City of Eugene Human Rights Commission

1 City of Eugene Human Rights Commission Meeting packet for Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 5:30 – 7:45 PM 99 W 10th Ave., Sloat Room, Eugene-OR Packet Contents Draft Agenda Page 2 Draft Minutes from 04/2019 Page 3 Budget Update Page 7 Support Request – HRC Homelessness Page 8 Work Group Updates Page 11 HRNI updates - Multicultural center and community support letter Page 13 Page 14 June Draft Agenda Page 16 2018 Hate and Bias Report Office of Human Rights & Neighborhood Involvement | City of Eugene | 99 W 10th Ave | Eugene OR 97401 | (541) 682-5272  2 City of Eugene Human Rights Commission Human Rights Commission Agenda for Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 5:30 – 7:30 PM 99 W 10th Ave., Sloat Room, Eugene-OR Human Rights Commissioners: Joel Iboa (Chair), Ibrahim Coulibaly (Vice Chair), Ela Kubok, Ibrahim Hamide, Serena Markstrom, Rick Guerra, Bonnie Souza, Aria Seligmann, Julia Johnson, Aimee Walsh, Councilor Emily Semple Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement Staff: Jennifer Lleras Van Der Haeghen, Fabio Andrade The mission of the Human Rights Commission is to promote implementation of universal human rights values and principles in all City of Eugene programs and throughout the wider community. To carry out this mission the commission shall affirm, encourage and initiate programs and services within the City of Eugene and in the wider community designed to place priority upon protecting, respecting, and fulfilling the full range of universal human rights as enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To support and promote human rights, the commission will: provide human rights education, be proactive in human rights efforts, address human rights violations, ensure active public participation, be transparent and open, be publicly accountable for human rights progress. Item Description Action Time Duration 1 Agenda/Minutes Review (Chair) Discuss/Vote 5:30 - 5:35 5 min 2 Public Comment (Chair) 5:35 - 5:45 10 min 3 Support Request (Chair) Discuss/Vote 5:45 – 5:50 5 min HRC Homelessness Work Group 4 2018 Hate and Bias Report Discussion 5:50 – 6:10 10 min 5 Proposed resolution on hate crimes and White nationalism Discussion/Vote 6:10 – 6:30 20 min 6 HRC Work Groups Updates 6:30 – 6:40 10 min 7 Liaisons to other boards and Commissions Updates 6:40 – 6:50 10 min 8 City Councilor report Updates 6:50 – 7:00 10 min 9 Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement Updates 7:00 – 7:25 5 min 10 June HRC Meeting Agenda Discuss 7:25 – 7:30 5 min The next scheduled meeting of the Human Rights Commission is on June 18, 2019 The Eugene Human Rights Commission welcomes your interest in these agenda items. This meeting location is wheelchair accessible. For the hearing impaired, FM-assistive listening devices are available or an interpreter can be provided with 48 hours’ notice prior to the meeting. Spanish-language interpretation will also be provided with 48 hours’ notice. To arrange for these services, contact staff at (541) 682-5177. La Comisión de Derechos Humanos agradece su interés por participar en los asuntos de esta agenda. El local de la reunión tiene acceso para personas en silla de ruedas. Para las personas con dificultades auditivas ofrecemos sistemas FM para ayudarlo a escuchar, o intérpretes de lenguaje de señas. También ofrecemos intérpretes de español. Si necesita cualquiera de estos servicios por favor solicítelos con 48 horas de anticipación, llamando al (541) 682-5177. The Human Rights Commission meets monthly on the third Tuesday at the Sloat Room, Atrium Building, 99 W 10th Street Eugene, OR 97401 - Contact: Fabio Andrade, 541-682-5177 fandrade@eugene-or.gov  3 Human Rights Commission MINUTES Eugene Human Rights Commission Atrium, Saul Room Eugene, Oregon April 16, 2019 - 5:30 p.m. PRESENT: Joel Iboa, Ibrahim Coulibaly, Emily Semple, Ibrahim Hamide, Rick Guerra, Serena Markstrom, Ela Kubok, Bonnie Souza and Fabio Andrade - staff ABSENT: Julia Johnson, Aria Seligman, Aimee Walsh Opening Vice Chair Coulibaly called the meeting to order at 5:36 PM Agenda Review – Vice Chair Coulibaly proposed switching the order of items 6 and 7 with items 8 and 9 in the agenda to allow I. Hamide to give updates before leaving the meeting earlier. Approved unanimously. Minutes Review - Commissioner Hamide moved to approve the March Meeting Minutes. Seconded by Commission Guerra. Approved 5-0-2. Commissioners Souza and Kubok abstained. Public Comment No public comments offered Requests for Support/Funding - NAACP of Lane County requested $200 for a Memorial Day barbeque event. Request was approved by 6 votes. Commissioner Coulibaly abstained from voting. Councilor Semple to attend the event representing the HRC. - Network Charter School requested $200 for their Gay (May) Fourth resource fair. The request was approved unanimously. Presentation – UO Police Chief Chief Carmichael presented on the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative, which (PAARI) provides support and resources to help law enforcement agencies nationwide create non-arrest pathways to treatment and recovery. Chief Carmichael also talked about the immersive police leadership training de leads in partnership with Glide Methodist Church. The next section of the program will be offered in June 2019 in San Francisco, California. Police officers and others join survivors, social workers, unhoused people, and former inmates to learn about their experiences. NOTE: Joel Iboa joined the meeting and assumed the chair role from commissioner Coulibaly 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 |HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC  4 Human Rights Commission Questions: I. Coulibaly: Asked about preparations for the Oregon 21 event. Chief talked about partnership with EPD, need to bring officers from other jurisdictions, including officers from other PAC12 universities. B. Souza: Asked about Chief’s experience with PAARI. Chief Carmichael explained that UOPD joined recently, but some officers have more experience with the program methodology. I. Hamide: Asked about organizations that receive people referred to treatment and who pays for it. Chief explained that Ashland has available beds to receive people referred from Eugene and that clients do not pay for it. PAARI pays all expenses. J. Iboa: Asked about accessing UOPD data on hate and bias crimes and incidents for inclusion in the annual hate and bias report. Chief Carmichael said data would be available and conversations should be had between City and UO’s Division for Equity and Inclusion I. Coulibaly: Asked about language barriers when dealing with international students. Chief talked about partnership with UO units that support international students and information in multiple languages available in the back of his business card. Follow-up: Contact UO regarding access to their data on hate and bias crimes and incidents Presentation – Community Safety Initiative Chief Skinner and Judge Gill talked about the community safety initiatives. Chief Skinner addressed funding issues and policing challenges. Eugene is second jurisdiction in the state in number of police calls. Many non-emergency (cold calls) calls are answered with up to 48 hours delay or not answered at all. Dispatchers are overworked. Judge Gill talked about the limitations at the courthouse and the need to open a third courtroom. Eugene is second only to Multnomah County in number of cases. Judge Gill also talked about the Community Court program and the success rate in moving people out of the judicial system. He explained the improvements in capacity that were possible with the bridge funding but stressed the need for a more sustainable funding stream to meet the demand for Municipal Court services. Questions: J. Iboa: Asked how the HRC can support the initiative. The challenge is to identify the revenue stream to fund services. HRC members are committed to a more just police service and asks committee members to engage in funding discussions. I. Souza: Asked about the 10% recidivism rates. Chief Skinner said that success rate in Eugene is higher, but he would like to see an 80%-90% success rate. Judge Gill talked about an evaluation to identify impact of Community Court program, invited HRC to visit Community Court on Fridays at the Eugene Public Library, and talked about success stories. 