Local Hate Groups

"Free speech has no place for racism and hate. bigotry, homophobia, and sexism need not be tolerated. Not in the Oval Office, not in Spokane or Cheney, and not on the campus of Eastern Washington University."

- Paul Lindholdt, Professor of English at EWU

How Hate Groups Affect Eastern

In the State of Washington, the Southern Poverty Law Center tracked 28 active hate groups in 2018. In Idaho, the SPLC tracked 10 active...

Matt Potesky

Dec 6, 20193 min read

Important Information Regarding Area Hate

Not only do my findings show that the Spokane area, outside of campus, is significantly more white, but also that Washington state and Spokane has more hate groups than one might think. There have been white supremacist flyers posted on campus in the recent years, such as those in February of 2018, and it shows that this wide spread, deep-seated hatred extends beyond just the occasional uncomfortable glances and extends into something greater that doesn't always explicitly announce itself.