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The founder of the Women’s March, Teresa Shook, wrote a Facebook post on Monday calling for the resignation of the movement’s co-chairs to step down from their leadership position.

Shook posted the plea Monday on her page asking Bob Bland, Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour, and Carmen Perez to resign from the organization. Shook said:

“Bob Bland, Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour and Carmen Perez of Women’s March, Inc. have steered the Movement away from its true course. I have waited, hoping they would right the ship. But they have not. In opposition to our Unity Principles, they have allowed anti-Semitism, anti- LBGTQIA sentiment and hateful, racist rhetoric to become a part of the platform by their refusal to separate themselves from groups that espouse these racist, hateful beliefs.”

Shook also stated in her post she wanted to restore the organization back to its original intent.

“I call for the current Co-Chairs to step down and to let others lead who can restore faith in the Movement and its original intent. I stand in Solidarity with all the Sister March Organizations, to bring the Movement back to its authentic purpose.”

Shook’s attempt to have the women resign comes right after actress Alyssa Milano said she wouldn’t speak at next year’s march if Mallory and Sarsour didn’t denounce Louis Farrakhan’s anti-Semitism.

The backlash of Mallory and Sarsour both posting pictures with Farrakhan and Mallory was seen attending an event where the minister said: “the powerful Jews are my enemy.” Mallory was heavily criticized for not condemning Farrakhan’s remarks.

Perez, Mallory, Bland, and Sarsour responded to Shook’s post on the Women’s March official Facebook page.

“We want to thank Teresa Shook for her contribution to our movement, creating a Facebook event named the Million Women’s March. That was the very beginning of the Women’s March, which grew from a Facebook event into the largest single-day protest in US history, one led by women of color. Today, Teresa Shook weighed in, irresponsibly, as have other organizations attempting in this moment to take advantage of our growing pains to try and fracture our network. Groups that have benefited from our work but refuse to organize in accordance with our Unity Principles clearly have no interest in building the world our principles envision. They have not done the work to mobilize women from diverse backgrounds across the nation. We are imperfect. We don’t know everything and we have caused harm. At times we have responded with hurt. But we are committed to learning. We will continue to work through the good and the bad, the impact and the harm — of building an intersectional movement that our daughters, and our daughters’ daughters can be proud of. We are grateful for people who HAVE been with us for the past two years, wrestling with the challenges and opportunities of what we are trying to build. Our ongoing work speaks for itself. That’s our focus, not armchair critiques from those who want to take credit for our labor.”

Shook stated in her post she wanted to restore the organization back to its original intent.

“I call for the current Co-Chairs to step down and to let others lead who can restore faith in the Movement and its original intent. I stand in Solidarity with all the Sister March Organizations, to bring the Movement back to its authentic purpose.”

After this incident, the future of the Women’s March remains unknown.

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