At the Edge of Climate Tipping Points: The Judicial Role in Climate Recovery Dr. Mary Christina Wood and Coreal Riday-White are both involved in the "Climate Kids Trial," which seeks to force the federal government to take action to reduce carbon emissions under an expanded version of an established legal principle: the public trust doctrine.  The "Climate Kids Trial" is being heard in federal District Court in Eugene and is fiercely opposed by the Trump administration. We will hear what has happened so far, what to expect, and why this matters so much. Dr. Wood is a Philip H. Knight…

The Eugene-Springfield Cities of Kindness Campaign All residents of Eugene-Springfield could benefit from greater kindness, at a personal and community level. Douglas Carnine, Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Oregon, and Stan Paine, a retired Springfield School District Administrator, will lead a discussion of the many acts of kindness that are already taking place in Eugene-Springfield, encourage more acts of kindness, engage in more conversations about kindness, listen to what kindness means to all segments of our communities, record 100,000 acts of kindness in 2019, and celebrate our kindness accomplishments in November 2019. The Campaign is working with…