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 |HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC  5 Human Rights Commission I. Hamide: Asked about the need for more staff. Judge Gill said that court staff are very dedicated, but with current numbers, turnover and burnout will increase. S. Markstrom: Asked about who qualify for Community Court. Judge Gill explained that Community Court is only for cases occurred in the central area of Eugene. Officer know which cases can be referred to Community Court and they inform people accused of a misdemeanor of that option. Follow-up: J. Iboa: Asked for a follow up conversation when acknowledging that Chief Skinner needed to leave the meeting. Discussion – Proposed resolution on hate crimes, White nationalism J. Iboa to meet with Western States Center staff regarding the resolution against hate crimes published by the city of Portland, Oregon on April 19. Commissions indicated support for adopting a similar resolution in Eugene. No vote was taken. B. Souza and E. Kubok manifested interest in having action items included in the resolution. Consensus was reached to work on a draft resolution to be released after the 2018 Hate and Bias Report is published. Follow up: J. Iboa to consult with HRNI and Western States Center on a draft resolution for Eugene. Discussion – Oregon Legislature bills J. Iboa reintroduced the discussion from the previous meeting. Rent cap was approved, so there is no need to discuss that. Paid family medical leave bill and driver’s license for all bill are under discussion. Councilor Semple read the list of bills supported or opposed by Council. Human Rights bills were not included in the list. Consensus was reached to support the paid family leave bill, the driver’s license for all, and equal access to justice bills. E. Kubok motioned to ask City Council to review the bills included in the Fair Shot Coalition Agenda. Seconded by B. Souza. Motioned approved by 6 votes. I. Coulibaly abstained. Follow up: J. Iboa to consult with HRNI and Western States Center on a draft resolution for Eugene. WeCU Work Group B. Souza asked commissioners to read a statement in support of the multicultural liaison position she intended to present at the Budget Committee meeting. B. Souza motioned to approve a WeCU statement in support of the multicultural liaison position to be presented at the Budget Committee meeting. Seconded by R. Guerra. Approved unanimously. B. Souza – Reported on the meeting WeCU had with Chief Skinner to talk about the relationship between Eugene Police and marginalized communities. Most WeCU members attended. They talked about White nationalism and police officers. Chief Skinner agreed to hold other meetings with WeCU. Follow up: J. Iboa asked for notes from that meeting. 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 |HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC  6 Human Rights Commission Homelessness Work Group S. Markstrom talked about a homelessness movie the work group watched during a private screening at the Bijou. gave a brief overview of the updates included in the March meeting packet. Police Commission J. Iboa and B. Souza could not attend last meeting MUPTE Board E. Kubok learned of a new application for a housing/apartment complex. The group will meet in June to review that application Equity and Human Rights Board R. Guerra did not attend last meeting Housing Policy Board I. Hamide did not attend last meeting. Civilian Review Board S. Markstrom attended last meetings. Notes are included in the meeting packet for April. Council Updates Councilor Semple presented some items that are under consideration by City Council. • Public Safety Imitative: Council will meet on 4/17/2019 to discuss income tax to fund the initiative once bridge funding is over this coming June. • Panhandling ordinance was turned down. • River Front park is moving forward. Communities in North Eugene are upset that the park improvements they have been waiting for is delayed. Council decided to fund the new park with redevelopment funds. • Council approved the construction excise tax to fund affordable housing. • Council will interview six candidates for the HRC on April 24. Staff Updates - Fabio Andrade • Multicultural Center Departmental Advisory Committee • Updates on procedures for work groups Follow up: Meeting to be scheduled with B. Souza and S. Markstrom. Meeting adjourned at 8:20pm Recorded by Fabio Andrade An audio recording of this meeting is kept by the Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement Office 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 |HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC  7 Human Rights Commission Budget Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) DATE REQUESTING GROUP EVENT OR DESCRIPTION AMOUNT BALANCE 5/21/19 $4,500.00 SPONSORSHIP U nder The Bridge HRC Homelessness Workgroup Film Showing & Discussion $30.00 $4,470.00 Tony ‐ The Movie HRC Homelessness Workgroup Film Showing & Discussion $50.00 $4,420.00 Workshop CALC Raising Respectful Kids in a Diverse World $200.00 $4,220.00 BIG Dinner BIG Blacks in Gov't Fundraiser Dinner $150.00 $4,070.00 Freedom Fund Dinner NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner $375.00 $3,695.00 White Nationalism Film seSURJ Understanding and Confronting White nationalism $200.00 $3,495.00 DisOrient DisOrient DisOrient Film Festival $250.00 $3,245.00 NAACP NAACP Memorial Day event at washington Park $200.00 Network Charter School Network Charter School Gay Fourth resource fair $200.00 SUBTOTAL $1,655.00 $2,845.00 WORKPLAN EXPENSE IHRD WeCU IHRD Celebration $1,000.00 SUBTOTAL $1,000.00 TOTALS $2,655.00 $1,845.00 011‐2535‐####‐612022 17/5/2019 Eugene, OR Website 8 Online Forms By signing in or creating an account, some fields will auto-populate with your information and your submitted forms will be saved and accessible to you. Human Rights Commission Request for Support Human Rights Commission Request for Funding The City of Eugene allocates funds each fiscal year to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) to use to support community events. Applications must be submitted complete with a full explanation of the funding request. All requests must be submitted 10 days prior to the HRC meeting (3rd Tuesdays) in advance of the event or project start date. Timely submission assures that requests are discussed and approved for funding. Having a representative at the HRC meeting to answer questions about the request is strongly encouraged. Please note that if funding is approved, the commission requires a follow-up report within 30 days of the event. Recipients may submit a written report or may attend the next commission meeting to present a brief verbal report. Photos are encouraged but not required. Failing to provide a report may result in denial for future funding. Date of Event Date Funding Required 07/17/2019 06/12/2019 Please describe the event/activity for which you are requesting support and/or funding* Outdoor showing of film about homelessness and solutions that have worked in other cities. Event would begin at 7 pm in the east Park Blocks with information tables and acoustic music followed at 8:30 pm with showing of the film " Tony - The movie." In addition to previously requested amount, rental of a porta potty ($130) and 50 chairs ($60) is needed. Level of Support Requested* How much is the request for? * More than $200: special circumstances with active H 190 Please indicate which level of support that is being Enter 0 if this is just a request for support requested: Name of Support and/or Funding Recipient Select Language https://www.eugene-or.gov/FormCenter/Equity-and-Human-Rights-6/Human-Rights-Commission-Request-for-Supp-417 1/3 17/5/2019 Eugene, OR Website Organization (if applicable) 9 HRC work group on homelessness Applicant's First Name* Applicant's Last Name* Anne Millhollen Address (for mailing check)* 2385 Benson Lane City* State Name* ZIP* Eugene OR 97408 Email* Phone* Extension hplam_1998@yahoo.com 5415159646 Payment should go to:* Organization Listed Not a funding request Individual Listed How does this request align with the work of the Human Rights Commission? What will these funds be used for specifically (if applicable). * The film and information tables will help top educate the public about homelessness issues, Eugene efforts to reduce homelessness, and what more we can do. Who are the other community partners and what is their