Re: Sunday's demo
Also, the mayor of Toledo already issued this statement:
"As a compassionate city, we grieve for the people all over the world suffering loss for the acts of terrorism. We stand with those affected and offer our deepest sympathy.
As our city has done so in the past, we will remain a place of refuge. Our stance is part of our overall makeup as a compassionate city and based on a philosophy of basic human rights. We do not support terrorists or terrorism. Many of these refugees are families who are, in fact, fleeing terrorism in their homeland. Just as Toledo was a haven for Hungarian refugees in 1950s, we must continue to be one for people seeking safe havens.
Toledo joins with the Welcome Toledo-Lucas County Initiative in providing opportunities for people to find a place of refuge. As part of the initiative, Homeland Security provides rigorous background checks that can take up to two years on émigrés to the United States that are seeking permanent residence here, such as the Syrian refugees. We will continue to work to be a welcoming and inclusive community."
Read more: http://www.fox10tv.com/story/30553009/mayor-hicks-hudson-on-resettlement-of-syrian-refugees-in-toledo#ixzz3s8SB4udy
Hi Vanessa,I'm not the spokesperson for Toledo's Syrian Refugee vigil on Sunday, although I'll be there.I didn't think this was something that a city official should opine about, but I heard from a friend of mine that some official of Pontiac, MI said they weren't taking any Syrian refugees. What fearful, xenophobic, cheap crap!In that case, the mayor of Toledo should stand up and say that every Syrian refugee who will fit in Toledo is welcome.Our tax money paid to invade Iraq, kill a million people and destabilize the region until we have what we have today. The very least we can do is say what every person I met in Iraq said to me, "Welcome!"Mike Ferner“We Americans are not usually thought to be a submissive people, but we are. Why else would we allow our country to be destroyed? Why else would we be rewarding its destroyers?...Most of us are still too sane to piss in our own cistern, but we allow others to do so and we reward them for it. We reward them so well, in fact, that those who piss in our cistern are wealthier than the rest of us. How do we submit? By not being radical enough. Or by not being thorough enough, which is the same thing.” --Wendell BerryEnd Corporate Rule. Legalize Democracy. Move to Amend. www.movetoamend.orgSubscription Reminder: You're Subscribed to: PEOPLE who still give a shit using the address: m.otaibi70@PROTECTED
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