Updated: Feb 21, 2021 Racial Equity Support Line 503-575-3764 9am-5pm, weekdays The Racial Equity Support Line is a service of Lines for Life, led and staffed by people with lived experience of racism. They offer support to those who are feeling the emotional impacts of racist violence and microaggressions, as well as the emotional impacts of … Read more
Updated: Feb 21, 2021 Were you targeted with bias due to your race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or religion? Make a report, receive support, learn about your options 1-844-924-BIAS (1-844-924-2427) 9am to 5pm Pacific time, Monday – Friday. Trauma-informed operators are standing by. Interpreters in over 240 languages. After hours? Leave a … Read more
Respond to Racism works daily to educate and empower Lake Oswego residents and institutions with the tools to combat racism in all its forms and make LO — and Oregon — a better place to live for residents of all races and ethnicities. Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull has expressed views that are racist, Islamophobic, and transphobic. While Respond … Read more
Were you targeted with bias due to your race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or religion? Make a report, receive support, learn about your options nn 1-844-924-BIASn(1-844-924-2427)n9am to 5pm Pacific time, Monday – Friday. nn Trauma-informed operators are standing by. Interpreters in over 240 languages. n After hours? Leave a message and … Read more
Due to some technical difficulties behind the scenes, the recording captures the panel discussion already in progress. The first question asked student panelists about their experience with school resource officers (SRO) and how LOSD has handled the discussion of concerns. Watch the student panel recording: nhttps://youtu.be/muruvrYDpvc n n Follow up actions requested by our student … Read more
Good news! Two freshmen from Lake Oswego High School, Jackson and Zach, on their own initiative, decided to do a Go Fund Me fundraiser for a community organization. They told us they wanted to support Respond to Racism in LO because of all of the unrest regarding racism in our country. nn Jackson and Zach … Read more
Racial Equity Support Line n 503-575-3764 n 9am-5pm, weekdays n The ,Racial Equity Support Line is a service of Lines for Life, led and staffed by people with lived experience of racism. They offer support to those who are feeling the emotional impacts of racist violence and microaggressions, as well as the emotional impacts of … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNxR0W9XLPY n The Respond to Racism’s Board of Directors and Leadership Team strongly condemn Mayor Studebaker’s remarks which perpetuate racism in Lake Oswego. n n In an interview with KOIN TV on Monday, Lake Oswego Mayor Kent Studebaker said a racist sign incident that was in the news a few weeks ago, was a “one-off”. … Read more
Respond to Racism LO President and co-founder Willie Poinsette was recently interviewed by KGW for a story on the climate of racism in LO. Reporter Bryant Clerkley talked to Poinsette about the history of exclusion in the city and how Black people are often treated with suspicion. But she also had a message of hope: … Read more
Respond to Racism LO was recently featured on the ABC series “Localish”. Check out the full segment below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u7YwjlG2fU