#F29 Eugene, Oregon - Anti-ALEC Georgia-Pacific Chemical Spill Blockade

Georgia-Pacific, located in the industrial corridor of West Eugene, is responsible for contributing to the ever-increasing rate of toxic exposure to air and water contaminants in West Eugene. The air quality in the Eugene-Springfield area is among the worst in the Pacific Northwest, and direct exposure to these contaminants is compounded for low-income and minority residents of that region. Centro-Latino Americano & Oregon Toxics Alliance has created a detailed report on the disproportionate exposure these communities experience. [




The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a front group that permits corporations to control politics through the creation of 'model' bills, pushed through with the assistance of state legislators. Corporations and legislators (primarily Republican) are also members of ALEC, and receive innumerable benefits from this arrangement. ALEC submits over 1,000 of these bills per year, 1 of 5 of which are enacted as law. Through this process, the American public is led to believe that the democratic process prevails, while corporations pass laws that destroy the environment, human rights, and economic stability.




Georgia-Pacific, owned by the Koch Brothers, is an ALEC corporation, and uses this membership to influence the legislative process to enable their destruction of the environment and the poisoning of the communities where their factories reside. Koch Industries has operations in 45 states and 60 countries. They are the second largest private company in the United States, and have considerable influence over politics, contributing $5.2 million to state elections since 2003, and over $100 million to right-wing think tanks and advocacy groups since the late 1990s.




Cascadia Action Lab believes that it is unacceptable to permit the continued poisoning of our community through unethical pawns known as legislators who manipulate political process to support expansion and profit for the 1%. We chose to utilize radical street theater to model the dangers of carcinogenic, poisoning chemicals by performing a chemical spill skit in front of the Georgia-Pacific facility in West Eugene, 2665 Highway 99 North, Eugene, Oregon. We believe that without direct action, these corporations will continue, with the support and funding of ALEC and other front groups, to poison and devastate our community and our environment. DIRECT ACTION NOW!!!


cascadiaactionlab@gmail.com




Centro-Latino Americano & Oregon Toxics Alliance Report

http://oregontoxics.org/ej2/wp-conten...




Cascadia Action Lab

https://www.facebook.com/groups/14706...




Tango Down

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Occupy Eugene

http://occupyeugenemedia.org/

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[mustanguy102]

Talking with you people is a lost cause, I've tried in the past and facts are ignored and everything thats logical and makes sense is wrong to you people so i refuse to engage another one of you other than to say stop calling yourselves the 99% you do NOT represent us, you do not speak for us, and you do not have the support of the general public which is the REAL 99%

[TheForwardGaze]

Great theater. Did you get any local media coverage?

[Moon Somers]

lullabyeeyes, educate yourself. You look like an idiot.

[mustanguy102]

They dont like being reminded that their camp murdered a man shhhhhhh fucking pussies hiding behind masks being a pain in the ass and in the way of the real 99% AKA the general population. Heads up, you fuck stains DO NOT SPEAK FOR ANYONE.

[Lisa Vickroy]

The guy with the blood coming out of his mouth...reminds me of Rick Youngblood, the man who was killed inside the Washington Jefferson camp during Occupy Eugene's campout and marshmallow cookout. I can't help noticing the similarities...

[Lisa Vickroy]

So that's what happened to all the buckets of pee that got left behind at Washington Jefferson park during the Occupy Eugene campout and marshmallow cookout...

[doublealius]

Bravo Cascadia Action Lab and all others that helped to make this video! An excellent combination of guerilla film production, protesting and information distribution. Thank you for doing this and making F29 a day of infamy for the government-corporate networks.