We all have a responsibility to resist hate in our society and to foster safer learning spaces for young people – especially those being targeted by hate and discrimination. Cultivating dialogue, engaging with facts, and protecting students’ right to learn are essential components in strategies for prevention, intervention and response to hate and bias.
The media in today’s political environment is filled with divisive messages, especially from public figures who perpetuate hate along with disinformation. Many of these messages target people based on identity – race and ethnicity, immigration status, sexual and gender identity, religion and more. And young people who are exposed to hate-filled media often struggle to discern facts and participate responsibly in their schools and communities. Understanding the connections between race in our history and white supremacist ideologies today is crucial for countering hate in the United States.
The resources in this series offer strategies to help us engage as a broader community across our differences and build networks to foster resilience and take action to resist hate and bias.
Learning, Reflection and Action
To address antisemitism and Islamophobia in schools, we need to understand these forms of hate and how they show up in education spaces.
Resources and recommendations for constructing supportive and inclusive learning spaces to address antisemitism and Islamophobia.
During crisis events, these recommendations and resources can help guide conversations with young people and manage potential actions and reactions.
The learning journeys and resources in this series can help us learn from our history and examine today’s justice issues.
Video and Q&A conversations with four Civil Rights Movement activists and witnesses to history.
Understanding the history of American slavery can help us address racism today. This framework offers strategies for teaching about slavery.
Dialogue skills can develop foundational capacity for civic engagement and collective action to strengthen our democracy.
The UCLA Dialogue Across Difference Initiative offers a model to foster a culture of meaningful exchange, empathy and critical thinking in education and communities.
Recognizing that LGBTQ+ equality is interconnected with the fundamental rights of all people is essential in strengthening our shared democracy.
Maud Dahme, Holocaust survivor and educator, emphasizes the importance of survivor testimony in learning from the past and uplifts our shared humanity.
Survivor testimony provides a crucial way to learn about the Holocaust, understand the context, history and diversity of Jewish people, and address antisemitism in the world today.
This award-winning 1995 documentary is based on the testimony of Gerda Weissmann Klein.
Resource guide for educators working to build competency facilitating conversations about critical topics.
Resource guide for adults on responding to biased remarks and stereotypes—and how to teach students to speak up as well.
Guidance for administrators and educators on preventing and navigating a bias- or hate-related crisis at school.
Supporting young people’s mental health and well-being is essential in addressing vulnerabilities to harmful disinformation.
During this time of political and social turmoil, build networks of trusted adults to help young people understand, contextualize and counter manipulative and harmful information.
Webinar on media literacy and other tools for responding to hate and combating extremism.
Four seasons, over 30 episodes, examining race in American history from slavery through the Civil Rights Movement and to the present.
This series takes listeners on a journey that spans from Harlem to the Frontier West, revealing stories of LGBTQ+ experiences.
