TAKE ACTION AGAINST VIOLENCE & HATE

Ushahidi’s Post Election Monitor: A mapping tool reporting incidents of hate.

Accompany your neighbor: This form is for New Yorkers who are willing to accompany their neighbors on their commute in light of recent harassment and threats toward people of color, LGBTQ folks, and Muslims.

Communities against hate: An opportunity to apply for grant funding for rapid response to hate. More information will be announced on Dec. 1, 2016.

HarrassMap.us: A multi-team effort to document harassment and hate crimes against minority communities, as well as acts of assistance aimed at mitigating the impact of these attacks. Simply add relevant reports to it.

Southern Poverty Law Center #ReportHate: After calling law enforcement, report incidents of hate to SPL to help document.  SPL’s also has a national mapping effort to track hate groups.

Reboot Safety leverages technology to recognize and support the power of every individual's contribution to safe, prosperous communities.

SUPPORT CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS

The American Civil Liberties Union works to defend individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution. Donate here

The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 to “stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” Today, it fights against anti-semitism and bigotry as one of the largest civil rights organizations in the country. Find your local affiliate here and donate here.

ACCESS GOVERNMENTAL RESOURCES

U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR): OCR works to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights.

• Find your regional OCR office

• File a complaint online for bullying or harassment of students

• Download in-language resources

StopBullying.gov: StopBullying.gov is a one-stop resource in English and Spanish for identifying, preventing, and resolving issues of bullying for community members and educators.

Department of Justice’s Community Relations Service (CRS): CRS acts as a “peacemaker” for community conflicts and tensions arising from differences of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, and disability. CRS works with police chiefs, mayors, school administrators, other local and state authorities, community-based organizations, and civil and human rights groups.

• Find your regional CRS office

• Explore information for religious groups

• Visit the multimedia resource center

• Learn about twenty things schools can do to prevent hate incidents against Arab-Americans, Muslims, and Sikhs

• Fact Sheets in Spanish, Arabic, and Punjabi

FBI’s Civil Rights Program: The FBI investigates hundreds of cases every year and works to detect and deter further incidents through law enforcement training, public outreach, and partnerships with community groups.

• Find your regional FBI office

• Learn about the FBI’s hate crime reporting process and statistics

• Read the hate crimes data collection guidelines and training manual

Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL): CRCL supports the Department of Homeland Security's mission to secure the nation while preserving individual liberty, fairness, and equality under the law.

Fact Sheet on Protective Security Advisor Program (PSA): PSAs are located in all 50 states and are security subject matter experts who provide voluntary security surveys and assessments of facilities, including houses of worship.ACCESS governmental resources