Posts tagged: hate crimes

Facebook campaign urges Americans to buy the Islamic holy book to thwart hatemongering, gain understanding

A facebook campaign, “Buy a Qur’an Day – 9/11,” is trying to show the world that the hatemongering, so-called pastor who planned and then canceled a burning of Qur’ans is not representative of Americans. The campaign organizers, Lee-Ann Achterberg, Dai Lesty, John Lundin and Jenni Siri, say: “On a day when others wish to burn […]

Thursday September 9th, 2010 in , , , | No Comments »

Zapatista corn attacked in ‘hate crime’ – replanting planned

A corn field planted in San Diego, Calif. on Earth Day 2010 in solidarity with the Zapatista movement of Chiapas, Mexico has been destroyed by vandals. Supporters say the “corn seed for this planting was donated by Mayan farming families to publicize their resistance to genetically modified – GMO – corn and to seek sanctuary […]

Sunday June 13th, 2010 in , , , | No Comments »