Community Village Meeting February 12, 2026

Community Village Meeting February 12, 2026 (Zoom)

Present: Tim, Omo, Kim, Sam, David, Karla, Kelsey, Sara, Erin, Adrian, Diane,

Not: Kaitlyn,

Attendance: 100, maximum

Agenda:

Set Intention – 5
Agenda Review – 3
Site Report – 5
Fair Announcements
Additional Village Entrance
EAB task force
Restaurant Update?
1 Fun Thing – 5
Activist Report – 5
Village 50th anniversary – 20
Committees
Unfair Announcements-10
Strokes and pokes – 5

See the CHAT text at the bottom… And Ben’s Poem

Set Intention – 5

Adopt a posture to feel connected to the earth, 5 breaths together… Be grounded and aware of your own emotional state.

Agenda Review – 3

No Additions

Site Report – 5

Small branches on the ground, looks just grand. Not as wet as expected… 9-4pm the Fair is site open for walk abouts. After that, the gate closes.

Fair Announcements – 5

Kim: Council has assigned jobs for this year, check the website to see if your booth has a new liaison.
https://communityvillageocf.org/people-jobs/

Jain: Fair Family News is out yesterday, visit .net to read it. https://oregoncountryfair.net/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/2026/02/0226ffnFeb026.pdf

Additional Village Entrance (https://communityvillageocf.org/proposal-for-village-expansion/ )

Sam summarizes the info. Fair wanted to avoid cul-de-sacs and add a fire exit when this was brought to the Village. After many talks, a committee was created to work with the fair to create a new entrance with requirements we reached consensus on. See them with the above link. A Fair vendor booth was not happy, which stopped the process.

Now, we were reached out to by the Fair. They mentioned that the Booth is no longer there, and do we want to move forward? It would be up to us.

Comments:

Alita Miller sent the email to us saying Fair doesn’t really care, so it’s up to us. We spent a lot of time, came to consensus with certain limits, yes let’s move forward. Camping areas have been hard to secure, don’t need a new entrance. Glad it didn’t happen. Could be more inclusive. Not a good idea at this time, too much of our energy. Could be a great idea, more space, still be safe, new booth space maybe for Rainbow Village, more camping possible, let’s honor our original consensus please. Remember heated discussion back them, kids came out with colored pictures, make sure kid’s voices are considered if we go forward. If we pursue this, it would take some serious time to get it done, a multi-year process. If we say we wanna talk more, it would stay on their radar. Would like more flow moving through that space, wanna keep a gentle, healing space. We will meet the concerns as we pursue it, let’s do that. Right now, we are having trouble getting enough energy to do what we already have to do this year, this would be too much. Fair has a list of possible projects that go on the list, they might ask us again next year. Why would we want this? The village is so intimate… Karla: Maybe just tell the Fair that we ‘d like to keep this open for the future, so they know we didn’t just ignore them. Agree to move forward and follow Karla’s idea.

EAB task force

John and Amber will give update: Sharing slides… There is a Board task force repping different part of the Fair. Where we are, what we are doing. Don’t wanna have a Fair under a dead canopy… (FFN article) Lots of strategies under consideration… The Village has 85-95% ash trees. 5 years from now we will see signs of dying trees. This needs an arborist to take care of the trees we can keep. Where and when? See chat below or follow the link. It is a forest transition. https://oregoncountryfair.net/event/emerald-ash-borer-site-walk-13/

Restaurant Update

Sara and Karla went to a tasing Sunday, the selection committee is great. 3 different restaurants to taste, all very different. The Fair committee will look at what’s best for the Fair, then we get to comment. The stand out had all we want including a special and coffee (can’t identify the restaurant yet), but the lady has worked for Holy Cow, has done this at other festivals, wants to be in the village community, she knows what she is doing. Fingers crossed… More info in a few weeks. All 3 had great dinks as well as food. All open to early and late open hours for us. All were vegetarian. The chosen candidate will come to a Village meeting to get our input.