level of involvement? We will approach city and county offices to set information tables about their programs. We are also inviting the agencies that provide services to unhoused people. So far, White Bird and the Library have said they would be there. Is this event:* Commission bylaws require that events it sponsors must be fully accessible. Facilities should meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards and sign interpretation should be provided if requested. Both wheelchair access and the availability of interpretation should be included in advertisements for the event. Wheelchair Accessible? Open for language interpretation if needed? Accessible for hearing impaired? Strictly a fundraising event? Open to the general public? Not applicable I acknowledge that by receiving funding to support this event that I am responsible for providing a brief report back to the HRC within 30-days of the event. Failure to provide this report either in writing or in person at a HRC meeting may result in denial for future funding. * I understand Select Language https://www.eugene-or.gov/FormCenter/Equity-and-Human-Rights-6/Human-Rights-Commission-Request-for-Supp-417 2/3 17/5/2019 Eugene, OR Website Electronic Signature 10 By providing the information below and electronic signature, I certify that I have read and understood the submittal requirements outlined, and that I understand that omission of any listed item may cause delay in processing the application. I (We), the undersigned, acknowledge that the information supplied in this application is complete and accurate to the best of my (our) knowledge. I am the: Applicant Applicant's Representative Full Name of Applicant representative Email of applicant's representative Electronic Signature* Sign By checking this box, I am providing an electronic signature. Receive an email copy of this form. Email address hplam_1998@yahoo.com This field is not part of the form submission. * indicates a required field Select Language https://www.eugene-or.gov/FormCenter/Equity-and-Human-Rights-6/Human-Rights-Commission-Request-for-Supp-417 3/3  11 Human Rights Commission Work Group Updates Date: May 16, 2019 Work Group: WeCU Prepared by: Bonnie Souza Date of last meeting: April 27, 2019 What were the main topics discussed in the last meeting? • Debriefed WeCU meeting with EPD Chief Skinner • Discussed and voted on WeCU Mission Statement, which reads: “The mission of WeCU is to advise the Human Rights Commission, by uplifting the voices of culturally-marginalized residents to advocate for a City of Eugene that is welcoming and safe, and where people of color, immigrants, LGBTQ, religious minorities, the disabled and other culturally marginalized people can and do thrive.” • Budget Committee and Multicultural Liaison position. Update re meetings with Budget Committee members, HRC public comment, WeCU members’ public comments at one of May Budget Committee meetings. • WeCU Chair, Commissioner Bonnie Souza, presented HRC public comment at May 8 Budget Committee meeting. WeCU member Daniel Borson also gave public comment on May 8 and WeCU members Seda Collier, Andrew Thomson and Emz Avalos all provided public comment at May 15 BC meeting. Councilor Jennifer Yeh and BC member Ryan Moore are making a motion to include the Multicultural Liaison position in the FY20 budget at the Wednesday, May 22nd BC meeting, 5:30, Library, where the vote will take place. WeCU members Ibrahim Coulibaly, Ib Hamide and Ana Molina plan to make a public comment at the beginning of that meeting. Multiple elected and appointed officials on the BC have expressed support for the position. It is unclear how the vote will go. Do you have a proposal for the HRC to consider or any issues you need the HRC’s feedback on during the next meeting? No.  12 Human Rights Commission Homelessness Work Group! April 10, 2019! Minutes (draft)! ! Present: Serena Markstrom, HRC commissioner, work group lead (facilitator); Richard, Laurie, Pamela, Barb, Paula, Julie, Wayne, D, Michael G, Jennifer, Majeska (notes). [12]! ! The meeting was called to order at 2:22 PM, in the Sloat Room. (Preceding the formal meeting, various announcements were shared, and a couple who were excluded by LTD were introduced before going to the HRNI office with their situation.)! ! Administrative issues! Serena distributed handouts with the agenda, notes on several items, and the 2018-19 HRC Homelessness Work Group Work Plan (possibly never finalized); she also distributed the TAC report to those who had requested a copy. As the new work group lead from the HRC, Serena spoke of instructions from the new NRNI/HRC staffer Fabio for the work groups to better follow the HRC work plans and bylaws (e.g. providing formal minutes of meetings), and of the long- standing challenges and frustrations of this work group which must be improved upon. After some comments and discussion, it was agreed to proceed with the agenda. [17 minutes]! ! The Public film at Bijou Metro! Serena arranged with the Metro owner for a private screening for work group participants and invitees, for consideration of planning a showing of this film as an HRC-sponsored public event. It was decided by straw poll to hold the private screening on Tuesday, April 16 (11 AM). A formal motion was passed unanimously to hold that screening, then confer with each other after the screening about whether or not to ask Serena to make a request at the HRC meeting that evening for a public showing at a future date at the cost of $180 from the HRC budget. [40 minutes]! ! Tabled motion about communication and operation of the work group! Brief discussion was held about the following motion from Michael Gannon which had been tabled at the March 27 meeting:! “The HWG of the Eugene HRC requests help and direction regarding the operation of the Working Group. We want to establish the ability to request operational information directly from various community organizations. Most suitable would be the ability to quickly request via phone or email, information from relevant parties whom the Homelessness Working Group may want to understand their policies and decisions. A city email address that the HWG could use to request information is most likely the suitable process, but we would welcome input on this solution, as well as others where we need to gather information. Other concerns include the ability to establish or define voting members of the community who want to participate on the HWG, and whether a quorum of such individuals is necessary to conduct our business.”! Due to lack of time to discuss and possibly amend the original motion, a motion to table again was supported by all still present except one. [6 minutes]! ! Meeting adjourned at 3:31 PM. Agenda items not covered: summer films, HWG email list, report on meeting with Councilor Syrett, national conference call invite, additional admin and additional announcements.  13 City of Eugene Multicultural Center Department Advisory Committee First meeting on May 7, 2019 Attendees: Bonnie Souza, Daniel Borson, Seda Collier, David Saez, David Tam, Jennifer Lleras Van der Haeghen, Fabio Andrade Absent: Eric Richardson, Jessica Zapata, Ibrahim Coulibaly, Emz Avalos, Ib Hamide Context: In 2017 the Human Rights Commission developed and presented the Marginalized Voices Report. This report offered the city recommendations on opportunities to better serve the City of Eugene’s marginalized communities. In the FY 19 Human Rights Commission work plan the commission voted to prioritize moving forward with the recommendation that the City establish an Advisory Committee to explore the feasibility of establishing a Multicultural Center in Eugene. The City Manager has directed staff to convene an Advisory Committee. Purpose • To better understand the needs and desires of the community related to establishing a Multicultural Center • To begin a community engagement process with an initial set of stakeholders from marginalized communities Outcomes • To explore the needs of marginalized communities as they relate to a Multicultural Center • The DAC discussed and agreed on a six-month plan to conduct a needs assessment before working on a recommendation to be shared with City Manager Jon Ruiz. • The initial phase of the needs assessment will have four focal points: 1 – Awareness of services – Do residents know which cultural services exist? 2 – Availability of services – Do resident know about the availability of existing services (times, frequency, capacity)? 