The Equal Justice Society is among 50 groups representing Americans of all backgrounds in launching the One America Coalition. The One America Coalition encourages all Americans to sign and join its One America Registry as a way of recalling the unique and incomparable nature of the modern American identity whose very foundations are diversity and immigration.
Not only does the One America Coalition repudiate President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional policies on immigration, but also, on a broader front, seeks to combat an emerging vision of America relinquishing its long-held moral high ground among the community of nations.
The One America Registry at http://oneamericaregistry.org is a nationwide campaign to inform Americans about the harmful consequences of these policies and provide ideas, action items and materials for individuals to help defeat them. Such policies include a domestic Muslim registry, faith-based bans on refugees and visas, mass deportation policies and attacks on U.S. sanctuary cities. The One America Registry will also serve as an organizing tool for future actions to counter policies that undermine our essential and historic American values.
Imam Malik Mujahid, the President of Sound Vision (a co-founder of the One America Coalition) and Chair-Emeritus of the Parliament of World’s Religions, called Trump’s actions “dangerous, discriminatory and unconstitutional.”
“The One America Registry is a powerful way to show President Trump that he cannot divide Americans so easily. Americans of all races and religions, men and women, young and old, we stand together as one America in opposition to divisiveness and hate.”
Imam Mujahid said the One America Registry campaign expects to conduct upcoming events to offer opportunities for Americans to come together and celebrate what it means to be an American. The One America Registry campaign also will disseminate key information to immigrant communities about legal resources and guides, along with helping people decide how they want to participate in future actions against Trump’s policies.
Daniel Mach, Director of the ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief, said: “We are proud to join this campaign and to resist bigotry and discrimination. Our nation is stronger when we stand united to embrace the great American promise of religious freedom and equality.”
“The NAACP New York State conference is joining this campaign in proud partnership. During these uncertain times, it is important that all freedom-loving Americans stick together,” said Dr. Hazel Dukes, President of the NAACP New York State Conference.
“Though not without struggle, our nation has a long history of progress on issues of equality and civil rights,” said Don Kusler, National Director of Americans for Democratic Action (ADA). “President Trump’s policies certainly present advocates for progress a struggle but progress will prevail. The One America Coalition is an important conduit for action at this time and Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) is proud to join in and work on this effort.”
The One America Coalition includes:
- ACLU
- American Constitution Society for Law & Policy
- Americans for Democratic Action
- Arise Chicago
- Asian Law Alliance
- American Friends Service Committee MidWest
- Action Sprout
- Better Georgia
- Better Boxball
- Black Institute
- Colorado Fiscal Institute
- Compassionate Atlanta
- CounterAct
- Charter for Compassion
- Chicago’s Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights
- Dragonfly Partners
- Daily Kos
- Equal Justice Society
- Equality California
- EveryLibrary
- Georgia Alliance for Social Justice
- It Must Be Us
- Interfaith Center of New York
- Immigration Equality
- Interfaith Paths to Peace
- Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta
- J Street
- Justice For All
- K-12 News Network
- Keystone Progress
- Michigan Muslim Community Council
- Money-Mindfulness
- Muslim Americans for Compassion
- Muslim Peace Coalition
- Muslim Public Affairs Council
- New Hampshire Labor News
- New Media Ventures
- NAACP New York State Conference
- Our Family Coalition
- Public Citizen
- R Strategy Group
- Ruby Zandra’s Blue Jazz Society of Hope
- RAISING CLARITY
- Students for Sensible Drug Policy
- Silicon Valley Progressive Faith Community
- Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference
- Ted Terry, Mayor of Clarkston, GA
- Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
- Upaya Zen Center
- UNAC
- Voto Latino
- Workplace Fairness
Learn more at http://oneamericaregistry.org.