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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVance's Yale Law classmates raise more than $10k to support Springfield Haitians
https://defendernetwork.com/news/yale-law-classmates-fundraiser-haitian-immigrants/"On the very night Senator JD Vance took the national stage in the vice-presidential debate, dozens of his former Yale Law School classmates were engaged in a rather different activity. They were busy raising more than $10,000not for a political campaign or cause associated with Mr. Vance, but for Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. The irony was palpable, given the fundraising effort sought to counteract the damage caused by debunked rumors, which the Trump-Vance camp had allegedly fueled. These rumors suggested that migrants were stealing and eating petsclaims that incited a wave of threats against Springfields Haitian community.
The campaign was spearheaded by Peter Chen, a member of the Yale Law Class of 2013, who shared his alma mater with both Mr. Vance and his wife, Usha. Mr. Chen, the son of immigrants, seemed especially moved by the outpouring of support. It was emotionally moving for me, personally, to see all the different messages and to see all the ways that people still reflect those values, he said. More than 50 classmatesabout a quarter of the entire classdonated, leaving messages of solidarity on the donation page for the Springfield Unity Fund, an initiative created by the United Way.
Some classmates, though, didnt shy away from addressing the elephant in the room. Robert W. Cobbs, a lawyer based in Washington, donated $100 and dedicated his contribution to Mr. Vance and his wife with biting candor: In honor of JD Vance and Usha Vance. YLS Class of 2013 stands against scapegoating and demagoguery drawn straight from the playbooks of fascism. With love and a prayer that JD Vance and Usha Chilukuri Vance find the moral strength to reverse the course of their lives.
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Meanwhile, Lorie Hale, director of operations for the United Way of Clark, Champaign, and Madison Counties, said the organization felt blessed to receive such support during a time of unprecedented attention. Hales comment captured the contrast between the high-profile debate happening on one screen and the quieter but powerful statement being made in a virtual donation foruma collective act of defiance and solidarity."....(more)
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Vance's Yale Law classmates raise more than $10k to support Springfield Haitians (Original Post)
Tanuki
10 hrs ago
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If I were them, I'd be campaigning & fund raising for Kamala & Down Ballots!
SheltieLover
9 hrs ago
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SheltieLover
(58,835 posts)1. If I were them, I'd be campaigning & fund raising for Kamala & Down Ballots!
Beardo is creepy & weird!
Leghorn21
(13,675 posts)2. Fantastic!
Moving gestures like this keep me breathing
And grateful
Thanks for posting, Tanuki
Diamond_Dog
(34,024 posts)3. Yes! And the Vances need to be made aware of this.
MagickMuffin
(16,913 posts)4. "debunked rumors, which the Trump-Vance camp had allegedly fueled"
No need to try and protect yourself by using the term allegedly. We all heard both of them say it. One convicted felon candidate said it on the debate stage.
Therefore, Why protect yourself when all of Americans heard the x-president convicted felon say it. Memes were created based on his allegedly fueled incendiary rhetoric.