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ORION

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ORION
ALTERNATE NAMES: Our Race Is Our Nation"Our Race Is Our Nation" or "ORION" is a racist slogan proclaiming that racial ties are paramount to all else, transcending national borders or boundaries. Within the United States, for example, a white supremacist might use it to suggest that he or she owes allegiance to his or her race, rather than to the United States itself. In an international context, white supremacists use it to suggest that all "white" people, from Europe or the United States or…
ALTERNATE NAMES: Our Race Is Our Nation
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RAHOWA

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RAHOWA
RAHOWA is an acronym for "Racial Holy War," a term created by the Creativity Movement, a white supremacist pseudo-religion, as a rallying cry for the white supremacist cause.
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ROA

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ROA
ROA is an acronym for the white supremacist slogan "Race Over All," popularized by the neo-Nazi/racist skinhead gang Volksfront. Additional Images:
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SS Bolts

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SS Bolts
White supremacy and the SS Bolts. Find out the history of the neo-Nazi SS Bolts, and the current usage of one of the most powerful hate symbols in history.
ALTERNATE NAMES: Cracker Bolts, SS Lightning Bolts, Lightning Bolts
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SWP

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SWP
ALTERNATE NAMES: Supreme White PowerSWP is an acronym for the white supremacist slogan "Supreme White Power." It seems to have originated on the West Coast, probably in California's prison system, though it has spread from there. Supreme White Power and SWP are both common prison tattoos. One popular version displays the words "Supreme White Power" in a circle around a swastika made up of battle-axes. Usually, below the swastika is a Viking ship. Additional Images:
ALTERNATE NAMES: Supreme White Power
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USAS

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USAS
The United Society of Aryan Skinheads (USA) is a white supremacist gang active in the prisons and on the streets. Although it originated in Oregon, it is essentially based in California. USAS members primarily use one or more of three symbols: the white power fist, the Valknot, and bindrunes.
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WAR (Arkansas prison gang)

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WAR (Arkansas prison gang)
White Aryan Resistance (WAR) is the name of a large, Arkansas-based white supremacist prison gang, who borrowed the name from California white supremacist Tom Metzger. Their main symbol is an elaborate pyramid-shaped tattoo that contains symbols representing rank and other meanings.
ALTERNATE NAMES: White Aryan Resistance (gang)
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WP

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WP
WP is an acronym for the common white supremacist chant "White Power." In some contexts, WP may refer to "White Pride" instead.
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WPWW

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WPWW
WPWW is a common white supremacist acronym that stands for "White Pride World Wide." The phrase is used as part of the logo for Stormfront, the largest white supremacist website on the Internet, which accounts for its widespread use by white supremacists. Additional Images:
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ZOG

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ZOG
ZOG is a white supremacist acronym for "Zionist Occupied Government," which reflects the common white supremacist belief that the U.S. government is controlled by Jews.  This has resulted in white supremacist slogans such as "Smash ZOG," "Kill ZOG, or "Death to ZOG." Additional Images:
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ADL Calls on USA Table Tennis to Accommodate Orthodox Jewish Player at Upcoming Olympic Trials

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New York, NY, February 14, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called on USA Table Tennis (USATT) to accommodate the Jewish religious observance of an Orthodox teenager at the upcoming U.S. Olympic Table Tennis Team trials scheduled in Santa Monica, CA for later this month. According to reports, Estee Ackerman, an Orthodox-Jewish teenager, likely will not be able to compete at the Olympic trials because one day of the four-day tournament falls on Saturday, the Jewish…
February 14, 2020
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Proposed Federal Rules Threaten the Religious Freedom of America's Needy

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February 13, 2020 Last month, the Trump Administration proposed sweeping changes to federal rules governing taxpayer-funded social services, changes that threaten the religious freedom of the most vulnerable in our nation. Over 20 years ago, the federal government made a sea change in how it provided taxpayer-funded social services by allowing houses of worship to compete for grants and contracts through a program called the “Faith-Based Initiative.”  This change…
February 13, 2020
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ADL Task Force Endorses Congressional Legislation in Support of Middle East Minorities

Press Release
New York, NY, February 4, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) Task Force on Middle East Minorities today endorsed three bipartisan pieces of federal legislation designed to increase U.S. support to vulnerable minority groups: the Deferred Removal for Iraqi Nationals including Minorities Act, the Resolution Supporting Coptic Christians in Egypt, and the Resolution Calling for the Global Repeal of Blasphemy, Heresy, and Apostasy Laws.  First, the Task Force endorsed H.R. 2537…
February 04, 2020
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ADL Letter to House Subcommittees Regarding the Trump Administration's Muslim Travel Ban

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September 24, 2019 In a letter to the House Judiciary Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee and the Foreign Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, ADL provided views on the discriminatory Muslim ban and expressed support for the NO BAN Act. September 24, 2019 The Honorable Zoe Lofgren Chairman Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Ken Buck Ranking Member Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship …
September 24, 2019
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ADL Mourns the Passing of Justice John Paul Stevens

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New York, NY, July 17, 2019 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) mourns the passing of Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the third-longest serving justice in the history of the court and a staunch defender of civil rights and religious liberty for all Americans. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, issued the following statement: “We mourn the passing of John Paul Stevens, a Justice who served with distinction for 35 years. Justice…
July 17, 2019
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ADL Deeply Disappointed in Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Maryland Cross to Stand on Public Ground

Press Release
New York, NY, June 20, 2019 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today expressed deep disappointment at the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing a 40-foot Latin cross to continue to stand on a traffic island at a major intersection in Bladensburg, Maryland. ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt issued the following statement: We are alarmed that the Supreme Court has allowed a 40-foot memorial cross to remain on government property in Maryland. As Justice Ginsburg…
June 20, 2019
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ADL to Supreme Court: WWI Veterans Memorial Dominated by 40-Foot Cross is Exclusionary and Unconstitutional

Press Release
New York, NY, January 31, 2019 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) joined a broad coalition of religious and civil rights organizations in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to find that a 40-foot memorial cross dominating a veterans’ memorial on Maryland government property violates constitutionally mandated separation of church and state. In an amicus brief co-filed with Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) in American Legion v. American Humanist…
January 31, 2019
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ADL Says Federal Religious Exemption for Foster Care Program is Discriminatory, Shameful and Immoral

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New York, NY, January 23, 2019 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) blasted as “shameful, illegal and immoral” today’s decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services granting an exemption to a South Carolina faith-based foster child program allowing it to openly discriminate against Jews, gay couples and others who don’t follow their faith. “It is shocking that the federal government is openly sanctioning discrimination against Jews, LGBTQ…
January 23, 2019
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ADL Urges Dept. of Health and Human Services to Reject Waiver That Would Allow Foster Agencies to Openly Discriminate

Press Release
New York, NY, October 23, 2018 … ADL today urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to reject a waiver requested by the State of South Carolina that would allow federally funded foster agencies to deny applications of Jewish and other foster parents on the basis of religion. The waiver request was based on a local faith-based foster care agency, Miracle Hill Ministries, prospectively losing its federal funding because of the agency’s religious…
October 23, 2018
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Letter to the Office for Civil Rights at HHS Regarding South Carolina Adoption Issue

Letter
October 23, 2018 In a letter to Roger Severino, Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ADL called for the rejection of South Carolina's request to allow federally funded, faith-based foster agencies within the State to deny applications of prospective Jewish and other foster parents on the basis of religion. October 23, 2018 Mr. Roger Severino Director of the Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Health and Human…
October 23, 2018
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