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Hate Crimes Conference comes to PCC-Cascade
Photos and story by James Hill
PORTLAND, Ore. – When it comes to hate, many feel powerless to stop it. Now, there’s a way for anybody to learn how to effectively combat hate crimes at work or in their community.
Portland Community College is hosting the 2006 Oregon Hate Crimes Conference, Wednesday through Friday, June 21-23 at the Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth Street.
The three-day conference will feature roundtables, workshops and keynote speakers on how to handle hate and violence in school, workplaces and the community. This important event is open to the public.
Keynote presenters include Sherman Alexie and Dolores Huerta. Huerta will deliver her address at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21 at Cascade. She is president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation for Community Organizing and co-founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar E. Chavez. She is currently a professor at the University of Southern California on community organizing. Alexie will present on Thursday, June 22. He is a prolific novelist, poet and screenplay writer. His storytelling and lectures center on contemporary American-Indian life, and reshapes myths and stereotypes by speaking his mind.
Sponsors of the Hate Crimes Conference include American Jewish Committee, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, National Council of Jewish Women (Portland Chapter), New Seasons, NW Natural and U.S. Bank.
Registration for the conference is $200 before May 26 and $250 after. Single tickets are available at the door to hear Dolores Huerta and Sherman Alexie speak. Cost is $10. To register or view the complete schedule, visit the conference on the website.
For more information, contact Mandy Ellertson, PCC student leadership coordinator and conference chair, at 503-614-7261.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »