'North Idaho Rejects Hate' T-shirt campaign launches

COEUR d’ALENE — The Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations is launching a T-shirt campaign to spread the message “North Idaho Rejects Hate.”

A thousand shirts emblazoned with the message will be distributed free from noon to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Runge Furniture parking lot, 303 E. Spokane Ave. in midtown Coeur d'Alene, and from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday in the upper parking lot of Coeur d'Alene Public Library.

The goal is to have as many citizens as possible wear the shirts to Coeur d’Alene’s Fourth of July parade and other upcoming local events.

The T-shirt campaign was launched in response to the June 11 arrest of 31 members of the Patriot Front white supremacy group. The task force has issued a call to action to community members to get involved and unite against hate.

Thanks to donations from local supporters, the shirts will be free, but the task force will accept $10 donations for the shirts to help fund future projects.

Learn more about the task force at idahohumanrights.org