The Coalition Against Hate Crimes (CAHC) was started by the American Jewish Committee in Portland, Oregon. It held its first meeting in early October 1997. Its members are representatives from a wide variety of community and government organizations. The Coalition and its members support non-violent solutions to the problem of hate and hate crimes in Oregon.

You can contact the CAHC via. Dr. Randy Blazak Portland State University (cfrb@pdx.edu)

The following CAHC members ar available for speaking engagements by arrangement. Please see each individual contact email address to request more information from the speaker.

Organization:Hate Crimes Research Network

Email: cfrb@pdx.edu

Phone: 503-725-8502

Expertise: Professor at Portland State University who researches the causes of youth involvement in the hate movement. Dr. Blazak is the chair of the Coalition Against Hate Crimes and has researched the hate movement since the late 1980s and teaches a class on hate crimes at PSU. Dr. Blazak regularly appears in the local and national media discussing the topic,as well as with student and community groups.

Location: Portland, Oregon. Will travel by arrangement.

Availability: Flexible.

Organization: Independent/CAHC/Initiatives for Change: Peace, Justice and Reconciliation

Email: dixiealvin@bigplanet.com

Expertise: "Functional" African Artifacts; Slavery: The Thirty Years Before the Civil War; Spiritual Meanings in Black America: A Presentation of Song and History; The Changing Complexion of Oregon: Overview of Oregon's Exclusionary Laws. I can also tailor a presentation around the Black Experience in America. I'm also a fairly good dialogue facilitator with some mediation experience.

Location: Portland, Oregon. Will travel by arrangement.

Availability: Flexible.