Greater Houston Coalition for Civility in Elections (GHCCE)
Condemns Election-Related Hate

Contact: Dena Marks 832.567.8843                                                  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 1, 2022, Houston, Texas--The Greater Houston Coalition for Civility in Elections (GHCCE) will hold a news conference at 9:00 am Thursday, November 3, in front of the Missouri City Center Visitors Center located at 1522 Texas Pkwy, Missouri City, TX 77489, to call for political leaders and candidates in the November 8 election to refrain from hateful discourse and to condemn it whenever it occurs.

Members of the Coalition include coordinating agency ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Southwest, AJC Houston, The Asian Chamber of Commerce, The Fort Bend Interfaith Council, The Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce, The Hindu American Foundation - Houston Chapter, NAACP Houston Branch, The Houston Area Urban League Center for Social Justice and Education, The League of Women Voters Houston, Mi Familia Vota, The Minaret Foundation, and OCA-Greater Houston.

Houston is the most diverse city in the country, and Fort Bend County is the most diverse county in the country. Both are part of the Greater Houston Metropolitan area. In support of our community’s diversity and to sustain and enhance relations among all community members during this election season, the Greater Houston Coalition for Civility in Elections (GHCCE) urges that candidates for elected office conduct themselves without engaging in attacks on an opponent’s race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or national origin.

Such attacks have no place in elections and are not conducive to civil discourse. When such attacks do occur, we urge candidates for public office and elected officials to condemn these hate-based attacks regardless of political affiliation. Going forward, we will rebuke hateful rhetoric as well as the failure to appropriately condemn it.

“Everyone has the responsibility to call out hate, whenever and wherever it surfaces,” said ADL Southwest Regional Director Mark B. Toubin. “Hate language has no place in any discourse, particularly political discourse during an election.”

For more information or to set up an interview with Southwest Regional Director Mark Toubin, call Dena Marks at 832-567-8843. 

ADL is the leading anti-hate organization in the world. Founded in 1913, its timeless mission is “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of antisemitism and bias, using innovation and partnerships to drive impact. A global leader in combating antisemitism, countering extremism and battling bigotry wherever and whenever it happens, ADL works to protect democracy and ensure a just and inclusive society for all.