The Virus of Hate Unleashed on Asian Americans amid COVID-19

Thursday, May 7, 2020
There's been a strong uptick in reports of anti-Asian American backlash amid COVID-19-here in Philadelphia and across the country.

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission is urging victims to report incidents to their local police department and to file complaints with the following organizations:

PA Human Relations Commission | Website

PA Attorney General

Stop AAPI Hate | Campaigns to stop hate | Hate is a Virus Campaign
Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation | Report Hate Crime and Discrimination Incidents



Community Response to Hate Resources
Community Response - Ten Ways to Fight Hate - Southern Poverty Law Center
https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/com_ten_ways_to_fight_hate_2017_web.pdf

Take a Stand in Your Community - Not in Our Town (Action Kit)
https://www.niot.org/stop-hate-action-kits/community-response-to-hate

Enhance the Response to Hate Crimes: Action Agenda for Community Organizations and Law Enforcement - International Association of Police Chiefs
https://www.theiacp.org/sites/default/files/2019-04/IACP_Hate%20Crimes_Action%20Agenda.pdf

Fight Hate: A Rapid Response Strategy - National Fair Housing Alliance (2000)
https://nationalfairhousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fight-hate-a-rapid-response-strategy.pdf

Fight Hate: A Prevention and Response Guide for America's Neighborhoods - National Fair Housing Alliance (2017)
https://nationalfairhousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fight-hate-guide1.pdf

How to Combat Bias and Hate Crimes Blueprint - ADL
https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/assets/pdf/combating-hate/blueprint.pdf

Preventing and Responding to Hate Crimes in the OSCE Region
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for peace and human rights. Presently, it has 57 countries as its members. Most of the member countries of the OSCE are from Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and North America. The headquarters of OSCE are in Vienna, Austria.
https://www.osce.org/odihr/39821?download=true

Communities Against Hate
Communities Against Hate is a diverse coalition coming together for the first time across communities to document hate and demand action.
https://communitiesagainsthate.org/
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