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“We are on the verge of break- can white nationalism, which for the past three years arose ment is to be stopped, it will be
ing up an essential coalition,” emerged in the wake of the 1960s in Oregon in the 1970s and stopped first in Oregon, in Port-
said Ward. “The 20th century civil rights struggle and descends 1980s, said Ward. The flurry land,” said Ward.
civil rights movement … (had) from white supremacism, is a rev- of violence and a rise of hate Ward said the majority of
four core groups: women, black olutionary social movement com- groups built on Oregon’s black Americans “are looking for a
folks, folks in the Jewish com- mitted to building a whites-only exclusion laws in the 1800s and way forward.” He noted that a
munity and organized labor.” nation, and anti-Semitism forms the dominance of the Ku Klux higher percentage of white peo-
Civil rights of the ’60s fought its theoretical core.” Klan in the 1900s. In the late ple support Black Lives Matter
the rule of law that allowed At the summit, Ward explained 1970s, white nationalists began than supported Martin Luther
white supremacists to legally the backlash unleashed by those to call for an Aryan homeland King Jr. during his lifetime.
discriminate against blacks, earlier civil rights victories. The in the Pacific Northwest. “Multi-racial democracy does
Jews and other minorities. Ward white supremacists borrowed Though Portland is one of work,” said Ward, encouraging
said the civil rights successes of from the fake “Protocols of the the most progressive cities in summit attendees to “move for-
the 1960s were a blow to white Elders of Zion,” so they could the country, it has some of the ward together.”
supremacists, who could not believe that instead of “losing to worst statistics around race in Ward commended summit
believe they had been beaten by inferior black people, they lost terms of housing, graduation organizers and attendees for
those they considered inferior. to a Jewish conspiracy.” rates, employment and police their work to “create an Oregon
In his 2017 paper “Skin in the The white nationalist move- shootings, said Ward. where everyone can live, love,
Game,” Ward wrote: “Ameri- ment the nation has confronted “If the white nationalist move- work and worship without fear.”
A Community Call To Confront Hate session recordings available online
To view sessions from the virtual summit to Latinos Confronting Oppressive Systems in Oregon –
Confront Hate, visit jewishportland.org/summit Latino Network Staff
Present Tense – Anti-Trans Backlash in 2021 – Pride
OPENING PLENUM Northwest and GLAPN
Stronger Together: Using Bias Awareness to Increase Uncovering Hidden Aspects of Islamophobia in Oregon
Critical Self-Reflection Practices – Bill de la Cruz and Beyond – Tehniyat Naveed
KEYNOTE Office of Equity and Human Rights: Implicit Bias – City of
Portland (presented in both breakout sessions)
Combatting Hate: The intersection of Racism and Anti-
Semitism in the Fight for an Inclusive Democracy – Eric The Historic Impacts of Anti-Asian Attitudes and Laws
K. Ward Through a Personal Journey – Chisao Hata
Confronting White Nationalism at Home, at School and
BREAKOUT SESSIONS in Our Communities – Adrienne van der Valk, Western
The Mainstreaming of Anti-Semitism in America – Bob States Center
Horenstein, JFGP How Conspiracy Theories Threaten Inclusive Democracy
From Holocaust Denial to QAnon: The Rise of Online – Kate Bitz, Western States Center
Hate – Kendall Kosai, ADL of PNW Four Avenues to Stopping Asian Hate – Portland
How to Be an Ally: A Portland Youth Perspective – Ida B. Chinatown Museum
Wells-Barnett High School Oregon’s Tribal History: Racism, the Pandemic and our
The Evolving Threat of White Nationalism – Randy Future – NAYA Family Center
Blazak How Do You Reconcile a Lynching? – Taylor Stewart

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dialogue between communi- ilar discussions, nor have those concerned about the increase of “I don’t read the ASOSU
ties,” says Gitelson. “We don’t on Portland-area campuses. anti-Semitism they are seeing statement as expressing a po-
have to agree on everything all “We have not seen anything online … However, our students litical view on the Israeli-Pal-
the time, but that we can find similar on our campuses when haven’t expressed direct fears estinian conflict,” says JFGP
more productive ways for dis- it comes to a statement from related to life on campus, instead Director of Community Rela-
course on campus.” student government,” says Han- being more concerned with the tions and Public Affairs Bob
Recognizing that such state- nah Sherman, executive director national and international rise in Horenstein. “Rather, I read it
ments as ASOSU’s can create a of PDX Hillel, which serves anti-Semitism.” as a direct assault on Jewish
domino effect and unleash sim- students on Portland-area cam- Gitelson says Hillel appre- students for whom Zionism is
ilar statements on other cam- puses. “We held several virtual ciates the support they have an integral part of their identity.
puses, Gitelson says Hillel also processing spaces over the past received from international It is mendacious, offensive and
reached out to the UO student few weeks for students to come Hillel as well as that from most definitely anti-Semitic.
government leaders with ties to together to connect, vent and StandWithUs, AIPAC, ADL Thankfully, the Jewish students
Hillel. So far, the UO student talk about how they are feel- and the Jewish Federation of at OSU have a strong ally and
leaders have not heard any sim- ing. Many of our students are Greater Portland. advocate in Gitelson.”
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