Eugene City Council meeting adjourned for second time by hate speech | #citycouncil
EUGENE, Ore. — For the second time, Eugene’s City Council meeting was interrupted by hateful speech, specifically anti-Black and anti-Semitic slurs during the public forum segment on November 13. A virtual attendee identified as “Rudy” began a rambling speech which ended in racist remarks. City officials immediately cut off the speaker and adjourned the meeting. […]
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Hate speech disrupts Portland City Council meeting, brings Mayor to tears | #citycouncil
Hate speech disrupts Portland City Council meeting, brings Mayor to tears Zoom bombers target Portland City Council Updated: 6:49 PM EDT Sep 20, 2023 During public comment at Monday night’s Portland city council meeting, several people tuned in over zoom spewing off-topic or racist comments. Portland Mayor, Kate Snyder, calling for a break in the […]
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Enfield mayor to request Gov. Cooper declare state of emergency over racists letters :: WRAL.com
Enfield, N.C. — Enfield Mayor Mondale Robinson announced Saturday he will ask the governor to declare a state of emergency in the wake of what the town is calling domestic terror threats. At the end of August, residents of the town received a letter in a plastic bag with a racial slur. It called on […]
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Duluth City Council nixes online public comments – Duluth News Tribune | #citycouncil
DULUTH — Janet Kennedy has announced an end to remote public commentary at future City Council meetings, following a stream of antisemitic invective unleashed by speakers using pseudonyms when the body last convened. The council president noted that relatively few public speakers have participated using the council’s online platform to date, and many of those […]
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