Racial & Ethnic Prejudice & Discrimination Programs
Racial and ethnic diversity makes neighborhoods, schools, work and social interaction infinitely more interesting and productive when the diversity is handled well by community members. Emotional education and experiential learning can help people move beyond discrimination toward mutual understanding.
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School Programs
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Anti-discrimination education can be incorporated into many subject areas in the arts, humanities and sciences. Conflict resolution programs help students take control and hone their own problem-solving skills. .
Workplace Programs
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Many organizations offer diversity education for the workplace. Studies have shown that building a diverse workforce can increase customer base and profits.
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Community Programs
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Anything creating an opportunity for genuine dialogue helps lessen discrimination within a community. Surveying community needs and resources and planning a festival, planting a garden, or converting wasted space to a park or playground can all provide de facto anti-discrimination education. For maximum effectiveness, involve as many individuals of all sorts as early as possible in the planning phase and implement the principles of group dynamics.
Federal Law
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Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act makes racial and ethnic discrimination illegal in a wide range of workplace, educational and other situations.
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References
- Manager Wise: A Uniting Culture for the New Multicultural Workplace
- Prism International: Cultural Diversity Training Resources
- Ethnic Majority: Workplace Diversity for African, Hispanic and Asian Americans
- ERIC Digests: Teaching About Ethnic Diversity
- Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Activities
- National Criminal Justice Research Center: Conflict Resolution Education A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings
Resources
- Ideas: Research Papers in Economics: Measuring the Effect of an Anti-Discrimination Program
- Sociometry.net: Core Principles for Public Engagement
- ERIC: Peace Education and Conflict Resolution through the Expressive Arts
- American Community Gardening Association
- Hudson Valley Press: "Newburgh's Waterfront Festival"
- Photo Credit different colours of man image by chrisharvey from Fotolia.com
