At its most fundamental level, hate violence is an aggressive expression of prejudice against another person or group of people simply because of who and what they are. Our purpose is to identify the nature (issues) and prevalence (trends) of this type of prejudicial behavior in our communities. We also invite your help in coming up with creative strategies for how to address, prevent and respond to bias -motivated and hate incidents. Please take a moment to respond to the following questions. You do not need to identify yourself in any way as we are committed to honoring your privacy. Circle your response and write narrative explanations where requested. Return completed form to: Pennsylvania Network of Unity Coalitions, c/o Dennis Biancuzzo, 3523 North Second Street - Harrisburg, PA 17110 or Via email at biancudenn@comcast.net

Do you identify with a particular group (race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, etc.) that has been a target of hate-motivated behavior? Y N

If yes, and if you are comfortable doing so, please identify which group:

Have you or anyone you know been directly affected by bias motivated behavior or a hate crime: Y N

If yes, please take this opportunity to tell your story (use the back if necessary):

What if anything did you and/or your affinity group do to respond to the incident you described?

Was the incident reported to the authorities? Y N

If so, please describe the response you received when you reported the incident:

PNUC has outlined four areas essential to adequately addressing hate violence in our communities: Understanding, Prevention, Reporting and Supporting, and Organizing And Responding. Please let us know your views on each of these areas by responding to the following:

Do you believe your circle of friends and associates clearly understands the nature of hate incidents and hate crimes? Y N

Are you aware of any bias or prejudice prevention programs currently in place at the organizations within your circle of influence? Y N

If yes, please describe the program:

What do you feel can be done to improve the "reporting and supporting" roles of authorities and organizations in your community? Please be as specific as possible.

If a hate incident affects you or someone you care for, what would you most like to see happen in the community to respond to your pain? Be as specific as possible, use the back if necessary.

Return completed form to:Pennsylvania Network of Unity Coalitions, c/o Dennis Biancuzzo, 3523 North Second Street - Harrisburg, PA 17110 or Via email at biancudenn@comcast.net

Individuals and Organizations are encouraged to use these videos and our other programs as a resource to help initiate dialogue about addressing hate violence and intolerance in their communities.

Name: __________________________________________________________________

Organization: ____________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________

Phone: ________________ Fax: __________________ Email:____________________

To promote the "Not In Our Town" campaign, I, and/or, our organization, will:

Endorse the campaign. Submit a letter of support to the Pennsylvania Network of Unity Coalitions at biancudenn@Comcast.net

"Please add us to the list of official campaign supporters";

Help to organize a screening or town hall meeting for our members and/or civic, religious, labor, youth, or community organization;

Place news stories, op-eds, PSA’s and interviews in our newsletters to publicize NIOT events and raise awareness about local hate activity;

Will include a NIOT workshop in an upcoming conference agenda (please let us know when and where);

Participate and promote a local "Not In Our Town" event/week/month and obtain proclamations from our city officials;

Make a tax-deductible donation to the Pennsylvania Network of Unity Coalitions

For more information about the Pennsylvania Network of Unity Coalitions, contact the PNUC at biancudenn@comcast.net, phone: 717.695-0185.

Or go to our web site at: www.paunity.bravehost.com

STATEMENT

One of the tasks of the Pennsylvania Network of Unity Coalitions (PNUC) is to draft a protocol to guide our conversations, relationships and how we approach diverse stakeholder groups. It is simply how we relate to each other while trying to build a Culture of Peace, and Justice.

First, it is important to acknowledge that we expect that everyone who participates in PNUC will pledge to live by the Culture of Peace and Justice principles declared in Manifesto.

We do not wish to offend and will also have to try to be mindful of "hot buttons" and speak in different languages to different audiences. Some of us must get past old "we vs. they" images. But as much as we will try, some people may be offended by what we say and they may divorce themselves from our conversation (I would suggest to our mutual detriment, and we hope to avoid this).

Such a preamble may get tiresome (and may sound a bit overly cautious), but unfortunately there is a tendency to take some offence at a word, an action, a person, etc., and we know that we must always remind ourselves to rethink what we really want to achieve (in this relationship and life).

Until we all can develop our own "protocol" or strategy for approaching others, it is recommended for our own ‘internal security’ as a Culture of Peace and Justice community that we use the tools and methods contained in the following important texts.