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<br />For more information about these open houses and the public hearing, please contact Cosette Rees, Lane Transit
<br />District, at 541-682-6143, or cosette.rees@ltd.org; or Eugene Transportation Planner Kurt Yeiter at 541-682-8379, or
<br />kurt.m.yeiter@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />February Human Rights Project Training on Track
<br />The City of Eugene’s Human Rights Commission will host a human rights framework training on Tuesday, Feb. 15,
<br />from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., at Studio One in the Hult Center. Eugene is among select cities pioneering the
<br />implementation of a human rights framework into City programs and policies and community organizing. In bringing
<br />together the Mayor and City Council with advisory body members, the Human Rights Commission hopes to increase
<br />knowledge of the human rights framework, as well as create a network of informed leaders able to represent human
<br />rights principles in their respective areas.
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<br />Internationally recognized trainers Ejim Dike, human rights project director for the Urban Justice Center in New York
<br />City, and Anu Menon and Emily Murase from the Status of Women Department in San Francisco, will lead the
<br />training. Dike has worked on social policy issues for more than 10 years and in the domestic human rights arena for
<br />the past eight years. Her human rights work focuses on addressing poverty and discrimination using a human rights
<br />framework. Under her leadership, the Human Rights Project at the Urban Justice Center has championed an annual
<br />report card on the human rights record of New York City Council members. Menon and Murase have been
<br />instrumental in groundbreaking work in San Francisco which was the first city in the world to adopt and implement
<br />the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
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<br />The training is open to Eugene City Councilors, and all City board, committee and commission and members. For
<br />more information, please contact Holly LeMasurier at 541-682-5619, or holly.k.lemasurier@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />Upcoming Events - Save the Dates
<br />Asian Celebration - Lane County Fairgrounds, Feb. 19 and 20: The City of Eugene
<br />will have a robust presence with a total of four booths at the Asian Celebration, two
<br />for overall City services, a booth for Eugene Police and a booth that will be shared by
<br />Fire/EMS and Fire Med. Every year this family-oriented event comes alive with food,
<br />music, dance, vendors, drummers and martial arts displays, and it never disappoints
<br />event-goers. Save the date for a weekend of fun, music, dance and food. For more
<br />information, please contact Michelle Mortensen, City Manager’s Office, at
<br />michelle.e.mortensen@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-6378.
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<br />Project Homeless Connect - Lane County Fairgrounds, Mar. 17: The fifth annual Project Homeless Connect (PHC)
<br />event will begin on Thursday, Mar. 17, at the Lane County Fairgrounds. The event will connect guests with services
<br />they need but may not be able to afford or didn’t know about. Hundreds of volunteers and community donors will
<br />come together to make this one-day event possible.
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<br />Some of the services and items available at PHC are free haircuts, photographs, pet
<br />food and veterinary care, dental clinics, medical care, confidential counseling, veterans’
<br />services, bicycle repair, and body work such as massage and reiki. A family area will
<br />feature toys, children’s items, books and children’s supplies. The adult area will provide
<br />backpacks, sleeping bags, clothing, socks and shoes, and much more to anyone in
<br />need, as supplies last. In addition to all of these services, guests will enjoy a free breakfast and lunch, and live music
<br />throughout the day. For more information, please contact Michelle Mortensen, City Manager’s Office, at
<br />michelle.e.mortensen@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-6378.
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<br />January 27, 2011
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