Coalition Formed Among Delaware Civil Rights Groups

The formation of a new group called the  Delaware Civil Rights Coalition was announced yesterday in Dover. Delaware Public Media says “about a dozen civil rights and religious groups in Delaware banded together on the eve of President-elect Trump’s inauguration to fight discrimination.”

“Our idea is to stand together as a full response team. If something should happen to any community that violates civil rights, we will come together and act as a unit,” said Kerri Evelyn Harris, a founder of the coalition who sits on Delaware’s Human Relations Commission.

The coalition will also work to educate Delawareans about different minority groups like Muslims and transgender people.

“Most of the issues we have is because we lack knowledge of one another. So instead of just standing and basing ourselves on a fight against negativity we plan to become a positive force within our community,” Harris said.

WMDT reports that:

The purpose of this coalition is to unite established civil right organizations and religious groups from all three counties, and to come together as one voice to fight against policies and events that they say threaten Delawareans.

Leaders of these organization tell us this can range from attacks on women, Muslims, African American, and the LGBT community.