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Combating Bigotry & Hate
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
In the wake of a rash of hate crimes against individuals and institutions of the Jewish faith, people from many religions gathered in Mineola, New York, to protest the attacks.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
“Our hearts go out to the victims of the El Paso and Dayton shootings and their families. We stand with you, and, in so doing, join with all Americans who despise hate and discrimination in their many forms,” said STAND’s International Director Edward Parkin.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
Hailing the study as the “first-of-its-kind,” the university released a statement in which Chunara said, “We found that more targeted, discriminatory tweets posted in a city related to a higher number of hate crimes. This trend across different types of cities (for example, urban, rural, large, and small) confirms the need to more specifically study how different types of discriminatory speech online may contribute to consequences in the physical world.”
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
Nat Hentoff, the iconic journalist who had written for the publication since 1958 and was revered as “The Voice of the Voice,” was among the many staff terminations. In 2008, Ortega fired Hentoff via telephone.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
During his tenure as Editor-in-Chief of The Village Voice, numerous arrests and prosecutions were conducted in connection with the sex trafficking of children via Backpage.com. As the Editor-in-Chief, how could it be possible he was not aware of these?
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
Hate-Inspired Violence Against Religions Hits New High Across the globe, religions are under attack. These assaults have taken the form of hate speech through all forms of media, legal persecution, graffiti plastered over houses of worship, bomb threats and violence, including arson and murder.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
Initially filed by Ms. Breest on December 15, 2017, the lawsuit accuses Haggis of abusing his position as a member of the “Hollywood elite” to rape a woman less than half his age.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
Many Scientologists and non-Scientologists have contributed their writing and their passion to the STANDLeague website since its launch in February 2017, establishing its vital role in fighting discrimination, providing truth, and dispelling falsehoods.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
“We stand with the Muslim community, Christchurch, New Zealand, and all those affected by this insane act of bigotry and destruction,” said International STAND Director Edward Parkin. “There are no words that can undo it—no band-aids for the hurt, horror and sadness the victims, their families, New Zealand and the international Muslim community are suffering right now. But what we can and must do is ensure this event brings us closer together, rather than what the perpetrators most want: to drive us apart.”
