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March 28 – Lincoln Memorial Event: Supporting Racial Equality, Gender Equality, and Religious Freedom

at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Steps – Washington DC — March 28, 2010 – 2 PM to 4 PM
— check weather conditions before coming – if intermittent rain we will wait inside the Lincoln Memorial until it stops – if steady rain we will reschedule
— Public Awareness Event in Support of in Support of Racial Equality, Gender Equality, and Religious Freedom — Rejecting Hate (2 PM to 3 PM)
— Sudan and Darfur (3 PM to 4 PM)
— for more information email us at info@realcourage.org

Responsible for Equality and Liberty (R.E.A.L.)’s orange ribbon campaign is to promote consistency in equality and liberty for all people of every race, gender, and religion, in the United States and the world. We also know that without a consistent commitment to equality, we cannot realize human liberty.

R.E.A.L.'s Orange Ribbon Campaign for Equality And Liberty

1. Promoting Racial Equality – Defying Racial Supremacism. The truths that we hold self-evident as human beings and as Americans that all human beings are created equal is a fundamental part of our identities. But there are increasing numbers of extremist and hate groups who seek to deny such truths. The number of hate groups, especially white supremacist hate groups, continues to rise in America. In June 2009, we witnessed a white supremacist terrorist attack in Washington DC where Stephen Tyrone Johns was murdered, and we continue see hate from the Stormfront group members that continue to promote violent attacks in America. One such Stormfront white supremacist, Daniel Cowart, will be coming up for trial. Other trials of white supremacist hate group members are also upcoming. We must not continue to ignore the growing threat of racial supremacist hate – we must send a message to racial supremacists – Never Again.

Stephen Tyrone Johns Will Not Die in Vain (Photo: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum)

At R.E.A.L.’ s April 4, 2009 public awareness event on the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool steps last year, we warned of such growing racial hate groups. We called for the answer in Love, Not Hate. Even in our protest of the “white nationalist” “American Renaissance” group (based in Virginia) that sought to spread racial hate in February in the Northern Virginia/ Washington DC area – we urged love and racial harmony there as well. After our February 2010 public awareness campaign with the public and local hotel, the American Renaissance biannual conference was canceled for the first time in 16 years. Our voice in defying racial hate can be heard. Our shared consensus on standing for racial equality, diversity, and harmony does have power and influence.

Yes, We Can promote racial equality and defy racial supremacism. But we must act, and we must get our message of love for our universal human rights and our fellow human beings out to the public. We need to urge them to Choose Love, Not Hate. Love Wins.

Pray for and Reach Out to Those Hearts Burdened by Hate - Ask Them to Rejoin the Family of Humanity — Pray for and Reach Out to Those Hearts Burdened by Hate - Ask Them to Rejoin the Consensus that Defends Human Rights, Human Equality, & Human Dignity

2. Promoting Gender Equality – Defying Misogyny. Not Just Men, But All Women Are Also Created Equal. This is why we continue to call for full Constitutional Equality for women in America. Surely, America cannot be the last place where we fight for women’s rights, it must be the first place. American women deserve Constitutional Equality – because they are worth it. That must be a national declaration, never a question.

Our support for consistent human rights in being responsible for equality and liberty always includes all women as a fundamental basis for our activism. No matter what the issue is, somewhere, somehow, women are ultimately affected.

But our struggle for our sisters’ gender equality and America and around the world has many facets. It includes the continuing violence, abuse, and degrading of women in America. It includes the 1,000 women raped every month in the Congo as acts of war and genocide. It includes the millions of women oppressed by Communist totalitarianism in Communist China. It includes those women who are abused by religious fanatics in America who think they have a God-given right to sexual abuse. It includes threats to women in America and around the world by those who believe that they have a right to kill, stone, beat, and oppress Muslim women.

We stand in solidarity with our sisters in American and around the world for their gender equality, freedom, and lives. Especially in the case of our oppressed sisters everywhere, we urge all to Choose Love, Not Hate. Love Wins.

http://www.thestoning.com/theaters/ — Women Still Being Stoned to Death

3. Defending Religious Freedom – Defying Religious Extremism and Totalitarian Oppression. In being responsible for equality and liberty, we also defend our universal human right to religious freedom for all. Today, many do not have such rights of religious freedom. Others live in constant fear and threat for exercising this most basic human right of freedom of conscience. We stand to speak in support of such freedoms for all.

In America, we see hatred of those with different religions too often. We are responsible for standing up for religious pluralism and freedom in America and around the world. This means rejecting those who would defile churches, mosques, synagogues, and other houses of worship. We reject those ideologies of hate and individuals who promote hatred against any religion, including those who would deny all human beings the freedom of conscience to change their religion. We reject hate groups in America such as the so-called “Westboro Baptist Church” “hate group” , as well as those whose mission is to spread hatred against and attack people of other faiths.

In America Today: Churches, Mosques, Synagogues, Other Houses of Worship Attacked

In too many nations of the world, religious freedom is not even a consideration. In Communist China, totalitarians have denied both Christians and Muslims rights to freely worship, and have conducted campaigns to destroy houses of worship and arrest those who dare to freely exercise their religious beliefs.

Communist China - despite Communist detention of pastors, 500 of Wanbang church continue to worship (ChinaAid)

An international human rights group, Set My People Free, will be holding events on April 3 in locations around the world calling for freedom of people of all faiths to worship, where converts to other faiths in many Muslim majority nations are currently oppressed. Such oppression is horrifying – in Pakistan, mobs of thousands have gone to Pakistan Christian villages, burned homes, churches, and people alive. In Egypt, Coptic Christians have been victims of terrorist attacks as they have exited from Christmas Eve services.

UCAN reports on Pakistan mob attack: "A Christian house set ablaze by Muslims" — UCAN reports on Pakistan mob attack: "A Christian house set ablaze"

Freedom of conscience is our commitment to equality of worship.
We stand united, responsible for such equality and liberty, in America and around the world.

Where Our Universal Human Rights Apply...

Our Cause: Equality And Liberty for All — for All Races, Genders, and Religions

Dr. King Had A Dream – We Have A Responsibility

On the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool steps, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once told us “I have a dream.” We continue to honor that dream and that vision not simply by good intentions but also by action. As Dr. King had a dream, We Have a Responsibility.

We have a Responsibility for Equality And Liberty.

These causes are all related to our common commitment, our common consensus, our shared universal human rights of equality and liberty. We share this consensus with one another. Let us use this day, this opportunity, on March 28 to help the public become aware of how much we have in common, and how the using the power behind our shared commitment to equality and liberty can change America – and can change the world.

As we urge those in America and around the world to…

Choose Love, Not Hate. Love Wins.

Join Us.

Orange Ribbon for Universal Human Rights - Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.)

