Topic	Anti-Hate and Hate Incidents	

Bulletin Description	
This bulletin is meant to educate residents on the issue of hate incidents and to empower residents to create a hate-free campus community. 

Training	
This bulletin could be paired with a Campus Climate training/activity to educate residents about hate incidents and the hate incident report form. Campus Climate could also help facilitate a dialogue so that the residents can choose their own statements (see italicized print below).

Bulletin Content		
                   
                   Title	
commUNITY united against hate	
                    
                   Subtitle	
Last year, on our campus, 22 hate incidents occurred. 6 occurred in our residence halls. * Not here, not anymore.

If applicable, you could add: “__ happened here, in our residence hall.”

(Locations of 2010-2011 UW-L hate incidents: 2 in Hutchison Hall, 1 in Drake Hall, 1 in Laux Hall, 2 occurred in unspecified residents halls.)	
                    
                   Tagline 
                   Options 	
Hate has no home here.

Hate is not a UW-L family value.	
                   
                  Statements	
Not in our cube. Cube ___ promotes bystander intervention.
Not on our floor. Floor ___ does not tolerate hurtful or hateful language. 
Not in our hall. ________ Hall is united against hate.
Not on our campus. Hate is not a UW-L family value. 

*** Everything italicized could be decided in a cube/floor meeting. Residents could talk about decide on statements that they hope to promote, support and live by while residing in their cube/floor/hall. These statements should speak to the anti-hate message to which this bulletin is dedicated.	
                  
                  Definition	
Definition of a “hate incident”: Any harmful act which appears to be motivated or is perceived by the victim to be motivated all or in part by race, religion, ethnic background, sexual orientation, gender, or disability is considered a hate incident.
	
                   Poster	“Hurt by Hate?” poster - this poster is provided by campus climate. Please stop by our office in 1120 Centennial Hall to pick one up for your bulletin. The poster provides information on how to report hate and fill out a hate incident report form at UW-L.

 Engage              	
Creating a community that does not tolerate hate. What will we do to prevent it from happening here? 

(Provide residents with post-it notes to write down ideas for creating an inclusive, respectful, anti-hate climate.)

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