Monday, June 4: One
Columbus MIXER
The
monthly MIXER offered by One Columbus gives the community an
opportunity to see, hear, and be a part of the work that the
organization is doing to create unity and respect within the
diverse populations found in the
Chattahoochee
Valley.
The June Monthly
MIXER
comes
on Monday, June 4
at 11:00 am
in
the Government Center ANNEX. This event
, created specifically for the general public, offers anyone
an opportunity to learn about the organization. Come and
bring a friend or colleague. Contact:
Ann Caggins 706-568-1762
Thursday, June 28: Second Annual One
Columbus Golf
Tournament
This One
Columbus fund raiser for the organization will take place
iin
Opelika,
Alabama
at the Grand National Robert Trent Jones golf
complex. Built on
Lake
Saugahatchee it
stands as one of the nation's top 10 golf courses in
America.
Not only will
Diamond Sports Marketing put on a day of outstanding
golfing, but they have added a women's golf clinic for new
golfers, lunch, dinner, and a 19th hole awards
reception (sponsored teams). If you are
unable to participate with a team, there is an opportunity
as an individual. The attached can be used until June 10.
See
www.rtjgolf.com
for more about the golf complex and
www.onecolumbus.org
for information about the tournament. Contact: DJ Jones
706-681-1136 or Allen Page 706-323-0049.
Now that the kids are out of
school, you may want to add some of the books listed below
from Barbara Feldman's surfnetkids.com to their
Summer Reading Schedule:
In Pursuit of Tolerance
Edmund
Burke, an eighteenth-century writer and philosopher said
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good
men to do nothing." If spreading tolerance and stopping
hatred is important to you, the following sites offer both
historical perspective and concrete action items.
Barnes &
Noble and ADL joined forces to create "Close the Book on
Hate" after the
Columbine
High School
tragedy in 1999. You can browse through the anti-hate tips
by using the left-hand menu, or download the easy-to-print
PDF version by clicking on the cover image on the right.
Highlights include a glossary and an extensive
reading
list for further study. A free print brochure is also
available at all Barnes & Noble bookstores.
"In 1993,
hate activities in
Billings [Montana]
reached a crescendo. KKK fliers were distributed, the Jewish
cemetery was desecrated, the home of a Native American
family was painted with swastikas, and a brick was thrown
through the window of a six-year-old boy who displayed a
Menorah for Hanukkah." Not in Our Town is a PBS film and
website that tells the story of how thousands of citizens
stood up against the bullies, and declared their town
hate-free. Click on Get Involved to learn how you can bring
the Not in Our Town campaign to your town or
school.
"An
alarming and disproportionately high percentage of both the
victims of hate violence and the perpetrators are young
people under 18 years of age." This website offers guidance
(in the form of printable manuals) for anyone wanting to
combat this terrible trend. There are separate sections for
students (start an anti-bias program at your school),
parents,
teachers
and law enforcement. To search for answers to commonly asked
questions, click on Hate Response Network.
Project
Change, sponsored by Levi-Strauss, is an online network
supporting a variety of anti-racism groups. Best clicks are
Symbols of Hate and Oppression (an outstanding interactive
animation that explores a dozen racial stereotypes),
AntiRacism.Net (an archive of news stories and a great for
resource for
research papers)
and Publications (for community activists working to fight
racism.)
Tolerance.org is a project of The Southern Poverty Law
Center. It is my anti-hate pick of the day because it has a
kids section (listen to an ancient Turkish folk tale,) a
teen page (start a Mix It Up Dialogue at school) and
resources for teachers and parents. There are excellent
tools and activities behind every click, but of particular
interest to me was Hate on the Internet, an annotated tour
of real-life hate sites. You'll find it listed under
Parents/Online Activities/Age 14 and up.
