From the Anti-Defamation League (https://www.adl.org/): It has been five years since torch-wielding white supremacists marched across the University of Virginia campus, shouting racist, antisemitic rhetoric including “Jews will not replace us.” Marchers threw Nazi salutes as they waved swastika flags, … Continued
Editor’s Note: Here is an account from the president of the Reform synagogue in Charlottesville about what they experienced this past Shabbat. For those of us who aren’t Jewish, this is a must read. We must all stand in solidarity … Continued
Posted at https://www.everyday-democracy.org/news/charlottesville-reminds-us-courage-it-takes-stand-against-racism Author: Martha McCoy, Executive Director, Everyday Democracy August 15, 2017 (Photo credit: Phil Roeder) The horrific events that took place in Charlottesville this past weekend underscore the role racism has played, and continues to play, in the history of … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): This statement from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) can be attributed to Oliva Golden, CLASP Executive Director Washington, DC, August 15, 2017—The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) stands firmly with others in expressing … Continued
New York Times By CHARLIE SAVAGE and REBECCA R. RUIZ AUG. 14, 2017 WASHINGTON — When Attorney General Jeff Sessions denounced the violence in Charlottesville, Va., as an “evil” act of domestic terrorism on Monday, he was in some ways an unlikely figure … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): This weekend, we watched in horror as white supremacists and Nazis marched through the streets of Charlottesville, VA, inciting violence that caused the death of at least one peaceful anti-racism demonstrator. There’s no question that the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/08/14/federal-agencies-warned-white-supremacist-threat-may Published on Monday, August 14, 2017 by Common Dreams A memo by the FBI and DHS said white supremacist groups pose a bigger threat to the U.S. than other extremist organizations By Julia Conley, staff writer White … Continued