(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/5/2021) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged the New Hampshire legislature to drop HB 544, which is modeled after former president Donald Trump’s racist executive order forbidding anti-racism training based on critical race theory issued last September.
The New Hampshire bill outlines harsh punishments for employers, contractors, and federal agencies who provided education or training that characterizes America as a racist country either in the past or present. It defined such information as “divisive, un-American propaganda training.”
SEE: HB 544 is a horrible, racist bill
https://www.concordmonitor.com/My-Turn-Dornin-39736510
New Hampshire House Bill 544
https://legiscan.com/NH/text/HB544/id/2238380
HB 544: Effort to shut down conversations on race and gender in government an abdication of responsibility
Trump’s executive order has since been repealed, but New Hampshire bill HB 544 follows a similar outline.
In a statement, CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw said:
“We call on New Hampshire House and Senate leaders to drop this counterproductive bill, passage of which threatens our nation’s already obscured history of systemic anti-Black racism and white supremacy. The passage of HB 544 would function as an obstacle to the recognition of and reconciliation with America’s unfortunate legacy of racism.”
SEE: What critical race theory is — and isn’t
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/us/critical-race-theory-explainer-trnd/index.html
CAIR is America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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CONTACT: CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com