What are hate crimes?
A hate crime is a traditional offense like murder, arson, or vandalism with an added element of bias, religion or discrimination.
Why do we include pronouns in our profiles?
Some people go by different pronouns like they or fae instead of she or he
What have you heard about police violence against people of color?
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How do we conjugate the pronoun they for people who prefer this pronoun over she or he?
They is conjugated normally (in the 3rd person plural): They like, they are, they have
What do Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta have in common?
They were civil rights leaders who fought for equality and equity.
What was the Holocaust?
Term for Hitler's attempted genocide of European Jews during World War II; resulted in the deaths of 6 million Jews.
What's the word for when you accept, appreciate and respect the differences in people?
Tolerance
What is discrimination or bigotry?
Behaving differently, usually unfairly, toward the members of a group.
What is tolerance?
It's a willingness to accept feelings, habits or beliefs that are different from your own
What is implicit bias?
It's when we have attitudes towards people or associate stereotypes with them without our conscious knowledge.
What would you tell your child if you heard them say something racist or sexist?
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What do we call a social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often race?
Ethnicity
What is antisemitism?
It's hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.
What is a bias against, dislike of or unfair treatment of transgender people called?
It's called transphobia
What are Civil Rights?
Personal and property rights guaranteed by the Constitution and by law often used to refer to the fight for rights by marginalized communities.
What's LGBTQIA?
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual
Have you ever been discriminated against?
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What is a microaggression?
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What's the difference between equality and equity?
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What is a stereotype?
Stereotyping is when a person thinks that there is a collective characteristics associated with a particular group and everyone in the group is like that..
What is ableism?
It's discrimination in favor of able-bodied people and against those with disabilities.
What is misogyny?
It's the is the hatred and discrimination of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls. It's also called sexism or chauvinism.
What's a word for a group of people whose members identify with each other through such factors as common heritage, culture, ancestry, language, dialect, history, identity and geographic origin.
Ethnic group
How do we teach tolerance?
Promote openness and respect by demonstrating empathy and compassion through your words and actions. Discuss more ways.