March 28 Event Logistics:
Our event will be held from 2 to 4 PM on Sunday March 28, at the reflecting pool steps in front of the Lincoln Memorial (not the Lincoln Memorial steps). We are recommending that attendees take public transportation via the Washington subway to either the Foggy Bottom metro stop and walk south to the Lincoln Memorial, or the Smithsonian metro stop and walk west along the National Mall and 17th street to Lincoln Memorial (see details below).

For more information, email: info@realcourage.org

Important note – the reflecting pool steps where our event will be located is on the east side of the 23rd street that goes between the Lincoln Memorial itself and the reflecting pool in front of it.

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Steps Location for Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) Rally

The Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC is on the far end of the National Mall and bisects 23rd Street (see PDF of map). It can be reached from Constitution Avenue from Henry Bacon Drive and from Independence Avenue from Henry French Drive. Limited parking may be available on Independence Avenue or Madison Avenue near the National Mall, or at the Jefferson Memorial. However, parking in Washington DC is scarce, and using public transportation is strongly recommended.

DC Subway and Walking Directions

Walking from Foggy Bottom subway stop to Lincoln Memorial
— Map in walking from Foggy Bottom to Lincoln Memorial
* Exit station using main exit
* Walk approx. 7 blocks S on 23rd St NW. (stay on 23rd Street essentially until you get within visual range of Lincoln Memorial)
* Turn right on Lincoln Memorial Circle SW.
* Walk a short distance W on Lincoln Memorial Circle SW.

Walking from Smithsonian subway stop to Lincoln Memorial
* Exit station using 12TH & JEFFERSON (THE MALL) exit
* Walk approx. 2 blocks W on Jefferson Dr SW.
* Turn right on 14th St NW.
* Walk approx. 1 block N on 14th St NW.
— Map in walking from Smithsonian subway to Washington Monument (en route)
* Keep walking past Washington Monument west in the direction of the Lincoln Memorial
* Cross 17th Street going west
* Walk past National World War II Monument west in the direction of the Lincoln Memorial
* Continue to walk down Washington Mall in the direction of the Lincoln Memorial
* NOTE: that our rally will be on the side of the reflecting pool nearest the Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial Information Center
23rd Street, NW
202-426-6841

National Park Web Site Directions to the Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial is part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks. The memorial stands in West Potomac Park, near the convergence of numerous roads from throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In terms of placement, the memorial occupies a highly symbolic and important position as the western “bookend” of the National Mall, while the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial provides the eastern component at the foot of Capitol Hill, two miles to the east.

Car
Interstate 395 provides access to the Mall from the South. Interstate 495, New York Avenue, Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, George Washington Memorial Parkway, and the Cabin John Parkway provide access from the North. Interstate 66, U.S. Routes 50 and 29 provide access from the West. U.S. Routes 50, 1, and 4 provide access from the East.

Public Transportation
There are several Metro train and bus routes from the suburban areas surrounding the city. In addition to Washington, D.C. public transportation, adjacent state and commonwealth transportation authorities offer train service from area cites to the Nation’s Capital. Consult the Public Transportation link for additional details.

Parking
General visitor parking is available along Ohio Drive, SW between the Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson Memorials. Bus parking is available primarily along Ohio Drive, SW near the Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson Memorials and along Ohio Drive, SW in East Potomac Park. See the Maps section for a detailed understanding of these areas.

There is limited handicapped parking at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt and World War II Memorials and near the Washington Monument and the Thomas Jefferson, Lincoln, Korean War Veterans, and Vietnam Veterans Memorials; otherwise, parking is extremely scarce in Washington, D.C.

NYC: Nigerian Christian Group to Rally – April 7

— on Wednesday April 7 in New York, Nigerian Christian supporters will be holding a press conference and rally in NYC, regarding the massacre of Christians in Nigeria on March 7 and on March 17
— Date: Wednesday April 7
— Location: Permanent Mission of Nigeria, 2nd Avenue and East 44th Street, New York City, NY
— Note: street address for the Permanent Mission is: 828 Second Ave, New York, NY 10017
— Press conference will take place at 4:30-5:00 PM
— Rally from 4:45 PM to 7:00 PM
— For more information follow web site:
http://april7rally.wordpress.com/

see this web link for the NYC subway map

Its sponsor includes the Institute on Religion & Democracy (IRD)

— See also R.E.A.L. reports on Nigeria

— additional reports on recent attacks:

Nigeria: New Machete Attacks Killing Christian Women and Children – Cut Out Tongues

Nigeria: Internet video: Muslims must rise up in Nigeria

Nigeria: 500 Christians Butchered in Jos

"Scenes from a mass burial organised for the victims of the sectarian violence in Jos...on Monday." (Photo: Punch)

Mass Grave in Jos After Attack (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

DC Press Conference on Egyptian and Christian Oppression

On March 12, 2010 at the Washington DC National Press Club, the Voice of the Copts held a press conference to address the subject of ongoing Egyptian Coptic Christian oppression and the oppression of Pakistani Christians.

The Voice of the Copts’ Ashraf Ramelah spoke on the human rights issues regarding the Copts in Egypt. He addressed the attack on Coptic Christians on the Coptic Christmas Eve in January 2010, which resulted in 6 Copts and a Muslim police officer were killed. He also discussed the case of Mohammed Bishoy Hegazy, an Egyptian Christian who converted to Christian from Islam, and who has asked the Egyptian government to allow his Egyptian identity card (which describes a person’s religion) to be changed from Muslim to Christian.

On January 22. 2010, the Voice of the Copts announced that the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) submitted application into UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights “seeking judgment against the Egyptian government for refusing to recognize the fact that Mr. Mohammed Bishoy Hegazy and his family members are Christians converted from Islam.” The Voice of the Copts stated that Mr. Hegazy’s Egyptian attorney was Mr. Ashraf Edward.

Attorney Ashraf Edward was supposed to be at the March 12, 2010 press conference, but Ashraf Ramelah stated that his visa application to come to the United States was stalled by government officials, even though it was filed on a timely basis. Voice of the Copts’ Ashraf Ramelah stated that some U.S. government officials questioned why the Copts even needed to have such a press conference in the United States to speak on behalf of Coptic freedom, equality, and liberty in Egypt.

In attorney Ashraf Edward’s prepared remarks, he states that “the case of Mohamed Hegazy, which was to take its first steps before the United Nations will be the first step to the issues of converts from Islam to Christianity in Egypt in particular and the Arab society in general.” Ashraf Edward’s prepared remarks also stated that the Egyptian Constitution’s definition of Islam as the state religion and Sharia as the source of all legislation is the cause of the “suffering of all minorities within Egyptian society… [violating] all freedom proclaimed by the international conventions and treaties” as well as the International Covenant of Human Rights.

Voice of the Copts’ Ashraf Ramelah also spoke of his and the Voice of the Copts’ support for religious freedom, and that “I would be against anyone that would be creating any hate or pointing his finger just because this person is not a Christian or this person is a Muslim.” Ashraf Ramelah concluded that “each one has the right to believe whatever he wants to believe… I don’t accept to be forced to be follow that belief.”

