The Daily Vanguard - Portland State University - Skinheads no-show at rally

Over 500 counter-demonstrators steal the day at Gabriel Park A rally in Gabriel Park and the Multnomah Center on Saturday to protest a skinhead group's plan to distribute racist flyers in the surrounding neighborhood was considered a success by protesters. The skinhead group, the Tualatin Valley Skins, never showed up. The group announced last week that they planned to hold a "flyer outreach contest," distributing racist flyers to the nearby Hayhurst, Multnomah and Maplewood neighborhoods. A flurry of community organizing against the group quickly erupted after the announcement, as well as an anti-hate resolution passed by Portland's city council. Over 500 demonstrators arrived in the park Saturday morning to voice their opposition to the skinheads' racist views.