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Identity-Based Bullying: Listening to Young People

Tools and Strategies
Distraught girl with eyes closed sitting in front of laptop
Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current EventsAll young people should be able to feel safe, included and respected in their classrooms and schools. Unfortunately, many do not. A recent study of high school students found that nearly four in ten students experienced identity-based bullying or bullying related to an aspect of their identity such as race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or physical appearance.   How can we listen and learn from young people about…
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Barbie, Identity and Representation

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Ruth Handler Posing with Barbie Doll Collection
Teach students about this history of Barbie, reflect on their own experiences with Barbie and consider what identity groups may be missing from Barbie's collection.
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Teens and their Social Media Lives

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Group of young people using mobile phone
Teach students about data from Pew's survey about teens and social media, help them reflect on their own social media use and explore how race, gender and socioeconomic status impact online use.
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Navegando en un mundo digital: Consejos para los jóvenes

Tools and Strategies
Social media around the world illustration
For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers | For Students Tweens and teens spend a lot of time using technology, much of it positive, but it can move into cyberbullying and other online mean behavior. Below are tips young people can use in their digital lives to help them have a positive online experience and effectively respond to negative online behavior and cyberbullying. Before going online...Set guidelines.Limit electronic use.Consider what it means to be responsible online…
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6 maneras de ser un aliado

Tools and Strategies
Female and Male Students Holding Cellphones Debating
For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers | For Students Here are some simple things you can do to be an ally to targets of name-calling and bullying. And remember—always think about your safety first when deciding the best way to respond. 1. Support targets, whether you know them or not.Show compassion and encouragement to those who are the targets of bullying behavior by asking if they’re okay, going with them to get help and letting them know you are there for them…
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Gossip, Rumors and Identity

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Teenage girl standing at her locker and being bullied at high school
Teach students about what gossip and rumors are and the impact they have on others, especially those identity groups which may be more vulnerable to and marginalized by rumors and gossip.
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ADL’s Task Force on Middle East Minorities

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ADL’s Task Force on Middle East Minorities
The mission of ADL’s Task Force on Middle East Minorities is to bring international attention to the human rights offenses committed against minority communities in the Middle East. The Task Force consists of regional and topical experts who serve as an advisory body to augment ADL’s work in protecting vulnerable minorities by identifying, elevating, and educating on emerging human rights issues in the Middle East. The task force is comprised of leading scholars, experts, and…
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Moroccan Textbooks Teach Appreciation of Jewish Life and Tolerance in the Kingdom

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By Carole Nuriel and Aykan Erdemir An examination of textbooks used in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades of Moroccan state schools during the 2021-2022 school year indicate that tolerance and diversity are core to the curriculum promoted across Moroccan society. The excerpts on Judaism and Jews that Morocco’s Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training provided to ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) show that the country’s elementary school textbooks depict Jews as an…
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Scapegoating of Jews for the 1969 Al-Aqsa Arson Continued as Usual in 2022

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August 21 marked the 53rd anniversary of the 1969 al-Aqsa Mosque arson and the ongoing disinformation campaigns scapegoating Jews and Israel for the attack. Although Israeli authorities promptly arrested, tried, and convicted the culprit, Denis Michael Rohan – a Protestant extremist from Australia who believed his actions would prompt the Second Coming of Jesus – Middle Eastern outlets have been publishing inaccurate reports of the event to this day. In a blog published last month,…
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Middle Eastern Media Needs to Stop Blaming Jews for the 1969 Al-Aqsa Arson

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​ August 21 marks the 53rd anniversary of a terrible attack against an Islamic holy site, when a Protestant extremist from Australia named Denis Michael Rohan set fire to the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, destroying large parts of the site and irreplaceable artifacts. Rohan’s crime should rightly be widely condemned and the loss commemorated even five-plus decades later. It is important to note that Rohan, who believed his actions would prompt the Second Coming of Jesus, was…
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Anti-Muslim Bias and Acting as an Ally

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Children Jerash Palestinian Refugee Camp
Table Talk: Family Conversations About Current EventsWhen there are periods of heightened violence and war in the news, oftentimes one or more marginalized identity groups can become the focus of attention, anger, hostility and bias even far removed from the location of the conflict. In the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel in October 2023, ADL has tracked an uptick in antisemitic attacks in the U.S. and around the globe, and there have also been incidents of anti-Muslim attacks. As the…
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ADL Task Force on Middle East Minorities Condemns Raids in Iran Targeting Baha’i Community

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New York, NY, August 5, 2022 … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Task Force on Middle East Minorities released the following statement in response to the intensified campaign by the Iranian regime targeting Iran’s Baha’i minority: “We condemn the recent attacks targeting Iran’s vulnerable Baha’i community, and the July 31 statement by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence which alleged that Baha'is are spies for foreign countries. This is part of the Islamic…
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Anti-Bias Mini-Film Festival

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Rear view of audience watching 3D movie in a theater
Use the short evocative videos and films in this lesson plan to engage young people in conversations about identity, diversity, bias and social justice.
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