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WASHINGTON 鈥� The 澳彩开奖鈥檚 President and CEO Margaret Huang issued the following statement on that President Biden will host the United We Stand Summit next month.

鈥淲e welcome President Biden鈥檚 announcement today that the White House will host a national summit next month to address hate violence and extremism. President Biden has repeatedly demonstrated that he understands the importance of speaking out against hate. We hope the summit will provide an opportunity for elected officials and faith, business, and community leaders to come together to identify best practices to address hate-fueled violence. And we hope this event will launch a continuing commitment to address these issues in our communities.

鈥淎ttorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke have also demonstrated great leadership and a deep commitment to effective enforcement of our nation鈥檚 hate crime laws.

鈥淭he enactment of t in May 2021, which included the provisions of the Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act (NO HATE Act), was a major step forward. Later that month, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced designed to improve the department鈥檚 capacity to respond to hate violence. And, on the anniversary of the Act this year, Garland designed to better coordinate a more interagency, holistic federal response to hate violence and to promote community healing and build trust to address this national crisis.听

鈥淲e look forward to participating in this important meeting and we urge the administration to focus on three things at their United We Stand Summit:

First, it is impossible to address our nation鈥檚 hate crime problem without measuring it accurately. Though the FBI has been collecting hate crime data from the nation鈥檚 18,000 law enforcement agencies since 1991, the reporting is voluntary, and many agencies do not provide their information. The federal government should promote compliance incentives and announce that, going forward, it will condition funding for law enforcement agencies on credible reporting of hate crimes.

Second, we must acknowledge that hate-fueled violence and the harms they cause cannot be solved by law enforcement alone. We must do more to support victims, survivors and their communities. This convening should center the victims and survivors of hate crimes, extremism and gun violence 鈥� and focus on both individual families and building trust and community resilience.

Third, the United We Stand Summit cannot be a one-time event or just a photo opportunity. The summit must include plans demonstrating a long-term commitment to continue this work, including community-based follow-up roundtables to highlight best practices, public-private partnerships, restorative justice initiatives and effective law enforcement and community response to hate crimes and extremism.

鈥淲hen confronting bias-motivated hate, white supremacy and violent extremism, words matter. The 澳彩开奖 has documented how false conspiracy theories and polarizing rhetoric and President Trump鈥檚 incitement and executive actions helped create a climate in which hate has been normalized and mainstreamed and has emboldened individual perpetrators to act. There is an urgent need to confront the hate-filled, divisive forces that seek to divide our nation.听

鈥淲e applaud the president鈥檚 important effort to help unify our nation and we stand ready to assist in this essential work.鈥�
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