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MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION EXITS NO PLACE FOR HATE
Belmont Citizen-Herald
http://www.wickedlocal.com/belmont/ news/x1620713226
April 8 2008
MA
Belmont, Mass. - The Mass. Municipal Assoc. today voted to ends
its sponsorship of the No Place for Hate program due to the Anti
Defamation League's (ADL) continued ambiguity about the Armenian
Genocide and its active opposition to its recognition, reported the
Armenian National Committee.
The action by the nonprofit, nonpartisan association of Massachusetts
cities and towns, comes after at least 12 Massachusetts communities
have already withdrawn from the NPFH program concluding that their
constituents' human rights needs are best served by dissociating
themselves from the ADL, an organization that engages in the worst
form of hate speech: genocide denial.
In a statement released today the MMA affirmed that, "the inconsistency
between the National ADL's position on the Armenian Genocide and the
human rights principles underlying NPFH is a matter of great concern
to MMA Board members and the municipalities they represent. The MMA
feels strongly that it is imperative to speak with absolute clarity
on genocide and that, due to the NPFH program's association with
the National ADL, the Association will no longer be a sponsor of
the program."
"The MMA made the right decision today, sending a clear signal that the
ADL simply cannot be entrusted with the task of promoting tolerance
and diversity in communities while it engages in the ultimate form
of hate speech: genocide denial," stated Sharistan Melkonian of the
Armenian National Committee.
Belmont Citizen-Herald
http://www.wickedlocal.com/belmont/ news/x1620713226
April 8 2008
MA
Belmont, Mass. - The Mass. Municipal Assoc. today voted to ends
its sponsorship of the No Place for Hate program due to the Anti
Defamation League's (ADL) continued ambiguity about the Armenian
Genocide and its active opposition to its recognition, reported the
Armenian National Committee.
The action by the nonprofit, nonpartisan association of Massachusetts
cities and towns, comes after at least 12 Massachusetts communities
have already withdrawn from the NPFH program concluding that their
constituents' human rights needs are best served by dissociating
themselves from the ADL, an organization that engages in the worst
form of hate speech: genocide denial.
In a statement released today the MMA affirmed that, "the inconsistency
between the National ADL's position on the Armenian Genocide and the
human rights principles underlying NPFH is a matter of great concern
to MMA Board members and the municipalities they represent. The MMA
feels strongly that it is imperative to speak with absolute clarity
on genocide and that, due to the NPFH program's association with
the National ADL, the Association will no longer be a sponsor of
the program."
"The MMA made the right decision today, sending a clear signal that the
ADL simply cannot be entrusted with the task of promoting tolerance
and diversity in communities while it engages in the ultimate form
of hate speech: genocide denial," stated Sharistan Melkonian of the
Armenian National Committee.