1 Fun Thing – 5

Recommend something to share: Podcast – the telepathy tapes. Adrian Tchaikovsky “Children of Time” book, sci-fi. Olympics opening ceremony is awesome, robins and red wing blackbirds are here. Watch the Superbowl Bad Bunny halftime!!! Mother Nature!!  “Heated Rivalry” on TV HBO Max, gay boys and hockey. Records: Joni Mitchell “Ladies of the Canyon”, George Gerswhin Concerto in F. Thanks to Kim taking time. I missed one… Arto  show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNG7H0r2-SE&t=7s .  YUUF background guitar music. H&H is awesome, long poem by Ben. Fair family party group watched Super Bowl, second the halftime show! Michael Pollen “Humanity is undergoing a real time change” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-interview-michael-pollan-says-humanity-is-about/id1200361736?i=1000748653456

Activist Report – 5

Eugene Peace Works, we do media stuff, sponsor other organizations including immigrant support. KEPW is their radio station and their largest project focusing on news, charter school, immigrant kids… 97.3FM. www.kepw.org  First Monday there’s a potluck. Kim signed up to make a monthly donation to this group, they are awesome, we are lucky to have them in the Village!

Village 50th anniversary – 20
          Committee volunteers needed.

The theme this year is our 50^th anniversary. Divvied up committees: Need more participants. Activity Committee and Statement of Values committee – update reaffirm…

Comments:
What the Fair looks like at night now, kinda mellow. Want more for this year! Chrissy wants in the committee. Remember the cocktail party? Fun, got too big, made too much noise, need ID’s to serve liquor? Talent Show! Tables and chairs at night to watch the stage…talent show. Be real anti-Authoritarian activists!! Yes to an elder’s panel discussion with questions. We could need more tables. Cocktail party!!! An Art Salon…

Let’s get this stuff done! We still have chairs in a storage unit for the cabaret, without alcohol? So many lights now! Has the Fair discussed ICE at the Fair? Go positive to how we make a difference over 50 years to counter the administration movement now. Campfire on Saturday, Party on Friday. Create a song with each booth writing a verse, maybe get an influencer to sing it, go viral: Ben. Lots of good ideas, both tonight and last meeting…embrace the chaos. Chrissy Peirsol on the night time committee. Have booths share truthful info about vaccines, etc! And mocktales are good. Include activist stuff in the talent show.

How to make this happen?? Define the job… Thursday and Friday night committee. Youth committee for sharing their vision.  Tim on Activity Committee. Yasha on Night Committee. Omo on Activity cabaret and peace march committee. Sara daytime activity (dance?) Fair has a get out the vote committee, too. Benjamin: Song idea at opening ceremony. Karla, which committee: Night activity, Other Activities (Tim). Values committee Taylor and Sam. Please put stuff in chat. Youth in talent show. Taylor has youth talent show experience: Activity Committee. We can do anything we want, in whatever group we want, let’s DO IT! Put together an idea and bring it to the village. Annie Merrill: Activity, activist action steps. Wanna do an elders panel thing: Kim

Summary: (if this is incorrect, please update ocfcvcc@gmail.com )

Activity Committee: Tim (lead), Yasha (night), Karla (night), Annie (activist), Chrissy (night), Taylor (youth), Ben (song), Anne Mattson  (song), Sara (dance), cathyrakers she,her,  K’Rene Kos, Jay patton,Kira Rafuse, Sara, Joy Shain (night), Karla (night)
Values Committee: Sam (lead), Taylor, Turtle, ….

Unfair Announcements-10

Sam: Virtual training from Oregon Immigrant’s Rights. Administration is not really deporting more, just doing it more scary ways. We don’t wanna help scare people by reposting, etc. so maybe verify ICE activity to inform rather than scare. Call 888-622-1510 to report ICE presence: where, time, activity.

C- count (# of officers)
L- location
E- equipment (uniforms, vehicles)
A- activity (checking IDs, etc)
R- report time

Sue: Get license plates too. Hang out at the Federal building 1-2 Mondays, Tuesday 12-2 sing with signs. Wednesday 12-4pm, 12-1 surge, 3-6 other groups. Thurs 10-noon Indivisible. Friday 12-2 raging grannys. Sunday SLUG queens at noon. Fun and important. See poster…

Omo: Art sale of KindTree at Valley River Center, call the number displayed there to buy.

