Washington Young Americans for Freedom: Seattle Declares War on Non-Minority College Grads!
(Seattle, WA – 3/2/2011) Washington Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) announced their opposition to the City of Seattle’s social justice policy as outlined in the City’s “Race and Social Justice Initiative.” The city’s adoption of the initiative has sparked a national debate on “social justice,” which amounts to preferential treatment for minorities. This preferential treatment includes different standards by police when citing or arresting minorities. It also included decreasing hiring standards because, since more whites have college degrees than minorities, jobs that require college degrees are now considered “racist.”
In a supposed attempt at equality, the City of Seattle has embarked on a social engineering nightmare. By selectively deciding on the basis of race, the city has assaulted the rights of all citizens. Of particular alarm is the admission that prosecuting attorneys are requesting lighter sentences for illegal immigrants to decrease the likelihood of deportation.
“We affirm the right of all Americans to equal treatment,” said Anthony Wallace, Acting State Director of Washington YAF. “This policy,” he continued, “is an attack on basic Rule of Law and eliminates the cornerstones upon which the values of our great nation were founded—personal responsibility and liberty. Institutionalizing a lowering of standards in regards to crime—under the guise of social justice—is simply another aspect of the liberal war on law-abiding citizens and the moral fabric which binds us.”
Young Americans for Freedom is the nation’s oldest, largest, and most active conservative – libertarian youth organization. YAF was started at the estate of William F. Buckley, Jr. in 1960 to uphold the principles of the Sharon Statement. To learn more about the Sharon Statement and YAF please visitwww.YAF.com.
City of Seattle Race and Social Justice Initiative
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The Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) envisions a city where racial disparities have been eliminated and racial equity achieved.
RSJI is a citywide effort to end institutionalized racism and race-based disparities in City government. There was no roadmap for this work; no American city or other government institution had ever undertaken an initiative that focuses explicitly on institutional racism.
As part of the City’s commitment to RSJI, City departments develop and implement annual RSJI work plans. City employees also attend RSJI training to learn more about the Initiative and how to apply racial equity tools to City business.
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In 2008, the Mayor’s Office released a report that assessed the Initiative’s accomplishments and challenges so far, as well as looked ahead to the Initiative’s next phase. In 2010, RSJI will continue to address racial disparities internally within City government, as well as externally, in partnership with community members and stakeholders.
The City’s Race and Social Justice Initiative is coordinated by the Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR). For more information, please contact RSJI Manager Glenn Harris at 206-255-7556,glenn.harris@seattle.gov or Elliott Bronstein at 206-684-4507, elliott.bronstein@seattle.gov.
Want to learn more about the Race and Social Justice Initiative? Please read “Race and Social Justice Initiative Report 2008: Looking Back, Movin...” or the “RSJI Overview.”
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