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The
Pearl S.
Buck
E
Pluribus
Unum
Collection
“Out
of Many, One”
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Pocahontas
County Free
Libraries
Pearl
S. Buck E Pluribus Unum
Collection
Organizations
Combating Racism
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The
Pearl S. Buck
E
Pluribus
Unum
Collection recognizes the excellent work that many organizations do to combat
hate. Much of the thrust of the work of these groups involves producing
educational materials, sponsoring workshops and training programs, and providing
legal expertise to protect those who are vulnerable to violence. Although
Pocahontas County Free Libraries does not formally endorse these organizations,
it does commend these to researchers as organizations recognized by many as
leaders in this
area.
National
Center for Hate Crime
Prevention.
55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA. 02458-1060
Phone
617-969-7100 E-mail hatecrime@edc.org
The
Center works in Partnership with other agencies and organizations active in hate
crime prevention. Specifically, the Center concentrates on sponsoring training
for practitioners, trainers and youth; conducts presentations for policymakers
in the fields of education, juvenile justice, and criminal justice; provides
technical assistance to agencies and communities dedicated to preventing hate
crime; and develops publications and other resource materials especially
focusing on preventing juvenile hate
crime.
Anti-Defamation
League of B’nai
B’rith
823 Untied Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
Phone
212-490-2525 www.adl.org
The
ADL produces materials on discrimination, with special expertise on Jewish
anti-Semitism. The ADL has sponsored and funded trips to the Holocaust Museum
for Pocahontas County High School
students.
American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination
Committee
4201 Connecticut Ave. NW. #300, Washington, DC 20008 Phone 202-244-2990
www.adc.org
This
organization is especially pertinent in the aftermath of 9-11 when anti-Arab
bigotry and violence has been on the rise in this
country.
Parents
and Friends of Lesbians and
Gays
1101 14th St. NW, Suite 1030, Washington, DC
20005
Phone
202-638-4200 www.pflag.org
Violence
targeting lesbian and gay persons is a hate crime that PFLAG seeks to curb
through education and
advocacy.
Simon
Wiesenthal Center
9760
West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 Phone 310-553-9036 www.wiesenthal.com
This
center studies the root causes of bigotry and seeks to create a climate free
from fear and discrimination. Named after the noted Jewish writer and
thinker.
Asian
American Legal Defense and Education
Fund
99 Hudson St. 12th Floor, New York, NY
10013
Phone
212-966-5932
Resources
and advocacy to defend discrimination against people of Asian
descent.
National
Association for the Advancement of Colored
People
4805 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215 Phone 410-358-8900 www.naacp.org
The
NAACP is a venerable organization famous for its victories during the civil
rights movement. It continues to influence policy concerning racial
discrimination.
National
Council of
Churches
475 Riverside Drive, Room 670, New York, NY 10115
Phone
212-870-2376 www.nccusa.org
The
NCC comprises many Protestant and Orthodox Christian denominations, and includes
strong initiatives against racial
injustice.
Untied
States Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) 810 Seventh
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531 Phone
202-307-5947
The
federal agency responsible to ensure the civil rights of citizens against
discrimination based upon gender, national origin, race, religion, age.
Center
for Democratic Renewal
(CDR)
PO Box 50469, Atlanta, GA 30303. Phone 404.221.0025
www.thecdr.org
Founded
in 1979 as the Anti-Klan Network, the Center for Democratic Renewal is a
multiracial organization that advances the vision of a democratic, diverse and
just society, free of racism and bigotry. It helps communities combat groups,
movements, and government practices that promote hatred and bigotry and is
committed to public policies based on equity and
justice.
Founded
in 1979 as the Anti-Klan Network, the Center for Democratic Renewal is a
multiracial organization that advances the vision of a democratic, diverse and
just society, free of racism and bigotry. It helps communities combat groups,
movements, and government practices that promote hatred and bigotry and is
committed to public policies based on equity and
justice.
Southern
Poverty Law
Center
400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone 334-956-8200
www.splcenter.org
This
organization is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its
legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups.
Sponsor of publications such as
Teaching
Tolerance
and the acclaimed
Intelligence
Report.
This organization has been of special help in developing our libraries’
collection.
NOTE:
This resource base is just starting. Recommendations for additional
organizations will be appreciated.
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