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<br />Equity & Human Rights Manager Raquel Wells will join 10 - 20 other government officials and human rights agency
<br />representatives and advocates from El Paso, Seattle, New York, Vermont and other jurisdictions later this month for
<br />the roundtable. The HuRAH Campaign is covering expenses to make participation possible. The roundtable provides
<br />a great opportunity to share information about successes and challenges to enhance government programs and
<br />structures, improve accountability and ensure local policies are responsive to community needs.
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<br />Eugene’s invitation affirms the ongoing efforts of staff, elected officials, advisory group members and local residents to
<br />integrate human rights into City operations, policies and deliberations. The City is midway through the five-year
<br />Diversity & Equity Strategic Plan, and progress includes refreshed staff training, refined hate and bias response
<br />protocol, assessment of language access and interpretation resources, creation of an accessibility coordination plan,
<br />development of a self-assessment tool for cultural inclusivity (work and public spaces), renewed Human Rights
<br />Commission structure and ordinance, and development of public engagement guidelines.
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<br />For more information, contact Keli Osborn, City Manager’s Office, at keli.m.osborn@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-5406.
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<br />Glitterary Word Festival and Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros at Library
<br />On Saturday, Apr. 28, join in a celebration of children, families, and reading at the Glitterary Word Festival and Día de
<br />los Niños/Día de los Libros. The Eugene Public Library (EPL) and the Young Writers Association will host active
<br />literary arts adventures for all ages. Admission is free.
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<br />At the Downtown Library at 10 a.m., hear Young Writers Association contest winners read
<br />from their works. At 11 a.m., visit Imagination Stations for fun, hands-on activities with artists
<br />and writers, including an opportunity to record one’s own writing courtesy of KLCC.
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<br />Acclaimed writer Gary Soto (photo at right) will lead two writing workshops. His workshop
<br />from noon - 1:30 p.m. is for “kids who invite their favorite adults, or adults inviting their
<br />favorite kids.” His workshop at 3 p.m. is open to individual adult and teen poets. Both
<br />workshops are free-of- charge, with pre-registration required for limited spaces by calling
<br />541-682-5450 (press 2).
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<br />An additional writing workshop, Families Writing Together, will begin at noon, with no pre-registration required. Family
<br />members ages “eight to ancient” are invited to exercise their imaginations with Jesús Sepúlveda, a Chilean poet who
<br />teaches at University of Oregon (UO).
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<br />At 2 p.m., adults and teens are invited to a reading by Gary Soto at the Downtown Library, with books for sale and
<br />signing courtesy of the UO Duck Store. Born in California to working class Mexican-American parents, this bilingual
<br />writer works in many genres, including poetry, short stories, and children’s books. Soto has won many awards and
<br />honors, including being a National Book Award finalist.
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<br />Tears of Joy Theatre will perform a bilingual, musical puppet play for children and families at the Hult Center at 2 p.m.
<br />The show, “When Animals Were People / Fabulas Fabulosas,” brings folktales from Mexico and Argentina to life. Pick
<br />up free tickets at the Hult Center lobby starting at noon the day of the show.
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<br />The Glitterary Word Festival is co-sponsored by the Eugene Public Library, Young Writers Association, Lane Arts
<br />Council, Robertson Sherwood Architects, UO Duck Store, City of Eugene, Friends of the Library, and EPL Foundation.
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<br />For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library
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<br />Governor’s Director of Film and Video Visiting Eugene for Two Public Events
<br />Telecommunications Program staff are assisting State Director of the Oregon Film and Video Office Vince Porter with
<br />a public information session about an upcoming tax credit auction benefitting Oregon’s Film Production Investment
<br />Fund (OPIF). The City has historically supported film production incentives as an economic catalyst that attempts to
<br />put Oregon on a level playing field with other states offering even greater incentives for production crews to film in their
<br />state with direct benefits to area businesses and film crews.
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<br />Thanks to the program, the total amount of film and television production spending in Oregon last year was over $100
<br />million, nearly double the previous record. As a result of State legislation, beginning in July 2012, these tax credits will
<br />be sold via an online auction.
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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2
<br />April 19, 2012
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