How To Participate

Voice Your Solidarity

Following the example of survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting who organized and spoke out, we encourage students to raise their voices against isolation and exclusion by getting to know your classmates by reaching out to students who are isolated, letting your elected officials know that you reject violence and hate, and working in your communities to be an upstander for others.

Share these posts on social media and with your educators to help create more inclusive, compassionate classrooms:

  • We’ve seen the power of young people organizing across lines of difference to address pressing social issues facing us all. We’re proud of them for being upstanders! Join the #KnowYourNeighbor Upstander Campaign and learn how you can help: www.ing.org/kyn-upstander
  • In our current climate of anxiety, fear, and mistrust of “the other”, @BeyondDiff’s Know Your Classmates curriculum is needed now more than ever! www.knowyourclassmates.org Find more #KnowYourNeighbor resources by visiting: www.ing.org/kyn-upstander
  • Know Your Classmates is a @beyonddiff curriculum to create and nurture healthy relationships while supporting students as they explore issues of self-identity, stereotypes, and embrace diversity in  others: www.knowyourclassmates.org#KnowYourNeighbor www.ing.org/kyn-upstander
  • Dozens of organizations across the nation have worked hard to create free resources for educators to create more inclusive classrooms. Find them here: www.ing.org/kyn-curriculum-educators/ and join the #KnowYourNeighbor Upstander Campaign: www.ing.org/kyn-upstander
  • Create a world where every child is accepted, included, and valued by their peers, no matter what their differences. In our current climate of anxiety, fear, and mistrust of “the other”, the Know Your Classmates curriculum is needed now more than ever! www.knowyourclassmates.org Find more #KnowYourNeighbor resources by visiting www.ing.org/kyn-upstander
  • Your religious rights don’t end at the schoolhouse door. Learn more at https://www.aclu.org/issues/religious-liberty/religion-and-public-schools Find more #KnowYourNeighbor resources by visiting www.ing.org/kyn-upstander
  • Six things to know as you go back to school. https://www.aclu.org/blog/juvenile-justice/student-rights-school-six-things-you-need-know Find more #KnowYourNeighbor resources by visiting www.ing.org/kyn-upstander

If you see something, do something

Unchallenged hatred has a habit of reinforcing and repeating itself. If you witness acts of exclusion or hate towards others based on their differences, take the initiative to do something about it. Challenge the perpetrators (if safe to do so) and stand up for those being targeted.

Here are some posts to share from community partners with resources on how to act when you see or hear something hateful directed toward a fellow American:

Students, take action

Following the example of survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting who organized and spoke out, we encourage students to raise their voices against isolation and exclusion by getting to know your classmates by reaching out to students who are isolated, letting your elected officials know that you reject violence and hate, and working in your communities to be an upstander for others.

Share these posts on social media and with your educators to help create more inclusive, compassionate classrooms:

  • We’ve seen the power of young people organizing across lines of difference to address pressing social issues facing us all. We’re proud of them for being upstanders! Join the #KnowYourNeighbor Upstander Campaign and learn how you can help: www.ing.org/kyn-upstander
  • In our current climate of anxiety, fear, and mistrust of “the other”, @BeyondDiff’s Know Your Classmates curriculum is needed now more than ever! www.knowyourclassmates.org Find more #KnowYourNeighbor resources by visiting: www.ing.org/kyn-upstander
  • Know Your Classmates is a @beyonddiff curriculum to create and nurture healthy relationships while supporting students as they explore issues of self-identity, stereotypes, and embrace diversity in  others: www.knowyourclassmates.org#KnowYourNeighbor www.ing.org/kyn-upstander
  • Dozens of organizations across the nation have worked hard to create free resources for educators to create more inclusive classrooms. Find them here: www.ing.org/kyn-curriculum-educators/ and join the #KnowYourNeighbor Upstander Campaign: www.ing.org/kyn-upstander
  • Create a world where every child is accepted, included, and valued by their peers, no matter what their differences. In our current climate of anxiety, fear, and mistrust of “the other”, the Know Your Classmates curriculum is needed now more than ever! www.knowyourclassmates.org Find more #KnowYourNeighbor resources by visiting www.ing.org/kyn-upstander
  • Your religious rights don’t end at the schoolhouse door. Learn more at https://www.aclu.org/issues/religious-liberty/religion-and-public-schools Find more #KnowYourNeighbor resources by visiting www.ing.org/kyn-upstander
  • Six things to know as you go back to school. https://www.aclu.org/blog/juvenile-justice/student-rights-school-six-things-you-need-know Find more #KnowYourNeighbor resources by visiting www.ing.org/kyn-upstander
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