No Place for Hate®

The Anti-Defamation League is proud to launch its No Place For Hate® campaign in the Mountain States Region. This program was developed to organize schools to work together and develop projects that enhance the appreciation of diversity and foster harmony amongst diverse groups. The No Place for Hate® campaign empowers schools to promote respect for individual and group differences while challenging prejudice and bigotry.

 Every day we make choices. We can choose to let anti-Semitism, racism, and other forms of bigotry go unchallenged and potentially escalate, or we can choose to confront the bias that we see in our workplaces, homes, schools, and communities. As our world becomes smaller, our schools and communities more diverse, it is more critical than ever to actively build bridges to cross-cultural understanding and mutual respect.

Download No Place For Hate® Forms

How Can My SCHOOL Become Designated No Place for HATE®?

1. Create a coalition to oversee the implementation of the anti-bias programs and projects in your school. Suggested coalition members include: administrators, teachers, staff, students, parents, community leaders and youth organization leaders.

2. Sign ADL's Resolution of Respect in Positive Impact!. Organize a presentation of the Resolution of Respect to begin the program. One suggestion is that this can be part of a larger celebration of diversity, during an assembly, pep rally or through individual classroom projects. Sign the Resolution of Respect and display it in your school.

3. Complete three or more activities listed in ADL's Positive Impact! Resource guide's 101 Ways To Make A Positive Impact in Your Community. Choose from the projects listed in this guide or be creative and design your own projects consistent with the program's theme.

4. Participate in one of the A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute training options:

Becoming An Ally: Interrupting Name Calling and Bullying (One Full Day) An interactive and participatory program which provides practical opportunities to engage students in exploring the harms of name-calling and bullying and to develop and practice skills to respond to incidents. (Includes students, teachers, administrators and staff.)

Peer Training (Two Full Days): Provides students with the training resources to design and lead interactive programs that contribute to respectful bias-free schools and communities. (Includes students)

Trickery, Trolling and Threats: Understanding and Addressing Cyberbullying (Half or Full Day) Increases awareness about the unique features and impact of cyberbullying; provides strategies to respond effectively and fosters an increased culture of e-safety among youth. (Includes teachers, administrators, parents and staff)

5. Complete and submit the Activities Fulfillment Forms to the ADL. Contact ADL for a School Request for Project Approval and the School Project Fulfillment forms. First, send the School Request for Project Approval to ADL. When the project is complete, collect supplemental materials (press releases, photos, articles, etc.)., then return the School Project Fulfillment form with these supplemental materials to ADL.
Upon completion of all three projects, the school will receive a banner designating it a No Place for Hate® community.

Schools will have the opportunity to complete these steps the following year for recertification.