Ashraf Ramelah also summarized some of Christian convert Mr. Hegazy’s remarks in Arabic stating “sisters and brothers freedom is the most noble thing that we fight for and one of those freedoms that we fight for is the freedom of religion, as defined in article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” Mr. Ramelah stated that Mr. Hegazy said that he was arrested for preaching for Christianity, and has been oppressed and discriminated against for converting from Islam to Christianity. Mr. Ramelah also read that Mr. Hegazy stated that fatwas had been issued against him due to his conversion to Christianity. Ashraf Ramelah also described Mr. Hegazy’s struggle to get his Christian identity recognized, as well as the situation in Egypt where those who convert from Christianity to Islam are widely accepted, whereas the religious freedom to convert from Islam to Christianity was met with oppression and threats.

(See also video of Ashraf Ramelah’s statements, part 1, part 2, part 3).

Voice of the Copts' Ashraf Ramelah Speaks at DC National Press Club on Coptic and Christian Oppression in Egypt

Representatives of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) also addressed the press conference.

Jordan Sekulow provided a description of the ACLJ’s mission as a partner to the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) that submitted Mohammed Bishoy Hegazy’s application to the U.N. human rights group seeking to have Egypt recognize Mr. Hegazy as a Christian. Mr. Sekulow described how the ACLJ and the ECLJ sought to defend the human and legal rights of Christians around the world. (See also video of Mr. Sekulow’s statement.)

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ)’s Shaheryar S. Gill also addressed the press conference, discussing details of Mr. Hegazy’s case. Mr. Gill worked on Mr. Hegazy’s petition submitted to the United Nations in January 2010. Mr. Gill also addressed the oppression of Christians both in Egypt and in Pakistan, as part of a global refusal by some nations to accept religious plurality. (See also video of Mr. Gill’s statement, part 1, part 2).

Dr. Nazir Bhatti of the Pakistan Christian Congress and Pakistan Christian Post further described the oppression of Pakistani Christians today. Dr. Nazir Bhatti spoke about the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl, Shazia Bashir, on January 23, who was employed as a domestic in Lahore, Pakistan by a powerful Muslim lawyer Chaudhry Muhammad Naeem who is the primary suspect in this crime. He spoke about how Pakistan Muslim League and others offered financial compensation to Shazia Bashir’s family, believing this would ensure “justice.” Dr. Bhatti also described the formation of a medical board comprised of Muslim doctors who stated that Shazia Bashir was not raped, but claim that she died of a “skin infection.” He also told of how the Lahore Bar Association passed a resolution that would call for the cancellation of lawyers’ membership who would follow the Shazia Bashir case. Dr. Nazir Bhatti also spoke about the attack on Pakistan Christians attacked by a mob in Gojra, and how the accused parties were readily dismissed. (See also video of Dr. Bhatti’s statement).

Dr. Nazir Bhatti of the Pakistan Christian Congress and Pakistan Christian Post Speaks of Oppression of Minority Christians in Pakistan

Faith McDonnell, of The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD), spoke about oppression of women under Sharia. She described her focus of seeking to change the witness of churches towards “the persecuted church and human rights in general.” Faith McDonnell spoke about the release of the DVD of the film “The Stoning of Soraya M.,” which was released on the week of International Women’s Day. She stated that the film reminds the world that “under Sharia, [for Muslim women] it is a struggle for women to stay alive,” and described how the rights for non-Muslim women under Sharia were even worse. She spoke of the double standards and abuse of women under Sharia, as a “religiously sanctioned form of misogyny.”

IRD's Faith McDonnell Speaks on Oppression of Women

Jeffrey Imm of Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) spoke on “Egypt and the Undiscovered Country,” stating that America once also had to find the courage to live up its human rights commitments. He stated that America did so by the majority of whites who once oppressed black Americans realizing that they had the responsibility to change. He urged Egyptian Muslims to “don’t look to just the Coptic victims of oppression for the solution to peace and human rights in Egypt. Don’t expect only the Copts and their diaspora around the world to deal with this problem.” He urged Egyptian Muslims to take responsibility for changing the oppression of Copts in Egypt.

“To both the Copts and to their oppressors, I invite you to consider seeking a path to a new Egypt, to an Undiscovered Country, where freedom of religion, where freedom of conscience, where our universal human rights of equality and liberty, are not just special privileges, but are guaranteed rights for all human beings. I invite you to pursue a path where human rights and peace are not considered as opposite choices, but are recognized as equal priorities. And I invite you to pursue a path where we leave hate in our past, and choose love for our future.” (See also video, part 1, part 2).

Additional Resources:

Voice of the Copts Web Site (English)

Voice of the Copts Press Conference Video Media on YouTube

March 16, 2010 – DC Human Rights Examiner: Press conference on religious persecution of Christian minorities draws diverse panel

DC: Voice of the Copts Rally At Egypt Embassy (March 11), Press Conference (March 12)

Voice of the Copts announces two events in Washington DC: a rally at Egypt Embassy on March 11, and Press Conference at the National Press Club on March 12

The Egyptian regime will be confronted by the Copts in Washington DC in the following events:
– A peaceful rally against Egyptian regime will take place on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 (replacing the canceled one for wintry weather) at 1:00pm in front of Egyptian Embassy located In United States’ Capital,3522 International Court Northwest Washington, DC 20008-3022. Our pacific protest will ended at 4:00pm. The purpose of our demonstration is indicated in our previous communication: http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/events/rally_in_support_of_egyptian_coptic.html

– A press conference will take place on Friday, March 12th, 2010 at
1:00pm in Bloomberg Room, National Press Club – Washington DC,
529 14th Street, NW Washington DC, 20045.

Voice of the Copts, a human rights organization speaking up for more than 15 million Egyptian Coptic Christians living under persecution and oppression, will take this opportunity to detail the recent violent attacks against Coptic Christians in Egypt. Attacks occurred on Coptic Christmas Eve where eight people were massacred. In addition, we plan to give details regarding the application filed on January 22, 2010 with the United Nations Rapporteur for Human Rights presented on behalf of Mohamed Hegazy, a Muslim Egyptian converted to Christianity.

Dottore Architetto Ashraf Ramelah, Voice of the Copts’ president, will present an official request to the international bodies to generate an international investigation concerning:

– The Coptic Christmas Eve massacre, bringing to light the master plan and examining persecution and genocide practices under the Mubarak regime. Voice of the Copts has always considered Mubarak a silent partner to murder, torture, rape and other human rights violations against Copts. Furthermore, Voice of the Copts is seeking an indictment against Mubarak and his regime.

Panelist speakers will include:

– Mr. Ashraf Edward, Attorney of Record for Mr. Hegazy, on his legal action against the Egyptian regime in Mr. Hegazy’s case and his work in general in defending human rights in Egypt.

