During this time of year, we talk of peace on earth and goodwill towards our neighbors. I wish those beliefs applied universally. Instead, there are groups waging campaigns of intimidation and fear against certain members of our communities. Frequent targets include Muslims and refugees, and there is an entire movement behind the attacks. (more…) Continue Reading →
Montana Human Rights Network
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Bozeman to host far-right ‘Red Pill Expo’
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We received a press release yesterday from the Montana Human Rights Network about a truly epic gathering scheduled for this weekend in Bozeman. I have been traveling way too much lately so I can’t be in Bozeman this weekend, but let’s hope the Bozeman Chronicle does as much thorough coverage as its reporters can stand. Meanwhile, it seems pointless to try condensing the network’s lengthy, well-researched press release, so we’ll just give it in full: (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Last Best Blog, alt-right, Bozeman, conspiracies, Montana Human Rights Network
Federal suit filed over anti-Jewish ‘troll campaign’
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The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the founder of a neo-Nazi website who led a campaign of harassment against a Jewish woman in Whitefish. Filed in U.S. District Court in Missoula, the lawsuit says Andrew Anglin coordinated a “repulsive, threatening campaign of anti-Semitic harassment directed at Tanya Gersh, a Jewish real estate agent living in Whitefish, Montana.” (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Montana, News, Andrew Anglin, Montana Human Rights Network, Richard Spencer, Southern Poverty Law Center, Tanya Gersh, Whitefish
Missoula groups push back against Nazi-inspired leaflets
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It’s a Thursday morning at Har Shalom and the children are gathered for play. But the synagogue’s spiritual leader has taken to the library, where she’s thinking of ways to counter the emergence of Nazi-inspired literature in Missoula. Over the past few months, hate-filled leaflets with Nazi propaganda have appeared at area homes. While the drops have been sparse and seemingly random, they are nonetheless troubling in a community that prides itself on tolerance. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Montana, News, American Nazi Party, Har Shalom, Laurie Franklin, Missoula Current, Montana Human Rights Network, Rachel Carroll Rivas
At Billings vigil, words of welcome spoken for refugees
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At St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Billings, and in four other cities across Montana Tuesday night, people gathered to offer the world’s refugees some hope—and the possibility of refuge. “Generosity is a virtue,” said Fitzgerald Clark, once an immigrant and now an American citizen. “Generosity and community are what make us great.” (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Montana, Marty Ortiz, Montana Human Rights Network, Not in Our Town, refugees, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Susan Barnes
Rocky president stands by speaker, debate continues
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Greg Gianforte, the Bozeman entrepreneur whose planned commencement speech at Montana Tech in Butte sparked talk of a boycott, offered to “step down” from giving a similar speech at Rocky Mountain College next month. But Robert Wilmouth, president of the private college in Billings, insisted that Gianforte give the commencement address as planned. (more…) Continue Reading →