{"id":8565,"date":"2020-06-02T21:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T21:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/?p=8565"},"modified":"2025-04-11T15:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T15:40:36","slug":"a-statement-of-solidarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/a-statement-of-solidarity\/","title":{"rendered":"A Statement of Solidarity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>June 2, 2020<\/p>\n<p>We, the undersigned, are outraged at the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>We stand in solidarity with the black community that has for far too long been targeted by police and have suffered rampant racism and unfair and uneven applications of the law.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>We call upon our government and law enforcement at the national, state, and local levels to fully investigate and hold accountable all the involved officers and to prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>We call upon our government and law enforcement agencies at every level to institute sweeping reforms in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>We pledge to join forces with the black community and other Americans to see through these changes to law enforcement, end systemic racism, and work for a more just American society.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organization\/Agency<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>Jewish Council for Public Affairs<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>Anti-Defamation League<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Arizona Region<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Austin<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Cleveland<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Connecticut<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Denver<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Florida Region<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Michigan<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Midwest<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Nevada<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Philadelphia Region<br \/>Anti-Defamation League San Diego<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Santa Barbara\/Tri-Counties<br \/>Anti-Defamation League South Central Region<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Southeast<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region<br \/>Anti-Defamation League Washington, DC Region<br \/>Anti-Defamation League, Central Pacific Region<br \/>Anti-Defamation League, New England Region<br \/>Anti-Defamation League, Pacific Northwest Region<br \/>Anti-Defamation League, Southeast Division<br \/>Anti-Defamation League, Texoma Region<br \/>ADL-CRC Plains States Region<br \/>Adventure Rabbi<br \/>American Jewish World Service<br \/>Arizona Jews for Justice<br \/>Baltimore Jewish Council<br \/>BBYO<br \/>BMH-BJ<br \/>B\u2019nai B\u2019rIth International<br \/>Board of Rabbis of 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