Human Rights

Human Rights

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
www.glsen.org/templates/index.html
GLSEN is a national organization fighting to end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools.
National Coalition Building Institute
www.ncbi.org
Nonprofit leadership training organization working to eliminate prejudice. 
Teaching Tolerance
www.tolerance.org/teach/index.jsp
Supports the efforts of K-12 teachers and others to promote respect for differences and appreciation of diversity.
Tolerance.org
www.tolerance.org
From the Southern Poverty Law Center, encourages people from all walks of life to fight hate and promote tolerance. 
American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
www.adc.org
Empowers Arab Americans and defends the civil rights of all people of Arab heritage.
 Anti-Defamation League
www.adl.org
The object of the league is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people.
 Citizens Against Hate
www.citizensagainsthate.com
Research, news, and outreach programs about various hate groups. 
 Civil Rights
www.civilrights.org
Socially-concerned, issue-oriented original audio, video, and written programming against discrimination in all its forms.
 Foundation for Ethic Understanding
www.ffeu.org
Direct, face-to-face, dialogue between leaders of ethnic communities is the most effective path toward the reduction of bigotry.
 The Hate Directory
www.bcpl.net/~rfrankli/hatedir.htm
Lists hate organizations, plus directories of racist information on the Internet.
 National Conference for Community and Justice
www.nccj.org
Facilitates  community and interfaith dialogues.
 New York State Division of Human Rights
www.dhr.state.ny.us/
Ensures equal opportunity in employment, housing, public accommodation, education and credit.
 Not in our Town
www.pbs.org/niot/
Encourages community response to hate crimes. 
 Partners Against Hate
www.partnersagainsthate.org
Joint effort of the Anti-Defamation League, the Leadership Conference Education Fund, and the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence.
 Stopthehate.org
www.stopthehate.org
An anti-violence initiative created by students in Massachusetts high schools and colleges, as a call to action.

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East Greenbush Community Library
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Interim Director: Michael Catoggio (catoggim@uhls.lib.ny.us )
Last Updated: 12/15/2006