Mulugeta Seraw (Amharic: ሙሉጌታ ስራው; October 21, 1960 – November 13, 1988) was an Ethiopian student who traveled to the United States to attend college.
Mulugeta's father and son, who was six years old, filed (and won) a civil lawsuit against the killers and an affiliated organization White Aryan Resistance (known as WAR) holding them liable for the murder.
[12] As Metzger was unable to cover the damages, the Mulugetas' lawyer decided to file legal documents in order to have his Fallbrook, California home and his assets seized.
[16][18] Also in 1990 in response to Mulugeta's death, members of the Oregon chapter of the American Leadership Forum formed an experiential anti-discrimination youth camp based on the National Conference for Community and Justice "Anytown, U.S.A." curriculum.
Operating from 1990 to 2002, Camp Odyssey facilitated a week-long journey for teenagers in the Pacific Northwest, examining systems of oppression and fostering communication amongst a widely diverse group of participants.
In early 2010, a small group of alumni formed a not-for-profit organization called The Piece, which achieved designation as an Oregon Solutions project and oversaw the revival of Camp Odyssey which ran again from 2011 through 2015.