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PCC-Sylvania hosts Stop the Hate Conference
Photos and story by James Hill
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Sylvania Campus will be the place to stop bias and hate crimes.
The Fourth Annual Stop the Hate: Train the Trainers workshop will be held at Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Friday through Sunday, May 19-21. This workshop develops leaders to confront bias incidents and hate crimes when they happen in the community. The workshop runs from 1 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The event will be held in the SC Building at the Sylvania Campus, located at 12000 S.W. 49th Ave. The cost is $445.
The workshop will show attendees how to educate others in the community to be aware, informed and have the resources to deal with hate. Trainers from the Anti-Defamation League in New York, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Association of College Unions International will lead the workshops. This event is sponsored by Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Staff Development Fund and the Associated Students of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ.
To register, call 503-977-4361.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »