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SPLC Action Fund Responds to Removal of Robert E. Lee Statue from the U.S. Capitol

December 21, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — SPLC Action Fund Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks released the following statement in response to today’s removal of the Robert E. Lee statue from the United States Capitol and its replacement with a statue of civil...

Georgia

Antisemitism on the Ballot in Georgia: A danger to all Americans

December 21, 2020

Eric K. Ward

Federal

SPLC ACTION: Historic Nomination of Congresswoman Debra Haaland Focuses New Attention on Environmental Justice

December 18, 2020

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden announced that he will nominate Congresswoman Debra Haaland (D-NM), an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna people who currently serves as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Natural...

Georgia

Historic Change in Georgia: Two newly elected Black sheriffs pledge to pull out of immigration enforcement program that leads to racial profiling

December 18, 2020

Kelli Garcia and Isabel Otero

Federal

SPLC Action Fund Applauds Selection of Michael Regan as Next Head of EPA, Calls for New Focus on Environmental Justice

December 17, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President-elect Joe Biden has selected Michael Regan -- who leads the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality -- to be the next head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Regan, 44, will be...

Federal

SPLC Action Fund on the Electoral College Vote

December 14, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The following statement about the meeting of the Electoral College is by Margaret Huang, President and CEO of the SPLC Action Fund: “Today, electors in the Electoral College will assemble in all 50 state...

Policy

SPLC Action Fund Applauds Passage of National Defense Authorization Act, Which Will Remove Confederate Names from Military Bases

December 11, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by an overwhelming, veto-proof majority of 84 to 13. President Trump has threatened to veto the bill because it will rename ten military...

Georgia

SPLC Action Fund Responds to Cobb County Elections Announcement on Re-Opening of Early Voting Sites for Runoff Elections

December 09, 2020

ATLANTA – The following statement responding to today’s Cobb County Elections announcement about the re-opening of general election early vote sites for the January 5 runoff elections, following outreach by SPLC Action Fund and...

Policy

SPLC Action Fund Responds to House Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act by a Veto-Proof Majority

December 09, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The SPLC Action Fund’s Lecia Brooks released the following statement in response to the House of Representatives 335-78 bipartisan passing of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a veto-proof...

Action Alert

Mississippi protects renters and landlords; other Southern states should do the same

December 02, 2020

Wingo Smith

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SPLC Action Fund Responds to Removal of Robert E. Lee Statue from the U.S. Capitol

Antisemitism on the Ballot in Georgia: A danger to all Americans

SPLC ACTION: Historic Nomination of Congresswoman Debra Haaland Focuses New Attention on Environmental Justice

Historic Change in Georgia: Two newly elected Black sheriffs pledge to pull out of immigration enforcement program that leads to racial profiling

SPLC Action Fund Applauds Selection of Michael Regan as Next Head of EPA, Calls for New Focus on Environmental Justice

SPLC Action Fund on the Electoral College Vote

SPLC Action Fund Applauds Passage of National Defense Authorization Act, Which Will Remove Confederate Names from Military Bases

SPLC Action Fund Responds to Cobb County Elections Announcement on Re-Opening of Early Voting Sites for Runoff Elections

SPLC Action Fund Responds to House Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act by a Veto-Proof Majority

Mississippi protects renters and landlords; other Southern states should do the same

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