A message from Morris Dees and SPLC President Richard Cohen
As the year comes to a close, all of us at the SPLC would like to thank our friends and supporters for helping make our year such a great success. Together, we pushed back against the forces of hate and extremism, won justice for abused children and exploited workers, taught lessons of tolerance to millions of students and much more.
Latino immigrants in Suffolk County, N.Y., are routinely the target of violent attacks, harassment and abuse driven by a virulent anti-immigrant climate that has been fostered by community leaders and law enforcement practices, according to a new Southern Poverty Law Center report.
After virtually disappearing from public view a decade ago, the antigovernment militia movement is surging across the country – fueled by fears of a black president, the changing demographics of the country and fringe conspiracy theories increasingly spread by mainstream figures.
The new issue of the Intelligence Report details a 10-year standoff between an antigovernment extremist and authorities in Texas; a controversial historian helps oversee the U.S. Holocaust Museum; and three children of white supremacists overcome a hate-inspired upbringing.
The latest issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine introduces the Teaching Diverse Students Initiative (TDSi), an effort to help educators improve the school experience for children of color.
