shut down racist conference! Call in to oppose AmRen! If they do not cancel we converge
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Cancel, Then We Converge Saturday!
SHUT DOWN THE RACISTS!
IF THEY DO NOT CANCEL, THEN WE CONVERGE!
The white supremacist newsletter American Renaissance (AmRen) is holding
their 9th annual conference at the Capitol Skyline, 10 I Street Southwest,
Washington, DC�ｿｽ . The conference is thinly disguised under the name of the
New Century Foundation, AmRen�ｿｽs sister organization. In response, we are
asking for everyone to call the hotel and demand they cancel the
conference or we will boycott the hotel until they do.
Call and e-mail them now. Make them revoke their contract: 202.488.7500
and at their reservation line 800.458.7500 or email them at info (at)
capitolskyline.com and jragonese (at) capitolskyline.com and res (at)
capitolskyline.com and sales (at) capitolskyline.com
Beginning last week around friday, we got word they were in Manassas at
the Four Points Sheraton, people called in and they canceled very quickly.
Then Jared said the conference was over now he has put it back on at The
Capitol Skyline. The Skyline has hosted several events which promoted
white supremacist beliefs, including a talk by David Duke, former KKK
leader and head moderator at Stormfront usually hosted by white
supremacist/holocaust denial paper American Free Press.
We tried playing nice but there is no time to compromise when it comes to
stopping racists attempting to organize. We encourage everybody to call
the Capitol Skyline and tell them that you are disgusted that it is going
to host a racist group. Please mention that you will not be staying at
their hotel until they cancel the American Renaissance conference and stop
hosting racists.
If the Capitol Skyline does not cancel the event, we will converge on the
hotel Saturday (February 20) morning to confront these white supremacists
when they crawl out from their rocks and try to gather!
What is AmRen and What Do They Believe?
AmRen, published by white supremacist Jared Taylor, is a newsletter that
promotes pseudo scientific research which argues that non-whites are both
genetically and morally inferior to whites.
Previous attendees include Ku Klux Klan members (including former leader
David Duke), neo-Nazis (such as Don Black), holocaust deniers,
anti-immigration activists, and other ideologues promoting racial hatred.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) writes that AmRen, "promotes their views
by attacking racial, ethnic, and religious diversity, which they call 'one
of the most divisive forces on the planet' and therefore 'dangerous'" and
that, "many of North America�ｿｽs leading intellectual racists have written
for American Renaissance or have addressed the biennial American
Renaissance conferences."
Who is Supposed to be at the Conference This Year?
The keynote speaker of the conference this year is Nick Griffin, head of
the British National Party (BNP) and member of the European Parliament.
His attendance at the conference is troubling, as he is expected to be
placed in jail soon for violating a court order in the UK to open the
membership of his political party to non-whites by January, 28th. Griffin
isn�ｿｽt a stranger to jail though; in 1996 he served a 9-month sentence
after being found guilty of �ｿｽpublishing material likely to incite racial
hatred�ｿｽ. Griffin�ｿｽs speaking date in DC is even more disturbing because
James Von Brunn, the neo-Nazi terrorist who shot and killed a security
guard at the DC Holocaust Museum in June of 2009, was a member of the
American Friends of the British National Party, and had been at events
where Griffin Spoke. As well as being a racist, Griffin is notable for his
anti-Semitism, and has referred to the Holocaust as the �ｿｽHolohoax�ｿｽ.
Other Speakers Include:
Jared Taylor, head of the American Renaissance, who argues that blacks are
"more psychopathic than whites." In an article about Hurricane Katrina, he
wrote: "when blacks are left entirely to their own devices, Western
Civilization�ｿｽany kind of civilization�ｿｽdisappears. And in a crisis,
civilization disappears overnight."
Dan Roodt, head of the white supremacist organization Pro-Afrikaans Action
Group, who argues that blacks are genetically programmed to commit violent
crime, and wrote in an article on January 13th, 2010 that, "In South
Africa, the white IQ is somewhere around 100 whereas the average black IQ
is about 70�ｿｽ.Blacks generally prefer parties and festivals because a lot
of them lack the mental ability to excel at such demanding subjects as
mathematics and natural science which require logical reasoning and
cognitive ability."
Wayne Lutton, who is the director of a group which publishes the racist
Occidental Quarterly journal and the anti-Semitic Occidental Observer
magazine.
What Can You Do?
Please contact the Capital Skyline Hotel and let them know how you feel.
The phone number is �ｿｽ. (202) 488-7500 or their reservation line (800)
458-7500
Here is an example of what you could say:
�ｿｽHello, my name is _____. I am concerned about the New Century
Foundation/American Renaissance conference which your hotel is planning to
host on February 19th through 21st. I would hope that you will choose to
uphold your company�ｿｽs commitment to diversity and to ensuring the safety
of your customers by choosing to cancel the conference. I understand that
several of the conference speakers have gone to prison for inciting racial
violence, and in the interest of the safety of the DC community, and of
all people worldwide, I ask that you do not endorse these views. I see the
decision to host this conference at your hotel as an irresponsible
promotion of racist ideology, and if you choose not to cancel the
conference, I will no longer be giving any of my business to the Capitol
Skyline, and will be advising all of my family and friends to do the same.
Thanks for your time.�ｿｽ
PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY. TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS, RELATIVES AND ACQUAINTANCES!
SHUT DOWN THE RACISTS!
Afterword
What about Free Speech?
From the Anti-Racist Action FAQs: "Free speech shouldn't endanger people's
lives. You
can't yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater, because people will probably get
hurt trying to get out. We think that hate speech acts in the same way -
by trying to make certain kinds of people seem less than human and by
glorifying violent acts against them - it's just a matter of time before a
follower or supporter of a hate group puts words into action We think that
hate speech, turning people into scapegoats and targets for hateful
action, is an abuse of free speech and that people's lives are more
important than the right of someone to publicly encourage others to target
certain groups for a campaign of murder, rape, assault, genocide, ethnic
cleansing and terror. If you actively go out of your way to tell people
that 90% of the world's population should be enslaved or that the best
thing they can do is kill someone because of their skin color, religion,
ethnic background, immigration status, sexual orientation, disability,
etc., we think you've forfeited your right to free speech.
Isn't it Better to Just Ignore Racists?
"Ignoring a problem never makes it go away. If hate groups encounter no
opposition to their activities in a community, they'll take that to mean
that they have no opposition there willing to stand up to them and they
will act accordingly. This makes it more likely that hate group activity
will increase and they will start hurting people. This also isolates the
people they target - people of color, immigrants, religious or ethnic
minorities, gays and lesbians, the disabled, women, etc. - making them
feel vulnerable and afraid because it seems like no one has their back."
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