Violent, hate-filled messaging on Canadian Human Rights billboard should signal ongoing need for anti-racism efforts
B’nai Brith has characterized as “threatening” and “deplorable” the hate messaging scrawled on a billboard for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Scrawled on the billboard was the message ‘Kill all Jews” along with Nazi swastikas. We reported the incident to police and are calling for a full investigation into this hate crime.
It is the height of irony that a billboard for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, which promotes tolerance and respect, was defaced with messages of hate. This violent, threatening message to ‘kill all Jews’ and the use of Nazi swastikas should signal to everyone the ongoing need to combat antisemitism and racism in this country.
I was a member of the Museum’s original advisory board and this disturbs me greatly. I am also urging community members to call B’nai Brith Canada’s toll-free 24-7 Anti-Hate Hotline to report all incidents of antisemitism: 1-800-892-2624.
August 7th, 2008 at 8:31 am
What response have you had to the call for a full investigation?
When such messages are scawled on billboards in the dead of night with no witnesses coming forth, there is not much the police can do to investigate.
Perhaps it is not an investigation that is required, but a concerted effort to keep this story and its significance in the forefront of the main stream media’s mind so that it is kept in the forefront of society’s mind.
August 13th, 2008 at 7:09 am
Frank just an FYI, Trupeers of Covenant Zone has posted a thoughtful response to B’nai Briths call to have the anti-semites who chanted “Death to the Jews” at McMaster charged with hate crimes.
Here is the link:
http://covenantzone.blogspot.com/2008/08/b-brith-putting-their-in.html
August 20th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Trupeers gave a lot of thought to his comment, but frankly it is a a prolix pontification that numbs thought, tests normal attention spans and frankly is unconvincing.
Trupeers could do well with an editor who can cut his thinking down to digestible size.
Just far too much wind!
December 24th, 2008 at 8:20 am
I think that this billboard with graffiti should become part of the exhibits of the museum and left out there where it is now. It is a powerful testimony that antisemitism is not the relict of the past that needs to be in a museum but still out in the society.
August 11th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Good Blog……it’s short and sweet…keep it that way……not lengthy and verbose. Not to much information…just the right amount of information.
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