Wade Henderson Source: Win McNamee / Getty
@kwellscomm As Heard on #AccessIndy… —
This week the Southern Poverty Law Center held a press conference that Access Indy attended to address the hate, harassment and upticks of violence that have occurred in this nation since November’s general election and the victory of President-elect Donald J. Trump.
The SPLC released two reports that should give you the data you need as this organization is doing the official tracking of these incidents. Access both of them by clicking the links below:
The Trump Effect: The Impact of the 2016 Presidential Election on Our Nation’s Schools
and
Ten Days After: Harassment and Intimidation in the Aftermath of the Election
Read them for yourself to stay in the loop of what is being tracked.
Weingarten/Murguia/Abdelall Source: Win McNamee / Getty
Source: Win McNamee / Getty
The President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights spoke about his organization’s concerns since the election and the current climate in the U.S. Wade Henderson is holding the President-elect accountable and wants him to help turn this dangerous tide. Joining Henderson at this event was also Richard Cohen, President of the Southern Poverty Law Center; Brenda Abdelall of Muslim Advocates; Janet Murguía of the National Council of La Raza; and Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers.
Click the media player below to hear Henderson address the issues at hand. (Total Running Time: 5 minutes, 23 seconds)
The Southern Poverty Law Center is an organization that is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. It was founded by two southern lawyers Morris Dees and Joe Levin, and Civil Rights leader Julian Bond who served as the organization’s first president and was president-emeritus at the time of his death in 2015. The SPLC uses litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy as a methods as they work toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be realized.
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