– Dr. Grégor Puppinck, Director of the European Center for Law and Justice, who in cooperation with Mr. Edward and Dr. Ramelah, made the application for Mr. Hegazy and presented the application to the United Nations.

– Mr. Jeffrey Imm, Responsible for Equality and Liberty (R.E.A.L.),
on supremacism, freedom, human liberty and racial equality.

– Jordan Sekulow, American Center for Law and Justice, on the service offered by the ACLJ and the work they do on human rights issues.

– Mrs. Faith McDonnell, the Director of Religious Liberty Programs, on the oppression of women in the Arab World.

– Dr. Nazir Bhatti, Pakistan Christian Congress, on Pakistan’s blasphemy law, threats, attacks, and killings of Christian religious minorities in Pakistan.

– Shaheryar Gill, American Center for Law and Justice, on their cooperation with the Voice of the Copts application submitted to the United Nations Rapporteur for Human Rights.

For more information about Voice of the Copts and these issues, please visit our:

English web site: www.voiceofthecopts.org
Italian web site: www.lavocedeicopti.org

Rally information:
http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/events/rally_in_support_of_egyptian_coptic.html

Press release on application:
http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/press_release/press_conference_regarding_muslim_converted_in_cairo.html

Application to United Nations Human Rights Rapporteur:
http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/press_release/application_into_un_special_rapporteur_on_human_rights.html

About Voice of the Copts
Voice of the Copts Website is an independent electronic news site which belongs to the Organization known under the same name.
Our goal is to report news of discrimination and oppression of religious minorities in every corner of our planet. A special attention will be given to those taking place in countries ruled by the Arabs, as well as providing an in-depth explanation of their mentality, behaviour and their way of living.
Since we are Copts, events of interest to the Copts concerning issues in their homeland, Egypt, will be covered, Our website would be an open window on the Coptic culture, as well as a comprehensive source of information on the Copts’ suffering in their own land.

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March 11 Logistics to Egypt Embassy:

— Date: Thursday, March 11
— Time: 1 PM to 4 PM
— Address: 3522 International Court N.W., Washington, DC 20008
— Nearby Washington DC metro stops: Van Ness-UDC metro stop
— Directions: R.E.A.L. recommends that rally attendees come by the Washington subway (“metro”) system to the Van Ness-UDC metro stop and walk over to the embassy. The parking near the embassies specifically states that such parking is by permit only. However, there are public parking facilities on nearby Connecticut Avenue NW and Veazey Terrace NW a block north of the Van Ness-UDC metro stop as an alternative. Details on the subway and parking options are provided in the following paragraphs.

Getting There by Subway

Take the DC subway red line (subway trip planner) to the Van Ness-UDC metro stop. For context, the Van-Ness UDC metro stop is three stops north of Dupont Circle and two stops north of the Zoo. So it is just a few minutes away from the center of the subway, Metro Center. Once arriving at the Van Ness-UDC metro stop, then following these walking directions:

Walking from VAN NESS-UDC METRO STATION to INTERNATIONAL COURT NW
— Exit station using WEST SIDE OF CONNETICUT AVE NW & VEAZY ST exit
— Walk approx. 1 block SE on Connecticut Ave NW.
— Turn right on Van Ness St NW.
— Walk approx. 3 blocks W on Van Ness St NW.
— Turn right on International Court NW.
— Walk approx. 1 block N on International Court NW.

Getting There by Car:

The embassy “courtyard” of International Court and International Drive can be reached by driving towards Connecticut Avenue NW, then turning onto Van Ness Street NW, and then from Van Ness Street NW you are able to turn onto either International Place or International Drive. We have seen that the parking by the embassy is by permit only, although it is not clear how severely that is enforced.

Another alternative we have found is the Van Ness Center public parking lot. We found that if go up Connecticut about half a block from the Van Ness-UDC metro stop (4201 Connecticut Avenue), that there is parking on the right of Connecticut Avenue going North when you turn right onto Veazey Terrace NW. There is a public parking lot called the Van Ness Center parking lot that is next to a Giant food store. The Van Ness Center lot is run by Landmark Parking, and it shows an address of 4301 Connecticut Avenue NW, but my GPS said that it was 3046 Veazey Terrace NW. (There is also another lot advertised on that block of Connecticut Avenue next to an “Embassy Cleaners.”) Walking back down the Connecticut Avenue from the parking lot exit, you will see a Pizza Hut, Jerry’s Sub shop and Bank of America on the corner. Then basically follow the walking directions from the Van Ness-UDC Metro stop above.

March 12 Logistics to National Press Club:
— Date: Friday, March 12
— Time: 1 PM to 3 PM
— National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW 13th Floor, Washington, DC
— Bloomberg Room

Directions to Visitors via DC Subway

Exit via Metro Center Subway Station

Walking Directions from Metro Center Subway Station (Red/Blue/Orange Line) to National Press Club on 14th Street NW

METRO CENTER METRO STATION to 14TH ST NW:

1. Exit station through 13TH ST NW & G ST NW entrance.
2. Walk approx. 1 block S on 13th St NW.
3. Turn right on F St NW.
4. Walk approx. 1 block W on F St NW.
5. Turn left on 14th St NW.
6. Walk approx. 1 block S on 14th St NW.

National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW 13th Floor, Washington DC - Zenger Room - December 10 - 12:30 - 2:45 PM — National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW 13th Floor, Washington DC - Bloomberg Room - March 12 - 1:00 PM

DC: Women’s Day Public Awareness Event – Georgetown

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) plans to hold a public awareness street corner event in Washington DC’s Georgetown on Saturday March 6 from 4 to 6 PM regarding women’s human rights, in recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8. The event will be held on the corner in front of the PNC Bank at 1201 Wisconsin Avenue, on the corner of Wisconsin and M Streets NW.

Join our sisters in support of:

— Call for an End to Rape as Weapon of War and Violence against Women!
— Over 1,000 women raped per month in the Congo – destroying families!
— Help now at GabkulFoundation.org

— Demand Constitutional Equality for all American Women in the United States!
— Call for Your Legislators and State Govt to Support the Equal Rights Amendment (E.R.A.)!
— See ERA NOW Web Site at http://bit.ly/eranow

— Educate Others on the Continuing Plight of “Honor Killings,” Stonings, and Religious Extremist Hate and Violence against Women!
— DVD of “The Stoning of Soraya M” on March 9!
— Find Out More at RealCourage.org

Share our flier with others!

We will be addressing challenges to women’s rights issues around the world, including violence and hate against women in the United States and the world, the crimes against women in the Congo, the Equal Rights Amendment (E.R.A.) still not ratified in the United States to ensure Constitutional equality for women in America, religious extremist oppression of women around the world, honor killings and stonings of women, and Communist oppression of women in China.

