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Remove Confederate Statue in Brunswick Georgia
It is long past time that symbols glorifying white supremacy were eradicated from Ahmaud Arbery's hometown of Brunswick Georgia. A 20-foot tall confederate statue looms over Brunswick's historic Hanover Square in the heart of this city. The city commission voted on Wed, Nov. 18th to remove the statue and the Robert S. Abbott Race Unity Institute pledged to help fundraise towards that effort.
We need to raise money for legal costs and removal costs because not long ago, Georgia, along with many other states, passed laws making it illegal to remove a confederate memorial from a public space to one less visible. Brunswick's Mayor and City Commissioners voted to remove the statue but to wait until pending cases in other parts of the state are resolved so that they can determine the most effective legal strategy to get around this law. In the meantime, Mayor Harvey is working to raise money for a "walking museum" celebrating Black history in the area to better represent Brunswick's values. Any funds raised through this gofundme that do not go to legal and removal costs will go towards public installations honoring the rich Black history of this area.
As a small, all volunteer non-profit, the Robert S. Abbott Race Unity Institute felt confident in making this pledge because we knew you would help. You would know this heartbroken community needs healing. And you would care.
Know this-the people of Brunswick, Georgia are working tirelessly to eradicate the stranglehold of racism on our institutions, our schools, our governments and on the hearts and minds of our citizens. We are working to address these issues at every level of change.
We know the world is watching. And we are grateful.
We need to raise money for legal costs and removal costs because not long ago, Georgia, along with many other states, passed laws making it illegal to remove a confederate memorial from a public space to one less visible. Brunswick's Mayor and City Commissioners voted to remove the statue but to wait until pending cases in other parts of the state are resolved so that they can determine the most effective legal strategy to get around this law. In the meantime, Mayor Harvey is working to raise money for a "walking museum" celebrating Black history in the area to better represent Brunswick's values. Any funds raised through this gofundme that do not go to legal and removal costs will go towards public installations honoring the rich Black history of this area.
As a small, all volunteer non-profit, the Robert S. Abbott Race Unity Institute felt confident in making this pledge because we knew you would help. You would know this heartbroken community needs healing. And you would care.
Know this-the people of Brunswick, Georgia are working tirelessly to eradicate the stranglehold of racism on our institutions, our schools, our governments and on the hearts and minds of our citizens. We are working to address these issues at every level of change.
We know the world is watching. And we are grateful.
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