Racist Activity in the NW District (PDX)

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Racist Activity in the NW District
author: Concerned Community Member
Racist propaganda found
Recently in the NW district there have been overtly racist stickers being put on signs, posts, newspaper dispensers, phone booths, etc. The stickers are for a group or individual called WILD (White Identity Love Defense). Some stickers have a picture of a tiger, and read, “WILD Portland,” while others simply state, “White Identity.” However, this weekend a new variety that reads, “Resist The Jews” was seen, so be on the lookout, not just for these, but any new variety of racist propaganda. The heavy concentration of the stickers has been on NW 21st and 23rd avenues. Furthermore, they have been quickly replaced once taken down. Some of these stickers have a website on them. The website itself is not much more than a hub with links to other sites, however the sites that the creator linked to is cause for concern. Some are anti-Semitic, some bemoan immigration (not merely undocumented immigration, but all immigration that “threatens a white majority.”), and one is to Stormfront, the leading far-right forum whose members have celebrated such recent tragedies as the murder of Dr. Tiller in Kansas.

Such racist activities are strengthened when ignored, and tend to evolve beyond propaganda. Please spread the word by talking to your friends, neighbors, and local businesses. If you see these, or any other racist stickers, remove them! Let’s all work together to cultivate an anti-racist culture, and ensure our community is hate free!

Racist/neo-nazi/fascist activity has definitely been on the rise; homophobic/biphobic and racist National Alliance stickers have been sighted at bus stops, as well. White Identity of course is part of the neo-nazi movement. There’s always been a neo-nazi problem in the Pacific Northwest, but we especially can’t get complacent in fighting it as they definitely seem to be recruiting and getting more active of late, which is something that has been predicted between the economic collapse and the Obama presidency. There is a blog devoted to exposing Nativism and White Supremacy in the PNW, but it hasn’t been updated in almost a month and a half, so I’m not sure if it’s still active.

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