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Training-of-Trainers Update
The next Partners Against Hate Training-of-Trainers will take place in Montgomery, Alabama, March 22-24, 2004. The deadline to sign up is February 25, 2004. >more
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About PAH
Partners Against Hate offers promising education and counteraction strategies for young people and the wide range of community-based professionals who work and interact with youth, including parents, law enforcement officials, educators, and community/business leaders.
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Featured Stories
How Parents Can Help Stop Hate Crime
Children often have many people in their lives; friends, relatives, teachers, coaches, religious leaders, etc., but the single most important influence is you, the parent. It has been proven over and over that a high level of parental involvement in a child's life is a key component of their success. This involvement must extend beyond the home and classroom into a child's life in the community.
The parent is the primary teacher of values, ideals and principles not only in words, but also in actions. Our increasingly diverse world calls for parents to address cultural diversity in a positive way and model that behavior for their children. Whether a child is 6 years old or 16 years old, there are effective ways to teach acceptance of other races and cultures. Parents, schools, law enforcement personnel and other community members have many resources at their disposal to help them prevent hate crime. read more
Collateral Damage
When a hate crime occurs, the focus of the incident is on the individual violated, or the property that was desecrated. However, depending upon the severity of the criminal circumstances, there will be silent parties who are also victimized. What must be taken into consideration is the trauma inflicted on family members, especially the children. Herein lies the result of collateral damage.
As proponents of advocating social harmony and solutions to eradicate bigotry, it is also incumbent upon us to assist these extended victims. We must be cognizant of the importance of insuring that the appropriate referral services are revealed. Individuals or establishments who have succumbed to hate crimes are entitled to counseling and mental health resources to promote recovery. We should ensure that updated and current information is readily accessible in furtherance of this critical issue. read more | |
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Project Director's Note
Imagine a seventh grader sitting at home using the Internet to do research for a paper she is writing on Martin Luther King, Jr. Or perhaps you could imagine that same seventh grader using her home PC to retrieve emails from friends after her homework is done. Now imagine that the information our student finds on Dr. Martin Luther King is actually provided by a racist organization. Imagine further that the emails contain hateful messages denigrating African Americans, Jews, Arab Americans, or people who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
Unfortunately, the scenarios above are not imaginary. All across our nation, children are being bombarded by hateful messages and ideas through the Internet every day. Indeed, nearly 200 million Americans are users of the Internet today, with children making up a significant portion of this group. More and more frequently, those who choose to hate are using the Internet to spread their messages and communicate their threats and harassment directly to members of the communities they hate. Using the relative anonymity and speed provided by the Internet, purveyors of hate can furtively attack children whenever and wherever they choose.
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Michael T.S. Wotorson
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