Eugene residents are invited to make signs in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as well as world peace from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Washington Park Community Center, located on Washington Street between 19th and 21st avenues.
International Studies major Kara Steffensen, one of the event’s organizers, said she hopes people will come and create yard signs and posters on peace.
“It’s our effort to create a more peaceful world, given the current situation,” she said. Steffensen said the signs will be used during MLK Day demonstrations in Eugene and Portland.
“We are trying to link the values (Martin Luther King Jr.) talked about with our need to create peace in the world,” Steffensen said. In line with Dr. King’s teachings, Steffensen said she hopes people will judge Americans by the “content of our character and not the size of our arsenal.”
There will also be a talk by Gayle Landt, Oregon director of the national organization Beyond War, on new community approaches to changing the way people think about war.
Materials to make the signs will be provided, but Steffensen said attendees can bring more materials such as duct tape, old political signs and contact paper.
Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Steffensen at 344-4943.

— Ayisha Yahya