25, August 2017
Most Americans say Trump is dividing country 0
A majority of Americans think US President Donald Trump is doing more to divide the country and believe hate crimes and prejudice have dramatically increased since his election, a new poll has found.
A total of 62 percent of registered US voters say Trump is fueling divisions, while 31 percent say he is doing more to unite the country, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released Thursday. Sixty percent of American voters disapprove of Trump’s response to the recent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where one counter-protester was killed and 19 others were injured.
The survey also found that 59 percent of voters said Trump’s decisions and behavior have encouraged racist and white supremacist groups. Some 55 percent of American voters say there is too much prejudice in the nation today. Prejudice against minority groups is a “very serious” problem, 50 percent of voters say.
Since Trump’s election, “the level of hatred and prejudice in the US has increased,” 65 percent of voters say. Trump has been widely criticized for his response to the Charlottesville rally after he said “both sides” were to blame for the violence.
UN human rights experts have urged the US government to “unequivocally and unconditionally” condemn racist speech and hate crimes, warning that a failure to do so could fuel further violent clashes by white supremacist groups.
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), issued an “early warning and urgent action” statement on Wednesday, which is reserved for serious situations, saying that “there should be no place in the world for racist white supremacist ideas or any similar ideologies that reject the core human rights principles of human dignity and equality.”
The warning specifically noted the August 12 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where deadly clashes broke out between white supremacists and counter-protesters. The UN experts asked US politicians and public officials to undertake concrete measures “to address the root causes of the proliferation of such racist manifestations.”
Source: Presstv
27, August 2017
10-day march from Charlottesville to DC to take on white supremacy 0
Human rights activist are planning to take part in a 10-day march against white supremacy with a clear demand: Remove US President Donald Trump.
The march will start Monday from Charlottesville, Virginia, where national turmoil began following deadly violence at a white supremacist rally.
“The March to Confront White Supremacy,” is set to start on August 8 and end in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, September 6.
An occupation of Washington, DC, will follow with subsequent peaceful demonstrations set to be held on a daily basis there, according to the organizers.
“This is the time to confront white supremacy in our government and throughout our history. We demand that President Trump to be removed from office for allying himself with this ideology of hate and we demand an agenda that repairs the damage it’s done to our country and its people,” read the website for the march. “This will be a sustained civil disobedience campaign, so bring what you need to stay.”
The president has been under fire due to his failure to immediately condemn the recent tragedy in Charlotesville, in which a driver plowed into demonstrators protesting against white supremacists, killing a young woman and injuring nearly 20 others.
Instead, he has blamed both sides for the clashes that took place on August 13. Heather Heyer, 32, was killed and some 20 others were injured.
A 20-year-old Nazi sympathizer, identified as James Alex Fields Jr, was said to have been behind the wheel. Trump has also faced a raft of resignations from his advisory councils and talks about resignation of other White House officials.
The Charlottesville violence has triggered angry protests across the country against the so-called “alt-right” movement, which has become emboldened under Trump.
The march is being organized by several activist groups such as the Action Group Network, the Women’s March, Working Families Party, Color of Change, and United We Dream among others.
Source: Presstv