Did you know that, according to last year's FBI crime statistics, college campuses are among the third most common location for a hate crime to occur? Did you also know that race is the most common bias motivation in reported hate crimes? You can learn more about hate crimes and bias incidents and how to be active in preventing hate crimes on your campus by attending one of our upcoming Stop the Hate Training for Trainers programs.

The Stop the Hate Training for Trainers program is a 3-day intensive course that includes twelve different learning modules. Attendees are involved in a wide variety of learning activities and exercises designed to prepare them to work actively on their campus to prevent hate and bias incidents. Each participant receives a training manual with over 250 pages of content and learning activities contributed by our educational partners. In addition, participants who complete the 3-day program receive a certificate and exclusive access to the Stop the Hate Action Center, an online resource with even more instructional materials.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

Stop the Hate - East Coast: December 6 through 8, 2010 in Charlotte, North Carolina
Stop the Hate - West Coast: March 31 through April 2, 2010 in Napa, California

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If you are interested in bringing Stop the Hate to your campus, we offer two different ways to host a program. Learn more by visiting our website at www.stophate.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Press Contact:
Campus Pride
Phone: 704-277-6710
Email: info@campuspride.org

(Charlotte, N.C. -- November 4, 2009) Stop the Hate, a national bias and hate crime prevention program for colleges and universities, announces the dates for its upcoming Stop The Hate Train The Trainer program. The three-day training will begin on Thursday, Dec. 3at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 2:30 p.m., hosted on the campus of the University of North Carolina Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C. Registration is open until November 26, 2009 with early-bird special discounts at http://www.stophate.org/events.html

Bias incidents and hate crimes are a prevalent, growing issue at colleges and universities across the United States – even the Carolinas. The organization cites these select headlines from North Carolina and South Carolina over the last three years to name a few.

May 16, 2007: The death of Sean Kennedy, a gay young man, who was brutally killed outside a bar after being called “Faggot.”

November 5, 2008: The epitaphs scrawled on a tunnel wall on campus: "Let's shoot that (N-word) in the head," and "Hang Obama by a noose.”

September 14, 2009: A rock with a letter attached threatening a gay student with death threats saying “You don't deserve life like the rest of the world. It's bad enough without all the gay crap pulling people down. It's sick, unnatural and death is almost too good for you. Almost."