Events

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Saturday, November 18 and Sunday November 19, 2:00 pm, Very Little Theatre Come early for refreshments in the lobby, then enjoy this one-act play about a grandmother and granddaughter finding ways to reconnect through stories. Stay afterward for a discussion with elder Marta Lu Clifford and cast, and hear excerpts from illioo Native Theatre’s new play BlueJay’s Canoe.
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Meet community fire organizations and local artisans, shoot free throws, and support wildfire resilience and Indigenous land management! Open to students, faculty, staff, community members, and more.
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Join the SAB Arts & Culture team as we welcome Steph Littlebird for her free dinner presentation BE Passionate in the EMU Ballroom on November 21st. Doors & Dinner: 5:00pm Presentation: 6pm-7:00pm followed by Q&A 7-7:30pm
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Join SCR Associate Dr. Catalina De Onís this month when she will lecture on her SCR Small Grant Program funded bilingual children's book “¡Juntes por la justicia climática! Together for Climate Justice!". During her book talk and signing she will describe the role of her student coauthors and the importance of teaching climate justice to new generations.
PIELC
Land Air Water—the Environmental Law Society at Oregon Law—has announced the dates and theme for the 42nd annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC). With "Cultivating Community" as its theme, this year's PIELC will take place at the University of Oregon from Friday, March 1 to Sunday, March 3, 2024. All are welcome!
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March 4-6, 2024 at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA.

Past Events

Gallery visitors stand around artworks created by the Fuel Ladder collective for their project, "Ignition"
Fuel Ladder, a recently established interdisciplinary collective of artists, designers, and thinkers exploring the climate crisis through the lens of wildfire, is supported by the Ford Family Foundation and the University of Oregon's Center for Art Research. Several "Ignition" artists and the event curator, Emily Eliza Scott, are UO faculty. 
Event announcement for The Futures of Work symposium
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The Pacific Northwest Just Futures Institute presents an exciting symposium, "The Futures of Work: Climate and Lifeways in the Pacific Northwest." 
Brenda Brainard leads a basketry workshop
UO Common Reading and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History invite you to join Brenda Brainard (Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians) for a day-long basketry workshop.
Thurston Hills
UO Common Reading and the UO Outdoor Program invite you to learn about forest defense while hiking through the beautiful Thurston Hills with local nonprofit Cascadia Wildlands. 
Erb Memorial Union
Head to the University of Oregon's Erb Memorial Union to hear from local organizations on the work they are doing to support decarbonization across the Eugene community. 
Marie Watt
UO Common Reading invites you to join "Calling Companion Species," an artist talk by Marie Watt (Seneca) with the Center for Art Research.
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Join the University of Oregon Student Sustainability Center to help paint hummingbird feeders that will be donated to community members to support pollinator populations throughout our region. 
Grove Garden
Join the UO Sustainability Center for some weeding, site maintenance, and other garden work at UO's Grove Garden on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Sustainability Open Houses bring together stakeholders from across campus to share work and spark ideas that lead to collaborations and cross-pollinations between academics and operations, learning and working. 
Event announcement for Open for Climate Justice: A Panel with the Just Futures Institute
Join the Pacific Northwest Just Futures Institute for Racial and Climate Justice and UO Libraries to learn about the design, theory, and creation of multimedia public scholarship projects. 
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Professor Matthew L.M. Fletcher, a leading scholar and expert in Indian law, will deliver his talk entitled "The Duty of Protection to Indian Tribes," for the 16th lecture in the series dedicated to the legacy of late Oregon Law dean Rennard Strickland. 
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Passionate about environment and sustainability? Hear from UO alumni and ask questions about what it's like to work in this growing sector that attracts talent from a variety of academic backgrounds. 
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Sarah Wald, associate professor of Environmental Studies & English and 2022-23 faculty research fellow with the Oregon Humanities Center, will give a Work-in-Progress talk, "Race, Recreation, and Storytelling in the Outdoor Diversity Movement," on Friday, October 21 at 12 PM in 159 PLC. 
An overhead view shows a person wearing bright orange clothes and a bike helmet, riding a bicycle along a double-white traffic line, and carrying a delivery in a backpack. White text over a red background reads: Gig Economy Predatory Platforms, Precarious Work, featuring Juliet Schor 6:30 p.m. Wed. Oct. 19 175 Knight Law Center
Wayne Morse Chair Juliet Schor will give a public lecture at 6:30 p.m. in 175 Knight Law Center, 1515 Agate St.  This lecture is part of the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics' 2021-23 theme, "Making Work Work." 
Professor Mary Wood smiles and holds a Natural Resources Law textbook she coauthored.
The extractive practices of industrial logging have already wreaked havoc on waters, wildlife, and the health of many community members. Oregon Law professor Mary Wood will discuss how natural resources that forests provide, including clean drinking water and breathable air, are a public trust.