 |
 |
| NCLR, LCCR, AAJC, ADL, NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE AND MALDEF TO HOLD NEWS BRIEFING ON THE RISE IN HATE DURING AND SINCE THE ELECTION Fatal Beating of Latino Man on Long Island Latest Evidence of Growing Problem Washington, DC—Calling it a "wake up call for America," six national civil rights organizations will hold a joint news conference on Monday, November 24 to denounce the recent wave of brutal hate crimes against communities of color. Just last week, Marcelo Lucero, a Suffolk County, Long Island man of Ecuadoran descent, was beaten to death by a group of teenagers simply for being Hispanic. "Thankfully, hate did not win this election, but it has not gone away either," said Janet Murguía, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). "Suffolk County mirrors the experience of many communities in America where hate, fostered on a national scale, has found a new home." Representatives from NCLR, the Asian American Justice Center, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the Anti-Defamation League, the National Urban League, and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) will address the recent FBI report on the rise in hate crimes nationally, as well as a number of other incidents of hate during and since the election. The event will include streaming video and telephonic dial-in capabilities. MEDIA ADVISORY WHO: Janet Murguía, President and CEO, NCLR Wade Henderson, President and CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Peter Zamora, Regional Counsel, MALDEF Aimee Badillo, Director of Programs, Asian American Justice Center Marc Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League Michael Lieberman, Washington Counsel, ADL WHAT: News conference denouncing brutal hate crimes against communities of color Monday, November 24, 10:30 a.m. Raul Yzaguirre Building 1126 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 |
National civil rights organizations will hold a joint news conference on Monday, November 24 to denounce the recent wave of brutal hate crimes against communities of color.
Members of the media
If you would like to sumbit a question for any of the speakers please do so by email to jpacheco@nclr.org.
Please include who the question is for and your media outlet.
You may submit your questions starting at 10:30 a.m. on November 24, 2008.
NEWS
NCLR in the News
NCLR, LCCR, ADL, AAJC, National Urban League, and MALDEF to Hold News Briefing on the Rise in Hate During and Since the Election-11/20/08NCLR Supports Long Island Community's Vigil Against Hate-11/14/08
NCLR Cindems Brutal Hate Crime on Long Island-11/10/08
Long Island Hate Crime Related News
Brown: Teens made sport of assaulting Hispanics, Newsday.com-11/21/086 Long Island Teens Charged With Hate Crimes, New York Times-11/20/08
7 L.I. Teens Charged In Racial Bias Killing, wcbstv.com-11/11/08
Teens Charged with Hate Crime in Long Island Killing, gothamist.com-11/11/08
Wave of Hope Campaign
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) launched the Wave of Hope campaign to address the surge of hate and violence in the immigration debate.
For more information please visit www.WeCanStopTheHate.org.
No comments:
Post a Comment