How the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Is Combating Hate Incidents in the United States

Beginning in late 2016, the United States witnessed a significant increase in hate incidents. The rise of these incidents, occurring at schools, public spaces, and homes, has affected many different communities and challenged basic principles of diversity, inclusion, and safety. They have brought to light a disturbing reality of blatant xenophobia, racism, transphobia, anti-Semitism, and other forms of discrimination.

This moment raises an important question for the field of advocacy: what legal remedies, technologies, advocacy tools, and support mechanisms are available for individuals and communities that have experienced hate incidents?

At a recent event, representatives from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law shared their work on the Stop Hate Project and the 1-844-9-NO-HATE resource line. Supported through Open Society’s Communities Against Hate initiative, the Stop Hate Project works to strengthen the capacity of community leaders, law enforcement, and organizations to combat hate by connecting these groups with established legal and social services resources—and developing new resources in response to identified needs.

Watch the event above.