Guides and Resources

Confronting and Preventing Hate in Canadian Schools Toolkit - Second Edition

Canadians across the country report a rise in hate-promoting social movements. Because schools are hubs of our communities, they have become battlegrounds for hate-motivated organizing. There is evidence that hate-promoting groups specifically target young people with their messaging. Networks which target young people for recruitment operate on a wide variety of platforms, including mainstream video game and social media platforms.

As schools and classrooms adopted a more online and virtual approach during the COVID 19 pandemic, it created opportunities for people seeking to spread hate. This can manifest in zoombombings targeting anti-racist educator working groups, community town halls, and even students themselves. Virtual tools used by classrooms every day can be a battleground, where bigoted profile pictures and sometimes anonymous harassment of Black, Indigenous, and students of colour, queer and trans, and otherwise marginalized students occurs.

The goal of this toolkit is to supplement a comprehensive anti-racism education program. It will give you the tools to identify when a young person is consuming hate propaganda and is becoming radicalized, and to intervene as early as possible before the situation escalates.

Download Confronting and Preventing Hate in Canadian Schools - Second Edition here

Guide for Pride Defenders

As a watchdog of the far-right, we have had the profoundly hopeful experience of researching, analyzing, and participating in successful antifascist resistance against the far-right. This guide is our way of sharing some of what we’ve learned with you, the on the ground organizers and grassroots activists who are eager to defend your communities, especially during Pride season.

Download the Guide for Pride Defenders here

40 Ways to Fight the Far-Right: Tactics for Community Activists in Canada

40 Ways to Fight the Far-Right: Tactics for Community Activists in Canada seeks to help contain far-right organizing by preventing and mitigating the damage it inflicts on our communities. This guide offers ideas for people of all backgrounds, identities, and skill levels. While we encourage people to show up in person, there are also many options for people who aren’t able to do that.

Together, these actions present a variety of tactics which raise the cost of participation in far-right movements and, we believe, will keep communities safer.

Download 40 Ways to Fight the Far-Right: Tactics for Community Activists in Canada here

Articles

Bad Actors Don't Get Stages: An Anti-Hate Guide for Venues

How venues and community members can identify and avoid booking far-right performers looking for a platform, and what to do if you already have.

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Who is Andrew Tate: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers

What adults need to know about Tate, how and why youth are attracted to his messaging, and how to address young people in your life who are influenced by him.

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Conversations For Parents And Caregivers To Keep Kids Safe From Hate Movements

Talking to kids about video gaming, media and news, and what they’re learning in school can help you spot warning signs early and create a rewarding and protective environment.