Tim: www.kindtree.org KindTree – Autism Rocks is scheduling a Gala Fundraiser: Autism Walks through History, April 18^th at the Veterans Memorial Ballroom on Willamette St in the evening. Tickets online, donation for raffle items welcome. tim@kindtree.org

Taylor: Red hats knitting is opposed to NAZI’s. Making red hats and selling them to donated proceeds. Want one? jessie@cozyyarn… First Insta Ballet on 3-6, 5:30pm Farmer Market Pavilion https://instaballet.org/

Sara: Allie Ray performing at Oregon Wine Lab 2-5, awesome. Hult center has kids singing love songs. Mom Confession, a SNL skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wQhY5CMMl4

Laura: Cascade raptor center art challenge on display at Spr art cewnter 2^nd Friday art walk

Jair: American Arts therapy conference. Switzer museum Art /// see chat.

Strokes and pokes – 5

Intention at beginning was great.

Check-in in middle of items was so helpful, thanks, Sam.

What a great meeting, great to see everyone. The vibe is love!!

Smooth baby, smooth…Love!!

Thanks for the activist report!

You got 3 hours’ time worth of business in just 2 hours!

We need to make sure we have a Zoom meeting that allows for more than 100 people. Tell Sam if you know others who missed.

Thanks for your emails and your leadership, Sam.

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CHAT

@Sam Rutledge that moment of the “hot mic” will go down as the most “fun thing” that’s ever happened

Cat – Green Earth Booth Coordinator 6:28 PM
Gross out!!! 😛

K’Rene Kos 6:27 PM
Are we having booth breakouts tonite? (nope)

Jain and Sue 6:30 PM
Message sent before we joined the meeting.  Mystery to me, too

Cat – Green Earth Booth Coordinator 6:32 PM
@Sam Rutledge those host tools are also where you can control the mute button for everyone

Plaedo Wellman 6:34 PM
Appreciate you and these words Sam 🙂

You 6:34 PM
Set Intention – 5
Agenda Review – 3
Site Report – 5
Fair Announcements
Additional Village Entrance
EAB task force
Restaurant Update?
1 Fun Thing – 5
Activist Report – 5
Village 50th anniversary – 20
Committees
Unfair Announcements-10
Strokes and pokes – 5

Lorna 6:34 PM
🥰

Ali Gray (health & healing) 6:34 PM
🤗

Kavana B 6:39 PM
My screen has a blue arrow at either side, in the middle vertically.  Does your screen have that?

Taylor Rutledge – Needle Fox Arts (she/her) 6:42 PM
She is not allowed in.

Benjamin Luskin 6:38 PM
How do I shift screens to see other folk?

Charleen Justice 6:45 PM
If she knows someone’s number, she should call them and put it on speaker phone

Taylor Rutledge – Needle Fox Arts (she/her) 6:42 PM
Apparently there is a max number of participants and we have at least one person outside the Zoom meeting.

You 6:45 PM
https://communityvillageocf.org/proposal-for-village-expansion/

Lorna 6:46 PM
👍

David 6:46 PM
NO! MUTE!

Lorna 6:47 PM
Yes
It helps us be more inclusive

Cat – Green Earth Booth Coordinator 6:49 PM
Council – Please recognize that having zoom meetings is a desire of several village members. You might consider having another zoom meeting this season?

jay patton (CGS eureka) 6:49 PM
oh, also this provides more space and more camping.

Meredith Allen 6:49 PM
I agree with Omo. I don’t think we should.
I agree with Jain and Sue too!

jay patton (CGS eureka) 6:50 PM
good point about how things are different, that in the past it was pushed on us

Maggie Pecora 6:51 PM
It’s not good for the intimacy of the Village Experience. No thank you

Jain and Sue 6:52 PM
Also we’d have to boot Johnny Hahn out of his space, which  so don’t want tp do.

RJ + Anna 6:47 PM
Why are culdesacs dangerous?

Kelsey Kawders 6:51 PM
Looks like a spot has opened up if someone wants to let the person know.

jay patton (CGS eureka) 6:53 PM
good points tim
everyone has brought up good points

Laura R 6:48 PM
I have an AREAS person trying to join meeting but he is getting a message that it is at capacity.  Is there anything that can be done?

jay patton (CGS eureka) 6:54 PM
good point!

K’Rene Kos 6:55 PM
https://ocfpathplanning.org/

Lorna 6:55 PM
Slow is good. Lots to consider…

jay patton (CGS eureka) 6:56 PM
so if we don’t decide, we can have it stay as an open idea without “locking in” this plan.

jay patton (CGS eureka) 6:56 PM
good point!