3 – Accessibility of services – Can residents access the services that are available (Location, hours, cost)? 4 – Acceptability of services – How do residents perceive the available services and their providers (safety, competency, affordability, values)? • The second phase of the needs assessment will focus on identifying gaps in existing services and relationship between those and the proposed multicultural center. Process • HRNI will coordinate the process in collaboration with DAC members. • Project timeline to be decided on upcoming meeting (To be scheduled)  14 May 15th, 2019 Joint Statement Regarding the 2018 Hate and Bias Annual Report Release We, the organizations signed below, are committed to building and sustaining a community in Eugene that is welcoming and inclusive for every person living here. We are joining together in solidarity with the people and communities who have experienced hate, bias or discrimination in our city in a unified voice to say that hate will not be tolerated here. Hate and bias activity undermines the type of community we all want to live in. We join the City of Eugene as they release the annual Hate and Bias report from 2018. This report highlights just a few of the stories we hear regularly from people in our communities about their experiences of being targeted by hate, bigotry and discrimination. This behavior is simply unacceptable. We know that as a community we can do better. We are a community that welcomes all people with respect and love. The report is available at https://www.eugene-or.gov/529/Hate-and-Bias The first step to addressing any challenge facing our community is to understand it. We ask that if you are a victim of hate, discrimination, or bias you report it. Reporting ensures that these incidents are documented, responded to, and helps ongoing work to reduce hate and bigotry. Criminal activity motivated by hate and bias can be reported to Eugene Police by calling 911 for emergencies and (541) 682-5111 for non-emergencies. Non-criminal hate and bias incidents are reported to HRNI in multiple ways: ▪ Direct report using the online form: https://www.eugene-or.gov/reporthate ▪ Via phone call (541) 682-5177 or email to HRNI staff (hrni@ci.eugene.or.us) ▪ In person at the Human Rights & Neighborhood Involvement office (99 W 10th Ave., Eugene-OR 97401) ▪ Transferred from Eugene Police when hate and bias cases reported to police are found to be non- criminal. We are working together to invite each person in our community to act to build the vibrant community we all want to live in: A community that is stronger together, welcomes newcomers, embraces difference, and above all comes together to eliminate hate. Please join us in that effort. Sincerely, 350 Eugene ACLU People Power Active Bethel Citizens Beyond Toxics Centro Latino Americano Churchill Area Neighbors Common Sense Justice (CSJ) Community Alliance of Lane County (CALC) First Christian Church of Eugene Friendly Area Neighbors Grupo Latino Acción Directa of Lane County (GLAD) Integration Network for Immigrants Version 1 – May 15, 2019  15 Jewish Federation of Lane County Lane County Lane Independent Living Alliance NAACP Eugene Springfield Occupy Medical River Road Community Organization Santa Clara Community Organization Showing Up for Racial Justice Springfield-Eugene (SURJ) Sierra Club Many Rivers Group Solidarity Network - Jobs with Justice (ESSN-JWJ) South University Neighborhood Association Temple Beth Israel of Eugene Trans*Ponder White Bird Clinic Version 1 – May 15, 2019  16 City of Eugene Human Rights Commission Human Rights Commission Agenda for Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 5:30 – 7:30 PM 99 W 10th Ave., Sloat Room, Eugene-OR Human Rights Commissioners: Joel Iboa (Chair), Ibrahim Coulibaly (Vice Chair), Ela Kubok, Ibrahim Hamide, Serena Markstrom, Rick Guerra, Bonnie Souza, Aria Seligmann, Julia Johnson, Aimee Walsh, Councilor Emily Semple Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement Staff: Jennifer Lleras Van Der Haeghen, Fabio Andrade The mission of the Human Rights Commission is to promote implementation of universal human rights values and principles in all City of Eugene programs and throughout the wider community. To carry out this mission the commission shall affirm, encourage and initiate programs and services within the City of Eugene and in the wider community designed to place priority upon protecting, respecting, and fulfilling the full range of universal human rights as enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To support and promote human rights, the commission will: provide human rights education, be proactive in human rights efforts, address human rights violations, ensure active public participation, be transparent and open, be publicly accountable for human rights progress. Item Description Action Time Duration 1 Agenda/Minutes Review (Chair) Discuss/Vote 5:30 - 5:35 5 min 2 Public Comment (Chair) 5:35 - 5:45 10 min 3 Support Request (Chair) Discuss/Vote 5:45 – 5:50 5 min 4 EPD Liaison Updates 5:50 – 5:55 5 min 5 Downtown Initiatives – Eric Brown Presentation 5:55 – 6:30 35 min 6 HRC Work Groups Updates 6:30 – 6:40 10 min 7 Liaisons to other boards and Commissions Updates 6:40 – 6:50 10 min 8 City Councilor report Updates 6:50 – 7:00 10 min 9 Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement Updates 7:00 – 7:25 5 min 10 June HRC Meeting Agenda Discuss 7:25 – 7:30 5 min The next scheduled meeting of the Human Rights Commission is on August 20, 2019 The Eugene Human Rights Commission welcomes your interest in these agenda items. This meeting location is wheelchair accessible. For the hearing impaired, FM-assistive listening devices are available or an interpreter can be provided with 48 hours’ notice prior to the meeting. Spanish-language interpretation will also be provided with 48 hours’ notice. To arrange for these services, contact staff at (541) 682-5177. La Comisión de Derechos Humanos agradece su interés por participar en los asuntos de esta agenda. El local de la reunión tiene acceso para personas en silla de ruedas. Para las personas con dificultades auditivas ofrecemos sistemas FM para ayudarlo a escuchar, o intérpretes de lenguaje de señas. También ofrecemos intérpretes de español. Si necesita cualquiera de estos servicios por favor solicítelos con 48 horas de anticipación, llamando al (541) 682-5177. The Human Rights Commission meets monthly on the third Tuesday at the Sloat Room, Atrium Building, 99 W 10th Street Eugene, OR 97401 - Contact: Fabio Andrade, 541-682-5177 fandrade@eugene-or.gov  17 2018 HATE AND BIAS REPORT City of Eugene This is the seventh annual report on hate and bias crimes and incidents prepared by the Office of Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement in collaboration with the Eugene Police Department. This report is available online at https://www.eugene-or.gov/3913 City Manager's Office Human Rights & Neighborhood Involvement 99 W. 10th Ave. Suite 117 Eugene, OR 97401 :: Phone: 541-682-5177 :: Fax: 541-682-5221 hrni@ci.eugene.or.us  18 Published May 15, 2019 Eugene Mayor and City Councilors MAYOR: LUCY VINIS Ward Four: Jennifer Yeh CITY MANAGER: JON RUIZ Ward Five: Mike Clark Ward One: Emily Semple Ward Six: Greg Evans Ward Two: Betty Taylor Ward Seven: Claire Syrett Ward Three: Alan Zelenka Ward Eight: Chris Pryor Human Rights Commission (HRC) Members Joel Iboa, Chair Ela Kubok Ibrahim Coulibaly, Vice Chair Julia Johnson Ibrahim Hamide Aria Seligman Bonnie Souza Aimee Walsh Rick Guerra Councilor Emily Semple Serena Markstrom Eugene Police Department (EPD) Dave Burroughs, AIC Sergeant Chris Skinner, Chief Josh Hughes, Crime Analyst David Natt, Lieutenant Melinda McLaughlin, Public Information Scott Vinje, AIC Lieutenant Director City Manager’s Office of Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement (HRNI) Jennifer Lleras Van Der Haeghen, Program Manager Fabio Andrade, Human Rights and Equity Analyst (current) Katie Babits, Human Rights and Equity Analyst (former) Lorna Flormoe, Equity and Access Planner Rene Kane, Neighborhood Planner Cindy Koehler, Program Coordinator Address: 99 W 10th Ave, Suite 117. Eugene, OR 97401 Tel: 541-682-5177 Fax: 541-682-5221 Email: hrni@ci.eugene.or.us Website: https://www.eugene-or.gov/3913 Our mission: Eugene's Office of Human Rights & Neighborhood Involvement works to create an equitable, safe and welcoming community. We serve the entire community by providing opportunities for meaningful participation in community conversations, access to government processes and services, and by connecting people to local resources and assistance. City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report Page |1  19 This page was left in blank intentionally City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report Page |2  20 Table of Contents Hate and Bias Reporting and Response in Eugene ............................................................................. 