The Lane County Students for a Democratic Society will host a rally and a march today at noon starting at the east lawn of the EMU.
The group intends to bring awareness to what members say are oppressive actions against the poor and homeless community of Eugene stemming from the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials.
Members of the group have asserted the Eugene Police Department is unfairly targeting the homeless population in order to push the homeless out of town and away from where visitors may be.
“We have learned of increased ticketing and destruction of homeless camps through our relationships with the homeless community and a network of social service workers and volunteers with groups including the HIV Alliance, Food Not Bombs, White Bird, and Food for Lane County,” Leif Brecke, SDS member, said on the group’s Web site.
The Eugene Police Department spokeswoman Melinda Kletzok strenuously denied the allegations.
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