Washington DC's Georgetown: Corner of Wisconsin and M Streets NW

Logistics for Georgetown Public Awareness Event
— Georgetown Site – 1201 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, DC 20007-3221 – in front of PNC Bank (aka Farmers and Mechanics)
— (Note PNC Bank: closes Saturday at 4:00)
— click on link for “street view”
— Transportation by Car: There is a Colonial Parking Lot at 3222 M St. NW – Shops at Georgetown Park — allow plenty of time for parking, or prepare to be “dropped off” – don’t count on any streetside parking. The lot is essentially half a block away (north) from PNC Bank event location
— Transportation by Subway: Good 15-20 minute walk. Take subway to Foggy Bottom Metro Stop (same stop we used for April 4 Lincoln Memorial rally)

Walking Directions from Foggy Bottom (click for map)

1. Exit station through FOGGY BOTTOM METRO STATION entrance.
2. Walk approx. 1 block N on 23rd St NW.
3. Turn left on Washington Circle NW.
4. Walk approx. 1 block W on Washington Circle NW.
5. Bear left on Pennsylvania Ave NW.
6. Walk approx. 4 blocks NW on Pennsylvania Ave NW.
7. Bear left on M St NW.
8. Walk approx. 3 blocks W on M St NW.

Switzerland: Geneva Summit on Human Rights – March 8 and 9

There will be a Geneva Summit 2010 on Human Rights that will be held in Switzerland on March 8-9, 2010, which will be addressing issues such as:
— “Defamation of Religion” versus Free Speech
— Combating Contemporary Slavery: Simon Deng, former Sudanese Slave
— Internet Freedom: The Google-China Story, Censorship and Hacking—Entrepreneurs & Dissidents Debate
— Equality for Women: Massouda Jalal, Former Afghan Minister of Women Affairs and presidential candidate
— The Future of Dissent: Yang Jianli, 1989 Tiananmen Square hero, founder of Foundation for China in the 21st Century

among other issues…

Information on the Summit is at GenevaSummit.org

R.E.A.L. is hoping that we will have one of our supporters from Europe at that event; we will keep you posted!

R.E.A.L.’s Jeffrey Imm Stands Up to “White Nationalist” Hate in DC

As promised, even though the American Renaissance “white supremacist” “hate group” event was cancelled, on February 19 at 12 noon, I showed up to spread the word about groups seeking to spread racial hate in Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland in Columbia Heights area of Washington DC. I urged our fellow Washingtonians to Choose Love, Not Hate – Love Wins.

The Columbia Heights district of Washington DC is a diverse area with white, black, Asian, Hispanic ethnicities. I chose the location for its very diversity, which groups like the American Renaissance seek to mock. Moreover, I made a point in speaking to people of color that I was standing in public as a white man showing that I recognized that defying white supremacism is the responsibility of white Americans too. One passerby said with a smile, “about time someone understands that!”

February 19 - R.E.A.L.'s Jeffrey Imm Speaks at Columbia Heights After Cancellation of "American Renaissance" Event

Given the repeated threats against protesters by members of Stormfront and other “white nationalist” groups, I asked some supporters to hold back from this event which was not a rally, but merely a public awareness event to hand out fliers about the continuing challenge to the DC metropolitan area by “white nationalist” “hate groups” such as American Renaissance, VDARE, Occidental Dissent, and Stormfront. I updated the public about the recent cancellation of the “American Renaissance” event, and also informed of the efforts of such groups to continue to seek to spread hate in the DC area.

A number of people thanked me for coming out to speak today. As always, it was my pleasure, and as always, it was another good day to be Responsible for Equality And Liberty.

Fliers Distributed on DC/VA/MD "White Nationalist" "Hate Groups"

Two members from the anti-Semitic, “white nationalist” Occidental Dissent group decided to stand some distance away on the street corner. Occidental Dissent’s motto is “We support the creation of a Jew-free, racially exclusive White ethnostate in North America.”

I asked them what they were afraid of. They could see that I had no “gang of thugs” or “mob ready to shout them down.”

They still were so ashamed to appear in public, that one of them, “Hunter Wallace” had to hide his face with a black bandanna scarf and hat. They sought to videotape my outreach to the DC public. One man took a flier and wrote on “Hate Get Out” and showed it to them. “Hunter Wallace” was joined by “Pip Pockets” who made catcalls and giggled. I pity their fear and hate, and they should know that our rejection of their ideology is not a rejection of them as human beings. We urge them to drop the hate from their hearts, and Choose Love, Not Hate.

I asked them where American Renaissance’s Jared Taylor was, but they had no answer – just like they had no courage to debate us on their ideas. One meekly said he stood for “white power,” then promptly stopped talking.

My response was that myself and our supporters call, not for “white power,” but for “Human Power.”

Because it is that Human Power that stands up to hate, stands up to supremacism, stands up to totalitarianism, and gives strength to our shared consensus on our universal human rights. We believe that all men and women are created equal. That is never a question. That is a declaration of what it means to be an American, and it is declaration of the most fundamental aspect of our universal human rights.

It is such Human Power that allows even a single individual to defy the forces of hate. It is such Human Power that demonstrates that hate belongs in the past, and that our love for our fellow human beings and their universal human rights is the future.

Choose Love, Not Hate. Love Wins.

Note: We will have a rally of those in support of Racial Harmony, Equality, Justice – in Defiance of Racial Supremacism – on the Steps of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool next month (previously planned for April 4 before we learned that was Easter Sunday this year). I hope to see you there. We will have more in the near future on this – check back at RealCourage.org, or email us at info@realcourage.org

R.E.A.L DC Public Awareness Event February 19 on Racial Supremacist Hate

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) will be holding a public awareness event on February 19 at 12 Noon on the challenge of racial supremacist hate, and the upcoming “white nationalist hate group” American Renaissance conference.

Our goal will be to provide a street forum in Washington DC where the public can be made aware of the ideologies to be presented at the American Renaissance conference, still planned for somewhere in the Washington DC area on February 20 and 21. We will invite participation from the public in this public forum.

We will urge the public to protest the planned American Renaissance conference scheduled for the DC area, and urge the public to choose love, not hate.

After having the American Renaissance conference canceled at the Dulles Marriott and then again at the Washington Dulles Westin hotels, the Nazi “white nationalist” website Stormfront is reporting that American Renaissance leader Jared Taylor will reveal the secret location that the event is being moved to “48 hours before the conference.”

“Nazi” leader Don Black has been promoting the American Renaissance conference on his Stormfront web site. His Stormfront members have been eulogizing white supremacist Nazi terrorist James Von Brunn who attacked the DC area U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in June 2009, calling for people to “hate with violent passion,” and praising Von Brunn as a “martyr.” R.E.A.L. objects to hate, and we urge our fellow human beings to choose love, not hate.

