Stomp Out Hate Walk-A-Thon

This coming weekend white nationalists from around the country will gather in Washington, D.C. to advocate for “white civil rights.” Unite the Right 2 will take place on Sunday, August 12. The protesters are scheduled to march from Foggy Bottom Metro Station to Lafayette Square. These white nationalists are neo-Nazis. They are the KKK. They are white supremacists.  This year, they plan on gathering again in Washington, D.C. to advocate for “white civil rights.” They hope to incite fear and anger. We cannot give them what they want. 

We have set up this platform to stage a “Stomp Out Hate” Walk-A-Thon, with proceeds benefiting the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), an organization dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of society using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy. This is their website: https://www.splcenter.org/ Donations can be made on a per step basis. This means that for every step these white nationalists take, the SPLC will be receiving funds to combat the very values they are gathering to propagate. You also have the option to make a flat-rate donation. 

The route from Foggy Bottom Station to Lafayette Square is 0.7 miles, which translates to ~1500 steps. We would have done a per mile pledge, but the protesters will not even be walking a mile. But hey, carrying around all that hate must be exhausting.