On Wednesday, May 23rd, schools will come together to be recognized by the Anti-Defamation League for participating in the No Place for Hate® program during the 2017-2018 school year. Nearly 300 attendees from over 30 schools in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware will attend the second annual No Place for Hate Designation Celebration at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The schools are being honored for their commitment to making their learning communities more respectful and inclusive.
To earn their No Place for Hate designation, each school planned, executed, and reviewed three anti-bias and anti-bullying projects during the school year. Every project had to impact the entire school community, and address at least one No Place for Hate theme: celebrating diversity, promoting respect for differences, and challenging bias or bullying.
At the Designation Celebration, No Place for Hate will present their Making a Difference Award to Philadelphia Eagle Chris Long, who will accept the award via video. The No Place for Hate Making a Difference Award honors individuals who demonstrate outstanding effort in making communities more respectful, inclusive and accepting.
Additionally, the Designation Celebration will honor the winners of the No Place for Hate Essay Contest. No Place for Hate hosts an annual essay contest for students in fifth through eighth grade. This year, 270 students submitted essays discussing the impact of having diverse friends in their lives. TD Bank has generously sponsored the No Place for Hate Essay Contest for the past three years, and a representative from the corporation will speak at tomorrow’s event.
WHEN: Tuesday, May 23, 2018. Registration is 8:30-9:30am. Ceremony is 9:30-11:00am.
WHERE: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1300 Arch Street, Room 126AB, Philadelphia, PA 19107
CONTACTS:
• Pre-event:
o Lisa Friedlander, Education Director, No Place for Hate, 215-568-2223, lfriedlander@adl.org
o Lindsay Shafer, Associate Education Director, 215-568-2223, lshafer@adl.org
• Day of Event:
o Robin Burstein, Senior Associate Regional Director, 267-418-0277, rburstein@adl.org
o Serena Shapero, Assistant Director of Young Leadership and Digital Engagement, 301-928-2841, sshapero@adl.org
No Place for Hate Background:
ADL’s No Place for Hate® is an initiative that provides schools and community organizations with an organizing framework for combating bias, bullying and hatred, leading to long-term solutions for creating and maintaining a positive climate. No Place for Hate schools receive their designation by:
• Building inclusive and safe communities in which all students can thrive.
• Empowering students, faculty, administration and family members to take a stand against hate and bullying by incorporating new and existing programs under one powerful message.
• Engaging schools and organizations in at least three anti-bias activities per year, which are developed in conjunction with ADL staff.
Nearly 230 public, private and parochial schools and YMCAs across eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware participate in No Place for Hate, serving over 300,000 students every year.
No Place for Hate is generously sponsored by:
• Elias Family Charitable Trust
• Erie Insurance
• Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
• Nancy Garber Memorial Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation, Inc.
• The Provident Bank Foundation
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE BACKGROUND:
The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” Now the nation’s premier civil rights and human relations agency, ADL fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects civil rights for all.
ADL works to accomplish its mission through advocacy, education and outreach. The League promotes civil rights in all three branches of government, at the local, state and federal levels. ADL has impacted over 60 million people through our educational programs, making the League the largest anti-bias educator in the country. ADL is also the largest nongovernmental trainer of law enforcement in the nation, briefing over 15,000 law enforcement officials each year on the latest trends in extremism, terrorism and hate crime.
ADL’s Philadelphia Regional Office works to “secure justice and fair treatment to all” in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware.