Eugene City Council member Betty Taylor will be visiting the CGO this Wednesday, Jan 13th, during our class session, and then joining us for dinner in Carson Dining Hall.  Betty “is known for being the [Eugene City] council’s leader for education and human rights and for standing up to unchecked ugly sprawl, against automatic tax giveaways to out-of-state developers and for her persistent efforts to preserve the Amazon headwaters. Her sympathy for homeless citizens and for abandoned and injured companion animals is unsurpassed on the council.” Betty is one of the most advanced-in-years elected officials in the United States.

Betty has a wide range of interests that will appeal to the CGO, including workers rights, preserving the natural environment and open spaces in and around Eugene, alternative transportation, and much more. The students will get a chance to ask Betty about the processes of the City Council, how work gets done, and how she navigates the ethical quandaries that must arise in a public position.

Learn more about Betty here:
http://www.eugene-or.gov/2611/Betty-Taylor
http://www.eugeneweekly.com/article/eugene-treasure