Portland Stands United Against Hate Rally
By The Planning Committee of the Portland Stands United Against Hate
June 4, 2017
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Today Portland came out and made it clear that this is a city that will not stand for racist hate! The Portland Stands United Against Hate Rally drew out 1200-1500 and along with the other counter-demonstrations vastly outnumbered the far-right rally. The media coverage of course repeats nothing but reports of "violent clashes" and competing 'extremist' rallies.
But we know what happened today in Portland. The far-right attempted to claim Portland as its newest stomping ground but they failed. Our side outnumbered them 8 to 1 and sent a clear and principled message not only that we will not stand for racist hate but also expressed our vision of the type of world we would like to live in.
Read the full message at the event's Facebook page here.
PSU-AAUP President, Jose Padin,
speaking at the June 4th rally. Photo credit:
Portland Stands United Against Hate