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NEWS NEWS B Y S A R A R O S A D AV I E S RESISTING WHITE SUPREMACY FOUNDATION WILL SUPPORT EUGENE POLICE Temple Beth Israel hosts discussion of white supremacist activity J A new private foundation has been created to provide financial support to the Eugene Police Department he nonprofit Eugene Police Foundation has been under development for the past year, says John Brown, a Eugene commercial real estate appraiser who is EPF’s board president. The foundation makes its official start Thursday, May 18. John Kilcullen, father of slain EPD officer Chris Kilcul- len is board treasurer. Other EPF board members include state Sen. James Manning, Lee Lashway of Harrang Long Gary Rudnick law firm, and real estate broker Irene Al- tucker. EPF will provide financial and communal support when the department needs it, Brown says, rather than dictating what the department should get. Some of the depart- ment’s needs might in- clude new equipment for the K-9 unit and money for officer training, he says. “If you look at all — JOHN BROWN, major communities and E U G E N E P O L I C E F O U N D AT I O N municipalities, almost all of them have a foun- dation to cover some of the things the budgets don’t cover, to improve our quality of policing — both for the police officers but also for the community,” Brown tells Eugene Weekly. The foundation meets at 5:30 pm the fourth Wednesday of each month at Eugene police headquarters. Funding for the EPF will come from tax-deductible do- nations, which can be made online by credit card at Euge- nePoliceFoundation.org. “Public safety is very important to me and to the com- munity,” Brown says. “If we are going to have it, let’s do T ‘Public safety is very important to me and to the community.’ The Joyful Heart Psychic & Wellness Fair Sunday, June 4, 11am-6pm Join us at this diverse and welcoming community event! ❤ Free admission & parking Free tote to the first 100 people! massage • hypnotherapy reiki • tarot • channeling astrology • coaching feng shui •crystals animal communication jewelry • therapeutic touch palm reading • acupuncture shamanic healing reflexology • mandalas ❤ Speakers ❤ Workshops ❤ ❤ Kids’ Activity Area ❤ ❤ Raffle to benefit The Trauma Healing Project Fabulous prizes for a great cause! Auditorium Building, Fairgrounds 796 W. 13th Ave, Eugene 541.349.0595 www.JoyfulHeartPsychicFair.com BY CORINNE BOYER essica Campbell of the Rural Organizing Proj- ect spoke to a packed room at Temple Beth Israel on Saturday, May 15, about the many layers of white supremacy and the rise and resistance of white nationalist movements in Oregon. On that same day a white nationalist group passed out fliers around Eugene advertising for a website called True Cascadia. paign of farmers, teachers and others who gathered pe- tition signatures and wrote letters to the editor of their local paper, causing the militia to lose its base of sup- port. The Bundy occupation in Harney County dominat- ed national headlines for months, but while in Burns, Campbell noted a big portion of the story wasn’t being reported: Instances such as when members of the militia attempted to intimidate people at the local Safeway, or Militia groups also rely on conspiracy theories to spread their propaganda and use code phrases like ‘big banks’ to refer to the Jewish community. — JESSICA CAMPBELL, RURAL ORGANIZING PROJECT Throughout her presentation, Campbell shared sto- ries of rural resistance organizations that came about to oppose militia groups and the attempted organization of an Aryan Nations chapter in eastern Oregon’s John Day. Patriot groups have what Campbell calls a thinly veiled white nationalist agenda. The militia movement often takes advantage of economically depressed towns, offering a form of infrastructure, and when members move into an area they carry assault rifles. These groups also attempt to force immigrants out of communities. Campbell says militia groups offer “intentional edu- cation” to undermine the U.S. Constitution and often refer to only the first 10 amendments, purposely leaving out amendments that extend and protect equal rights. Militia groups also rely on conspiracy theories to spread their propaganda and use code phrases like “big banks” to refer to the Jewish community. But rural organizers throughout Oregon have gath- ered to take a stand against white supremacy groups — forcing them out by pressuring local media outlets and with peaceful public gatherings. The group Together for Josephine was a local cam- when a few days after the occupation began, Campbell says 1,000 people showed up in a town of 8,000 at a meeting. Campbell says all the hands she could see went up against the occupation of the Malheur National Wild- life Refuge. All of the shops in Burns closed on the day the community organized against the occupation on the steps of the courthouse. A branch of the Aryan Nations attempted to organize in John Day, but 375 locals showed up and opposed the formation of a national branch of the white supremacy group, according The Oregonian. Campbell co-authored the study Up in Arms: A Guide to Oregon’s Patriot Movement, which the Ru- ral Organizing Project says is “a report and toolkit de- signed to support local communities, reporters, public officials, and community activists under siege from or curious about armed militias and other Patriot move- ment groups.” You can read it at rop.org/up-in-arms. If you have received fliers from white supremacy groups, email us at editor@eugeneweekly.com or write a letter to the editor, letters@eugeneweekly.com. EVERGREEN NUTRITION 15-20% OFF* CBD OIL PRODUCTS IN MAY Studies show that CBD oil can be helpful for anxiety & stress. 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