European-American Unity and Rights Organization
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The European-American Unity and Rights Organization (EURO) is a white nationalist organization in the United States
. Led by former Louisiana
state representative and presidential primary candidate David Duke
, it was founded in 2000.
Initially, it was to be called the National Organization for European-American Rights (or NO FEAR), until the use of the name was legally challenged by No Fear Inc
. The group was one of the original signatories of the New Orleans Protocol, a mostly US-based alliance of white groups.
The statement of principles sets out eight main goals for the organization, which are as follows:
The main areas of activity for EURO are Louisiana
, South Carolina
and Mississippi
, with other groups active in the south.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Led by former Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
state representative and presidential primary candidate David Duke
David Duke
David Ernest Duke is a former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan an American activist and writer, and former Republican Louisiana State Representative. He was also a former candidate in the Republican presidential primaries in 1992, and in the Democratic presidential primaries in...
, it was founded in 2000.
Initially, it was to be called the National Organization for European-American Rights (or NO FEAR), until the use of the name was legally challenged by No Fear Inc
No Fear
No Fear is a lifestyle clothing brand that was created in 1989 by Mark Simo, Brian Simo, and Marty Moates. No Fear Inc. products are sold at various retail stores and . It also offers No Fear energy drinks under the same brand, in a joint venture with Pepsi. The company currently employs about 450...
. The group was one of the original signatories of the New Orleans Protocol, a mostly US-based alliance of white groups.
The statement of principles sets out eight main goals for the organization, which are as follows:
- Equal rights for White AmericanWhite AmericanWhite Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
s, particularly through an end to affirmative actionAffirmative actionAffirmative action refers to policies that take factors including "race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin" into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresented group, usually as a means to counter the effects of a history of discrimination.-Origins:The term...
. - An end to desegregation busingDesegregation busingDesegregation busing in the United States is the practice of assigning and transporting students to schools in such a manner as to redress prior racial segregation of schools, or to overcome the effects of residential segregation on local school demographics.In 1954, the U.S...
, which they blame for declining educational standards, increased racial tension, and the wasting of public money. - Welfare reformWelfare reformWelfare reform refers to the process of reforming the framework of social security and welfare provisions, but what is considered reform is a matter of opinion. The term was used in the United States to support the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act...
that would see welfare recipients made to work for their money, and the encouragement of family planningFamily planningFamily planning is the planning of when to have children, and the use of birth control and other techniques to implement such plans. Other techniques commonly used include sexuality education, prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections, pre-conception counseling and...
. - Tougher sentencing for violent crime, alongside the repealing of hate crimeHate crimeIn crime and law, hate crimes occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group, usually defined by racial group, religion, sexual orientation, disability, class, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, social status or...
legislation. - Very strict limitations on immigrationImmigrationImmigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
. - An end to media portrayal of whites as oppressors.
- The preservation of white heritage.
- A demand for excellence in all things.
The main areas of activity for EURO are Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
and Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, with other groups active in the south.