City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, State Senator Adriano Espaillat, Councilmember Robert Jackson and Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal urge you to...
SAY NO TO HATE, SAY YES TO UNITY
NO AL ODIO, SI A LA UNIDAD
In the wake of recent hateful attacks by a candidate for New York City Council, New Yorkers are standing up to call for an end to divisive language from our leaders. Attacking political rivals--or anyone--because of their faith, ethnicity, national origin, race, gender, or sexual orientation is unacceptable and must be condemned in the loudest terms. We need our leaders to work to unite the diverse communities of New York City towards the common goal of creating a more equitable, just, and prosperous city.
You can help by signing the petition below, and inviting your friends and neighbors to do the same.
Read coverage of the recent attacks:
- Politicker: “Local Activist Plans Meeting About the ‘Damage’ a ‘White/Jewish Candidate’ Could Cause Uptown”
- The Jewish Week: “Council Hopeful Targets Jewish Opponent In ‘Racist’ E-mail”
- The Wall Street Journal: “Race, Religion Used as Basis For an Attack”
- Daily News: “Thomas Lopez-Pierre, would-be City Council candidate, attacks opponent Mark Levine in racially charged emails”
THE PETITION
We, the undersigned, call on all candidates for public office in New York City to refrain from attacks on the religion, race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation of our fellow New Yorkers. We know that there is much more that unites us than divides us, and that together there is nothing we can’t achieve in this wonderfully diverse city. We expect all those who would represent us to say no to hate, and yes to unity.
Los que aquí firmamos, hacemos un llamado a todos los candidatos a puestos políticos en la ciudad de Nueva York a abstenerse de ataques a la religión, raza, etnicidad, género, u orientación sexual de nuestros conciudadanos de la ciudad de Nueva York. Sabemos que hay muchas más cosas que nos unen de las que nos dividen, y juntos, no hay nada que no podamos lograr en esta maravillosa y diversa ciudad. Esperamos que todos los que aspiran a representarnos digan no al odio y sí a la unidad.
Sign the petition HERE on Change.org
- 11/30/2012 Press Release: Download Here
For more info contact Say No To Hate's Communications Director Alex Luis Castex-Porter at: alex.castex_porter@me.com