Civil rights panel backs effort challenging anti-Arab bias
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Civil Rights Commission is backing a national campaign to challenge discrimination against U.S. Arabs and Muslims.
The commission last week approved a resolution supporting the Take on Hate campaign while meeting in Grand Rapids. The bipartisan panel that investigates discrimination complaints co-hosted a kick-off event for the campaign last year in Detroit.
Commission Chairman Arthur Horwitz says both the group and state’s Civil Rights Department are “proud to support” the campaign. He adds that “misunderstanding and fear lead to unstable communities.”
Take on Hate is sponsored by the National Network for Arab American Communities. It’s a project of the Dearborn economic and social services agency ACCESS.
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