When the twin towers of the World Trade Center were attacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001, ordinary Americans like you or me reacted strongly. Unfortunately, complex feelings of grief, anger, revenge, and disbelief were often targeted at brown-skinned people of Arab, South Asian, and Islamic communities living in the U.S., or at those who were wearing a turban or perceived as Mus­lim. Hate crimes and violations of civil liberty were directed against these individuals and groups.
Can Americans stand by while the civil lib­erties of others are taken away, violated, degraded or disregarded?
Can we turn our fears into hope, and our hope into action?