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TO FIGHT HATE
A COMMUNITY RESPONSE GUIDE
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TEN WAYS TO FIGHT HATE
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
TEN WAYS
TO FIGHT HATE
A COMMUNITY RESPONSE GUIDE
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TEN WAYS TO FIG
A COMMUNITY RESPONSE GUIDE
Somewhere in America …
EVERY HOUR
someone commits a hate crime.
EVERY DAY
at least eight blacks, four gays or lesbians,
two Jews, two whites and one Latino
become hate crime victims.
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DAVID PHILLIP / AP WIDE WORLD
2 UNITE
Call a friend or co-worker. Organize
allies from churches, schools, clubs and other
civic groups. Create a diverse coalition. Include
7 LOBBY LEADERS
Elected officials and other community
leaders can be important allies in the fight against
children, police and the media. Gather ideas from hate. But some must overcome reluctance — and
everyone, and get everyone involved. page 8 others, their own biases — before they’re able to
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take a stand. page 18
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with comfort and protection. page 10
4 DO YOUR HOMEWORK
An informed campaign improves its effec-
tiveness. Determine if a hate group is involved,
TEACH TOLERANCE
Bias is learned early, usually at home.
Schools can offer lessons of tolerance and accep-
tance. Sponsor an “I Have a Dream” contest. Reach
and research its symbols and agenda. Understand out to young people who may be susceptible to
the difference between a hate crime and a bias hate-group propaganda and prejudice. page 22
incident. page 12
5 CREATE AN ALTERNATIVE
Do not attend a hate rally. Find another out-
let for anger and frustration and for people’s de-
10 DIG DEEPER
Look inside yourself for prejudices
and stereotypes. Build your own cultural compe-
tency, then keep working to expose discrimination
sire to do something. Hold a unity rally or parade wherever it happens — in housing, employment,
to draw media attention away from hate. page 14 education and more. page 24
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After former Klan leader David Duke’s 1991 run for to announce the unique event. They raised $10,000.
governor shook up Louisiana, The Times-Picayune of When People magazine picked up the story, the idea
New Orleans published an in-depth series on race spread nationwide.
relations, “Together Apart,” which included hundreds The Seltzers created a kit for other communi-
of letters and phone comments from readers. ties that included practical advice: “Schedule an
Bookstore owner Rhoda Faust, a white woman, organizational meeting with community leaders,
wrote: “Let’s think of ways to let each other know arrange for a local telephone number and answer-
that we love and respect one another as God’s fellow ing machine, recruit volunteers, raise seed money,
creatures.” Brenda Thompson, a black woman, re- carry a supply of cover letters and pass them out.
sponded, calling for “some sort of symbol, something Involve the police. Invite the media. Schedule press
to let the world know that all of us aren’t infected conferences. Try to be interviewed for radio and TV
with … hate.” talk shows. Keep Project Lemonade in the media as
The two met for coffee, and the group “Erace” much as possible.”
was born. Lindy also warned would-be organizers to expect
Their slogan, “Eracism — all colors with love hate calls. “Ignore them. Stay positive and respect-
and respect,” is now carried on more than 30,000 ful. Encourage people to stay away from the Klan
bumper stickers, distributed by Erace. Said Faust: rally; they are looking for a fight. The Klan will leave,
“Imagine a city where every car displays and the community will have the last say. It will be a
the sticker. Think of the message that positive one.”
would send. Think of how blacks and In Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, for example, the $28,000
whites would feel in such a place.” raised during one white-supremacist rally supported
The 200-member group also sponsors human rights causes. In Boyertown, Pa., Project
regular, candid discussions on race. Lemonade so irritated the Klan that the hate group
The efforts of Faust and Thompson threatened to sue organizers for raising money “on
were recognized by President Clinton, our name.” Money raised there went for library books
who included their group in a “Promis- on black history.
ing Practices” list as part of his Initiative
on Race. Every Second Counts
Keith Orr, an activist in Ann Arbor, Mich., used the
Project Lemonade Project Lemonade model to create an “Every Second
Bill and Lindy Seltzer, a Jewish couple Counts” campaign in response to a 2001 rally by the
in Springfield, Ill., were frustrated that viciously anti-gay Fred Phelps.
the First Amendment gave neo-Nazis the Orr knew a direct confrontation would actually
right to march in public rallies. So they add fuel to Phelps fiery hate speech, so instead,
devised a way to turn hate’s sourness he sought pledges to support a local gay-advocacy
into something sweet. Project Lemon- group. With pennies and dollars coming from as far
ade, now used in dozens of communi- away as California and New Hampshire, Orr raised
ties across the country, raises money for nearly $7,500.
tolerance causes by collecting pledges Orr then helped people in Madison, Wis., organize
for every minute of a hate-group event. a similar response to Phelps, raising $6,000 more for
The Seltzers organized their first Proj- the local Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.
ect Lemonade during a 1994 Ku Klux Klan As Orr said later: “Fred Phelps himself may as well
rally in Springfield. Using school equip- have written the check. It was his bigotry that pushed
ment, they copied and mailed thousands people to give.”
UNITE 9
3 Support the Victims
Hate-crime victims are especially vulnerable,
fearful and alone. If you’re a victim, report every
incident — in detail — and ask for help. If you learn
about a hate-crime victim in your community,
show support. Let victims know you care.
Surround them with comfort and protection.
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4 Do Your Homework
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effectiveness. Determine if a hate group is
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agenda. Understand the difference between
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5 Create an Alternative
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A newsroom that covers race is- >> Don’t allow hate groups to As a final thought, we ask you to:
sues thoroughly and regularly sets masquerade as white-pride civic Take hate crimes seriously and report
an agenda for the community. groups. In their literature and on them prominently. Consider an annu-
Nuanced and thoughtful coverage their websites, they denigrate al “race report card.” Give reporters
— rather than shallow, knee-jerk certain scapegoats, typically time to cover the Klan and other hate
stories or images — deepens our people of color and Jews. Gather groups in depth, beyond an annual
community’s discussion and under- comments from local police, state parade. Cover the impact of hate on
standing of race. human rights commissions, the victims and other members of target
Southern Poverty Law Center or groups. Become an activist against
Consider the following: the Anti-Defamation League. hate, just as you are against crime.
>> The masked, mysterious Klans- Sponsor a forum or other community
man, like his burning cross, is an >> Klan and other white su- journalism event tied to these issues.
emotional image loaded with his- premacist rallies represent the And don’t miss the “good news” as
torical associations. Don’t let this outer margin of American society. ordinary people struggle with home-
cliché control the story. Include a No meaningful dialogue on race grown ways to promote tolerance.
serious look at the Klan’s numbers can occur when it is framed by
and influence, its involvement in such extremes. See deeper, more You are part of our community,
hate crimes, and the hypocrisy of thoughtful coverage of issues of and you must be part of our fight
its pseudo-Christian message. race and other -isms. against hate.
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7 Lobby Leaders
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DIG DEEPER 25
‘You Are Not Alone’
The words of an anti-hate activist echo throughout this guidebook, one woman
who left a rose and a card on the doorstep of a hate-crime victim: “You are not
alone.” Like her, individuals and groups across the country are tackling issues of
intolerance with creativity, energy and passion. Below is a list of examples, one
from every state, to help inspire ideas for change in your own community.
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“Truth and love and kindness
and caring won out over hate.
It restored my faith in humanity.”
— Palatine, Ill., Mayor Rita Mullins, after teenagers within
the community rose up against the Ku Klux Klan