Right after President Trump’s inauguration, a student group (Madison American Freedom Party) has surfaced on campus claiming themselves to be the voice of the Alt-Right at UW. For those unfamiliar with the alt-right, it is a racist ideological group that believes in white supremacy, among other extreme nationalist positions.
The organization claims “to provide support and general direction, for UW-Madison students aspiring to understand, organize and lobby in defense against college practices, policies and climate which are hostile to students and faculty of European ethnic background and traditional values.”
This thinly veiled white nationalism and blatant racism has no place on the diverse UW-Madison campus or in the city as a whole.
WE WILL NOT ALLOW HATE TO THRIVE AT UW-MADISON AS IT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO THRIVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY BECAUSE THE ELECTION HAS MADE IT ACCEPTABLE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
We need to make this campus a safe space for ALL, including people of color, sexual assault survivors, Muslims, Jews, LGBTQIA+ people, people with low income, people with disabilities, undocumented immigrants, refugees, and anyone else that is systematically targeted along identity lines.
We are gathering at Library Mall at 5pm and will march up Bascom to deliver a list of demands to Chancellor Blank and Dean of Students Lori Berquam in order to initiate response to many of the troubling events that have occurred since the election.
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Collaborating Organizations:
Student Coalition for Progress
College Democrats of UW-Madison
UW BlackOut
Teaching Assistants’ Association
Socialist Alternative
International Socialist Organization
Black Liberation Action Coalition
Student Labor Action Coalition
Industrial Workers of the World – Madison GMB
Union de Trabajadores Immigrantes
Guerrilla Feminism
Working Class Student Union
Groundwork
Our Revolution UW
Ten Percent Society
Wisconsin Speech and Debate Team
Autonomous Solidarity Organization
National Organization for Women – Madison chapter
National Organization for Women – UW chapter
Discord Collective
Degenderettes
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
Four Lakes Green Party
Madison Rafah Sister City Project
Cocks Not Glocks
No Trump No Bigotry
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Please reach out if you wish to speak or want your organization to collaborate!
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