COVID-19 and Xenophobia: What You Can Do
If you are a victim of hate or discrimination, please contact us at https://www.cairchicago.org/report-discrimination. We follow up with legal support or refer you to an appropriate agency or organization.
Check out https://www.standagainsthatred.org/ for more information about the rising hate faced by Asian-Americans
Also visit the Chicago Commission on Human Relations website for additional resources for reporting incidents of hate and supporting services.
For access to free legal services, contact CARPLS (Coordinated Advice & Referral Program for Legal Services) at 312-732-9200.
Tolerance.org also has a resource guide to COVID-19 inspired racism, which you can find here.
For a basic understanding of bystander intervention when witnessing discrimination or a hate crime, visit Hollaback!’s Guide to Bystander Intervention.
For Center of Disease Control updates, visit their website at www.cdc.gov.
For World Health Organization updates, visit https://www.who.int/.
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With the onset of COVID-19 in America, we're seeing a surge in hate crimes.
Asian minorities all over the country are facing discrimination because of xenophobia and racism brought to the surface of American society because of Coronavirus. Lawmakers are even using the virus to justify the Travel Ban. That's why we still need your help in these trying times. While our most of our lives are seeing unprecedented disruption, know that hate isn't stopping.
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