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The new coronavirus has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. We hear from SEIU Local 503 executive director Melissa Unger about what this means for some workers in the state and Ron Witczak, executive director of the Office of International Affairs at Portland State University, will talk with us about how PSU is communicating with its students about the virus. Sean Ray, an employment and labor attorney with Barran Liebman, also joins us.
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What should you do if you experience hate speech – as either a target or as a bystander? Debra Kolodny teaches a class on the subject. Kolodny is a rabbi and the program director Portland United Against Hate. Their Interrupting Hate Speech workshops help participants understand the history of hate in Oregon, the prevalence of hate speech today, and what to do if you encounter it. We hear about the workshops and what Kolodny has learned along the way. Debra Kolodny will be teaching a workshop at Lewis & Clark Graduate School at 9am on March 15.
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Residents in Klamath Falls have seen the Eternal Hills cemetery in their town fall into disrepair in recent years. Now, the cemetery’s owner is in bankruptcy and some of the structures have been vandalized. Klamath Falls resident Shelly Ayers tells us about the volunteer clean up efforts at the cemetery and how the situation has been affecting the community.
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/The Eternal Hills cemetery in Klamath Falls is in a state of severe disrepair and has also suffered vandalism while the owner is in forced bankruptcy.
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