The following are statements by prominent organizations against a name that is a dictionary defined racial slur
Native American organizations
Council Resolutions, Public Sector Bodies, Elected Officials
City of Alexandria Council
| city_of_alexandria_indigenous_peoples_day_resolution.pdf |
Civil Rights Organizations
NAACP
| naacp_statement_r-word_in_football_dec_2016.pdf |
Anti-Defamation League
| adl_dec_2016_statement_on_changing_the_washington_r-skins_name.pdf |
Religious Organizations
Central Conference of American Rabbis
| ccar_resolution.pdf |
Religious Action Center
| letter_to_dan_snyder_rac.pdf |
United Church of Christ
| ucc_resolution_-_change_the_name.pdf |
Bethesda Jewish Congregation
| bjc_letter_to_mr._snyder.pdf |
Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ
| westmoreland_ucc_county_council_rdskins_letter.pdf |
Rabbi Rachel Ackerman, Temple Shalom
| rabbi_ackerman_team_name_change_nov_22_2019.pdf |
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