To the Editor:
As members of the Princeton Civil Rights Commission, our hearts are heavy with the news of the terrorist attacks on the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand.
We come from various backgrounds and faiths, and some of us do not follow a religious tradition. Today and every day we stand with you against this craven act of violence and cruelty, united in our belief that human rights and freedom of religion is fundamental.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded us that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Following in the tradition of the Civil Rights struggle in the United States, we will never abide white supremacy, Islamophobia, or any other form of white nationalism.
All human beings deserve freedom, respect, dignity and safety as their birthright. Protecting that birthright is both our highest calling and our gravest responsibility.
Standing shoulder to shoulder, our love will conquer hatred and racism.
Thomas Parker (chair)
Anastasia Mann
Jean Durbin
Fern Spruill
Karen Hernandez-Granzen
Lew Maltby
Surinder Sharma
Hamza Nishtar
Kim Dorman
Council Liaison Leticia Fraga
Princeton Civil Rights Commission