4 Community Outreach ............................................................................................................................... 6 Human Rights Commission Grants .................................................................................................... 6 2018 Hate and Bias Crimes and Incidents at a Glance ....................................................................... 7 Reporting Methodology ........................................................................................................................... 8 Definition of Hate and Bias Crimes .................................................................................................... 8 Definition of Hate and Bias Incidents................................................................................................ 8 Definition of Hate and Bias Activity................................................................................................... 9 Underreporting of Hate Crimes.......................................................................................................... 9 Understanding the Numbers............................................................................................................... 9 Hate and Bias Crimes.............................................................................................................................. 11 Motivation of Hate Crimes ................................................................................................................. 12 Impacted communities ...................................................................................................................... 14 Hate and Bias Non-Criminal Incidents ................................................................................................ 17 Related Reports .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Police Auditor’s Office Process ......................................................................................................... 20 University of Oregon Annual Crime Report ................................................................................... 20 Looking Ahead ......................................................................................................................................... 21 City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report Page |3  21 Hate and Bias Reporting and Response in Eugene The Eugene City Council has a goal of making Eugene a welcoming and safe community for everyone. To accomplish that goal, the City of Eugene provides sponsorship for critical community events, supports campaigns to advance human rights, and adopts policies that reflect community values. Those efforts include tracking hate and bias crimes and incidents and providing support to victims of such incidents. Definitions and distinctions between hate and bias crimes and incidents are included in the Methodology section of this report. Hate and bias crimes and incidents are motivated by prejudice based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. In addition to statutory reporting of state and federally classified hate crimes, the Eugene Police Department (EPD) tracks bias- related crimes motivated by perceived or actual age, economic status, social status, citizenship, marital status, or political affiliation or beliefs, and membership or activity in or on behalf of a labor organization or against a labor organization, to better understand and gauge community trends. Non-criminal hate and bias incidents are reported to HRNI in multiple ways:  Direct report using the online form: https://www.eugene-or.gov/reporthate  Via phone call (541.682.5177) or email to HRNI staff (hrni@ci.eugene.or.us)  In person at the HRNI office (99 W 10th Ave., Eugene-OR 97401)  Transferred from EPD when hate and bias activity reported to police are found to be non-criminal. The Office of Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement (HRNI) and EPD work collaboratively to review each hate crime reported to EPD to ensure accuracy and consistency in the reporting process. EPD provides victims with resources and assistance through HRNI. This relationship lends to the possibility of increased reporting of hate and bias activity in Eugene. The City of Eugene responds to hate and bias activity based on nationally recognized best practices. The City’s response is victim directed and protects victim confidentiality when requested. Various people provide support depending on the circumstances and the expressed wishes of the victim. HRNI support is in accordance with the City of Eugene’s Hate and Bias Incident Response Plan. 1 HRNI, EPD, the HRC, and community organizations regularly collaborate on hate and bias incident response by providing victims with referrals to other agencies for assistance, supporting Op-Ed articles and letters to the editor, alerts in neighborhood association newsletters and social media sites, assistance with connecting victims with the media, and criminal investigations where warranted. The City of Eugene hopes to reduce hate and bias activity by training sworn EPD personnel and educating the community on how to report hate and bias activity. According to the 2010 Department of Justice Hate Crime Victimization Report, it was estimated that nationally 25-42% of hate crimes are reported to police. 2 Given this information, it is likely that the hate and bias incidents reported in Eugene 1 http://www.eugene-or.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/536 2 http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4614 City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report Page |4  22 represent only a fraction of the actual activity that is occurring. Through our efforts, we are now capturing a larger percentage of the activity occurring in Eugene than before. As the climate surrounding hate and bias activity evolves, the Office of Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement (HRNI) works to prepare community members with resources and skills for addressing hate and bias when it occurs close to home. This is the eighth annual report on hate and bias activity and response, prepared by HRNI and EPD. The data collection methodology and format of reporting has been replicated consistently since the 2012 report which serves as a baseline for evaluation of reported hate and bias activity in Eugene. City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report Page |5  23 Community Outreach In 2018, HRNI staff and the HRC organized several outreach undertakings to promote human rights and prevent hate and bias activity, including organizing events, participating in multiple coalitions, offering training, and giving grants as co-sponsorship of activities organized by community partners. In February of 2018, HRNI co-sponsored a Public Safety Forum in Spanish to facilitate understanding and integration of the Latino community with city services and law enforcement. HRNI also conducted outreach with the Latino community to raise awareness of the City of Eugene Protection for Individuals Ordinance. March of 2018, HRNI in partnership with EPD, the Department of Justice, the FBI, Lane County, and the University of Oregon organized a forum on hate crimes in Eugene. This event was aligned with the release of the 2017 Hate and Bias Report and addressed hate and bias activity in the community. Groups supporting marginalized communities and a panel of people who experience hate and bias attended the forum. This event publicized the work being done in our community to address hate and bias and highlighted resources available to victims through HRNI and community partners. The HRC’s Homelessness Work Group organized showings and discussion of the movie “Under the Bridge” to raise awareness of protecting human rights of the unhoused population in Eugene. In October of 