We support our unqualified, universal human rights for all. We urge white supremacist and “white nationalist” supporters to drop the burden of the hate of supremacism from their hearts, and to rejoin the family of humanity in support of our universal human rights.

Choose Love, Not Hate.

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Public Awareness Event Logistics and Details:

The R.E.A.L. public awareness event will be scheduled for:

— Date: Friday, February 19
— Time: 12 Noon
— Location: Public Park area at 1355 Kenyon Street NW, Washington DC
— Near the Intersection of 14th Street NW and Park Avenue NW and the Intersection of 14th Street NW and Kenyon Street NW, across the street from the PNC Bank and the Gala Hispanic Tivoli theater
— Subway Stop: Columbia Heights (Yellow / Green Line) — see WMATA Subway Map
— as this site is very close to the Columbia Heights Metro Stop, we would urge you to use the Metro — the WMATA trip planner indicates that it is 20 minutes from Metro Center to the Columbia Heights metro stop (always check for service disruptions before using the WMATA)

We have submitted our Assembly Plan Notification to the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department, and as always, we will closely coordinate our event with the DC police.

Walking Directions from COLUMBIA HEIGHTS METRO STATION to KENYON ST NW
1. Exit station using main exit
2. Walk approx. 1 block N on 14th St NW.
3. Turn sharp right on Kenyon St NW.
4. Walk approx. 1 block SE on Kenyon St NW.

Site for R.E.A.L. February 19 Event - Kenyon Park at 1355 Kenyon Street N.W. Washington DC

Logistical Resources:

— Google Map of 14th Street NW and Kenyon Street NW

— Columbia Heights Metro Station Details (WMATA)

— Walking Directions from Columbia Heights to Kenyon Street NW

— Image of Nearby Intersection of 14th Street NW and Park Avenue NW

— Image of Nearby Intersection of 14th Street NW and Kenyon Street NW

— Columbia Heights Metro (Google Maps)

— Columbia Heights Metro (Wikipedia)

— WMATA Rail Map

Additional Research Resources:

— R.E.A.L. Postings on American Renaissance

— R.E.A.L. Postings on Racial Supremacism

— R.E.A.L. Postings on Nazism

Washington DC: 2000 Coptic Christians Rally Outside White House on January 21

On January 21, 2010 on a winter afternoon, over 2000 Coptic Christians rallied, chanted, sang, prayed, and marched outside the White House to get the attention of U.S. President Barack Obama and the American public on the continuing human rights violations of the Copts in Egypt. They came from Maryland, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and other parts of America to protest the recent terrorist attack on Copts in Egypt on January 6 (Coptic Christmas Eve), with terrorists killing Copts as they left their religious services in Nag Hammadi (near Luxor). The latest attacks were part of a continuing history of oppression, rape, murder, and forced conversion from Christianity to Islam of the Coptic people and women in Egypt.

January 21, 2010 - Over 1500 rally in front of the White House in the aftermath of the Coptic Christmas eve killings of Copts in Egypt — January 21, 2010 - Over 2000 rally in front of the White House in the aftermath of the Coptic Christmas eve killings of Copts in Egypt

Protesters Line Up Along Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House — Protesters Joining the Copts White House Rally

The crowd arrived in different locations from buses, some of which were organized at St. Mark Coptic Church (11911 Braddock RD Fairfax, VA 22030) and St. Mary Coptic Church (8340 Woodward St. Savage, MD 20763). Coptic organizers included Halim Meawad and Magdi Khalil.

With the recent attacks on Copts in November 2009 (in Farshoot and Abou Shousha) and the January 2010 terrorist attack on Copts outside their Mar Yohana church in Nag Hammadi, the Coptic people continue to face deadly persecution in Egypt. Individuals passed out fliers at the White House rally defying President Mubarak’s claims that “there is no persecution for Copts in Egypt;” the fliers addressed the oppression of Coptic Christians, attacks on churches, the forced “Islamization” and abduction of Coptic girls, and official restrictions on creation of new Christian churches.

One attendee stated that the crowd of Copt supporters was estimated at 2500 people. It was a large enough crowd that it filled the Pennsylvania Avenue area in front of the White House. We attempted to estimate the moving crowd (which frequently was marching around the area) and concluded it was clearly over 2000 people. New members to protest continue to join the rally as it was in progress. Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) was represented among the supporters at the Copts’ White House rally.

More People Kept Coming to the Copt Rally

Protesters held signs, crosses, and American flags. Entire families with their children came to spend the day.

Signs included messages such as “Stop the Killing of Innocent Christians Now,” “Save Christians in Egypt,” signs imploring President Obama to recognize their plight, and some signs merely asked the painful question “Why?” regarding the hate-based attacks and oppression on the Copts’ human rights and lives.

Copts Called for "Stop the Killing of Innocent Christians Now"

In reference to the January 6 (Coptic Christmas Eve) terrorist attack, one protester’s sign read “Bloodshed is not what I wanted for Christmas.”

Others held large banners describing the scope of the ongoing human rights violations against the Copts: 161 attacks on Christians and churches, 4500 stores, houses, and churches burned, and 1500 tortured.

Copts Describe Scope of Human Rights Crisis in front of the White House (January 21, 2010)

The protesters called for U.S. President Barack Obama to take action, and chanted “Obama, Obama, We Need Action!”

They also chanted to stop the killing of Christians in Egypt, that “Christian Blood is Not Cheap,” and implored the “U.S. [to] Wake Up!”

Protesters lined up and down the Pennsylvania Avenue area in front of the White House marched back and forth.

Copts Lining Up on Pennsylvania Avenue in Front of the White House

Copts Marching in front of the White House

During the protest at the White House, Coptic supporters sang “Lord Have Mercy,” and prayed. They protested for freedom of worship for the Coptic Christians in Egypt.

Copts Join Together for Moment of Prayer in front of White House

As the Copts braved the winter day to show their support for their fellow Copts in Egypt, they showed that they would defy the forces of oppression, and that they will not allow the suffering of the Copts to be forgotten by the U.S. government or by the American people. Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) stands by the Copts’ struggle for their universal human rights.

