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Pledges From The Campus
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Napa Valley College is a campus community committed
to inclusion, acceptance, and safety for everyone. The following
is a list of pledges submitted by members of our community to stop hate!
These pledges are based on ideas being promoted in our "10
Ways In Ten Months To Stop Hate" campaign. They are published
here for everyone to see both as a sign of unity as well as to provide
readers with ideas for making a pledge of their own.
- I pledge to keep an open mind and to
remember that we all come from many different life styles.
- My plan to stop hate starts by the way I
treat others. I believe hate can be stopped by
treating others as you would want to be treated.
- I pledge to stop hate by telling my
friends about the serious consequences of hate.
- I pledge to not jump to conclusions about
people by labeling them.
- I will talk to my friends about the
issues of diversity and about what other schools are doing
to stop hate in order to learn about new ideas that NVC
hasn't thought of yet.
- I am going to sit in a different seat
each day of class so that I can form a friendship with
someone I wouldn't normally have even talked to.
- I pledge to respect other people's views
on things that I view differently.
- I will do my best to stop hate in
whatever situations I may find it.
- I pledge to start learning more about
every race so that I can teach my daughter the truth about
different cultures.
- This month, I will examine NVC's
Diversity Plan to see where my help might be needed.
- I pledge to talk with different people
every chance I can get.
- I pledge to stop being hostile to those
who are different from me.
- I pledge to be proactive in education
persons about human rights and needs.
- I pledge to add a link to the
"10
Ways In Ten Months To Stop Hate" web
page to my faculty web page.
- I pledge to spread the word by adding,
"Name it, know it, and say something to stop it," to my
email signature.
- I pledge to always speak out against
hate, racism, or prejudice.-
- I pledge to respect each and every person
for who they are, regardless of the color of their skin or
their ethnicity. We are more alike than we are
different.
- I pledge to respectfully remind faculty
members that there are students in their classes that do
not, and cannot, relate in the same typical way others do.
- I pledge to stop hate by educating the
students in all of my classes about the definitions of bias
incidents and hate crimes.
- I'm going to relate to hate victims...
and provide comfort.
- I'm going to tell all of my friends about
"passing the torch."
- I'm going to get involved by telling all
of my friends about the "Stop the Hate" program.
- The way I will stop hate is by being
friendly to not only the people I know but everyone around
me. I won't treat anyone like they are more or less
than me but as an equal.
- My pledge
this month is to ask 5 of my fellow students if they have
ever been personally involved, or known anyone close to them
that has suffered from hate directed at them due to their
race, sex or anything else that might apply. I will listen
without judging and acknowledge their feelings in a
supportive way.
- My pledge is to accept difference as a
positive and not a negative.
- I vow to promote dialogue. A way to
a more peaceful community is by simply taking time to talk
to somebody.
- I pledge to comfort specific victims and
honor those who are united against hate.
- The first plan of action I plan to take
is stopping hateful speech. I will speak out against
racist jokes and make it known that it is not funny to act
so ignorant.
- My action plan is to challenge every
individual to look inside themselves at the fear they have
and begin to face those fears so the walls of hatred will no
longer exist.
- To stop hate, I would take action by not
being racist myself and when someone says something about
someone that is considered racist, I would stand up to them
and tell them that it isn't right and it hurts people a lot.
- The way I can prevent hate is to not hate
others because they are not like you.
- I will pass on the information I learn
from reading this website.
- I will find someone who is sitting alone
at lunch, study hall, or anywhere I feel it appropriate on
campus and to share with them the importance of this program
and how to get involved.
- My action plan includes not condoning or
promoting ridiculous, crude, vulgar, or other unacceptable
jokes.
- I will not use racial slurs.
- I will stop using racial humor.
- When I see a racial problem occur, I will
say something rather than stay quiet.
- I pledge to make the first move to join
people in my classes that look like they are being left-out
or afraid of joining a group discussion.
- I will not prejudge people and will not
being around people who are hateful. I will talk to
those who are targets of bullying, become friends with
others that are of difference races, religions and sexual
orientation, and stand up for those that are being bullied.
- I will avoid degrading or stereotypical
slurs and will speak out when hearing their use. I
will not judge anybody before I get to know them personally.
I will report acts of hate or suspicious persons to the
campus police.
- I am going to smile at everyone I see and
try to make people see the good things in others.
- When I see a student sitting alone, I
will ask to sit with them and get to know them.
- In my class, I will introduce students to
the concept that casual statements like, "that's to
retarded," and, "that's so gay," actually perpetuate stigma
and do harm.
- I pledge to embrace differences, to
encourage open communication, to share smiles, and greet all
as I walk by.
- I pledge to help stop hate by simply
talking, sharing and informing people I may cross paths with
about my own ethnicity whenever possible.
- I plan to speak out and teach tolerance
by posting the guideline "Ten Ways to Fight Hate on Campus"
on the window outside the Writing Center.
- I am going to do a training with this
material as a reminder that we all must participate in
fighting hate on campus and that we all have a
responsibility to report any incidents or crimes on campus.
- I will never let a racial or prejudicial
remark or joke go by without stating how hurtful and mean it
is. I will encourage my friends to refrain from such
"entertainment" at the expense of someone else.
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