LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Charlotte King and Aimee Wiest

December 3, 2020 

Dear community of friends and supporters of a United America:

Sometime after the election Nov. 3, some hateful, malcontent vandalized the property of Dr. Aimee Wiest and myself by burning the word “Trump” in very large letters in our front yard.  This misled, willfully ignorant person chose to dismiss our First Amendment rights and punish us for not sharing his/her divisive beliefs. The person mistakenly believed that it was his/her right or obligation to punish those who exercised a judgment that disagreed with his/hers.

Despite this heinous hate crime, which has been described by the investigating officer as a “criminal mischief action,” we have been uplifted by the tremendous support from so many persons.  Some individuals, such as Mayor Ted Becker of Lewes and Sen. Ernie Lopez, visited us at our home to express their condemnation of such useless behavior and to offer support. We thank Sen. Lopez for arranging to have the lawn repaired.  We are grateful to Mr. Mike Rawl of the Greater Lewes Foundation who tracked us down (through St. Peter’s Church in Lewes), who also offered to have the front lawn repaired. A special thanks to Mr. Rawl for the additional contribution of printed signs that were used in the silent vigil, and will be displayed by various businesses.

Read the entire Cape Gazette article here.

Hate Has No Home Here webinar brings community together
Rally in Lewes held the next day

Nearly 50 people gathered along Savannah Road in Lewes for a Hate Has No Home Here rally in response to recent racial and homophobic attacks in the Cape Region. RON MACARTHUR
November 24, 2020

Following three separate acts of hate toward members of the Cape community, individuals and groups rallied together to say “Hate Has No Home Here.

”To read the entire Cape Gazette article click here.

Portion of Proceeds to BLM | Black Lives Matter Sign

To order your Black Lives Matter Sign click here.

In this third of three videos produced by ACLU of Delaware, community leaders discuss the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment.

In this second of three videos produced by ACLU of Delaware, community leaders discuss the importance of the Fourth Amendment.

There are important monuments, plaques and sites on the island. It requires effort to see many of them. Will that change?

Read the New York Times article here.  To view a video response to comments made by NFL Hall of Famer, Jerry Rice about the Black Lives Matter movement click here.

In this first of three videos produced by ACLU of Delaware, community leaders discuss the importance of the First Amendment.

Stephen Colbert wants to help all Delawareans exercise their right to vote in the 2020 election. The guidelines for registering to vote and voting by mail can be confusing so here are all the resources you need to make a plan to vote! Visit http://www.BetterKnowABallot.com/DE for all the details!