To: Mr. Donald Trump
Ask Trump to Denounce the Hate Crimes
Whereas there has been a rapid increase of hate crimes perpetuated against minorities in recent weeks, and whereas much of this violence has been perpetuated by Trump supporters, we are petitioning Donald Trump with an insistence that he publicly denounce the hate crimes and violence and continue to do so until it ends.
Why is this important?
Not too far from where I live, a Saudi college student named Hussain Saeed Alnahdi was beaten and killed on the street in heavily Republican and rural Menomonie, Wisconsin. I am also acquainted with others throughout the United States whose property has been damaged and who have been slandered by racial and hateful language. They are living with fear as the violence increases and have a right to be protected.
We must not give into cynicism and despair, but rather we must unite together and insist on justice and compassion.
{NOTE: From November 14th onward I'd like to redirect signers to this petition instead, so to not duplicate our efforts too much: https://www.splcenter.org/tell-donald-trump-reject-hate-and-bigotry-0 I will still submit the signatures that are here to Donald Trump in one way or another. Thank you, Julia Walsh)