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A message from League of United Latin American Citizens

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LULAC Joins Coalition In Denouncing Hate Speech
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Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Speaks Out Against
COVID-19 “Stay-At-Home” Protests in Illinois

Washington, DC - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) on Monday
joined with a broad cross-section of civil rights, faith-based and social justice
organizations in a virtual press conference to defend residents in Illinois who
have come under attack for following COVID-19 safety guidelines.

“Recent protests in Illinois have taken on a very personal and ugly tone filled
with antisemitic, racist and even extremist statements that inflame emotions
against diverse communities that are observing the stay-at-home order and which
can easily trigger violence against them,” said Sindy Benavides, National Chief
Executive Officer. “At the same time, people need to remember that Latinos have
been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus in part because five out
every six Latino workers cannot do their jobs from home and in fact, many of them
are considered essential workers who must instead venture out to earn a living.
For us, our actions are governed by necessity not political statements,” she
added.

Other groups participating in the press conference included ADL (Anti-Defamation
League), Asian Americans Advancing Justice of Chicago, Chicago Urban League,
Equality Illinois, Gads Hill Center, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce,
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago, Peoria NAACP, Northwest Side Housing
Center, and St. James Cathedral.

“We wanted to make it clear that while it is important to respect the freedoms of
those who choose to voice their protests against the guidelines under which we
are all living, it is also vital that our views are respected,” said Benavides.
“LULAC can and will oppose hate speech which can easily lead to actions
threatening the safety and well-being of other innocent individuals and families
among Latinos, Blacks, Asians or any other marginalized community,” she added.

Today’s entire online press conference can be seen here [ [link removed] ]

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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000
councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and
advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of
today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org [ [link removed] ] .







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