(COLUMBUS, OH, 4/24/2018) – On April 26, Usjid Hameed, the Public Affairs Coordinator for the Columbus Chapter of CAIR-Ohio, will attend the inauguration of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama as part of a delegation of some 30 national leaders of CAIR, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization.
The facility is “the nation’s first memorial dedicated to the legacy of enslaved black people, people terrorized by lynching, African Americans humiliated by racial segregation and Jim Crow, and people of color burdened with contemporary presumptions of guilt and police violence.”
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The National Memorial for Peace and Justice https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/memorial
“This tragic part of our American history is so important and yet is so little known by those communities that did not suffer through it. This fact makes it imperative that we educate ourselves about this dark period in our history of slavery, lynchings, and segregation so that as a nation we can move forward together from this to a time when all Americans will have equal access to all the opportunities our country has to offer,” said CAIR-Columbus Executive Director Jennifer Nimer.
CAIR national and chapter leaders will also visit Montgomery, Selma and Birmingham as part of three-day civil rights educational tour.
The Washington-based civil rights organization said it has witnessed an unprecedented spike in bigotry targeting American Muslims and members of other minority groups since the election of Donald Trump as president.
Community members in Ohio are being urged to report any bias incidents to police and to CAIR-Columbus’ Civil Rights Department at 614-451-3232 or by filing a report at: www.cair-columbus.com.
CAIR is America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.