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killed by white supremacists in Portland
during the early 1990s. The victim’s par
ents later took Metzger and his son to
civil court, charging them with inciting
the violence through inflammatory racist
statements.
The screening will be followed by a
panel discussion with Randy Blazak, a Port
land State University professor, and David
Yamasaki, a Portland Police Bureau detec
tive. The event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m.
in Room 71 of PSU’s Cramer Hall.
E u g e n e F e m in is t s
P r o t e st P u b l ic a t io n
em inists are furious about an
adult store ad published by
Eugene Weekly and an editors rec
ommendation that they “relax, buy
a dildo, have some fun.”
About 45 people staged a protest
on a windy, rainy afternoon Nov. 21
under the awning in front of the news
paper’s office. The gathering was initi
ated by a recently fonned group of les
bian, hi and straight feminists.
They came together in an effort to
confront and educate Weekly staff
regarding dissatisfaction sparked by
the publication of a Fantasyland Protesters gather outside the Eugene Weekly office
advertisement featuring a scantily Nov. 21; (right) the ad that caused a commotion
dressed airhrushed woman. It was
printed on the inside back cover of the 2001-
Activist and businesswoman Lorraine
2002 Annual Manual, a supplement listing Ironplow spoke to Taylor about his failure
Eugene businesses.
to issue a forthright apology. Snyder re
The Weekly also recently ran racy ads for sponded with an apology and an offer to
Annie Sprinkle, a self-defined “feminist pom consider publishing articles from a femin
activist,” as well as an article about sex shops ist viewpoint.
and gun shops. Since then, its letters to the edi
tor section has been deluged with responses, and
staff members have participated in an ongoing R a l l y W il l
dialogue.
Demonstrators engaged with publisher E x p o s e N e o - N a z i s
otorious skinhead leader Tom Metzger
Sonja Snyder and editorial editor Ted Taylor, in
might make an appearance in Portland
particular questioning his “dildo” commentary,
which was written in response to the vandalism sometime this month, perhaps as early as Dec. 8.
of Weekly newspaper boxes. Stickers with the In response to the rumors, activists will hold a
words “smut” and “sleaze" have been popping rally from noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 8 at Holladay
up all across town, but nobody knows for cer Park on Northeast Multnomah Boulevard
tain whether they have anything to do with this between 11th and 13th avenues.
The event is being organized by the newly
controversy.
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For more information about the rally contact
Orion Gray at 503-736-1368 or orionisisgray@
yahoo.com. For more information about Hate
on Trial call 503-295-6761.
Y o u t h B u d g e t C r is is
A verted
he Multnomah County Commission
approved a budget Nov. 29 protecting
services for sexual minority youth. The
board was forced to make huge midyear cuts
after economists projected revenue signifi
cantly below expectations.
“This crisis has gone away for the short term,
hut next year we’re going to face this again,” says
Jim Clay, a member of the Advocacy Team for
Sexual Minority Youth. “People who are inter
ested ought to stay tuned.”
Clay was impressed with the strong
turnout from the sexual minorities communi
ty during public hearings held last month to
determine where the cuts should be made.
T
formed Labor-Community Anti-Racism
Committee of Jobs with Justice, which
includes unions, student and civil rights
groups, the faith-based community and the
independent media. Their goal is to raise
awareness about racist activity and to build a
powerful multiracial coalition to challenge
and expose neo-Nazi organizing.
The same day as the rally, the Coalition
Against Hate Crimes will sponsor a screening
of Hate on Trial, which covers the death of
Mulageta Seraw, a youth Ethiopian who was
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