Zionist Group Shunned At Chicago SlutWalk But Organizers Cry Sabotage – Forward
admin | August 15, 2017
There are some things you might expect from a SlutWalk an annual march designed to bring attention to sexual assault and rape culture.
Down Comes Another Synagogue, Up Go More Condos – Habitat magazine
simmons | August 15, 2017
In yet another blow to historic preservationists, a state Supreme Court judge has cleared the way for demolition of a century-old synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan to make way for a new high-rise condominium, DNAinfo reports. The Congregation Shaare Zedek, which has held services in the building since 1923, sent an email to its congregants, saying that after the High Holy Days in September it would "say goodbye to our space," according to a neighbor of the of the 212 West 93rd Street structure. Shaare Zedek joins a growing list of aging buildings synagogues, parking garages, SROs, mom & pop businesses, gas stations that are being razed to feed the citys ravenous appetite for new hotels and high-end apartments.
Pennsylvania fifth in nation for hate groups – Allentown Morning Call
simmons | August 15, 2017
Pennsylvania is home to more than three dozen hate groups ranging from local chapters of the Ku Klux Klan and a violent skinhead group to anti-LGBT and anti-Muslim organizations, according to a national watchdog group that tracks extremist organizations. In its annual Intelligence Report, released in February, the Southern Poverty Law Center reported the number of hate groups had surged nationally to 917 in 2016, within 100 of the all-time high recorded in 2011. Forty of the groups were in Pennsylvania, making it the fifth most active state behind California (79), Florida (63), Texas (55) and New York (47), according to SPLC.
It may not be ripe for a large white supremacist rally, but there’s hate in CT – The CT Mirror
admin | August 15, 2017
MARKESHIA RICKS / New Haven Independent Nearly 300 people gathered Sunday at Chapel and Church streets in New Haven, one of several rallies around the state to protest white supremacist violence and hate. Washington Connecticut may not be fertile ground for a white supremacist rally like the one that turned violent in Charlottesville, Va., but the state is not immune to hate
ADL Unconvinced by Trump’s Condemnation of KKK and White Supremacists – Algemeiner
simmons | August 15, 2017
Email a copy of "ADL Unconvinced by Trumps Condemnation of KKK and White Supremacists" to a friend US President Donald Trump denounces white supremacist groups on Monday Aug. 14. Photo: Screenshot President Donald Trump finally issued a strident condemnation of white supremacist groups on Monday afternoon, denouncing by name the Ku Klux Klan and other neo-Nazi and white supremacist organizations whose violent actions at Saturdays far right rally in Charlottesville, Va., included a car ramming attack that resulted in the death of one anti-racist protester
Las Vegans denounce hate in wake of deadly Charlottesville rally – Las Vegas Review-Journal
simmons | August 15, 2017
Jolie Brislin believes events like the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, can happen anywhere, even Las Vegas. We need to continue to stay vigilant to say that this has no place in this community, said Brislin, regional director for the Anti-Defamation League in Las Vegas.
