Lane County, OR
09/25/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/25/2025 17:47
Board of County Commissioners denounces hate flyers
To the Lane County community,
The Lane County Board of County Commissioners strongly denounces the recent distribution of hateful flyers targeting our communities of color, and particularly our Latino community. These acts of intimidation and bias have no place in Lane County. We stand united in condemning these attempts to spread fear, division, and white nationalist ideology within our neighborhoods.
Let us be clear: white nationalism, racism, and xenophobia are not welcome here. These flyers are not just pieces of paper, they are symbols of a larger system of hate that we must all actively reject.
The targeting of our Latino neighbors is not isolated; it is part of a broader pattern of hate and exclusion that affects other historically marginalized communities. We must respond to these acts not with silence, but with solidarity.
As a Board, we reiterate our pledge to confront hate in all its forms and support communities who are targeted. We call on our residents to join us in actively rejecting racist rhetoric, reporting bias activity to the Oregon Department of Justice's Hate & Bias Hotline at 1-844-924-2427, and standing shoulder-to-shoulder with those under attack. Our safety and dignity are bound together.
There is no place for hate in Lane County.
On behalf of the Lane County Board of Commissioners,
David Loveall, Chair
Lane County Board of County Commissioners
View the statement as a PDF.
The Lane County Board of County Commissioners strongly denounces the recent distribution of hateful flyers targeting our communities of color, and particularly our Latino community. These acts of intimidation and bias have no place in Lane County. We stand united in condemning these attempts to spread fear, division, and white nationalist ideology within our neighborhoods.
Let us be clear: white nationalism, racism, and xenophobia are not welcome here. These flyers are not just pieces of paper, they are symbols of a larger system of hate that we must all actively reject.
The targeting of our Latino neighbors is not isolated; it is part of a broader pattern of hate and exclusion that affects other historically marginalized communities. We must respond to these acts not with silence, but with solidarity.
As a Board, we reiterate our pledge to confront hate in all its forms and support communities who are targeted. We call on our residents to join us in actively rejecting racist rhetoric, reporting bias activity to the Oregon Department of Justice's Hate & Bias Hotline at 1-844-924-2427, and standing shoulder-to-shoulder with those under attack. Our safety and dignity are bound together.
There is no place for hate in Lane County.
On behalf of the Lane County Board of Commissioners,
David Loveall, Chair
Lane County Board of County Commissioners
View the statement as a PDF.
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