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Speak Up!
Universitywide Bias Prevention Campaign
Be an active bystander. Disrupt everyday bigotry.
To be a vibrant and inclusive community, we must collectively reject hate.
Each of us must take a stand against bigotry and hatred directed at any of us. We cannot ban all offensive and hateful speech, instead we must commit to speak up and counter bigotry and hatred whenever and wherever we see it.
Should Hate Speech Be Censored?
Why Should I Speak Up?
Daily indignities and other acts of bias disrupt learning and working environments and harm members of our community.
Speak Up! is a call to action for all members of the university community to respond when they observe bigotry and to be vigilant about disrupting personally held bias.
Speak Up! Responding to Everyday Bigotry Resource Guide
Learn four strategies for interrupting bias and Rutgers resources to support true inclusivity.
Combat Bigotry and Bias
- Speak up when you hear or see (observe) bigotry
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Question and identify bias when I see (observe) it
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Be mindful of my own behaviors
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Promote and appeal to higher principles
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Set limits (boundaries/expectations) on what is said or done around me
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Seek help and help others to work against bigotry
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Remain vigilant and persistent.
Speak Up Guide: Responding to Everyday Bigotry
The Southern Poverty Law Center gathered hundreds of stories of everyday bigotry from people across the United States. They told their stories through e-mail, personal interviews and at roundtable discussions in four cities. People spoke about encounters in stores and restaurants, on streets and in schools. No matter the location or relationship, the stories echo each other.
Education as Disruption Series
In this webinar series, panelists engaged in focused discussions about repairing harm, religious bias, and disability to promote practices and behavior that contribute to an inclusive environment for faculty, staff, and students.
Religious Bias
Recognizing religious biases is crucial in a campus community with various faith groups. Dr. Joan Collier talks with members of the Rutgers community, Rabbi Jason Cook, Atiya Aftab, and Kerri Willson to discuss how religious biases affect certain groups differently, how we as an institution can be more inclusive of different religious groups, and the value in bridge building between communities.
Repairing Harm
Whether on an interpersonal or institutional level, individuals have the potential to cause harm due to unconscious biases. Dr. Joan Collier spoke with Avery Arrington, Kaylin Padovano, and Rebecca Vazquez to discuss different ways institutions like Rutgers University can address and repair harm. By placing ideas such as accountability and restorative justice in the center of the discourse, this webinar highlights the importance of creating an inclusive campus climate for all.
Disability Bias
This webinar focuses on the importance of centering individuals with disabilities when working towards an inclusive environment. Whether it be implementing classroom technology aids to enable learning for those with disabilities or using thoughtful language to avoid microaggressions, Bill Welsh and Wil Vargas engage in a conversation with Dr. Joan Collier on how to eliminate barriers to inclusion.
Resources
The PAUSE approach can help you gain awareness on how your biases might lead to treating others unfairly and how you can find options for new decisions.
The University of Central Arkansas drew on the SPLC guide to compile a short list of questions and responses that can help you respond to everyday bigotry that you might experience with your family or at work.
What is a Bias Incident?
A “bias incident” is defined as an act – either verbal, written, physical, or psychological that threatens or harms a person or group on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, atypical heredity or cellular blood trait, military service or veteran status. Cultivating trust requires accountability.
How do I report a bias incident?
In the Rutgers–New Brunswick, Rutgers–Camden, and Rutgers–Newark Chancellor-led units bias reporting is centralized through the Dean of Students office. For the Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences Chancellor-led unit bias reporting is done through the individual schools, please visit their websites for more details.
