Equity Action​

Help Us Put a Mural On The Dr. Edwin Coleman Jr. Center
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Thanks to a Neighborhood and Community Matching Grant and donations from many co-sponsors, the first two murals have been a huge success. The mural on the south wall focuses on Dr. Coleman as a younger man when he moved here with his family in 1966 and became a UO professor of English and a community leader and advocate for human and civil rights. The next mural has the theme of "Music and Social Justice." It features Ed and Charmaine Coleman, some of the iconic musicians with whom Ed performed, and civil rights leaders and allies, some of whom Ed met.
 
Can you help us to honor Dr. Coleman's legacy to our community by becoming a sponsor of the mural project? Read more information.

Upcoming Events:

• Join us Sunday Nov. 3rd from 3-4pm inside the Dr. Edwin Coleman Jr. Center to celebrate the completion of mural #2, which has the theme of "Music and Social Justice." It features Ed and Charmaine Coleman, some of the iconic musicians with whom Ed performed, and civil rights leaders and allies, some of whom Ed met. Come on Nov. 3 to hear the whole story of the mural from Charmaine Coleman and our muralist, Esteban Camacho Steffensen! Please bring a thermos with a hot beverage and snacks to share.
  • At the Gathering we will also be planning our activities for 2020, to meet our goal of helping our neighborhood be more welcoming to all. The EAT planning committee has brainstormed the ideas listed below.  Please join us and share your ideas!

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July 3rd, 2018 the FAN Board unanimously approved the following:
Friendly Area Neighbors Equity Resolution:

The Friendly Area Neighborhood Association is committed to the human right of all to be free from discrimination. Discrimination against people on the basis of their national origin, race or ethnicity, religion, immigration status, language of origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or identity, socioeconomic status, housing status, or disability, should simply not be tolerated. The number of hate crimes and bias incidents reported in Eugene has been increasing and no doubt many go unreported.  FAN's Equity Action Team will work with residents and local institutions (schools, churches, businesses) to foster and sustain a neighborhood environment that is diverse, inclusive, safe, and welcoming; encourage the implementation of practices, projects, and events that help prevent such harmful incidents; and, effectively respond to hate crimes and bias incidents when they occur.

Contact us via email at fanequity@friendlyareaneighbors.org.

You can help to stop hate from spreading in our neighborhood. There are things we all can do.

• Familiarize ourselves with hate graffiti symbols.
• Report all graffiti promptly so that it can be tracked by local law enforcement.
• Review Responding to Hate: Our Roles in Hate Response (PDF)
• Promote the "I Got Your Back" Pledge to receive action alerts when there are opportunities to respond to hate activity in the community.

Please share this message with your communities. We should all know what to do to report hate and bias incidents.

Sign

The Equity Action Team has created a yard and window sign to help our neighborhood be more welcoming to all. To request a yard sign, please contact fanequity@friendlyareaneighbors.org ​ You can download a printable version of the window sign.

Download Sign

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