SO Equity is now offering a bias reporting system for people who have experienced hate crimes in the Rogue Valley
Lt. Mike Budreau, with the Medford Police Department says, after reviewing reports dating back to 2015, he has yet to discover any reports of biased crimes.
Posted: Mar 31, 2021 9:45 PM
Updated: Mar 31, 2021 9:46 PM
Posted By: Tyler Ridgle
MEDFORD, Ore. The Southern Oregon Coalition for Racial Equity is now offering a bias reporting system for people who have experienced hate crimes in the Rogue Valley.
The Logistics Director for the organization, Kayla Wade, says since the resource has launched, few incidents have been reported. SO Equity has it s volunteers go through trauma training to best assist and support victims whether they want to file the report with police or not.
Opinion: A call to community amid uptick in anti-Asian crime and harassment
Updated Mar 17, 2021;
Posted Mar 17, 2021
Several Asian-owned businesses along 82nd Avenue and in Portland s Jade district were vandalized earlier this year.LC-
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Janet Hamada and Kathleen Holt
Hamada is executive director of The Next Door and vice chair of the Meyer Memorial Trust board of trustees. Holt is interim executive director of APANO.
As Asian leaders in Oregon, we are compelled to speak out in response to a recent spike in hate and bias incidents against Asian-American and Pacific-Islander communities on behalf of the populations we represent, serve and help to lead.