The Commission for Social Justice is the anti-defamation arm of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America. The commission has, throughout the years, engaged in a wide variety of activities geared towards accomplishing its twin goals of promoting a positive image of Italian Americans and maintaining a strong conviction in fighting bias, bigotry and defamation.

The Commission for Social Justice is woefully attuned to the groundswell sweeping our country regarding the removal/relocation of Christopher Columbus statues and monuments. We find the tone of professor Allison Mickel’s July 11 Your View commentary “Columbus is still killing people” inflammatory and hateful.