In the wake of the tragic loss of life in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania, we have lost our sense of safety and security, and some people have reacted with hate and violence against people they think of as "foreign."
The
National Consumers League and other consumer advocacy organizations urges
Americans everywhere to judge people as individuals and not by their ethnicity.
We
should recall the thousands of people who lost their lives in these tragedies
and the hundreds more who worked valiantly to save them. They are the face of
America, and, to honor them, we should reinforce our respect and attention to
the civil liberties of all.
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Consumer Action
Consumer Federation of America
National Consumers League
The
National
Consumers League, founded in 1899, is America's pioneer consumer
organization. Our mission is to identify, protect, represent, and advance the
economic and social interests of consumers and workers. NCL is a private,
nonprofit membership organization. For more information, visit www.nclnet.org.
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