Global interfaith group has new anti-hate campaign

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By: JoAnne Viviano
The Columbus Dispatch - June 28, 2013 05:20 PM

The United Religions Initiative has undertaken a new Talking Back to Hate campaign that uses stories of courage in an effort to educate about and prevent hate speech, bullying and discrimination.

The global interfaith network seeks to respond to hateful speech and hostility with "positive dialogue and proactive, cooperative action," said Debra Bernstein, associate executive director of the Initiative.

"Hate speech directed toward immigrants, religious, ethnic and other minorities has become so widespread, it's become institutionalized," she said in a news release announcing the campaign. "Bus and billboard ads, talk radio, and the insidious forms of hate speech on the Internet fuel prejudice and increasingly harmful actions," she said.

The campaign's website is posting stories of people who turned encounters with hate speech, bullying or discrimination into something positive.

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