{"id":310790,"date":"2020-06-24T08:36:53","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T12:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitbuffaloniagara.com\/?page_id=310790"},"modified":"2022-09-28T09:54:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T13:54:35","slug":"statement-on-social-justice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.visitbuffaloniagara.com\/statement-on-social-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on Social Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Category Hero -->\n<div id=\"hero-block_632df6de079ed\" class=\"vbnHero \"\n\t\t\tdata-load-type=\"bg\"\n\t\tdata-load-onload=\"true\"\n\t\tdata-load-all=\"https:\/\/www.visitbuffaloniagara.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/african-american-heritage-corridor-archway-night.jpg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"titleImage\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"titleIcon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\r\n<!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 25.4.1, SVG Export Plug-In . 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We believe that the color of your skin should not impact how you are treated and we offer our deepest sympathy to Black Americans who have been marginalized, fearful and victims of violence.\u00a0\u00a0We are committed to speaking out against racism and injustice and supporting the many races, ethnic groups and traditions that make our community not only a place worth visiting, but living.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"vbnSpotlight \">\n\t<div class=\"tiles first-column-2 oddTiles\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tile embed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center\" src=\"\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Lift Every Voice<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tilePlayButton\">Play<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ATiVpcVFv3g\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tile embed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center\" src=\"\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>&#8220;Choose Love&#8221;<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tilePlayButton\">Play<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_lL7p-wiKlQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbuffaloniagara.com\/business-type\/african-american-heritage\/\" class=\"tile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitbuffaloniagara.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/freedom-wall-mural-768x432-1.jpg\" alt=\"freedom-wall-mural-768x432\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>African-American Heritage<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"readMore\">Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tStatement on\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial Justice\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>As a destination marketing organization dedicated to bringing people together and fostering compassion, understanding and cultural awareness through travel, Visit Buffalo Niagara stands in support of the struggle for human rights and social justice and in opposition to the forces that would divide us. 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