Dismantling Hate
White supremacy threatens us morally, physically and politically. While the stakes vary from person to person, we all suffer if anti-democratic movements persist and grow. These movements are a cancer on our democracy, and they are a parasite that feeds on the chaos and division. White supremacist and extremist groups have used this separation as kindling and dutifully stoked it into a fire. But embers of democracy abound. We cannot stand by while these hateful forces exploit the pain people are feeling to further polarize and demoralize us.
THE CRISIS WITHIN THE CRISIS
The extremism that has been awakened and emboldened in our country has revealed the deep trauma and pain of systemic discrimination that founded this country and continues to permeate every institution to the detriment of black and brown people, the poor and working class to the benefit a wealthy, white minority. Hate groups are increasingly infiltrating and deepening their foothold in rural areas of the country.
By exploiting the economic struggle and personal pain of the working class and poor, offering connection and community, that offers a social and political analysis that offers the cause and the anecdote steeped in bigotry and resentment.
Many of these actors who ardently stoke division now occupy some of the most important positions in our government, courts and institutions - And the threats to our democracy cannot be overstated.
United Vision for Idaho understands that our collective liberation requires people and organizations working together in a fundamentally new way to unite rural, suburban and urban communities across the country around our shared struggles.
– Adrienne Evans, Executive Director at United Vision for Idaho
INSIDE THE FAR-RIGHT “PEOPLE’S RIGHTS” NETWORK
This report by our partners at the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights and the Montana Human Rights Network explores the breadth and depth of the network “People’s Rights.” What started in late March with a few dozen supporters in a rural Idaho warehouse has swiftly expanded to a membership base of over twenty thousand across the country.
DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON ALL OF US!
Democracy isn’t just a word—it’s a practice that requires all of us. United Vision for Idaho (UVI) is leading the charge to protect and revitalize our democracy. We’re not just talking—we’re taking action together and giving a pathway for all those longing for civil discord and true democracy to provide the skills and practice to build the world we all want and need. Check out www.unitedvisionproject.org