2018, HRNI released the first edition of the Hate & Bias Prevention and Response Toolkit. This Toolkit is intended to prevent and coordinate response to hate activity through education and action. The Toolkit includes information on identifying hate & bias, how to report it, tools and strategies for community action, a link to further training, and more resources. Since 2018, neighborhood associations and other community groups are receiving training on how to use the toolkit. In November of 2018, the HRC organized a celebration for the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The event was carried out by Whole Eugene Community United (WeCU), a work group of the HRC. Human Rights Commission Grants In 2018, the HRC awarded grants to support the following activities: • International Human Rights Day Celebration – HRC WeCU Work Group • Publication of Marginalized Voices Report – HRC WeCU work Group • Under the Bridge: Movie showings and discussions – HRC Homelessness Work Group • Our Bodies, Our Voices, Open mic at Tsunami Books • Viewing in the Valley event – Showing Up for Racial Justice • The Archeology Channel Film Festival • Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia training – Community Alliance of Lane County • Lunch Match: Housed and Unhoused conversation – First Christian Church • Celebrating Success: Housing our Veterans event • Now I Am Your Neighbor – Minority Voices Theatre and Community Alliance of Lane County City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report Page |6  24 2018 Hate and Bias Crimes and Incidents at a Glance This report includes 81 reports of hate and bias activity occurring in 2018. Of those, 47 were categorized as hate crimes and 34 as non-criminal incidents. In 2017, 139 hate and bias activities were reported. Of those, 87 were crimes and 51 were non-criminal incidents. The difference in these annual numbers reflects a year-to-year decline of 42%. In 2018, African Americans were the group most affected by physical violence, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community was the group most affected by intimidation, and the Jewish community was the main target of vandalism. The Latino/Hispanic community and LGBTQ community members were the primary targets of non-criminal incidents. The distribution of hate and bias crimes and incidents did not change from previous years and central neighborhoods continue to be the most impacted areas. City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report Page |7  25 Reporting Methodology The 2018 Hate and Bias Report includes criminal and non-criminal activity reported to EPD and HRNI. The report provides a statistical snapshot of reported hate and bias activity to inform efforts to combat bias-motivated activity in the city of Eugene. The report provides policy-makers and community members with information to plan efforts on education, prevention, intervention, victim assistance, and policy advocacy. Bias and hate activity are reported based on the actual or perceived association of victims with a protected class status. This is a list of protected classes in the city of Eugene: Federally protected classes • Age • Skin color • Disability State of Oregon protected class* • Sex • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity • Ethnicity City of Eugene protected classes* • Marital or Domestic partner status • Familial status • National origin • Housing status • Race • Source of income • Religion * State and local protected classes are in addition to Federally recognized protected class categories. Definition of Hate and Bias Crimes A hate crime is any criminal act or attempted criminal act directed against a person or persons based on the victims’ actual or perceived association with a protected class. The definition of crime is that presented in Criminal Code of Oregon. Examples of hate crimes include: • Acts which result in injury, even if the injury is minor • Threats of violence that could be carried out • Acts resulting in property damage • Any criminal act or attempted criminal act, including property damage, directed against public or private agencies. Definition of Hate and Bias Incidents Hate and bias incidents are like hate crimes in that the act is directed against a person or persons based on the victim's actual or perceived association with a protected class. The difference between a hate incident and a hate crime is that a hate incident is a non-criminal act. Examples of hate incidents include: • Circulating offensive material such as hate flyers placed on windshields or thrown on lawns. • Posting hate materials that does not result in property damage. City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report Page |8  26 • Displaying hate graffiti in public places which is not directed against a specific target (e.g. an epithet on a vacant building or highway overpass). Definition of Hate and Bias Activity Hate and Bias activity includes all hate and bias crimes and all hate and bias incidents. The use of hate and bias activity allows for discussion, explanation and clarity related to all reported hate bias events in the community. Underreporting of Hate Crimes The National Crime Victimization Survey, prepared by the U.S. Department of Justice, indicated that 54% of hate-motivated crimes were not reported to law enforcement during 2011-2015. 3 According to survey respondents, reasons for not reporting hate-motivated crimes or activity include: judging such crimes not important enough to be reported to police; feeling that police would be unable to help the victim; fear that police would not bother to get involved; and fear that reporting the incident would bring more trouble for the victim. Another potential reason for underreporting is the existence of multiple jurisdictions within city limits. Hate-motivated violence that occurs in facilities outside of a city’s jurisdiction may not be formally identified as hate crimes, even if those facilities are within city limits. In some cases, there may be reluctance by such facilities to report hate and bias crimes to avoid possible negative publicity. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that the hate crimes reported in this document likely represent only a portion of hate crimes committed in Eugene during 2018. The City of Eugene is trying to minimize reasons for underreporting by giving visibility to the issue via publications and events, by promoting outreach to marginalized communities, and by engaging city officials in response efforts. Additionally, the publication of this annual report contributes to increased community awareness of hate and bias activity, which might promote more community participation in the efforts to make Eugene a safe and welcoming community for all. Understanding the Numbers Unless otherwise noted, all numbers in this report refer to cases, rather than victims and perpetrators. • The sum of cases reported by protected class categories may differ from the total number of cases. That is a result of some cases being related to more than one protected class. For example, when we report impacted communities, those might include victims targeted due to religion and ethnicity at the same time. • In alignment with how the bias crime statutes are written, we report the perpetrators’ intended target group instead of relying on the actual identity of the victim as a proxy. This accounts for cases in which the actual identities of the victims are not specified or where the victim’s identity 3 U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Special Report: Hate Crime Victimization Statistical Tables, 2014 – 2015 June 2017. City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report Page |9  27 is mistaken. For example, when a Latino victim is perceived by the perpetrator as African- American. • This report does not include potential bias violations committed by Eugene Police Department employees. If a case involves EPD personnel, it will be included in the Eugene Police Auditor’s Report. See the Related Reports section for details. • When the person filling a report does not wish to be contacted and does not include enough information, HRNI may be unable to determine the group associated with the victim(s) of a hate and bias incident. In such cases, the impacted group may be listed as unknown. • It is important to note that fluctuations in data from one year to the next does not necessarily indicate