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january 1 9 .20Q1 * J E W E L A. ROBINSON See my E x c lu s iv e Listing s on our webpage Multimillion $ P ro d u cer O F F IC E (503) 281-4040 B a t t l i n g B ia s V O IC E MAIL (503) 301-4283 E-M AIL Jewel2U@teleport.com Oregon Hate Crimes Conference will convene in Eugene Prudential 1730 N.E. 10th Avenue Portland, OR 97212 by Tom S tevenson ommunity activists, law enforcement officers, gov ernment agencies, educa tors and many others will join together Feb. 11 to 13 at the Eugene Hilton Hotel for the 2001 Oregon Hate Crimes Conference. The theme of the gathering is “Eliminating Bias Crimes: Healing Our Communi ties,” and participants will have a unique opportunity to learn about the subject. The conference will kick off on a powerful note during the opening night dinner with keynote speaker Judy Shep ard. Her son, Matthew, was the young college student killed in the Wyoming incident that became the catalyst for the increasingly strong drive to elimi nate bias crimes. Emily Gottfried of the American Jewish Committee in Portland said the conference will cover a wide array of topics. “There will he a mixture of speakers and workshops. There will be representatives from education, from law enforcem ent...basically some thing for everyone.” Each subject area will Among the presentations will be have a number of work one by representatives of Portland’s shops that cross the entire Sexual Minorities Roundtable. C o spectrum of hate crimes. chair Norm Costa, who will serve as Some of the discussions the moderator, said he will focus on Judy Shepard planned include “Psycho the interaction between the sexual dynamics of Hate,” “W hite Supremacy and the minorities community and the Portland Police Bureau. He said the group also will discuss col Extreme Music Scene,” “Organizing to Counter laborating with bias crime detectives in Port Hate in Rural Communities,” “Sexual Minori ties and Bias Crimes,” “Girls, Women and Vio land as well as “ways to dialogue to put a face on our differences so we can remove the barri lence from a Gender Specific Perspective,” ers of miscommunication that both communi “Options to Anger” and many others. In addition, workshops will focus on specific ties have internalized.” hate crimes including the Jasper, Texas, case and Former co-chair Lori Buckwalter echoed the cross burning in Gresham. some of Costa’s thoughts. “The main focus will Among those playing host to the confer be on how people and organizations from the ence are the Eugene Police Department, the sexual minorities community can cooperate Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards with law enforcement and civil authorities to and Training, the Coalition Against Hate protect the community. Especially significant Crimes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Youth are ways of communicating and action that respect the roles and objectives of the commu for Justice. Gottfried said they are hoping for a nity and the police equally. We have a great tra strong turnout of people from across different social spectrums. dition of doing this in Portland.” Buckwalter, for one, is encouraging people Joining Costa and Buckwalter on the panel to attend. “It’s a great idea, allowing people will be Matthew Nelson, Equity Foundation who are trying to protect the human rights executive director. The conference will include a number of and safety of minority communities to see their commonalties of concern. We have so speakers and workshops. O n Feb. 12 attendees much to learn from each other about issues of will hear Kenneth Stem of the American Jewish Committee speak on “Patterns and Trends of Bias bias and how to get beyond the cycles of hurt Crimes in the Pacific Northwest and Nationally,” and recrimination to healing ourselves and our culture.” and that evening they will be entertained by the The early registration cost of the conference multimedia presentation “The Right to Dream: through Jan. 26 is $195, which includes meals Share the Struggle” by Living Voices. but does not include lodging. Full and partial . O n the morning of Feb. 13 the group will scholarships are available. hear from retired Boston Police Department Call 503-295-6761 for more information or Deputy Superintendent William Johnston, who will speak about “Building Bridges Between Law contact Tracy Schermerhom of the city of Enforcement and Community to Address Bias Eugene at 541-682-8440 for a registration pack et. Forms also can be found at the Internet site Crimes in Communities.” www.ci.eugene.or.us. Conference attendees also will have an In addition to the main conference, Orego opportunity to attend a number of workshops nians between 13 and 21 years old are invited to that are divided into “tracks,” including com munity advocates, education and public safe attend the Feb. 11 conference “Youth Against Bigotry: Taking Action, Demanding Justice.” ty. Each session is broken down into specific The program is free of charge. subject areas, including “Understanding Hate and Bigotry,” “C om m unity Responses to T o m STEVENSON is a Portland free-lance H ate,” "Specific Com m unities as Targets" and writer. He can be reached at ruraltom@yahoo.com. "Tactics and Tools." ELIMINATING BIAS CRIMES bttp://www. pru-nw.com Your fresh flow er professionals JACKSON'S FLOWERS 3804 N. E. Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97232 (503) 282-0657 • 1 (800) 303-0657 ^ P Â B A wwwJacksonsFlowers.com Movt^Heaîïï?“ D avid W. 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