Peninsula: Group holds meeting Thursday to combat hate

Hate literature against Jews and blacks shows up on people’s car windshields in Port Angeles.

Self-styled Nazi newsletters appear in mailboxes and newspaper delivery boxes near Sequim.

Graffiti disparaging gays and lesbians are painted on walls at schools and businesses across the Peninsula.

Internet Web sites spew prejudice even more vehemently than before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.

The increase in hate-related activities has encouraged the North Olympic Human Rights Network to provide an antidote.

The nonprofit organization, which has worked since last spring to provide information through community meetings, continues its efforts with an evening program Thursday called “Not in Our Town: Taking Steps Toward Hate-Free Communities”.

The program starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Spruce Room at the WSU Community Learning Center at Shold Business Park, 201 W. Patison St., Port Hadlock.

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