trends. Sometimes, an increase one year follows a notable decrease the previous year. Multi-year data provide a better sense of trends. • The report may not reflect the actual outcome of the investigation of individual cases. We receive the original police crime report for cases in which the investigation may be ongoing. We may review it and include it before the investigation is completed or charges are filed. Therefore, the number of hate crimes reported here may differ from the numbers reported by EPD to the FBI’s hate crime statistics. • Some numbers referring to hate crimes committed 2014-2017 have changed since last year’s report due to an ongoing process of updates and corrections. • In this report, we classified the swastika as anti-Jewish when found in isolation. Cases where a swastika and racialized graffiti were both present were categorized as multi-racial. City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report P a g e | 10  28 Hate and Bias Crimes In 2018, 47 hate crimes were reported to EPD, a number close to those recorded annually from 2014 to 2016. The 2018 numbers might be an indicator that the sharp increase seen in 2017 was related to temporal factors (i.e. results of the 2016 election, increased occurrence of people acting on hateful beliefs, current national discourse, increased motivation to report, etc.) and not to a sustained increase in hate activity in Eugene or a result of changes in how EPD reports hate crimes, which occurred in 2017. 4 Cases reported in the first quarter of 2019 are below the average of the last four years. If this trend continues until the end of the current year, it might be possible to assume a return to historic crime levels. It is also possible that the response to the spike of hate crimes in 2017 may have impacted criminal activity in 2018 or that motivation to report such crimes lowered. EPD, HRNI, and the Human Rights Commission will monitor the monthly reports in 2019 to identify changes in patterns and adjust how to respond to significant variations. Hate and Bias Crimes by Year 2014-2018 80 74 70 60 50 47 46 47 44 40 30 20 10 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Vandalism, assault, and intimidation were the most common types of crimes reported to EPD in 2018. When language or activity goes beyond the protections of free speech it may become criminal. Most criminal vandalism was related to swastika graffiti. The presence of hate graffiti is not always 4 In 2017, EPD altered their strategy in recording hate-related vandalism reports and in some cases, officers took reports of graffiti when they witnessed the vandalism. In previous years, reports for vandalism and graffiti were recorded only when they were reported by the public. City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report P a g e | 11  29 classified as a hate crime as by definition a crime must have a victim. If hate graffiti is found in high traffic public spaces, schools or is directly reported by a person who felt victimized it is included in this report as criminal vandalism. Hate Crimes by Crime Category Criminal Mischief (non-vandalism), 3 Other, 2 Disorderly Conduct, 4 Vandalism, 14 Harassment, 6 Intimidation, 8 Assault, 10 There were 10 reported crimes involving physical violence in 2018. By comparison there were 12 reports involving physical violence in 2017, 10 in 2016, and 17 in 2015. Crimes involving physical violence made up 21% of hate crimes in 2018. When combined, vandalism and assault accounted for a little over half of all hate crimes recorded in 2018. Of the 47 crimes reported in 2018, arrests were made in 13 cases, 3 cases remain open or pending, and 31 were suspended or inactive with no more leads. In 2018, of the charges cleared by arrest, 8 were motivated by race, 3 by either sexual orientation or gender identity, 1 by ethnicity and 1 by religion. Motivation of Hate Crimes Consistent with the previous four years, race continues to be the leading motivating factor of hate crimes reported in Eugene. For comparison, the public reported 31 hate crimes related to race in 2017, 24 in 2016, 25 in 2015 and 16 in 2014. Reported hate crimes motivated by religion decreased to 8 from 19 cases in 2017. Crimes motivated by the sexual orientation of the victims decreased from 11 in 2017 to 7 in 2018. Despite this decrease, sexual orientation surpassed ethnicity to become the third most common motivating factor of hate crimes in Eugene. Crimes related to ethnicity decreased from 14 to 5. Table 1 illustrates the complete list of motivating factors for hate crimes in 2018. City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report P a g e | 12  30 Hate Crimes by Protected Class, Eugene, Oregon, 2018 Category Cases Race 17 Religion 8 Sexual Orientation 7 Ethnicity 5 Association 3 Gender Identity 3 Disability 2 Total 47 Housing status and disability were the only other two protected class categories that recorded an increase in 2018 when compared to 2017. Because the number of cases is so small, it is not possible to determine that cases related to those two categories are trending upwards. Hate Crimes by Protected Class 2015-2018 35 30 25 20 15 2015 10 2016 5 2017 0 2018 City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report P a g e | 13  31 Impacted communities As in previous years, Black and African-American people remain as the most impacted communities by hate crimes despite representing less than 2% of Eugene’s population5. Of the 17 reported race-related hate crimes, 8 were committed against African American community members. Of the 47 hate crimes reported in 2018, 22 targeted communities based on race and ethnicity, which results in racial and ethnic minorities being the most impacted group. When combined, cases against homosexual males (7), transgender people (3), and homosexual females (2) result in the LGBTQ community being the second most affected group by hate crimes in Eugene in 2018. Communities Affected by Hate Crimes in Eugene, Oregon, 2018 Affected group Cases Anti-black/African-American 8 Anti-homosexual male 7 Anti-Jewish 7 Anti-multi-racial group 6 Anti-transgender 3 Political affiliation 3 Anti-Arab 2 Anti-homosexual female 2 Anti-other ethnicity/ancestry 2 Anti-physical disability 2 Anti-white 2 Anti-Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1 Anti-Hispanic/Latino 1 Anti-Islamic/Muslim 1 Total 47 Of the 10 hate crimes involving physical violence in 2018, six were motivated by the sexual orientation of the victims. Four anti-homosexual male and two anti-homosexual female cases were reported. Three physical violence crimes were directed at Black/African Americans. In 2017, Black/African Americans were the target in 80% of the cases involving physical violence reported by race. The percentage of physical violence cases motivated by the sexual orientation of the victims more than doubled in comparison to 2017. It is necessary that violence against LGBTQ community be monitored closely to determine if the identified increase is due to normal variation or if it signals a developing trend. Cases recorded as anti-LGBTQ are not disaggregated by race/ethnicity. 5 US Census Bureau Quick Facts - https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/eugenecityoregon/PST040217 City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report P a g e | 14  32 Communities Impacted by Physical Violence in Eugene, 2018 Anti-White, 1 Anti-Homosexual Anti-Homosexual Male, 4 Female, 2 Anti- Black/African American, 3 Criminal vandalism by impacted community, Eugene, 2018 ANTI- ANTI- BLACK/AFRICAN TRANSGENDER, AMERICAN, 1 1 ANTI-OTHER ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY, 2 ANTI-JEWISH, 5 ANTI-MULTI RACIAL GROUP, 5 In 2018, criminal vandalism targeted primarily multi-racial groups and the Jewish community. Five criminal vandalism cases were anti-multi-racial groups and five were anti-Jewish. Five of seven anti-Jewish crimes were reports of swastika graffiti. In this report, we classified the swastika as anti-Jewish when found in isolation. Cases where a swastika and racialized graffiti were both present were categorized as multi-racial. Swastikas are also being used across the country as a symbol of White supremacy and hate City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report P a g e | 15  33 against other groups. For example, it has been used against immigrants, blacks Muslims, and LGBTQ people. 