A half-dozen Wilmington groups have issued a call for local leaders to condemn what the groups called the attempted coup of Jan. 6. That was the day last week when right-wing mobs stormed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to disrupt Congress from confirming the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election.
In a news release issued Monday, six groups New Hanover for All, Sunrise Wilmington, Equality in New Hanover County Public Schools, New Hanover Schools United for Students, Women Organizing for Wilmington and Working Films called on the city of Wilmington government, New Hanover County government, the New Hanover County Sheriff’s (Office), the Wilmington Police Department and Congressional representatives (to) issue a statement of their stance regarding the attack on our nation’s capital on Jan. 6.