Laura R 6:57 PM
Good point Ryan!

jay patton (CGS eureka) 6:58 PM
we could keep it an open idea and not do anything

Lorna 6:58 PM
Capacity is real!

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 6:58 PM
I would second Kelsey’s concern with not being able to drum up interest in building a committee to address this as an option.

jay patton (CGS eureka) 7:00 PM
we could say, nothing has changed. and we can discuss this in the future

Lorna 7:01 PM
So many considerations

jay patton (CGS eureka) 7:01 PM
it gives us more camping space and may give us another booth (rainbow?)

Turtle 7:01 PM
Could that extra space be used without opening another entrance?

Sara 7:01 PM
I have to agree it feels like a safe, quiet zone in an otherwise very overstimulating environment.

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 7:01 PM
Change totally can be good! I’d like to remain open to further discussion down the road, as well.

Rowan 7:03 PM
Growth and change, channeled in a positive way, is not necessarily a bad thing IMHO.

Tanya Stiller (she/they) 7:03 PM
Hi Freda Love!!!

diane albino, she, her 7:03 PM
I didn’t see the place for our quiet space-yurt, dome , and pyramid in the proposed plan

Jeanette Hardison 7:02 PM
Is there a zoom PHONE # i can call in to attend, to free up a zoom space for one of my boothmates?

John Alexander 7:03 PM
Oh shucks — could not get in. In now, hope I did not miss the EAB piece

jay patton (CGS eureka) 7:13 PM
but this is a long term discussion that needs to be developed in a short time.

jay patton (CGS eureka) 7:13 PM
they mentioned the inoculation. $200 per tree per year

K’Rene Kos 7:14 PM
https://oregoncountryfair.net/event/emerald-ash-borer-site-walk-13/

Leanna (she/they) 7:15 PM
Thank you for presenting on this important topic and doing this work!

Fungus 7:16 PM
Thanks John!

Patrick Emmons 7:17 PM
Any other tree-related news, as in tree health or recent changes in the canopy?
Can we be more specific about what type of cuisine it would be?

Yasha 7:20 PM
Was it vegetarian or vegan? I know in the past we wanted vegan options available too?

K’Rene Kos 7:20 PM
TY @Karla & @Sara Sweatt she/her!

John Alexander 7:21 PM
EAB WORKING GROUP DRAFT VISION
 
When we envision a future 20 to 30 years from the present, we will know that we have accomplished excellent stewardship with an appreciation for the historic ecology of the OCF Fairgrounds.
 
We will have overcome challenges like the arrival of Emerald Ash Borer by co-creating a novel, resilient, open socio-ecological system that is adaptable to climate change and that sustains the cultural transformation and community that is the OCF.
 
We will have institutionalized long-term land management principles based on the best available science, transparent processes, and inclusive engagement — all grounded on the OCF founding principles.
 
We will have educated the Fair Family about working with the land.
 
The OCF will occur every year in a safe woodland landscape—although that woodland might be comprised of different tree species that presently occur.
 
In short, we envision: an ecologically resilient managed wooded landscape that sustains the Oregon Country Fair.

John Alexander 7:22 PM
EAB Site Walk 2/21/12 PM — https://oregoncountryfair.net/event/emerald-ash-borer-site-walk-13/

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 7:22 PM
Absolutely excited to get further updates when the fair has made their decisions! Yay!

Sara 7:23 PM
Naughty and Night

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 7:23 PM
long love the Naughties!

John Alexander 7:25 PM
EAB Board Work Session 11/17/2025 Minutes with link to video — https://oregoncountryfair.net/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/2026/01/OCF-Board-Minutes-11.17.25.pdf

John Alexander 7:25 PM
Go birds!

Lucien Degler 7:25 PM
Children of Time – Adrian Tchaikovsky

Kavana B 7:25 PM
Based on the recommendations from this group last month, i read The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi, and enjoyed it, thanks y’all!

Meredith Allen 7:26 PM
Bad Bunny!

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 7:27 PM
AHHHH! Heated Rivalry is popular for a reason! Queer joy!

