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Hate has no place in our hearts or in our neighborhoods.
Racial, ethnic and religious hate crimes and threats are illegal.
Report hate crimes.


To report harassment or discrimination, call these hotlines:

arrow  Unincorporated King County: King County Office of Civil Rights,
      206-296-7592 (296-7596 TTY)

arrow  City of Seattle: Seattle Office for Civil Rights, 206-684-4500 (684-4503 TTY)

arrow  City of Tacoma: Tacoma Human Rights and Human Services Department,
      253-591-5151 (253-591-5153 TTY)

arrow  Elsewhere in Washington: Washington State Human Rights Commission,
      1-800-605-7323 (1-800-300-7525 TTY)

arrow  U.S. Department of Justice, Community Relations Service, Region X office, 206-220-6700,
      www.usdoj.gov/crs/crs.htm

Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true. – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

How to stop hate and value diversity:


•  In Seattle and King County
Report hate-oriented signs or graffiti in unincorporated King County: Call King County Roads Services 24-hour helpline to get hate messages removed from King County road signs, buildings, or on pedestrian or vehicle rights-of-way. Call 206-296-8100 to report any sign or graffiti that is offensive, threatening, denigrating, or sexist. Material identified as "hate messages" will be given priority. (For removal of signs or graffiti inside city limits, contact the local city public works office or street maintenance department.)

Report hate-oriented signs or graffiti in Seattle: Call 206-684-7587 to report any signs or graffiti that is offensive, threatening, denigrating, or sexist. Such material will be removed within 24 hours.

Seattle Office for Civil Rights, Hate Free Zone Campaign: Current information on local events and rallies: www.cityofseattle.net/civilrights/hateFreeZone.htm

•  In the Community
American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee, www.adc.org

Anti-Defamation League, 206-448-5349, www.adl.org

Arab American Community Coalition, 206-545-1735 (Arabic Hotline 206-634-9001), www.theaacc.org

Arab American Institute, www.aaiusa.org

Arab Center of Washington, www.arabcenter.net

Council on American-Islamic Relations, www.cair-net.org

City of Bellevue Cultural Diversity, www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/2510.htm

Council on Size and Weight Discrimination, www.cswd.org/docs/links.html

Detroit Free Press,
"100 Questions and Answers About Arab Americans," www.freep.com/jobspage/arabs.htm

Gonzaga University Institute for Action Against Hate,
guweb2.gonzaga.edu/againsthate

Hate Free Zone Campaign of Washington, 206-723-2203, www.hatefreezone.org
Grassroots non-profit organization established to coordinate and support critical efforts to make Washington State a hate-free zone.

If You Don't They Will,
ifyoudonttheywill.bravehost.com/index.html
Trains individuals and organizations, youth groups, music clubs, schools, and community members how to effectively identify and counter white nationalism in the Northwest.

National Center for Transgender Equality
"52 Things You Can Do for Transgender Equality," www.nctequality.org/52Things.asp


National Organization for Victim Assistance, www.try-nova.org

Northwest Coalition for Human Dignity, 206-233-9136

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, 206-587-4009
(offers legal assistance to immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers)


Partners Against Hate, 206-587-4009, www.partnersagainsthate.org/about_pah/index.html

Public Health: Seattle & King County, GLBT Health: Safety and Hate Crimes, www.metrokc.gov/HEALTH/glbt/hatecrime.htm

Tolerance.orgm (a Web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center), www.tolerance.org
"Speak Up! – Responding to Everyday Bigotry" www.tolerance.org/speakup/pdf/speak_up_full_document.pdf
"The ABCs of Sexual Orientation" www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?cid=821&ttnewsletter=torgnewsgen-032807


U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1-866-768-7227 (1-800-877-8339 TTY), www.usccr.gov/index.html.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
"Q&A About Employer Responsibilities," www.eeoc.gov/facts/backlash-employer.html
"Q&A About Workplace Rights," www.eeoc.gov/facts/backlash-employee.html
"Employment Discrimination Based on Religion, Ethnicity, or Country of Origin," www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-relig_ethnic.html


Tips for Parents and Teachers:
Anti-Defamation League, 206-448-5349, www.adl.org
"Empowering Children in the Aftermath of Hate: A Guide for Educators and Parents,"
www.adl.org/guide/default.asp

Council on Size and Weight Discrimination, www.cswd.org/docs/students.html
Educators for Social Responsibility, www.esrnational.org
"Talking to Children About Violence and Other Sensitive and Complex Issues," www.esrnational.org/guide.htm
"Responding to Violent Events by Building Community: Action Ideas," www.esrnational.org/buildcommunity.htm


Families United Against Hate, www.fuah.org/index.html

National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, Kids Project, www.naafa.org/kids.html
National Center for Children Exposed to Violence,
"Children and Terrorism," www.nccev.org/violence/children_terrorism.htm

National Council for the Social Studies,
"Teachable Moments," www.socialstudies.org/resources/moments

Partners Against Hate,
Parents and Families Against Hate, www.partnersagainsthate.org/families
Educators Against Hate, www.partnersagainsthate.org/educators

Safe Schools Coalition, www.safeschoolscoalition.org

Stop the Hate! (Assn. of College Unions International), www.partnersagainsthate.org/educators

Teaching for Change, www.teachingforchange.org

Tolerance.org (a Web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center), www.tolerance.org
SPLC Hatewatch, www.splcenter.org/intel/hatewatch
10 Ways to Fight Hate,
10 Ways to Fight Hate on Campus, www.tolerance.org/campus/index.jsp
101 Tools for Tolerance, www.tolerance.org/101_tools/index.html
Responding to Hate at School, www.tolerance.org/rthas/index.jsp
Mix It Up At Lunch, www.tolerance.org/teens/index.jsp

WNET, NY,
"Dealing with Tragedy," www.thirteen.org/edonline/tips.html



Please let us know if you are aware of a useful resource missing from this list.

If you have questions about anti-discrimination laws and enforcement, contact the King County Office of Civil Rights at 206-296-7592 or 206-296-7596 TTY.

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Updated: June 1, 2007

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