101 Ways to Fight Hate Resource Guide - Anti-Defamation League

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End hatred 101 Ways to Make our Community NO PLACE FOR HATE ® AT HOME 1. Know your roots and share pride of your heritage with others. 2. Create a regular family movie night and pick movies/documentaries that are about diverse cultures and issues that provoke discussion. 3. Be knowledgeable; educate yourself on current domestic and international issues. 4. Invite friends over, from different backgrounds, to experience the joy of your traditions and customs. 5. Be mindful of your language – avoid stereotypical remarks. 6. Start a social issues book club with your family and friends choosing diverse authors and topics that will create conversations on current issues. 7. Enjoy a meal at an ethnic restaurant and learn about the culture. 8. Visit important landmarks in your area associated with the struggle for human and civil rights such as museums, public libraries and historical sights. 9. Travel to a new part of your city, state, the United States or a new country. 10. Take advantage of the free programs and speakers offered by your local public library, university, and/or college. 11. Be an ally – speak out against jokes and slurs that target people or groups. 12. Read and encourage your children to read books that promote understanding of different cultures and abilities as well as books written by authors of diverse backgrounds. Visit www.adl.org.bibliography/ for recommendations. 13. Take a conversation course in another language that is spoken in your community. 14. Check out www.stlouisattractions.com for the latest museum exhibits, theater productions, concerts and film series’, in addition to many more cultural events around St. Louis and Southern Illinois. 15. Document your family’s history. Ask an adult relative to either write or record their story so you have a permanent history to share with future generations. 16. Visit COCA (Center of Creative Arts) to enjoy exciting multicultural and multidisciplinary art performances, classes, and workshops for people of all ages. www.cocastl.org 314.725.6555 IN YOUR COMMUNITY 17. Get Involved! Attend your local city council, home-owner association and local school board meetings, and ask them to support and promote pro-diversity themes. 18. Encourage the local and state government to pass a “Resolution of Respect.” 19. Visit Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville, Illinois, where you can find remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico. 20. When anti-Semitic or racist graffiti appears, organize a community clean-up effort promptly. Showing your support to rid the community of hateful vandalism is deeply appreciated by the targeted groups. 21. Suggest to your local newspaper that it devote a corner of the editorial page each month to at least one opinion piece related to anti-prejudice and pro-diversity themes. 22. Plan a community-wide “Walk/Run Against Hate” in which sponsored participants would donate all monies pledged to an anti-bias or other human rights organization. 23. Meet with community librarians and local bookstores to discuss ways to highlight different types of Imagine literature that is representative of all cultural groups. 24. Compile a directory of the businesses and community organizations that exist to support diverse groups in the community. what more we could do... 4 5
End hatred 25.VOTE 26. Research your own town/community’s involvement in struggles for civil and human rights throughout history (e.g. abolition, the civil rights movement, the women’s rights and gay rights movements, etc.) and create an exhibit for the local library/town hall. 27. Discuss alternative accessibility routes such as ramps, stairs, and elevators in your community and invite speakers into your school and community groups to talk about such initiatives. 28. Learn how to make a positive impact in your community through leadership training provided by FOCUS St. Louis (www.Focus-stl.org) 29. Organize a local multicultural committee that serves as an umbrella organization for groups which raise awareness about prejudice and provide support for cultural events, holiday programs or community efforts that promote intergroup harmony. 30. Help fight bias, bigotry and racism in St. Louis by getting involved with The National Conference for Community and Justice of Metropolitan St. Louis (www.nccjstl.org). 31. Provide ongoing awareness programs about the value of human diversity for all city employees and community leaders. 32. Sponsor a mentoring program and reach out to students in neighborhood schools. 33. Organize a city-wide “Hoops for Harmony” basketball tournament with proceeds from ticket sales going to a local non-profit organization that promotes awareness of and respect for diversity. 34. Petition government officials to issue a proclamation making your city/town a prejudice-free zone and a No Place for Hate ® community. IN YOUR SCHOOL 35. Be an ALLY- speak out against jokes and slurs that target people or groups. It is not enough to refuse to laugh. 36. Learn more about the 1st Amendment, civil rights, hate crimes and other legal aspects of the fight against prejudice. Invite an ADL staff member to speak to your school. 37. Recite the Resolution of Respect or a similar pledge against prejudice created by your student body, at a school wide assembly. Display a poster-size version of the pledge in a prominent area of your school and encourage people to sign it. 38. Participate in a foreign exchange program. 39. Survey the colleges in your area about diversity and affinity clubs at their schools. Incite a panel of representatives to speak to the senior class about “Prejudice on the College Campus: What to Look For, What to Do.” 40. Contact ADL to learn more about hate activities on the Internet, aka cyberbullying. 41. Support diverse representation of students on every school board, committee, group, publication, and team. 42. Initiate classroom discussions about forms of bias, discrimination and prejudice. Then compose a list of definitions and post it in a prominent place. 43. Invite a recognized civil or human rights leader to address an all-school assembly. Videotape the speech and publish an interview with the speaker in the school and local newspapers. 44. Talk to fellow students and other adults about their ethnic/cultural/religious backgrounds and their experiences with prejudice. 45. Research the Race Riot at East St. Louis that occurred in 1917 and create a presentation to deliver to your classmates. 6 46. Publish a newsletter specifically devoted to promoting respect for diversity and publicizing multicultural events. Convince your local newspaper or community Internet home page to do the same. Imagine 47. Do not participate in name-calling, gossip, or other forms of bullying school or on the internet. 48. Create a poster campaign that encourages people to intervene when confronted with instances of name-calling or bullying. what more we could do... 7
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