K’Rene Kos 7:28 PM
🫶 Peace Monks

Sara 7:28 PM
EBDANCER50 discount code still works for Cinderella 🙂

Charleen Justice 7:28 PM (Edited)
Michael (author of How to Change Your Mind) just wrote a new book about consciousness too.

Patrick Emmons 7:29 PM
It’s nice to get out and get some exercise in a park or a hiking trail! I’m up in Portland now and very close to Forest Park

Lucien Degler 7:30 PM
New album that feels old and reminiscent of great music…. Newest album from Lake Street Dive – Good Together… it’s excellent start to finish (not too many albums like that lately).

Dee 7:30 PM
Josh Vietti’s violin cover of Where is the Love

Sara 7:31 PM
What was the Joni Mitchell album recommended?

ladybug health and healing 7:32 PM
Ladies of the Canyon

K’Rene Kos 7:32 PM
That was ALOT of fun things!

David 7:33 PM
FOUR 50th Anniversaries 2026: Community Village, OSU Extension Master Gardener Program, The Ritz And Energy Park.
Any more?

Kavana B 7:35 PM
KEPW.org, 97.3 FM

Dee 7:35 PM
kepw.org

Patrick Emmons 7:36 PM
The ACLU could also be donated to!

Fungus 7:37 PM
Also, the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition.

Richard Wiget 7:38 PM
Yay!! We picked the Theme… 😍

jay patton (CGS eureka) 7:38 PM
please volunteer!

Richard Wiget 7:40 PM
Lets have a lumen limit!!

Turtle 7:41 PM
I love the fire pit

jay patton (CGS eureka) 7:42 PM
i like the idea of a social gathering like a cocktail party (i don’t drink but it is still fun)

joy shain 7:42 PM
I enjoyed the cocktail party!

L Welsh 7:42 PM
Thursday night Energy Park is doing a talent show!

jay patton (CGS eureka) 7:42 PM
i like the idea of a talent show!!!

christina peirsol 7:44 PM
We don’t have to have a happy hour we could do tea

christina peirsol 7:44 PM
I just want to see if we could be more intentional about what our nights

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 7:45 PM
Because I do really love the idea of a “cocktail” party

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 7:45 PM
And I’m sure we are very capable of making really yummy N/A drinks

joy shain 7:45 PM
Great idea Tim!

Jeanette Hardison 7:46 PM
Part of the internal village issue with Green Earth’s cocktail party was the amount of light (I heard “too much like Vegas”)

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 7:44 PM
It would be an option to offer mocktails and.. allow villagers to do what they like otherwise – was alcohol the reason for kickback?

Cat – Green Earth Booth Coordinator 7:46 PM
The alcohol was a big contribution to it “getting out of hand”.  I personally like the “mock tail” idea

Turtle 7:46 PM
mocktail party!

christina peirsol 7:46 PM
How could would it be if we had bedtime stories read by the bigger kids to the littler ones …. Or we could understand who would be the fire pit people.

Karla 7:46 PM
Yes. Alcohol was the issue

Brian 7:47 PM
As the official barback for years for the cocktail party, there were definitely plenty of n/a drinks available.

merry Kennedy 7:48 PM
I think it would be cool if it was a dress up sort of cocktail party!

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 7:48 PM
Join the committee!

Karla 7:48 PM
Dress up would be so much fun

Jeanette Hardison 7:48 PM
4A also started having a cocktail party alongside Green Earth’s

jay patton (CGS eureka) 7:49 PM
salud fred

Kelsey Kawders 7:49 PM
I like the idea of a similar seating set up to the 50th fair in 2019 with an open mic.

Kelsey Kawders 7:49 PM
On Friday. With a dark and quiet music campfire on Saturday.

Kate Hulpke 7:53 PM
Jason Webley used to do an amazing Sunday night show at Shady Grove

omo 7:56 PM
shouldn’t green earth have a greenmail edibles drinks and smoke

jay patton (CGS eureka) 7:57 PM
do we have a budget?
open mic and talent show?

Sara 7:58 PM
If we have all the lines we can build community dance based on those words

Sara 7:58 PM
byobooze

Laura R 7:59 PM
I would like to see more focus on what we do during the day for our 50th, to offer the public, rather than our night time partying

jay patton (CGS eureka) 7:59 PM
and can use rechargeable batteries in those candles

L Welsh 7:59 PM
If we do a cabaret style it could be schnazzy and not too flashy

christina peirsol 8:00 PM
That’s what I said!!!! I’m so on board!

