Washington, DC --
The current state of emergency in
Charlottesville and loss of lives is a scathing reminder to us all that
the fight for justice is not over – we still have so much more to do.
But we cannot forget that this is also a symptom
of the rhetoric the Trump Administration has supported since the
Presidential Election and into the White House, promoting violence,
attacking civil rights, and allowing organizations backed by bigots to
thrive.
The
National Action Network calls on President Trump to address the causes
of these events, denounce the white supremacists at the very heart of
this conflict, and start working towards
peace.
On August 28th, NAN, along with faith leaders of all ages, will unite at the Martin
Luther King Memorial to send a message that religious communities will
not stand by idly as atrocities like these are
committed and rights are stripped from people in their congregations
including voting rights, health care, economic opportunity, criminal
justice rights, and more. We stand with the counter-demonstrators in
Charlottesville, and will continue to fight for justice
across the country.
Source: Mercury
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