• Hate Today

    In 2021, in preparation for hosting Christian Picciolini as a speaker, we researched the rising incidents of hate on college campuses and in the greater society.  You can see some details of our work under the "Hate in the USA" section of our History Unfolding page.

    Unfortunately, there continues to be a rise in hate incidents in the United States, and —alarmingly— in our own state of Illinois.  In fact, in March 2023, Patch reported that "The FBI Crime Report Shows 101 Incidents in Illinois" and in early April 2023, Fox reported that a young man was arrested for plotting to attack mosques in the Chicago area.  We offer some resources to help inform you.  Some of these resources will also be displayed in the front hall in 2023.

    Here is a summary of some key points:

    • 8 states/territories of the US don’t have hate crime laws and don’t require data collection on them.
    • 1 state does not have hate crime laws and requires data collection on hate crimes
    • 17 states/territories of the US have hate crime laws and don’t require data collection on these crimes
    • 25 states do have hate crimes laws and require data to be collected on hate crimes
    • Hate crimes against Muslims are growing in New Zealand
    • Support for anti-immigrant leaders in Europe is growing

     

    College Campus Hate

    Since 2020, we have compiled quotes from recent DHS alumni about hate incidents on their college campuses.  Please visit our College Campus Hate page.

    You might also be interested in the Office of Civil Rights Shared Ancestry page/guide for schools.

     

    Combatting Hate 

     

    Stop AAPI Hate

    Stop AAPI Hate is a website that collects stories of hate targeting Asian American and Pacific Islander people; it also teaches people how to protect themselves and others from such attacks.

     

    US Government Combats Antisemitism on a National and International Scale

    The US Department of State has worked with many scholarly agencies and individuals in the US and around the world to define antisemitism.  It now has a Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, headed by a preeminent scholar, Deborah Lipstadt.   

    There are other definitions of antisemitism and calls by some international organizations to use one of the other definitions.  You can find information in this article.

     

    Taking White Supremacy to Court

    In March of 2022, the IL Holocaust Museum hosted lawyers from Integrity First for America who mounted the successful legal case against white supremacists who violently protested in Charlottesville, VA, in 2017. You can view the recording of their presentation to the Museum.

    In the follow-up to the event, the Museum sent these messages:

    • Want to know more about Integrity First for America’s ongoing legal efforts? Visit their website at www.integrityfirstforamerica.org to see updates on current cases, or dive deeper into the Charlottesville lawsuit and trial with IFA’s case documents and transcripts.
    • If you’re interested in partnering with IFA on a virtual program, please email contact@integrityfirstforamerica.org.

     

    ADL - Anti-Defamation League

    Visit the ADL's Fighting Antisemitism page. See also the State Department's definition of antisemitism. 

    District 113 works in collaboration with the ADL on the Peer Influencers program, which includes these two resources (among many others): the Pyramid of Hate and Understanding and Addressing Online Cruelty

     

    IL Combats Hate Crimes

    You can learn more about hate crimes in IL, report a hate crime, and follow the work of this commission by going to the website of the IL Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes.

    You can also visit the Hate Crimes page of the IL Attorney General.

     

    Other issues and organizations