Brian 8:00 PM
Ayahuasca ceremonies, what could go wrong?

merry Kennedy 7:59 PM
solar string lights might be an idea?

Cat – Green Earth Booth Coordinator 8:00 PM
That was what we did use, but hinges on too Vegas.

Mandy Watson 8:01 PM
I love Cat’s idea of a mocktail party and also an open mic/talent show!

cathyrakers she,her 8:02 PM
I VOLUNTEER FOR A NIGHTTIME COMMITTEE AND LIVE IN PORTLAND.

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 8:02 PM
Yes, MISTRESS OF THE DARK!

K’Rene Kos 8:03 PM
@Tim for KindTree I join you for Activity

christina peirsol 8:04 PM
christinapeirsol@gmail.com

jay patton (CGS eureka) 8:04 PM
i already volunteered and probably should not have. i am afraid i won’t be able to contribute enough. but i could stay on and attend mtgs and contribute if i could. methinks i am on the cmte for activities (?)

omo 8:01 PM
peace parade encouraging voting at the midterms registering as we go

L Welsh 8:04 PM
I’ve made a handful of cut out paper doves on long sticks.  Easy and very effective for a parade.  🕊️

jay patton (CGS eureka) 8:04 PM
GTVO! daytime activity. great idea

Kira Rafuse (she/her) 8:05 PM
I can help with activity committee.

Turtle 8:05 PM
Are we going to do AM Tea and Coffee again?

jay patton (CGS eureka) 8:06 PM
great idea to coord with the fair GTVO team

Kelsey Kawders 8:04 PM
I also like the idea of a color theme day for us. Like all wearing gold on Saturday.

L Welsh 8:06 PM
There could be a “golden hour” when we all plan to congregate.  🤩

jay patton (CGS eureka) 8:06 PM
the song could be a day AND night thing

joy shain 8:07 PM
I love the song idea!

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 8:07 PM
1> Night activities

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 8:07 PM
2> day activities

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 8:07 PM
3> village values

Annie Merrill 8:08 PM
Would love to be on activities committee!

jay patton (CGS eureka) 8:08 PM
sam, that is your cmte, right? the values cmte
🙂
and Taylor too, right? 🙂

Benjamin Luskin 8:09 PM
So the song has no committee?? 🙂

jay patton (CGS eureka) 8:09 PM
methinks i am on the activities cmte  🙂 but i am flexible

Sam Rutledge 8:09 PM
I may have been wrong!

jay patton (CGS eureka) 8:09 PM
quakejay@gmail.com  jay patton

Annie Merrill 8:09 PM
Merrilljulianne246@gmail.com  for activities committee

Anne Mattson 8:10 PM
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Turtle 8:10 PM
I am interested in the values committee turtle@think-electric.com

shontelltruevette 8:10 PM
I am writing a verse for youth power now.

L Welsh 8:10 PM
And not that there can’t be more than one talent show… 😜!  Energy park has a talent show on Thursday.

Sara 8:10 PM
YES to Youth Talent show!!

Sam Rutledge 8:10 PM
I got you Turtle

Kira Rafuse (she/her) 8:10 PM
Kirarafuse@gmail.com  activities committee 🙏

Anne Mattson 8:10 PM
id love to be on the song committee

Karla 8:10 PM
I would like to be on the activity committee and the night time committee. Thank you.

joy shain 8:11 PM
I am interested in night time committee. msjeshain@gmail.com

Sara 8:12 PM
sstockwell93@gmail.com  
I have some limitations on time capacity but interested in Activities Committee

christina peirsol 8:13 PM
Tim can I also have a copy of the chat too!

jay patton (CGS eureka) 8:13 PM
yes, it is great if there is a leader for each cmte.

Sara Sweatt she/her 8:15 PM
And faster

Kaylor/Lee/James/August 8:16 PM
https://pircoregon.org/get-involved/events
if you want to take the training 🙂

Lily Marshall-Bass 8:16 PM
The phone number was 888-622-1510

Fungus 8:17 PM
Fyi, these PIRC meetings have a max of 1000 people and they are always full! Make sure and register early for the March 11 meeting.

