{"id":10371,"date":"2019-08-06T06:54:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T06:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/2019\/08\/naleo-y-el-fondo-educativo-de-naleo-responden-al-acto-de-violencia-y-odio-en-el-paso\/"},"modified":"2023-02-13T20:15:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T20:15:13","slug":"naleo-y-el-fondo-educativo-de-naleo-responden-al-acto-de-violencia-y-odio-en-el-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/2019\/08\/naleo-y-el-fondo-educativo-de-naleo-responden-al-acto-de-violencia-y-odio-en-el-paso\/","title":{"rendered":"NALEO y el Fondo Educativo de NALEO responden al acto de violencia y odio en El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hate crime marks one of the deadliest attacks on Latinos in the history of the United States<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington, D.C. <\/strong><\/em> \u2013 <\/strong>The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) and NALEO Educational Fund today released a statement from their Boards of Directors Executive Committees regarding the recent acts of violence and hate in El Paso, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith 22 precious lives taken in yet another heinous act of violence, we have reached a turning point as a nation.  White supremacy and racist violence have reemerged in this country as a widespread epidemic besieging people of color, with the Latino community in El Paso serving as the latest target.

\u201cWith our constituents and fellow citizens among the many victims in this most recent act of terror, the NALEO and NALEO Educational Fund family has been particularly stirred by the gravity of this tragedy.  We cannot and will not stay quiet as the kind of racist, hateful rhetoric that has become all too common in our political discourse continues to lead to racist, hateful violent acts.
 
\u201cAs elected and appointed officials \u2013 Democrats, Republicans, and Independents \u2013 NALEO members know firsthand that they are role models and that their words have the strength and power to harm and to heal. 
 
\u201cFrom questioning Federal District Judge Gonzalo Curiel\u2019s ability to be impartial because he is a Mexican-American, to telling four women of color who are members of Congress to \u2018go back\u2019 to the \u2018infested places from which they came,\u2019 the inflammatory and racially targeted language the President has used during his time in the White House has resonated with the worst of the American spirit. 
 
\u201cNow is the time for our nation to come together in a show of unity and put a stop to the hate and vitriol that we are witnessing in our political system.  We call on President Trump to acknowledge the role he has played in fanning the flames of hostility in the nation\u2019s current state of political affairs by apologizing to the Latino community and the others he has disparaged with racist, hateful rhetoric.

\u201cNALEO members reject white supremacy, oppose dangerous rhetoric, and denounce racist violence in all its forms.  In the wake of this attack, our organizations stand ready to ensure that the nation\u2019s Latino elected officials have the tools and resources they need to serve their communities in times of pain and sorrow.

\u201cIn keeping with that goal, NALEO Educational Fund will host a National Policy Institute on Emergency Response and Management <\/em>on September 13-14, 2019, in Long Beach, California, where we will help Latino policymakers prepare for acts of mass violence and other forms of catastrophe that they may be forced to grapple with during their time in office.  This convening is one of a series of gatherings we have held over the past several years on this topic and was already scheduled; its saliency has become all the more apparent.\u201d

Individuals who would like to support NALEO Educational Fund\u2019s work to increase the effectiveness of Latino policymakers in the wake of national tragedies like the El Paso shooting and mobilize the Latino community to participate in civic life can donate here<\/a>.<\/em>

Donations to the families and victims of the El Paso attacks can also be made here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONTACT:<\/strong>
Kevin Perez-Allen, kperezallen@naleo.org<\/a>
(213) 765-9414, (714) 499-4481 (cell)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcus Silva, msilva@naleo.org<\/a>
(213) 765-9427, (510) 456-5444 (cell)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About NALEO <\/strong><\/em>
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials is the non-partisan leadership organization of the nation\u2019s more than 6,700 Latino elected and appointed officials.<\/em>

About NALEO Educational Fund<\/strong><\/em>
NALEO Educational Fund is the nation\u2019s leading non-profit, non-partisan organization that facilitates the full participation of Latinos in the American political process, from citizenship to public service.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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