Monday. Family Swims at warm saltwater Tamarack Pool continues. See Monday. Rush Hour Resistance contin- ues. See Thursday, Feb. 23. LECTURES/CLASSES Build a Wardrobe That Works for You, 1-3pm., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd.$13-$15. Spring Cleaning: Weeding & Seeding, 1-3pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd. $14-$17. Intro to Ki continues. See Monday. Talks at the MNCH continues. See Thursday, Feb. 23. LITERARY ARTS Book Signing, Rejected Princesses by Jason Porath, 326 Main St., Spfd. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Point” contin- ues. See Thursday, Feb. 23. “Truth Television,” live call-in local news/politics, 6pm, Comcast 29. “That Atheist Show,” weekly call- in, 7pm, Comcast 29, 790-6617. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Mom & Baby Stroller Run, 9:30am, Run Hub Northwest, 515 High St., 344-1239. FREE. Community Group Run, 3-6 miles, 6pm, Run Hub Northwest, 515 High St., 344-1239. FREE. WDYK Trivia w/Kevin, 6pm, Friendly St. Deli. FREE. WDYK Trivia w/Zach, 7pm, Bugsy’s Bar & Grill. FREE. Pinball Knights, 3-strikes pinball tournament w/IFPA points, 21 & over, 8pm, Blairally, 245 Blair Blvd., 683-1721. $10 buy in. Duplicate Bridge continues. See Thursday, Feb. 23. Pool Hall continues. See Thurs- day, Feb. 23. SOCIAL DANCE Ballroom Dancing, ages 18+, 7pm, Wil- lamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd. $3-$3.50. Scottish Country Dancing, 7-9pm, Santa Clara Grange, 295 Azalea Dr. First time FREE, monthly $15. Lindy Hop, East Coast, Charles- ton, 8-10pm, Veterans Memorial Building, 1626 Willamette St. $5. TEENS Grrrl Jamz, practice an in- strument w/Grrrlz Rock, for girls 10-18, 3-6pm, Ophelia’s Place, 1577 Pearl St., #100. FREE. Women’s Advisory Council for girls 12-18, 4-5pm, Ophelia’s Place, 1577 Pearl St., #100. FREE.
