Saturday, November 19, 2005
The International Day for Tolerance...
The International Day for Tolerance was November 16th. I missed talking about this day of recognition, but it is just a pertinent three days later.
Edmund Burke, an eighteenth-century writer and philosopher said "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." If spreading tolerance and stopping hatred is important to you, the following sites offer both historical perspective and concrete action items:
The International Day for Tolerance was November 16th. I missed talking about this day of recognition, but it is just a pertinent three days later.
Edmund Burke, an eighteenth-century writer and philosopher said "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." If spreading tolerance and stopping hatred is important to you, the following sites offer both historical perspective and concrete action items:
- Close the Book on Hate from the Anti Defamation League offers 101 ways to combat prejudice.
- Not In Our Town is a national movement that encourages community response to hate crimes.
- Partners Against Hate addresses youth hate crimes. An alarming and disproportionately high percentage of both the victims of hate violence and the perpetrators are young people under 18 years of age.
- Project Change is a community of organizations working to eliminate racism.
- Tolerance.org is a principal online destination for people interested in dismantling bigotry and creating, in hate's stead, communities that value diversity.
And how does this pertain to caring for children? Prejudice is not a natural emotion. Children are not born with prejudice... It is learned from observing the influences around them. If we work to eliminate prejudice affecting our youth; racisim and hatred will become a thing of the past. Think about how ill-thought comments and actions can influence the youth in your care.
If you are interested in learning more about diversity, Building Cultural Connections is an excellent diversity training.
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 3:26 PM 
