The idea that we fundamentally have more things in common than we have differences; that it is important to cross borders of race, ethnicity, class, and geography; that no neighborhood is the preserve of any one racial, ethnic, or religious group; and that all forms of illegal discrimination must be fought, wherever and whenever they manifest themselves. Once upon a time, it was called the Civil Rights Movement.
The May 31, 2011 memorandum explains how Westchester has been comprehensively violating its Consent Decree obligations, continuing the failure to affirmatively further fair housing that marked its behavior before and during Phase I of the litigation.