Copts Fear No Evil as They Call for Their Universal Human Rights

Video of Rally from Free Copts Website

Other Protest Scenes

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Previous R.E.A.L. Postings on Copts

Egypt: US Congress Writes to Egyptian President Mubarak About Coptic Killings

Egypt: Naga Hammadi Copts in mourning

Australia: Thousands Gather in Sydney to Protest Against Copts Persecution

NYC: Thousands of Copts rally in front of the UN to protest the killing of Christians in Egypt

Egypt: HRW calls for release of pro-Coptic groups

Egypt: US State Dept: US concerned at Coptic Christian arrests in Egypt

Egypt: Voice of the Copts Advises Against Egypt Travel

Egypt security court to try suspects in Copt killings

Egypt — AINA reports: “Over 100 Coptic Christian Teenagers Arrested in Egypt”

Egypt Coptic Christians Murdered in Terrorist Attack Outside Church

Egypt — BBC Report: “Egypt’s Coptic Christians battle for ID cards”

Egypt: Bloomberg News Reports on Bias, Oppression of Christian Copts — OIC “too busy” to respond to Bloomberg News questions

American Copts Protest in NYC and LA on Anti-Christian Sectarian Violence in Egypt

Human Rights Day — Voice of the Copts Address and Video

DC Examiner: Protection of religious minorities is major theme of 2009 Human Rights Day News Conference

Epoch Times: “International Human Rights Day — Comments Made At National Press Club”

Egypt: Human Rights Activists Call for Banning Extremist Television Channels

Egypt: Voice of the Copts Open Letter to Coptic Pope

Egypt: Outrage over Swiss vote on minarets, while Egypt oppresses Coptic Christians

Egypt: “Muslim Mob” of 3,000 — Mob Attacks Christian Businesses, Individuals — Rioting Spreads in Upper Egypt

ICC Report: “Religious Freedom Not a US Priority toward Allies Egypt and Saudi Arabia”

Egypt Hosts OIC Conference on “Children’s Rights”

Egypt: 15 Year Old Egyptian Convert to Christianity Sends Plea to Obama — Dina el-Gowhary

Egypt: “The Disappearance, Forced Conversions, and Forced Marriages of Coptic Christian Women in Egypt”

Egyptian Christian Monk Father Aghabeos El-Moharkee Reports Death Threats

Egypt: Christian Coptic Blogger in Egypt Threatens Hunger Strike

Egyptian Security Arrests Several Christians for Praying At Home

Egyptian Christians Fear More Muslim Violence

Egypt: Coptic Blogger in Egypt Pressured to Convert in Prison

Egypt arrests 30 in Muslim-Copt clashes – Muslim residents hurl stones at church construction workers

Egypt: “Coptic Family Forced to Surrender Woman Rescued in Egypt”

Egypt: Christian Arrested for Distributing Tracts in Egypt

“Egyptian Police Arrest Christian Father for Attempting to Free Kidnapped Daughter”

Egypt: Mourners Protest Islamic Attacks on Copts in Egypt

Egyptian Christian’s murder sparks sectarian tension

Egypt: Thousands of Christians Gather to Pray for Equality in Egypt

Egyptian Copts abroad call for national strike in Egypt — on September 11

Voice of Copts report: “Egyptian Regime protecting drug dealers and abusers”

Egyptian Coptic Priest Banned From Village, Under Death Threat — Rev. Estefanos Shehata

“Egypt — Two Copts Imprisoned after Reporting Attack”

Egypt: video links on online videos regarding persecution of Christian Copts in Egypt

Egypt: Report on Christian Copt Churches Attacked

DC: Egyptian Coptic Christians Protest for Human Rights, Equality, as President Obama Meets Mubarak

Coalition of Coptic Organizations Press Release on Need for Peace for Coptic Christians of Egypt

DC: Egyptian Copt Christian Group Holds Press Conference

DC: August 18 White House Protest by Coptic Organizations

Egypt — AINA Report: “Abduction and Forced Islamization of Christian Coptic Girls Continues in Egypt”

Egypt: Report on Increasing Extremist Intolerance to Women, Christians

Egypt: Two Christians Coptic Girls Abducted for “forced Islamization”

Egyptian Christian Father Demands Justice for His Murdered Son

Egypt: Report Christians Attacked, Building Torched for Seeking to Worship

“Egyptian Security Refuses to Return Abducted Christian Coptic Girl”

Egypt’s Christians face fresh attacks and legal battles

Egypt: “Family of Abducted Christian Coptic Teenager Assaulted By Muslim Mob”

Egypt — Convert Woman Arrested for Marrying Christian

Virginia: “White Nationalist” Hate Group to Meet in Dulles Area – February 19 through 21

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) is continuing to track the planned “white nationalist” conference by the American Renaissance group scheduled for February 2010.

According to their web site, the “white nationalist” “hate group” American Renaissance is still reportedly planning to hold a conference somewhere in the Washington DC Virginia suburb near the Dulles airport on the weekend of February 19 through 21st. The American Renaissance group also goes by the name New Century Foundation. American Renaissance is apparently keeping the location of their planned conference a secret, fearing protests by those who would challenge their white supremacist views. Previous American Renaissance conferences have included former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.

American Renaissance claims that they will hold their “9th biennial American Renaissance Conference, to be held February 19 through February 21 in Herndon, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.).” They changed the name of the location from the Dulles Marriott hotel to a “three-diamond hotel” in the Dulles Airport area, stating:

— “The conference will be at a three-diamond hotel very close to the airport, outside Washington, D.C. We will forward you contact information for the hotel after you have registered. Please be sure to ask for the special ‘New Century Foundation’ rate of $79.00 per night. There is no extra charge for double occupancy, so a spouse or friend can stay for free.”

In addition to their efforts to keep their conference location a secret, American Renaissance is also planning to provide pseudonyms for their attendees, stating “please call us if you would like to use a nom de guerre.” “White Nationalist” Jared Taylor is also promoting the upcoming American Renaissance event on VDARE.

In November, R.E.A.L. reported on our discussions with the Dulles Marriott, where conference manager Nancy Majuka (703-471-9500) informed us that while American Renaissance had planned to be at the Dulles Marriott that their event there had been canceled. We spoke to Nancy Majuka again today about this and she reiterated that the group was not holding a conference at the Dulles Marriott, either under their name “American Renaissance” or “New Century Foundation.” We then checked with the Dulles Marriott room reservation center to see if there was a special rate for room under either of those names. One reservation person we spoke with said they had no special rates under either of those group names, another one we spoke with seemed to believe that there had been an “American Renaissance” room rate at one point, but that it was nothing more than the routine weekend rate pricing available to anyone.

Washington Dulles Marriott
45020 Aviation Drive
Dulles, Virginia 20166 USA
Telephone: 1-703-471-9500
Fax: 1-703-661-8714
Sales fax: 1-703-661-6785

Checking other “three-diamond hotels” in the area, R.E.A.L. has contacted the Dulles Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hilton Washington Dulles Airport, Hyatt Dulles, and Hyatt Fair Lakes hotels – all of which state that they have no reservations for either an American Renaissance or New Century Foundation conference.