Marie 8:17 PM
C- count (# of officers)
L- location
E- equipment (uniforms, vehicles)
A- activity (checking IDs, etc)
R- report time

Kira Rafuse (she/her) 8:19 PM
There may be an updated version to this.

Patrick Emmons 8:19 PM
It would be cool maybe to have a protest-sign making workshop or something.

cathyrakers she,her 8:21 PM
I am so grateful for all the community here and what we  have shared.  I look forward to reonnecting in subocmmitte and at future meetings. Thank you.  I must go at this time.  Please be well and continue to provide your passion!

Maggie Pecora 8:21 PM
WONDERFUL!

Cat – Green Earth Booth Coordinator 8:21 PM
Green Earth members please check your Discord for our booth break down zoom link.

Kavana B 8:22 PM
SongRaiser events coming soon for collective singing (and to raise money for scholarships to annual event), all voices welcome!
1. Corvallis song circle with Kjersten Hallin & Katie Sontag, Thu Feb 19, 6-8pm at the Friends Meeting House. Drop-in.
2. Eugene song circle with Kjersten Hallin & Katie Sontag, Sat Feb 28, 5:30-7:30pm at the Garden Club, childcare provided. Tix at:  https://events.humanitix.com/song-raiser.
Our gathering, Cascadia Song Rise, is June 25-28, campout in Tidewater, OR.  See http://www.cascadiasongrise.org for info.

Sara 8:22 PM
February 26th – wear red, pointy hats!
#instaballet Friday, March 6th Farmer’s Market Pavilion 5:30-8pm

Sam Rutledge 8:24 PM
(for the red hats)

L Welsh 8:24 PM
March 5th Benefit concert for Community Supported Shelters at Wildish.  Truffle Jam and a new local group called Shanty Town.

Sam Rutledge 8:24 PM
Leave a message for Jesse at Cozy Yarn or peachfuzzparsnips@instagram

jay patton (CGS eureka) 8:24 PM
was just asking that. thx

Sara 8:25 PM (Edited)
Mom’s Confession

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 8:25 PM
1st Friday Art Walk – please come visit Allies Annex at 200 E 11th! Art produced through our amazing artists!

K’Rene Kos 8:26 PM
Gotta go but 1st: strokes to @Sam Rutledge for being such a pro facilitator!

Jair 8:26 PM
https://jsma.uoregon.edu/art/exhibition/art-rx

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 8:27 PM
Pokes, guys! All of you have TOO MANY great ideas!

joy shain 8:29 PM
Productive meeting!

Dee 8:29 PM
I appreciate you Kim!

Laura R 8:30 PM
good meeting

Elke Overstake 8:31 PM
Shout out to Cottage Grove. All day Valentine’s Day events at the Public Market this Saturday 10am-9pm https://twinberrycommons.com/2026/02/11/valentines-day/

Karla 8:31 PM
Everyone was so into the meeting and interested in being involved. Yay!! Thank you! Sam. Great job as always

Leanna (she/they) 8:31 PM
Great facilitation, great meeting. Really appreciated the activist report and report on the EAB.

Erin Moody they/them and Kirstin Rea she/her 8:32 PM
Nah, Sam. These are some really special folks!

Kaylor/Lee/James/August 8:32 PM
<3!!!

Jeanette Hardison 8:33 PM
Love love LOVE  you all!!!❤️❤️❤️

Ben Luskin:

Slouching on the couch

beer in my hand 

thinking about all the worries

plaguing Bethlehem

Bombs explode

people mourn

lover lost

our kinship torn

sometimes I want to shout

sometimes I want to cry

Im just as confused

trying to figure out why

Man I got the blues

from head to toe

but I got something else too

ample in store

I’m talking about love

its the main event

why run off chasing a destiny 

that hasn’t happened yet?

so do you a solid

and push pause on your grief

relax your body

and put up your feet

think about your connections

and what makes you tick

feel your sensations

deep in your limbs

allow yourself to be coddled

by your feelings of connection

we can love each other through our demise

fuck the election

so when the dust settles

and you can make out the clues

I put it to you now

which story will you choose?

Man I got the blues

from head to toe

but I got something else too

ample in store

I’m talking about love

its the main event

why run off chasing a destiny 

that hasn’t happened yet?

so do you a solid

and push pause on your grief

relax your body

and put up your feet