More than three out of five LGBT students in the U.S. feel unsafe at school because of their identity. Nearly 85 percent have been verbally harassed, and 40 percent physically harassed. Their silence is a result.
Posts Tagged “antidiscrimination”
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Posted in: Education & Youth, Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: antidiscrimination, Day of Silence, lgbt, LGBT rights, Michael Franklin
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European Union member-states risk getting into a race to the bottom if they rely on coercion to make life more uncomfortable for the Roma in their country than in others.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Justice
Topics: antidiscrimination, deportation, European Union, France, Heather Grabbe, immigration, integration, Roma
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Anti-immigrant sentiment made a strong showing in the Swedish elections as far-right extremism continues to spread across Europe.
Posted in: Europe, Governance & Accountability, Rights & Justice
Topics: antidiscrimination, Helene Irving, immigration, integration, Muslims, Sweden
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The proposed Muslim community center in lower Manhattan near what was the site of the World Trade Center has threatened to become a new rallying point for hate and anti-Muslim sentiment. I commend Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his calm and dignity in dealing with this matter.
Posted in: Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: antidiscrimination, Aryeh Neier, Michael Bloomberg, Muslims, New York
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A new campaign in the Netherlands uses humor and traditional notions about being Dutch to counter negative stereotypes about Muslim women.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Justice
Topics: antidiscrimination, Helene Irving, Islam, Muslims, Netherlands, women
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In this interview, Gelu Duminica of Impreuna discusses his organization's efforts to empower impoverished Roma communities to overcome discrimination in Romania.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Justice
Topics: Andy Haupert, antidiscrimination, Roma, Romania
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Because reform does away with some of the mainstays of Mexico’s inefficient and abusive law enforcement machinery, some politicians are beginning to blame it for a worrisome but decade-old rise in crime.
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What the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) contributed to American society should not be understated. They not only changed policy, they changed a culture.
Posted in: Education & Youth, Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: antidiscrimination, civil rights, democracy, Patricia Jerido, SNCC
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