Respecting Diversity
Teaching Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance is a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a national non-profit civil rights organization, that promotes tolerance and diversity and combats hate and discrimination through education.
http://www.tolerance.org/index.jsp
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
The ADL web site is dedicated to combating hate crimes and promoting inter-group cooperation and understanding. It develops training programs and resources for school sand communities to promote racial and religious tolerance. Online resources include "Responding to Hate," "Hate Hurts: How Children Learn and Unlearn Prejudice," and "Discussing Hate and Violence with Your Children."
http://www.adl.org/main_hate_crimes.asp
National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The current website is one article entitled “Talking to Your Child About Hatred and Prejudice,” the author discusses numerous topics including explaining violent incidents, hate is learned and can be unlearned, and teaching children begins by taking a look at ourselves.
http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/helpchild/respectdiff/resources/talking.asp
Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR)
ESR is recognized for its prominent role in social and emotional learning, character education, conflict resolution, violence prevention, and inter-group relations. ESR offers comprehensive programs, resources, and training for adults who teach children at every developmental level, preschool through high school. The site provides lessons to help educators and students discuss and understand conflict in the world
http://www.esrnational.org
National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ)
NCCJ trains young leaders from different racial, ethnic, and religious groups to develop leadership skills to address prejudice and intolerance, promote multicultural awareness and develop strategies for inclusion. NCCJ also creates and identifies quality materials and trains educators on use of materials in classroom. Curriculum is available online from kindergarten through high school levels.
http://www.nccj.org
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