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The Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) offers a series of civil rights, cultural competence, equal opportunity and hate crime trainings around the State at various times throughout the year. 

 

These trainings can also be arranged for site-specific functions, including conferences, in-service training sessions, and community forums  The trainings are designed to assist social justice, crime victim service providers, law enforcement and community with the unique challenges created by Michigan's increasing cultural diversity.

 

Two new on-line presentations are also available, Civil Rights/Equal Opportunity and Building Cultural Competence Plus+.  Both trainings are free of charge with registration. 
 
If you would like to request a site-specific training for your organization, please complete an Open Training Request.
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This Southern Poverty Law Center video was created to help law enforcement agencies better prepare for encounters with "sovereign citizens." In the case of two West Memphis, Ark., police officers, Brandon Paudert and Bill Evans, a routine traffic stop of father-and-son sovereign citizen duo Jerry and Joe Kane in May proved fatal when son Joe, 16, leaped from the car firing an AK-47, cutting down both officers. The Kanes died in a shootout with police an hour later in a Wal-Mart parking lot after wounding two more officers. SPLC estimates that as many as 300,000 people may consider themselves sovereign citizens — and the number is growing.

 

Bullied: A Student, a School and a Case That Made History

 

Bullied is a documentary film that chronicles one student’s ordeal at the hands of anti-gay bullies and offers an inspiring message of hope to those fighting harassment today. It can become a cornerstone of anti-bullying efforts in middle and high schools.

 

Order your free copy today!

 

Bullied is designed to help administrators, teachers and counselors create a safer school environment for all students, not just those who are gay and lesbian. It is also intended to help all students understand the terrible toll bullying can take on its victims, and to encourage students to stand up for their classmates who are being harassed.

 

Bullied has been endorsed by the NEA. 

Note: Limit of one kit per school.

 

 

 

ALSO CHECK OUT THESE FROM THE OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME (OVC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

CyberALLY: A Cyberbullying Training Model for Middle and High School Students

 

CyberALLY is a half-day (3-hour) or full-day (6-hour) training for middle and high school students that increases awareness about the unique features and impact of cyberbullying, provides strategies for students to respond effectively to cyberbullying and fosters an increased culture of e-safety and respect for differences among youth.

 

This interactive training program provides practical information and opportunities for skill-building that will support students in developing personal strategies for protecting themselves against cyberbullying as well as preventing and taking action against cyberbullying and social cruelty in online forums.

 

Program Goals

School environments that promote safety and inclusion in online forums as part of a broader strategy to create safe schools for all youth Informed student populations who understand the importance of behaving responsibly and respectfully online and who are motivated to be cyberallies.

 

Program Objectives

  • To increase understanding and awareness about the impact of cyberbullying.
  • To educate and empower students to recognize and effectively address cyberbullying.
  • To explore the connections between cyberbullying, bias-motivated behavior and online hate activities.
  • To provide students with the tools and skills needed to respond to cyberbullying and to be cyberallies to others.
  • To create safer and more respectful online environments for students.

 

For more information or to schedule a workshop, please call ADL at (248) 353-7553.

  

 

No Place for Hate®

 

 

By participating in No Place for Hate®, your school will join with a larger initiative taking place throughout Michigan and in other cities across the nation to reduce bullying, name calling and other expressions of bias, while creating safer learning environments that promote inclusion, appreciation of diversity and respect for others.

 

How to Become a No Place for Hate® School
Step-by-Step instructions for schools to be designated a No Place for Hate® School:

  • START by contacting the ADL Michigan Regional Office to receive the School Intent Form or download the form at the bottom of the page. Complete the form and return it to the ADL Regional Office. Once ADL receives and approves your application, a representative from ADL will contact you to set up an informational meeting and provide you with promotional materials.

 

  • ESTABLISH a No Place for Hate® “committee” or “club” that will plan, coordinate and oversee the initiative’s implementation. The team should be comprised of representatives from students, parents, faculty members, administration and/or community members. Identify an administrative or faculty person to serve as point of contact with ADL.

 

  • ISSUE and have students sign the Resolution of Respect (for middle and high schools) or No Place for Hate® Promise (for elementary schools) affirming a commitment to respect diversity.

 

  • COMPLETE three *activities (minimum) during a school year that celebrate diversity and/or address bias, bullying and name calling. • SUBMIT a completed Activity Form at the conclusion of each activity.

 

  • RECEIVE a customized No Place for Hate® banner from ADL and count your school as a leader in teaching and modeling respect for individual and group differences while challenging prejudice and discrimination.