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Resource
List and Hotlines to Report Hate Crimes in the Wake of September
11, 2001
Compiled
by National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
310 8th Street
Suite 303
Oakland, CA 94607
Tel (510) 465-1984
Fax (510) 465-1885
www.nnirr.org
Grassroots
Organizers from the Muslim and Arab Community, San Francisco
Bay Area
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Grassroots
Organizers from the Muslim and Arab Community (GOMAC) in
the San Francisco Bay Area has a 24-hour hotline for people
who are victims of, or witnesses to, hate crimes in the
Bay Area. The number is 1 (877) 282-2288
San
Francisco Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
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To
report hate crimes or for assistance, contact Khari J.Tillery
ktillery@lccr.com,
or call
Tel: 415-543-9444
Fax 415-543-0296
SFLCCR, 301 Mission St.
Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94105
SIREN
Hotlines -- Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network
San Jose California
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To
report hate violence and for referral to services:
Farsi: (408) 286-5680 Ext 108
Spanish: (408) 286-1698
Vietnamese: (408) 286-1448
SIREN general number (408) 286-5680
Southern
California
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- Coalition
for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA):
(213) 353-1347, (888) 624-4752, or (213) 353-1333
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Asian Pacific American Legal Center (213) 977-7500
- Los
Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center Anti-Violence Project
(800) 373-2227 or (323) 993-7677
- Southern
Christian Leadership Conference, Los Angeles (323)
290-4126
Asian
American Pacific Islander Circles
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Asian
American Pacific Islander Circles, provides legal referrals
and advocacy for victims of hate violence stemming from
September 11 backlash click on: www.apicircles.org
CAUSA
- Oregon
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To
report hate violence and/or to seek support or services
in Oregon:
CAUSA
3545 Portland Rd. NE
Suite 200
Salem, OR 97303
Tel (503) 763-1694
Fax(503) 399-1183
E-mail: jkbrier@yahoo.com
rblobolopez@yahoo.com
mano@open.org
CAAAV
- Organizing Asian Communities, New York, NY
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To
report hate violence and/or to seek support or services,
(718) 220-7391 ext 22.
ILEMP
AFSC Immigration Law Enforcement Monitoring Project Offices
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To
report abuses on U.S.-Mexico border
Houston: (713) 926-2799
El Paso: (915) 577-0724
Texas
Civil Rights Project
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(512)
474-5073,
2212 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Austin, TX 78722
E-mail: HateCrimes@TexasCivilRightsProject.org
Web: www.TexasCivilRightsProject.org
Lawyers'
Committee for Civil Rights Under Law of Texas
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Immigrant
and Refugee Rights Project
(210) 736-1503
2311 N. Flores
San Antonio, TX 78212
ACLU
of Texas
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P.O.
Box 3629
Austin, TX 78764-3629
Crime
Victim's Compensation: The Crime Victim's Compensation Fund
provides financial assistance to victims of violent crimes,
including hate crimes like assault, kidnapping, sexual assault,
and murder. For more information or to make a claim, contact
the Texas Attorney General or Crime Victim's Compensation
Fund at 1-800-983-9933.
American
Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
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Report
hate crimes and harassment against Arab Americans and Muslims:
Tel: (202) 244-2990
E-mail: legal@adc.org
ADC's
web pages provide outstanding resources, information, news,
and analysis
http://www.adc.org
American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee Legal Department
4201 Connecticut Ave., N.W.,
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20008, U.S.A.
Tel: (202) 244-2990
Fax: (202) 244-3196
Asian
American Legal Defense and Education Fund
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Incidents
of attacks against Asian groups should be reported to Sinyen
Ling, who handles anti-Asian violence for the Asian American
Legal Defense and Education Fund. Tel: (212) 760-9110 or
(212) 966-5932
E-mail: sling@aaldef.org
All
information will be kept confidential and in the custody
of attorneys. It is very helpful to report as much specificity
about the incident as possible, such as the name and ethnicity
of the victim, what happened, what was said, done, thrown,
where the incident occurred, time of the incident, and description
of the assailants.
For
more information:
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
99 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 760-9110 or (212) 966-5932
American
Civil Liberties Union ACLU National
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For
more information see the new ACLU clearinghouse at:
http://www.aclu.org/difficultdays
National
ACLU Racial Profiling Hotline:
Tel: 1 (877) 6-PROFILE
ACLU
Northern California:
Hotline to report any hate crimes, racial harassment or
violence, airport searches or against protestors and for
other activities:
Tel: (415) 621-2493 extension 322
To
report law enforcement racial profiling:
English language: 1 (877) DWB-STOP [1-877-392-7867]
Spanish: 1 (877) PARALOS [1-877-727-2567]
The
Council on American-Islamic Relations -- www.cair-net.org
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To
file a hate violence incident report with CAIR, you can
do so online or download a form and submit it with supporting
documents (such as police reports, etc.) to:
CAIR
453 New Jersey Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003-4034
Tel. 202.488.8787
Fax. 202.488.0833
E-mail. cair@cair-net.org
CAIR's
Reacting To Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes
If you believe you have been the victim of a hate crime,
you should:
Report the crime to your local police station immediately.
