Hiatus

Hi Folks,

Over the past few weeks we haven’t been able to post nearly as much as we would have liked as we’ve been working heavily on organizing and campaigning. We’re putting the blog on hiatus for 3 weeks, until Januray 15 and we’ll be back posting on our regular schedule then. Thank you for your support, and please continue to comment on your thoughts and ideas.

We look forward to seeing you again in the new year!

We’ll leave you with this photo, of John Musick, Director of the Michigan Organizing Project, as food for thought…..

Southern Poverty Law Center lists FAIR as hate group

The Eugenists, racists, and members of white supremacist groups haven’t gone away- they’ve simply found a new home: the anti-immigrant movement.

FAIR, the Federation for American Immigration Reform, has employed white supremacists in key leadershpi roles, has accepted over a million dollars from a eugenics foundation AND, as if that weren’t enough, has helped to bolster racist conspiracy theories throughout the country.

FAIR is not the voice of the mainstream, it’s the voice of individuals who have helped fuel the 40% increase in the number of hate groups in the US. These aren’t citizen advocacy groups, or simply groups of concerned folk- they are hate groups plain and tall.

The most terrifying number in all of this? A 35% increase in hate crimes against latinos. There has certianly been a similar increase in hate crimes against South Asians and Arabs, and increases in hate crimes against other marginalized groups.

A recent report by the Southern Poverty Law Center, outlines the story of FAIR as a hate group, and it justifies their official addition to the national list of hate groups maintained by the organization.

Also, for a more mainstream view of the rise of nativism this week, check out the dec. 17th issue of the New Yorker, would love ot know what you think about it.

Kucinich on Immigration

Have you seen his watch with Our Lady of Guadalupe?