The Southern Poverty Law Centre

If you've been reading my Blog over the last few days, you will know that I've been calling out Donald Trump for the fascist that he is.

I've been highlighting the symbolic importance of removing the statues celebrating Confederate figures from public view.

Last night, The City of Baltimore removed four Civil War statues while in Virginia a statue was demolished by an angry crowd.

There is a long way to go - there are over 1500 Civil War monuments in the U.S. and they represent intimidation in defence of inequality. Of these monuments, astonishingly, are 39 public schools named after Confederate figures and built since the passing of The Civil Rights Act.

The majority of these schools have a majority of Black students.

So you won't be surprised to hear that I am a supporter of the 'Blow 'em up and Pull 'em down school of thought.

There are, however, other ways to deal with the problem.

You could support The Southern Poverty Rights Centre of Montgomery, Alabama. Established as a civil rights law firm in 1971 by Morris Dees and Joseph J. Levin Junior, the firm has faced numerous bomb attacks, arson attempts (one succeeded) assassination plots and petty harassment. Over 30 fascists have been jailed for trying to put the firm out of business.

They have had a huge success rate in fighting Civil Rights cases but most spectacularly they have been actively suing organisations like the Ku Klux Klan on behalf of its victims.

They rarely fail and when they win damages they enforce it by seizing Klan assets and then bankrupting the organisations themselves.

You can link into the centre here,

https://www.splcenter.org/

They are non profit and need money to continue fighting the Klan and other right wing hate groups through the courts and through education programmes.

Neil Harris
(a don't stop till you drop production)
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