Here are some anti-bias resources ranging from educational materials and online toolkits to local and national organizations that support diverse communities:
Educational Materials:
- Teaching Tolerance: A project by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance offers a variety of classroom resources designed to foster an inclusive school environment.
- Anti-Defamation League Education Resources: The Anti-Defamation League provides resources and lesson plans to teach about bias, bullying, and social justice topics.
- “Unconscious Bias: From Awareness to Action”: A comprehensive guide that provides actionable steps for individuals to recognize and minimize unconscious bias.
Online Toolkits:
- Racial Equity Tools: A resource offering tools, research, tips, and curricula to individuals and groups working to achieve racial equity.
- National Museum of African American History & Culture’s “Talking About Race”: A toolkit designed to help individuals and communities talk about racism and commit to equitable outcomes.
- Harvard’s Project Implicit: An online resource that provides tools for identifying implicit biases.
Local and National Organizations:
- SMABCET (San Marino Anti-Bias Community Engagement Team): This local team offers workshops, seminars, and resources to promote understanding and acceptance of all individuals in the San Marino community.
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): This national organization works to preserve individual rights and liberties through litigation, legislation, and community education programs.
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): An organization that fights for social justice for minorities in the United States.
- Human Rights Campaign (HRC): The largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer civil rights organization, HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ+ individuals are ensured their basic equal rights.
- National Council on Disability (NCD): NCD is a federal agency committed to disability policy leadership, advising the President, Congress, and other federal agencies regarding policies and procedures that affect people with disabilities.
- National Urban League: An organization dedicated to economic empowerment, equality, and social justice. They work to provide economic self-reliance, parity, power, and civil rights to their communities.
- Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism: This organization provides research and resources to assist organizations, individuals, and governments in understanding and combating hate crimes.
Here are some anti-bias resources that specifically focus on Los Angeles County and San Marino, California:
Educational Materials:
- Los Angeles Unified School District: Resources for Teaching About Tolerance and Non-Discrimination: A variety of classroom resources designed to foster an inclusive school environment within the LAUSD.
- USC Shoah Foundation: Located in Los Angeles, this organization offers educational resources for teaching about the Holocaust and other genocides to confront prejudice, hatred, and indifference.
Online Toolkits:
- Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission: Resources: A county-wide resource offering tools and research for racial equity.
- City of Los Angeles Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department: A city organization that protects individuals from discrimination and hate violence, with resources for residents and businesses.
Local and National Organizations:
- SMABCET (San Marino Anti-Bias Community Engagement Team): This local team in San Marino offers workshops, seminars, and resources to promote understanding and acceptance of all individuals.
- Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations: A county-wide organization dedicated to fostering peace and equity, combating racism and bigotry, and promoting intergroup relations.
- Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Los Angeles: The LA branch of ADL provides resources to combat hate and promotes justice and fair treatment for all.
- California Conference for Equality and Justice: An organization that works to transform individuals and communities to address diversity, inclusivity, and social justice issues in California.
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles: This organization advocates for civil rights, provides legal services, and builds coalitions on behalf of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities.
- Los Angeles LGBT Center: An organization providing services for more LGBT people than any other organization in the world, the Los Angeles LGBT Center offers health, social services, education, and advocacy.
- Southern California Resource Services for Independent Living (SCRS-IL): A non-profit organization dedicated to empowering persons with disabilities, seniors, and veterans to live independently with dignity in the communities of their choice.