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Join United Methodist Women and interfaith leaders in the Washington DC area on Monday, October 15 at 10:00 am to be peacemakers. The interfaith event at the United Methodist Building on Capitol Hill will introduce an ad that will be placed in DC Metro stations to counter an anti-Muslim hate ad. See attached alert for details. Also, how to take action even if you cannot join us.... -
Shoulder to Shoulder, an interfaith coalition in the Washington DC area is asking the Washington DC Metro Transit Authority to forgo any profit from a hate ad that appears in the metro system, instead donating the proceeds to a local human rights organization. The Transit Authority, which opposed posting the ad for safety reasons, was required to post the ad by a court injunction in the context of free speech. Faith groups are saying that a significant symbolic act challenging the ad would be to donate...
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Lewis, a civil rights legend, recalls fighting against disenfranchisement during his time working with the SNCC in the 1960s, arguing that voters must not let history repeat itself. "Some of us gave a little blood on that bridge in Selma in March of 1965 for the right to vote," Lewis told White.
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For more information: Offer Support via Social Media: http://twibbon.com/support/hate-speech-is-not-civilized Interfaith Center of NY Press Release: http://interfaithcenter.org/archives/36088 months ago by Janis Rosheuvel+ CommentDetails
- When:Oct 3, 2012 1:23 PM
- Where:Race in the Media
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This article was also published in The Nation magazine. Colorlines.com has partnered with The Nation for Voting Rights Watch 2012, an investigative project tracking access to the polls. We’ve recruited community journalists around the country to help keep up with rapidly unfolding events. Stories from Florida on voting access....8 months ago by Carol Barton+ CommentDetails
- When:Sep 27, 2012 2:37 PM
- Where:UMW in Action
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September 26, 2012 United Methodist Women Executive Secretary of United Methodist Women Harriett J. Olson unveiled an countering the anti-Muslim hate speech of an ad posted in 10 New York City subway stations during an interfaith press conference Sept. 25. Organized by the Interfaith Center of New York, a coalition of community and faith-based organizations, including United Methodist Women, gathered at the steps of New York’s City Hall in Manhattan to denounce the “harmfully provocative and...8 months ago by Carol Barton+ CommentDetails
- When:Sep 27, 2012 8:14 AM
- Where:UMW in Action
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By ETHAN BRONNER The November presidential election, widely expected to rest on a final blitz of advertising and furious campaigning, may also hinge nearly as much on last-minute legal battles over when and how ballots should be cast and counted, particularly if the race remains tight in battleground states. In the last few weeks, nearly a dozen decisions in federal and state courts on early voting, provisional ballots and voter identification requirements have driven the rules in conflicting...
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The right to vote is not enshrined in the US Constitution. Both who can vote and how you vote are determined by states.... A 4 min. video that begins a series on the right to vote in the US.9 months ago by Carol Barton+ CommentDetails
- When:Aug 30, 2012 11:57 PM
- Where:UMW in Action
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Pat Sullivan / AP U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told the NAACP annual convention on July 10 in Houston that he opposes a new photo ID requirement in Texas elections because it would be harmful to minority voters. By NBC News staff and news services A federal court in Washington on Thursday blocked a Texas law that would require voters to present photo IDs to election officials before being allowed to cast ballots in November, saying it would place an unfair burden on minorities and the poor. A...