A state hate crimes law, a personal change of heart and family resources on diversity will help in the fight against racism and hate.
A diverse panel of five people, plus a crowd of about 60 people, came up with those possible solutions at a Monday evening meeting labeled “Defeating Hate in a Welcoming Community.” The Columbus Bartholomew Area Chapter of the NAACP, the local African American Pastors Alliance and Ivy Tech Student Life sponsored the Rev. Martin Luther King Day gathering in the lecture hall at the Columbus Learning Center.
It added something of an exclamation point to a local celebration of the federal holiday honoring King that included a community breakfast, an IUPUC luncheon and the free movie “Selma” at the Bartholomew County Public Library.
The crowd consisted of ministers, former political candidates, members of Bartholomew County Indivisible and a diverse crowd of visitors in the audience.
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