Materials for tackling racism and hate crimes
Avoiding Racial Conflict: A Guide for Municipalities
1991. The Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice.
CRJ assists communities with crisis management and violence reduction, provides this and many other freely downloadable publications at www.usdoj.gov/crs/publist.html.
Artwork designed to foster dialogue about diversity issues. ?2001 by Elana Stanger. www.diversityarts.com
Bridging Differences: Effective Intergroup Communication
Gudykunst, William B. 1991. Newbury Park, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Campaign To Promote Racial Justice
Workbook guides city officials through a sequence of phases aimed at reducing racism and promoting racial justice within their communities. $10.00 for nonmembers. Order at the National League of Cities' online catalog at www.nlc.org/nlc_org/site/inside_nlc/catalog/default.cfm or call in your order to 202-626-3150.
Cause For Concern: Hate Crimes in America
The first major comprehensive assessment of the hate crime problem in the United States, Cause for Concern discusses what is being done to promote respect for diversity and to combat crimes based on bias. The document includes ten recommendations for additional action by every sector of society. www.civilrights.org/diversity_works
The Community Builder's Tool Kit
Maguire, John. 2001. The Institute for Democratic Renewal at Claremont Graduate University.
The Tool Kit is a primer for revitalizing democracy from the ground up and can be downloaded at www.race-democracy.org for free or ordered for $1.50 per copy.
Ensuring Race Equality: Resources for Local Officials
Booklet highlights approaches cities of all sizes have taken to promote racial justice and equality in their communities and offers advice from one city official to another based on experience in implementing programs. $10.00 for nonmembers. Order at the National League of Cities' online catalog at www.nlc.org/nlc_org/site/inside_nlc/catalog/default.cfm or call in your order to 202-626-3150.
A snapshot from Animating Democracy's National Exchange in October 2003.
Everyday Acts Against Racism: Raising Children in a Multiracial World
Reddy, Maureen T. 1996. Seattle, WA: Seal Press.
Governing Diverse Communities: A Focus on Race and Ethnic Relations
Essays, analytical pieces, and profiles of local initiatives on the challenge of governing cities and towns populated by diverse racial and ethnic groups often divided along racial and ethnic lines. $30.00 for nonmembers. Order at the National League of Cities' online catalog at www.nlc.org/nlc_org/site/inside_nlc/catalog/default.cfm or call in your order to 202-626-3150.
A Guide to Ethnic Minority Neighborhood Outreach
1995. This 32-page guide, prepared by American Health Decisions, is aimed at uncovering strategies for including diverse ethnic groups in a range of community-based initiatives. In this guide, you will find recommendations for reaching out to and communicating with diverse groups, engaging leaders within distinct populations, establishing credibility, and developing shared goals and objectives. Available at www.cpn.org/tools/manuals/Health/minority.html
The Handbook of Interethnic Coexistence
Weiner, Eugene, ed. 1998. New York, NY: The Continuum Publishing Company.
Hate Crimes: ADL Blueprint for Action
1997. Anti-Defamation League.
This booklet is a compilation of ADL initiatives that can be instituted in a variety of settings. It features information on college and university-based anti-bias initiatives and a section specifically on responding to bias incidents in college dormitories.
Hate Crime Training: Core Curriculum for Patrol Officers, Detectives & Command Officers
1998. The Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice.
CRJ assists communities with crisis management and violence reduction, provides this and many other freely downloadable publications at www.usdoj.gov/crs/publist.html.
Healing Racism: Education's Role
Rutstein, Nathan and Michael Morgan. 1996. Whitcomb Publishing.
Police and Urban Youth Relations: An Antidote to Racial Violence
1995. The Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice.
CRJ assists communities with crisis management and violence reduction, provides this and many other freely downloadable publications at www.usdoj.gov/crs/publist.html.
Preventing Youth Hate Crime
1998. The Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice.
CRJ assists communities with crisis management and violence reduction, provides this and many other freely downloadable publications at www.usdoj.gov/crs/publist.html.
Reshaping Ethnic and Racial Relations in Philadelphia: Immigrants in a Divided City
Goode, Judith and Jo Anne Schneider. 1994. Temple University Press.
Responding to Hate Crimes and Bias-Motivated Incidents on College/University Campuses
2003. The Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice.
CRJ assists communities with crisis management and violence reduction, provides this and many other freely downloadable publications at www.usdoj.gov/crs/publist.html.
Steps Toward an Inclusive Community Across America
Potapchuk, Maggie. 2001. The Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies.
This book begins with the story of how Clarksburg, a moderately-sized community in West Virginia, responded to a KKK rally by conducting a counter-rally which, in turn, led to the Clarksburg Unity Project. The latter part of the book includes a tool to help predominately white, moderate-sized towns assess their process of becoming inclusive. Order at www.jointcenter.org/publications/index.html.
Talking is the First Step
Presents key talking points to be considered by local officials in beginning to address issues of race, ethnicity, and racism in their communities. $3.00 for nonmembers. Order at the National League of Cities' online catalog at www.nlc.org/nlc_org/site/inside_nlc/catalog/default.cfm or call in your order to 202-626-3150.
Twenty Plus Things Law Enforcement Agencies Can Do to Prevent or Respond to Hate Incidents Against Arab-Americans, Muslims, and Sikhs
2001. The Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice.
CRJ assists communities with crisis management and violence reduction, provides this and many other freely downloadable publications at www.usdoj.gov/crs/publist.html.
Twenty Plus Things Schools Can Do to Respond to or Prevent Hate Incidents Against Arab-Americans, Muslims, and Sikhs
2001. The Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice.
CRJ assists communities with crisis management and violence reduction, provides this and many other freely downloadable publications at www.usdoj.gov/crs/publist.html.
Understanding Whiteness/Unraveling Racism: Tools for the Journey
Helfand, Judy and Laurie B. Lippin, Ph.D. 2001. Thomson Learning Custom Publishing.
This book makes whiteness and white privilege visible, revealing the cultural and institutional structures that keep white dominance in place. Both a workbook and reader, it provides tools for examining what it is to be white in the U.S., addressing fear and guilt as barriers to dismantling racism and identifying the small daily acts and larger organized movements that further the struggle for social justice and equality.
Undoing Racism: Fairness and Justice in America's Cities and Towns
Futures Report answers the question, ?What do we mean by racism?? Presents key issues that are important to address and suggests leadership roles for the nation's cities leaders. $10.00 for nonmembers. Order at the National League of Cities' online catalog at www.nlc.org/nlc_org/site/inside_nlc/catalog/default.cfm or call in your order to 202-626-3150.
Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
Kivel, Paul. 1996. Montpelier, VT: New Society Publishers.
Whites Confront Racism: Antiracists and Their Paths to Action
O'Brien, Eileen. 2001. Rowman & Littlefield.
Examines the distinctive place that whites can take in the fight for racial justice, bringing together interviews with white anti-racist activists from across North America. Avoiding the typical white options of being ?non-racist? or feeling guilty, these whites demonstrate the multitude of ways whites can be proactive in combating modern racism.
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