Courage: Honoring Those Standing Up To Hate in Portland
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Courage: Honoring Those Standing Up To Hate in Portland

Submitted by Taryn Smith on May 27, 2017 - 9:27pm

Photo: KATU [1]

Our hearts are broken for the two brave upstanders who lost their lives [2] over Memorial Day weekend standing up for their neighbors in Portland. 23-year-old Taliesin Myrddin, and 53-year-old Ricky Best were killed and 21-year-old Micah Fletcher was hospitalized with serious injuries after stepping in when a white supremacist was harrassing two teenage girls, one that was wearing a hijab. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler released a statement Saturday morning saying: 

"Their actions were brave and selfless, and should serve as an example and inspiration to us all. They are heroes."

Taliesin Myrddin Ricky John Best

(Facebook/Asha Deliverance)

(Oregonian/OregonLive file)  

 

Micah Fletcher 


 

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[1] http://katu.com/news/local/vigil-planned-for-max-train-stabbing-victims [2] http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/28/us/portland-train-stabbing-victims/ [3] http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=kq7cpeeab&p=oi&m=1103956636170&sit=qxnpl9rfb [4] http://www.niot.org/guide/quickstart