(Jewish Group) New Orleans Women's March Canceled Amid National anti-Semitism Controversy

[Behind the Aegis]

(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)

The 2019 Women’s March in New Orleans has been canceled following controversy over the national movement’s organizers, the local chapter announced late Saturday.

The group said it was refunding money already spent on T-shirts and donations given to support the event set for January 19 – the day marches are set to be held around the country for the third year in protest of U.S. President Donald Trump’s election.

The announcement, which appeared on the Facebook page of a Louisiana chapter of the National Organization for Women, attributed the decision to “several issues” but spoke specifically of the “unwillingness” of Women’s March co-chairs to step down in the wake of revelations regarding anti-Semitic remarks and their decision not to renounce Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

The announcement said that although many of the sister marches by chapters around the country asked the leaders “to resign,” they “have yet to do so.”

“The controversy is dampening efforts of sister marches to fundraise, enlist involvement, find sponsors and attendee numbers have drastically declined this year,” the announcement said, adding that it was “time to look past the marching and look towards a new stage of the movement.”

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[BigmanPigman]

1. I have seen groups in Chicago cancel their march due to

"insufficient funds" and a few others others due to "anti-Semitism" or "being too white". This was going on for over two years. I wonder if Putin's bots are involved in it.

[MosheFeingold]

2. Um, no

Key leaders of the women's march are open and notorious anti-Semites.

Given how many antisemitic people are embraced on the left (including two new Congresswomen), I'm candidly surprised people cared.

At least the right (generally, with noted exceptions) sort of pretends to distance themselves from antisemitism.