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Ask that the incident be treated as a hate crime.
- Follow
up with investigators.
- Inform
CAIR even if you believe it is a "small" incident.
- Document
the incident.
- Write
down exactly what was said and/or done by the offender.
- Save
evidence.
- Take
photographs.
- Act
quickly.
- Each
incident must be dealt with when it happens, not when
convenient.
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Decide on the appropriate action to be taken.
- Consider
issuing a statement from community leaders,holding a
news conference, organizing a protest, meeting with
officials, or starting a letter writing campaign.
- Mobilize
community support.
- Contact
CAIR and a local mosque or organization
- Stay
on top of the situation.
- Announce
results.
- When
the incident is resolved, make an announcement to the
same people and organizations orginally contacted.
Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
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Tel:
(800) 669-4000 voice or (800) 669-6820 TTY
The
tragic events of September 11 have given rise to increased
concerns about intimidation and harassment in the workplace
directed at individuals who are or are perceived to be Muslim,
Arab, Middle Eastern, Afghani, or South Asian. In order
to help employers and labor unions guard against unlawful
discrimination based on religion, ethnicity, or country
of origin, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has
developed an information sheet, which is available by contacting:
EEOC's
Publications Distribution Center
Tel: (800) 669-3362 voice and (800) 800-3302 TTY
http://www.eeoc.gov
Also,
the San Francisco District Office has printed new brochures
in Arabic, Urdu, Hindi and Tagalog. (We already have English,
Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean.) The home page of
the EEOC Web site currently has a special section addressing
issues related to the September 11 events. In addition to
the information sheet, visitors may access press releases
and further instructions for filing a charge with the EEOC.
As a public service, we also have included a link to information
about the employment rights of reservists in the U.S. armed
forces.
At
this critical time, please do all you can to help prevent
incidents of employment discrimination by educating your
members, employees, and constituents. We encourage the duplication
and broad distribution of this information. And remember,
the EEOC is here to answer your questions. You may contact
the Commission office nearest you by calling (800) 669-4000
voice or (800) 669-6820 TTY.
Sincerely,
Linda Li
Program Analyst
U.S. EEOC - San Francisco District
901 Market Street
San Francisco CA 94103
Tel: (415) 356-5215
Fax: (415) 356-5126
E-mail: linda.li@eeoc.gov
National
Lawyers Guild
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NLG
provides legal referral services, updates on proposed anti-terrorist
legislation, and other links. http://www.nlg.org
NLG
National office: Tel: (212) 627-2656
NLG National Immigration Project: Tel: (617) 227-9727
National
Immigration Law Center
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Tel:
(213) 639-3900
NILC
provides technical assistance to immigration service providers
and other social service providers. Immigration law information
is available on http://www.nilc.org.
Sikh.org
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To
report hate crimes against Sikhs, visit: www.sikh.org
Sikh.Org
is based in New York City. For more information please contact:
Email: info@sikh.org
Tel: 212-894-3752 ext 3603
"The
word 'Sikh' in the Punjabi language means 'disciple', Sikhs
are the disciples of God who follow the writings and teachings
of the Ten Sikh Gurus. The wisdom of these teachings in
Sri Guru Granth Sahib are practical and universal in their
appeal to all mankind....".
From
http://www.sikh.org/hatecrime
"This website has been created to assist in the process
of documenting the after effects of this tragedy on the
Sikh community, and to provide a coordinated centre to focus
attention on the unfortunate targetting of the Sikhs. Feedback
is welcome.
"In
solidarity with all communities that are suffering in the
aftermath of this tragedy, the creators of this site would
like to extend an invitation to members of all affected
communities to also use this site to document hate crimes
taking place against their communities. Contact: hateagainstsikhs@yahoo.com"
South
Asian Bar Association
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Hate
Crimes Help Line: 1 (888) 99NOHATE [1 (888) 996-64283]
South
Asian Bar Association, http://www.southasianbar.org,
provides assistance to South Asians and others seeking help
with incidents of racial harassment and hate violence.
U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights
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The
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) has established
a hotline for reports of hate crimes against Arab American,
Muslim and South Asian American victims of violent incidents
following the hijacking attacks on September 11. The USCCR
hotline number is 800-552-6843.
Lawyers'
Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
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1401
New York Avenue, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
Tel:
202-662-8600
Fax: 202-783-0857
email: kcoates@lawyerscomm.org
http://www.lawyerscomm.org
The Chicago Lawyers' Committee
for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.
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100
North LaSalle Street
Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60602-2403
Tel: (312) 630-9744
Fax: (312) 630-1127
www.clccrul.org
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Under Law of the Boston Bar Association
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294
Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: (617) 482-1145
Fax: (617) 482-4392
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