Dulles Crowne Plaza Hotel
2200 Centreville Road, Herndon, Virginia, 20170
703-471-6700
Email: cp.sales@cwhotels.com

Hilton Washington Dulles Airport
13869 Park Center Road, Herndon, Virginia, United States 20171
Telephone: 1-703-478-2900
Fax: 1-703-478-9286

Hyatt Dulles
2300 Dulles Corner Blvd.,
Herndon, Virginia, USA 20171
Telephone: 1-703-713-1234
Fax: +1-703-713-3410
— Sales and Catering Department
— Phone: 703-793-6880
— Fax: 703-793-6879
— E-mail: Salesdulle@hyatt.com

Hyatt Fair Lakes Hotel
12777 Fair Lakes Circle, Fairfax, Virginia, USA 22033
Telephone: 703-818-1234
Fax: 703-653-6190
Email: dmurphy@hyatt.com

R.E.A.L. also contacted the Sheraton Herndon Dulles Airport Hotel, Best Western Dulles Airport Inn, Holiday Inn Washington-Dulles Intl Airport, and Executive Conference and Training Center facilities and hotels – none of which have plans for a conference held either by American Renaissance or New Century Foundation.

Sheraton Herndon Dulles Airport Hotel
13715 Sayward Boulevard
Herndon, Virginia 20171
United States
Telephone: 571-643-0950
Fax: 571-643-0951

Best Western Dulles Airport Inn
45440 Holiday Drive
Sterling, Virginia 20166
Phone: 703-471-8300
Fax: 703-471-8382

Holiday Inn Washington-Dulles Intl Airport
45425 Holiday Drive
Dulles, VA 20166
Hotel Front Desk: 1-703-471-7411
Hotel Fax: 1-703-834-7558

Executive Conference and Training Center
22685 Holiday Park Drive, Suite 60
Dulles, VA 20166
703-708-0808
Fax: 703-708-0820

Both the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) have background on the racist and white supremacist views of American Renaissance leader Jared Taylor. The SPLC describes both the American Renaissance and the New Century Foundation groups as “white nationalist” “hate groups.” Jared Taylor promotes racial segregation, and as ADL states, “promotes pseudoscientific studies that attempt to demonstrate the intellectual and cultural superiority of whites and publishes articles on the supposed decline of American society because of integrationist social policies.”

Jared Taylor’s New Century Foundation describes itself as “a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1994 to study immigration and race relations so as to better understand the consequences of America’s increasing diversity. It sponsors publications and books, and holds occasional conferences.”

"White Nationalist" Jared Taylor - Leader of American Renaissance and New Century Foundation

The Southern Poverty Law Center reports on the “New Century Foundation” and “American Renaissance” as follows:
— “Jared Taylor, the man who heads the New Century Foundation and edits its allied magazine American Renaissance, is a white supremacist who celebrates the “clear conception of the United States as a nation ruled by and for whites.” The foundation and magazine, based in Oakton, Va., tirelessly advance pseudo-scientific theories linking IQ to race and advocate eugenics — selective breeding to ‘improve’ human genetic stock.”
— “The foundation also puts on bi-annual conferences; the 2002 event was advertised like this: ‘In all parts of the world, whites are afraid to speak out in their own interests. The costs of ‘diversity,’ racial differences in IQ, the threat of non-white immigration — politicians and the media are afraid to discuss what these things mean for whites and their civilization.’ “
— “Taylor also has noted approvingly that until 1967, ‘strong opposition to mixed marriage was enshrined in law’ in 16 states. In ‘The Myth of Diversity,” Taylor writes that “diversity” has led to civil rights claims by all kinds of groups he doesn’t like. “Anyone who opposes the glorification of the alien, the subnormal, and the inferior can be denounced,’ he complains. ‘The metastasis of diversity is a fascinating story, but the disease began with race.’ “
— “After 300 pages of attacking blacks and dismissing white racism, Taylor’s 1992 book Paved With Good Intentions: The Failure of Race Relations in Contemporary America notes that most Americans would not agree to use sterilization or forced abortion on those whom the society considers less fit. His solution? Make ‘welfare mothers’ accept a ‘five-year implantable contraceptive.’ “
— “Taylor is allied with Wayne Lutton, whom he thanks in his book and who is the editor of The Social Contract, a journal published by John Tanton’s The Social Contract Press*. Taylor, Lutton and Richard Lynn are on the editorial board of The Occidental Quarterly, a journal where Sam Francis, top editor for the racist Council of Conservative Citizens*, serves as book review editor. The Occidental Quarterly’s first issue featured a story by the late Keith Stimely, who was also an editor of the Journal of Historical Review, a notorious Holocaust denial publication.”

White nationalist Jared Taylor, who is also promoted by VDARE, was a key speaker at the 2009 Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC) national convention. (R.E.A.L. held a protest at a VDARE event in Baltimore, Maryland in October 2009, and at a VDARE event in McLean, Virginia in June 2009.) Jared Taylor has also blamed the 9/11 attacks on America as well, spreading hate after the 9/11 attacks stating “If we go to war, it will not be because we are the land of freedom and opportunity, but because we are the best friend and benefactor of Israel… If we fight Israel’s enemies, the United States will become like Israel: a garrison state and battleground.”

In addition to “white nationalist” Jared Taylor, other speakers scheduled to appear at the February 19-21 American Renaissance/New Century Foundation conference in Virginia include:

— Nick Griffin, leader of the racist British National Party, who has appeared at America white supremacist events, and has a history of Holocaust denial, calling the Holocaust the “Holohoax.” Griffin has been photographed with former KKK leader David Duke; the white supremacist event that Griffin was also attended by U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum terrorist Von Brunn (praised by VDARE as “an intelligent man”). Nick Griffin also has praised the racial segregationist views of the Nation of Islam’s Louis Farrakhan.

— Dan Roodt, South African Apartheid Apologist

— Craig Bodeker – creator of film “A Conversation about Race” which argues that racism is merely a concern to suppress whites, and who reportedly has a history of slurs against blacks and others

— University of Delaware’s Raymond Wolters – author of “The Burden of Brown,” which argues against school desegregation ress whites, and who has told VDARE about his views of the natural IQ limitations of blacks.

— Wayne Lutton – who ADL states that “Lutton is a director on the board of the Charles Martel Society, which publishes the racist Occidental Quarterly (OQ) journal and the anti-Semitic Occidental Observer online magazine“

— Sam G. Dickson – who is reportedly on the editorial board of the Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC), who describes himself as a supporter of “American racial nationalism”

On American Renaissance conferences:

— ADL: 2010 American Renaissance Conference Will Feature Racist Speakers from U.S. and Abroad

— ADL: Conference Points to Ties Between Anti-Immigrant Movement and White Supremacists

— Washington Post: Promoting ‘Preservation’ Of Whites in Suit and Tie – Va. Group Decried As ‘Genteel’ Racists

— SPLC: “Racial Renaissance – Meeting draws racists, pseudo-intellectuals”

— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Weird Science”

Additional Resources:

— ADL on Jared Taylor

— Pittsburgh Post Gazette: “Jared Taylor, a racist in the guise of ‘expert'”

— R.E.A.L. Postings on Racial Supremacism

— R.E.A.L. August 28, 2009 – “We Have a Responsibility to Equality and Liberty”
— at the Robert E. Lee Memorial — Text, Video