FORWARD

"The faces in this book are a reflection of strangers coming together,

united by purpose and passion, to attempt to build a better world, and

in the process a community was born.



The Occupy Eugene experience has taught many of us that we are not

alone, that we are not simply a spectator in the world we live in.

That we matter and what we do matters. We affirm this truth to each

other.



More so It is true, that alone, each of us can do so little; but

together we can accomplish so much. The Occupy Eugene experience has

also taught us that it won't be easy. But it is better to struggle

together, than it is to struggle alone. It is better to celebrate

together, than it is to celebrate alone. Therefore through trials and

tribulations, perhaps Occupy Eugene's greatest contribution to a

better world has been it's creation of a community.



May the faces in these pages fill you with a vitality, a realness, and

a potency of what is possible in a community when people care and

believe in the power of change." - Peace, Love, Joy, Wisdom.

-Plaedo