PRESS STATEMENT Nov. 20, 2015 Contact: Kathy Mulady Communications Director kathy@allianceforajustsociety.org (206) 992-8787 Statement from LeeAnn Hall, Executive Director of the Alliance for a Just Society: Of all the nations worldwide, the United States, built on welcoming those fleeing persecution at home, should be first to offer a safe harbor to refugees in a timeContinue reading “Statement from LeeAnn Hall: “Closing the door to refugees is about hate and fear – not safety””
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Stop racist rhetoric and legislation on refugees
The U.S. Congress should be ashamed. Today, House Republicans, joined by 47 Democrats, hastily passed a bill that would effectively end the current U.S. refugee program for refugees fleeing the brutal civil war in Syria — a war our government is actively involved in. This week, following the tragic terror attacks in Paris, politicians inContinue reading “Stop racist rhetoric and legislation on refugees”
Racism on Campus is Nothing New. A Sustained Anti-Racist Campus Movement Would Be.
As a first-year student at Brown University I was detained for trespassing by campus security. In my own dorm. In sock feet. You see, I left my dorm room to go to the bathroom and didn’t bring my college ID along. I guess I should have known better. As a black student it was alwaysContinue reading “Racism on Campus is Nothing New. A Sustained Anti-Racist Campus Movement Would Be.”
Racial Slurs Have No Place in Football
The leaves are changing. The scent of pumpkin spice lattes is in the air. In short, it’s football season. And like millions of my fellow Americans, I love football. But I’m also American Indian. So for me, football season also means hearing a racial slur all the time. It’s used by sports teams around theContinue reading “Racial Slurs Have No Place in Football”