Tell Trump and Congressional Leaders to Condemn Hate NOW!

The election may be over, but we have not closed the door on the hate-fueled rhetoric and actions emboldened by Donald Trump’s campaign. In fact, Americans in increasing numbers continue to be terrified.

We are seeing reports from across the country of Nazi symbols, of attacks on Muslims, of aggressive hate speech against LGBTQ and communities of color, and of sexual assault. We are also hearing about children terrorized by race-based bullying at school. This hurts our children, our families, and our country.

* In Illinois, White university students put on blackface and posed in front of a Confederate Flag to celebrate Trump’s victory. [1]
* In Philadelphia, vandals scrawled Nazi and pro-Trump messages in city neighborhoods. [2]
* In Kansas, a high school suspended two White boys wearing Trump shirts for ripping a hijab off a fellow student. When asked why they did it, one boy answered, “Because she’s about to get kicked out anyway and we won.” [3]
* In Delaware, a Black woman filling her gas tank was approached by a group of four White men. One said to her, “How scared are you, you black b****? I should just kill you right now, you’re a waste of air.” Another showed her his firearm and said, “You’re lucky there’s witnesses or else I’d shoot you right here.” [4]
* In California, a young woman was approached by an older man who said, “I can’t wait until Trump asks us to rape your people and send you back over the biggest damn wall we’re going to build. Go back to hell, wet back.” [5]
* Also in California, a gay man at a bar was approached by a group of men who shouted at him, “We got a new President you f***ing f****ts," before assaulting him in a nearby alley. [6]
* Educators from across the country are reporting rising levels of anxiety and fear among their students of color. In Utah, two parents reported seeing two kindergartners tell a Hispanic classmate that he would be going back to Mexico after Trump’s victory. [7]

We absolutely cannot allow these painful and alarming new levels of hate to become normalized in our country, for there could be no quicker erosion of America’s promise of liberty and justice for all than such terrorism of our people.

America’s diversity is our strength. That our citizens, who come from all walks of life and tapestry of backgrounds, are free to live, love and worship as they will, is protected by and enshrined in our U.S. Constitution. After the long, divisive campaign we just experienced, we look to our leaders to bring us together and heal the body politic. May they do the right thing and unify us now, so we can continue to enjoy the blessings of democracy now and forever.

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[1] https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/796750646196191233
[2] http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Vandals-Scrawl-Pro-and-Hate-Trump-Messages-in-Philadelphia-400570621.html
[3] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-president-supporters-attack-muslims-hijab-hispanics-lgbt-hate-crime-wave-us-election-a7410166.html
[4] Ibid.
{5] Ibid.
[6] Ibid.
[7] http://kfor.com/2016/11/10/youre-going-back-to-mexico-kindergarten-students-being-bullied-after-election/