Southern Poverty Law Center: All Center News

Morris Dees Discusses New Lawsuit Against Klan

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT

The Southern Poverty Law Center's case against the Imperial Klans of America (IKA) is scheduled for trial in November in Meade County, Kentucky. The SPLC sued the IKA and two of its officials on behalf of teenager Jordan Gruver, who was brutally beaten by

Migrant Workers at Bottom of Food Chain Face Abuse, Growing Economic Disparity

Mon, 05 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT

The recent story in the New York Times about the loot taken home last year by hedge fund managers provides us with the starkest and most obscene evidence yet about the growing disparity between the rich and the poor in our country.

Nativist News for April 22, 2008

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT

An e-newsletter monitoring extremism and the anti-immigration movement

H-2B Guestworkers Facing Rampant Abuse

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT

H-2B Guestworkers Facing Rampant Abuse

SPLC Launches Campaign to Reduce Mississippis School Dropout Rate

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT

SPLC Launches Campaign to Reduce Mississippis School Dropout Rate

Migrant Tomato Workers Face Chronic Abuses

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Migrant Tomato Workers Face Chronic Abuses

We All Bear Moral Responsibility to Ensure Fairness for Workers

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Recently, we won a major victory against a subsidiary of a giant U.S. company that wanted to wash its hands of any responsibility for the abuse of its workers.

Judge Grants Class Action Status to Forestry Guestworker Suit

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Judge Grants Class Action Status to Forestry Guestworker Suit

Food Giant Liable for Worker Mistreatment

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT

March 21, 2008 A subsidiary of food giant Fresh Del Monte Produce cannot hide behind a middleman labor contractor to avoid responsibility for the exploitation of farmworkers who plant and harvest its fields, a federal court has ruled.

'Bandana Project' to Spotlight Sexual Exploitation of Farmworker Women

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT

March 19, 2008 Residents of more than 40 cities across the country will take a stand against the sexual harassment and abuse of farmworker women on April 3 as part of the "Bandana Project."

Webcast: The Year in Hate

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Webcast : The Year in Hate

SPLC Lawsuit: Indian Guestworkers Defrauded by Recruiters, Forced into Slave-like Conditions

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT

March 10, 2008 Hundreds of guestworkers from India, lured by false promises of permanent U.S. residency, paid tens of thousands of dollars each to obtain temporary jobs at Gulf Coast shipyards only to find themselves forced into involuntary servitude an

Intelligence Report: Hate group numbers up by 48% since 2000

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT

March 10, 2008 Led by three states on the southern border, the number of hate groups operating in America has swelled by 48 percent since 2000, a staggering increase mainly attributable to the anti-immigrant fervor sweeping the country, according to the

SPLC Campaign Closes Notorious Mississippi Girls' Prison

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Feb. 14, 2008 The state of Mississippi has decided to close the state's notorious Columbia Training School, seven months after the Southern Poverty Law Center sued the state to stop the physical and sexual abuse of teenage girls confined there.

Teen Tells House Subcommittee About Terrifying Immigration Raid

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Feb. 13, 2008 It was supposed to be the start of another school day for 15-year-old Marie Justeen Mancha as she sat in her bedroom, waiting for her mother to return from an errand in town.

New Project Seeks Justice for Vulnerable Children

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Darius was only 9 when he was locked up. For two months, he languished in a juvenile facility alone, frightened. He missed his 10th birthday party. He missed Thanksgiving. He missed his stepfather's funeral.

Teaching Tolerance Magazine Commemorates 40th Anniversary of King's Death

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The Spring 2008 issue of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance magazine.

Nation's Most Prominent Anti-Immigration Group has History of Hate

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Dec. 11, 2007 The country's leading anti-immigration organization whose leaders have testified repeatedly before Congress and are frequently quoted in the media has ties to known racists and a long track record of bigotry.

New Study: Mississippi Juvenile Courts Fail to Protect Children's Rightsv

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Nov. 27, 2007 -- Children in Mississippi's broken juvenile courts often find their future hinges on overworked public defenders they meet only minutes before a court appearance, according to a report released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Immigration Backlash: Violence Engulfs Latinos

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Fueled by harsh rhetoric from nativists, pundits and politicians, hate attacks on those seen as Latino 'invaders' are on the rise

Teaching Tolerance Creates Lesson Plans to Educate Children on Poverty

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Responding to growing economic inequality in the United States and the lack of education about the issue, the Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance program released a set of lesson plans to help educators teach students about poverty.

SPLC to Congress: Focus on Preventing School Hate Crimes

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:00:00 GMT

Oct. 16, 2007 Programs that teach tolerance and defuse racial tension in schools are the key to preventing racially explosive events like those in Jena, La., Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen testified during a congressional hearing

Intelligence Report: Fierce U.S. Anti-Gay Movement Exposed

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:00:00 GMT

Oct. 3, 2007 A preacher who once had breakfast with President Bush is at the heart of a ferocious anti-gay movement that has emerged in evangelical churches serving tens of thousands of Slavic immigrants on the West Coast.

Southern Poverty Law Center: All Center News

Morris Dees Discusses New Lawsuit Against Klan

Migrant Workers at Bottom of Food Chain Face Abuse, Growing Economic Disparity

Nativist News for April 22, 2008

H-2B Guestworkers Facing Rampant Abuse

SPLC Launches Campaign to Reduce Mississippis School Dropout Rate

Migrant Tomato Workers Face Chronic Abuses

We All Bear Moral Responsibility to Ensure Fairness for Workers

Judge Grants Class Action Status to Forestry Guestworker Suit

Food Giant Liable for Worker Mistreatment

'Bandana Project' to Spotlight Sexual Exploitation of Farmworker Women

Webcast: The Year in Hate

SPLC Lawsuit: Indian Guestworkers Defrauded by Recruiters, Forced into Slave-like Conditions

Intelligence Report: Hate group numbers up by 48% since 2000

SPLC Campaign Closes Notorious Mississippi Girls' Prison

Teen Tells House Subcommittee About Terrifying Immigration Raid

New Project Seeks Justice for Vulnerable Children

Teaching Tolerance Magazine Commemorates 40th Anniversary of King's Death

Nation's Most Prominent Anti-Immigration Group has History of Hate

New Study: Mississippi Juvenile Courts Fail to Protect Children's Rightsv

Immigration Backlash: Violence Engulfs Latinos

Teaching Tolerance Creates Lesson Plans to Educate Children on Poverty

SPLC to Congress: Focus on Preventing School Hate Crimes

Intelligence Report: Fierce U.S. Anti-Gay Movement Exposed

SPLC Launches Campaign to Reduce Mississippis School Dropout Rate