November 28, 2016

The Coalition Against Hate Crime is having a face-to-face meeting to discuss recent hate related incidents in Oregon. We expect meeting participation from community partners, and local and federal law enforcement agencies. The meeting is open to the public.

Thursday, December 15th
2 p.m.
PCC Cascade Campus
Student Union Building, Room 204
The agenda will address two primary concerns:
1. How can communities be made to made to feel safe in the wake of election-related hate crimes and incidents?
2. What kind of education can be done to reduce hate and bias in our community in the coming year?
Additional agenda suggestions can be sent to me at: blazakr@gmail.com
This is a time of both vigilance and calm. Last week I appeared on an Al Jazeera program about the wave of fear around this issue.

Scared state: Fearing a Trump presidency

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The Department of Justice is also taking this issue very seriously.  The link below features U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch discussing the increase in reported hate crimes in 2015 and emphasizing U.S. Department of Justice’s ongoing commitment to enforcing the laws and keeping our community safe.

The Department of Justice has also released a statement titled,  PORTLAND METRO LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS UNITED AGAINST ALL FORMS OF HATE CRIME. (click link)

We look forward to building strong responses to hate through our historic coalition.

Randy Blazak, CAHC chair