- Collection:
- LGBTQ Collection
- Title:
- [Stop Hate Politics seminar 11/6/1993. Meg Riley, Hans Johnson, Loretta Ross. Tape 1]
- Contributor to Resource:
- Brown, Carol
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 1993-11-06
- Subject:
- Gays--Georgia--Cobb County
Demonstrations--Georgia
Activism (LGBTQ)--Georgia--Cobb County
Conservatism--United States
Anti-gay discrimination
Right-wing extremism--Georgia
Homophobia--Georgia
LGBTQ art censorship
Truthfulness and falsehood - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Cobb County, 33.94147, -84.57667
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- VHS (TM)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Video recording of a portion of the "Stop Hate in Politics" seminar entitled "Righting the Wrongs of the Religious Right...Can We?" which took place on November 6, 1993. The video begins with a screen that displays the title credit, followed by a screen that reads "Held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation on November 6, 1993. Featuring Reverend Meg Riley, Hans Johnson, and Loretta Ross." The recording then presents the first speaker (presumably Reverend Meg Riley), who notes that their panel is not there to build consensus, but rather a coalition, and discusses the manner in which right-wing Christian fundamentalists have weaponized their response to American liberal politics. The next speaker is Hans Johnson of People for the American Way speaks about the tactics of how the religious right, and how their strategy has been to harass and defame people. He emphasizes that the work of these right-wing organizations began during the civil rights movement where they targeted African Americans and that these same tactics were later applied against LGBT people. Johnson is followed by Loretta Ross, then the national program research director for the Center for Democratic Renewal. Ross discusses having recently traveled in South Africa, noting that their right-wing party was working to thwart the democratic process. She notes that what is happening in Cobb County is not local, but rather, part of a worldwide movement to defeat democracy and embrace fascism. She draws connections between the financial supporters of right-wing political candidates, acts of violence against women's health clinics, and members of the Ku Klux Klan. She emphasizes the importance of building common ground against violent right-wing trends. The video ends with a question-and-answer session with the audience, but the microphones don't pick up the questions very well; it seems that the speakers are discussing right-wing disinformation tactics.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/lgbtq/id/10222
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- W133_01_AV019, Carol Brown papers, W133, Archives for Research on Women and Gender, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
- Extent:
- 1 video file (mp4) (94 min., 18 sec.) sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Carol Brown papers;
Archives for Research on Women and Gender; - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
