Greetings Sangha,
Looking to see if anyone is interested to work with me to organize a sit/show of justice against all these nooses that have been appearing in DC.
Below is a piece I just copied from CNN - Please contact me if you would like to organize something - take some action.
Trying to keep my heart open and lead with fierce compassion.
With metta, Nancy
Two nooses were found on the National Museum of African-American History and Culture. One was found last Wednesday in the history gallery and a security officer found another on a tree on the museum grounds May 26.
At American University, bananas hanging from nooses were found around campus in early May.
At the University of Maryland, a noose was left in the kitchen of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house in April.
Additionally, a piece rope was found on a bench at the MLK Center in Washington on Friday.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser issued this statement: "We are an inclusive city, and we do not tolerate signs of hate, ignorance and fear. I have directed the Metropolitan Police Department to investigate these incidents, the Office of Human Rights to activate our hate crimes protocol and the Office of Religious Affairs to engage faith leaders to be a resource for residents. ... Our diversity is what makes us stronger, and we will not relent in promoting and defending DC Values. We do not take these incidents lightly, and we will not accept that signs of hate are signs of our time."
Lonnie Bunch, a founding director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, issued this statement: "The noose has long represented a deplorable act of cowardice and depravity -- a symbol of extreme violence for African Americans. Today's incident is a painful reminder of the challenges that African Americans continue to face."
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