Equity Action​

Help Us Put a Mural On The Dr. Edwin Coleman Jr. Center
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The Friendly Area Neighbors Equity Action Team would like to apply for a matching grant to put a mural on the community center at 1545 West 22nd Avenue in Westmoreland Park, renamed the Dr. Edwin Coleman Jr. Center by the Eugene City Council on April 24, 2018.  Dr. Coleman was an African American leader in Eugene advocating for human and civil rights for all for more than 50 years and lived close to Westmoreland park. 

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:

• Sunday March 10th at 3:30pm-6pm join the Friendly Area Neighbors Equity Action Team Book Club for a showing of the movie "The Hate U Give" the film adaption of the novel "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas -- we will meet at the Friendly Street Church of God at 23rd and Friendly Street--enter from the doors off the parking lot.
• Friday March 15th at 6pm-9pm join us for a family friendly benefit concert for the Dr. Edwin Coleman Jr Murals hosted by HONEY at Whirled Pies 199 W 8th Ave. Suggested donation $5-$20, sliding scale, no one turned away. 

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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. The yard signs will be available free to the first 150 households at the FAN Annual Picnic on Sunday July 22, from 5-8pm at the Washington Park Community Center. You can download a printable version of the window sign.

Download Sign

If you are interested in becoming involved with the Equity Action Team or you can’t attend the picnic and would like to request a yard sign, email us at fanequity@friendlyareaneighbors.org.

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