Stories of Hope and Healing: Leaving Hate Behind

1838 Southwest Jefferson Street,Portland OR 97201

12 March, 2022

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Join Ctrl+Alt+Del-Hate: PDX at the Portland United Methodist Church to hear from Interventionists Ryan Lo'Ree and Daryl Davis Join Ctrl+Alt+Del-Hate: PDX at the Portland United Methodist Church as Ryan Lo’Ree and Daryl Davis talk about their different lived experiences and their positive impact in pulling individuals out of groups that espouse the use of violence. Daryl Davis, an award-winning Black musician, race reconciliator and renowned lecturer, has used the power of human connection to convince hundreds of people to leave white supremacist groups. Ryan Lo’Ree, a former white supremacist, now working at Parallel Networks as an interventionist to deradicalize people who have been lured into extremism and white supremacy. They will be joined by local stakeholders and a representative from Cure Violence Global to discuss how the organizations, Cure Violence Global and Parallel Networks, have come together with local stakeholders in the Pacific Northwest to combat hate and division, bringing a sense of hope back to the community.