6 The distribution of criminal activity based on hate and bias did not change considerably in comparison to 2017. The map in the following page illustrates a concentration of cases in the central neighborhoods. Of the outlining neighborhoods, the Bethel area was the one most impacted by criminal activity motivated by hate and bias. 6 Swastika use is on the rise, but among those who understand it least. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/13/swastika-use-rise-nazis-trump-charlottesville- violence/104488402/ City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report P a g e | 16  34 Hate and Bias Non-Criminal Incidents Non-criminal incidents motivated by hate and bias have a detrimental impact on our community. Although the City of Eugene is not required to report non-criminal incidents motivated by hate and bias, we do so to reinforce the message that hatred and bigotry are not acceptable. HRNI staff in cooperation with the HRC, partner agencies, and community allies track such incidents and provide support to impacted communities. By doing so, we inform our local government actions to increase safety and inclusivity in Eugene. Hate and Bias Non-Criminal Incidents, Eugene, Oregon, 2018 60 51 50 38 40 34 30 22 18 20 10 10 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 There were 34 hate and bias incidents reported to HRNI in 2018. Some of the reports made to HRNI may have been criminal in nature, but the victims or witnesses chose not to file police reports. Thus, those reports have been captured in the non-criminal numbers. When the person filing a report does not wish to be contacted and does not include enough information, HRNI may be unable to determine the group associated with the victim(s) of a hate and bias incident. In such cases, the impacted group may be listed as unknown. Race and ethnicity continued to be the most frequently reported motivating factors for hate and bias incidents. This remains consistent with trends in Eugene and is consistent with federally reported statistics on hate and bias crimes. In relation to previous years statistics on hate and bias incidents based on race and ethnicity, Latinos and/or Hispanics replaced African Americans as the most targeted group. There were a total of 51 hate and bias incidents reported to HRNI in 2017, 38 cases reported in 2016, and 10 cases reported in 2015. City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report P a g e | 17  35 The distribution of non-criminal activity based on hate and bias did not change considerably in comparison to 2017. The map below illustrates a concentration of cases in the central neighborhoods. City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report P a g e | 18  36 Non-Criminal Reports by Primary Non-Criminal Reports by all Protected Class, 2018 Protected Classes, 2018* Hate Factor Cases Hate Factor Cases Race 9 Race 17 National Origin 5 National Origin 12 Religion 5 Ethnicity 11 Ethnicity 4 Sexual Orientation 10 Sexual Orientation 4 Gender and Gender Identity 8 Gender and Gender Identity 4 Religion 7 Employment 2 Association 5 Association 2 Marital/Familial Status 4 Disability/Mental Health 0 Employment 2 Housing 0 Disability/Mental Health 1 Marital/Familial Status 0 Housing 0 Source of Income 0 Source of Income 0 Total 34 Total 34 *A case may be counted more than once if it can be included in more than one category. Hate and Bias Incidents by Targeted Group, Eugene, Oregon, 2018 Group Cases Latinos/Hispanic 7 LGBTQ 6 7 Jewish 6 Asian 4 Blacks/African-American 2 Native American 1 White/Caucasian 1 Unknown 7 Total 34 7 Six cases of swastika graffiti found in isolation of other hate speech were classified as anti-Jewish City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report P a g e | 19  37 2015-2018 Hate and Bias Incidents, Eugene, Oregon 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 2015 6 2016 4 2017 2 0 2018 Related Reports Police Auditor’s Office Process The City of Eugene employs an Independent Police Auditor to investigate allegations of misconduct against police officers, analyze trends of complaints, and recommend improvements to police services in the city. Eugene City Code designates the Police Auditor’s Office as the intake point for all complaints against employees of EPD. For more information on the Police Auditor’s Office’s and to review their annual report, visit this link: https://www.eugene-or.gov/1039/Police-Auditor University of Oregon Annual Crime Report The University of Oregon is a significant part of the Eugene community, and employs its own police jurisdiction. By federal law, each law enforcement jurisdiction reports hate and bias crimes back to the federal government. Along with its strong commitment to a safe, inclusive and welcoming campus, the University of Oregon is taking active steps to address hate and bias incidents on or near its campus. The University of Oregon Police Department (UOPD), as part of an educational institution, is also required to complete an annual report in compliance with the Clery Act. The University of Oregon 2018 annual report has been published and is available for download at this website: https://police.uoregon.edu/annual-report. There was no hate crime reported at the campus area for 2018. Six non-criminal hate incidents have been reported at the University of Oregon campus between 2015 and 2017. City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report P a g e | 20  38 Looking Ahead The number of reported hate and bias crimes and incidents during 2018 may indicate that hate and bias activity in Eugene is back to the recent historical trend. While we celebrate reductions in hate and bias activity, we know that one report of hate and bias activity is too many. For this reason, the City of Eugene will continue its efforts to prevent and respond to hate and bias activity. HRNI, EPD, and the HRC will work collaboratively to strengthen partnerships with community groups and other agencies to deliver on the City Council commitment of making Eugene “a welcoming, inclusive and safe community for everyone” (City Council of Eugene, Resolution 5174) 8. To support the goals listed in Resolution 5174, HRNI is currently working on the following initiatives: • Offering training to neighborhood associations and community groups interested in using the Hate and Bias Prevention and Response Toolkit 9. • Supporting community events with grants awarded by the Human Rights Commission 10 . • A Language Access Initiative with other city departments to increase accessibility to city resources for people with limited English proficiency, which includes translating sections of the city website to Spanish. 11 This initiative includes a Language & Culture Liaison program to diversify and build skills in the city workforce for better outreach and service to all community groups. Liaisons support city departments with translation, education, and resources. • Trainings for City of Eugene staff on culture-responsive costumer service, inclusive and respectful workplace, leading for equity and community engagement among others. • Co-coordinating the second Public Safety Forum in Spanish with the Police Auditors’ Office. In addition to the above initiatives, HRNI staff support the work of the Human Rights Commission, which advises City Council on human rights issues and related policies. The HRC meets 5:30-7:30 on the third Tuesday of every month (except August) at the Sloat Room in the Atrium building, located at 99 W 10th Ave., Eugene-OR. All are welcome to attend the meetings and provide public comments, including suggestions on how the City of Eugene can improve its programs and policies that promote human rights and support victims of hate and bias. 8 Available for download at https://www.eugene-or.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30171 9 Interested parties may sign up for a training at https://www.eugene-or.gov/4061 10 Event organizers may learn about the grant guidelines and request support at https://www.eugene-or.gov/2377 11 Content is Spanish is available here: https://www.eugene-or.gov/4056 City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report P a g e | 21  39 City Manager's Office Human Rights & Neighborhood Involvement 99 W. 10th Ave. Suite 117 Eugene, OR 97401 :: Phone: 541-682-5177 :: Fax: 541-682-5221 https://www.eugene-or.gov/3913 :: hrni@ci.eugene.or.us Open to the public 10 AM-noon and 1-4:00 PM City of Eugene – 2018 Annual Hate and Bias Report P a g e | 22