Local Resources

COMMUNITY-BASED AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

RELIGIOUS AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

LEGAL RESOURCES

YOUTH AND EDUCATION RESOURCES

National Resources

NATIONAL & REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

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COMMUNITY-BASED AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

Alameda County Human Relations Commission
http://www.alamedasocialservices.org/
Telephone: (510) 271-9104
The Alameda County Human Relations Commission comprises citizens interested in human relations issues throughout the county. In recent years, the commission has focused on hate-crime activity, community and police relations, and youth -- through its Youth Recognition Program, which honors students who create successful and effective activities or programs for improving human relations in their schools and in Alameda County.

Alliance of South Asians Taking Action
http://www.asata.org/resources/hatecrimes/
c/o Chinese for Affirmative Action
17 Walter U. Lum Place
San Francisco, CA 94108
Telephone: (415) 274-6760, ext. 310
contactus@asata.org
ASATA works to educate, organize and empower Bay Area South Asian communities to end violence, oppression, racism and exploitation within and against diverse communities. Its Web site includes a comprehensive list of hate-crime resources, from those specifically for the South Asian community to general state, regional, county and city resources.

California Association of Human Relations Organizations
http://www.cahro.org
23041 Avenida de la Carlota
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Telephone: (949) 586-6640
The California Association of Human Relations Organizations provides assistance to community organizations statewide that are interested in developing local and regional networks based on the issues of hate violence and intergroup conflict resolution.

Capital Unity Council
http://www.capitalunity.org
980 9th Street, 16th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 449-9600
Fax: (916) 449-9602
info@capitalunity.org
The Sacramento-based Capital Unity Council was formed in 1999 in response to a series of hate crimes in the region dating back to 1993. The Council develops educational programs, responds to acts of hate and bias, and is building a Unity Center to present the history of diversity in California.

City and County of San Francisco Human Rights Commission
http://www.sfgov.org/site/sfhumanrights_index.asp
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94102-6033
Telephone: (415) 252-2500
Fax: (415) 431-5764
hrc.info@sfgov.org
The Human Rights Commission works to provide leadership and advocacy to secure, protect and promote human rights for all people. It was established in 1964 by city ordinance and became a charter commission in 1990.

Community Relations Service/Northern California
http://www.usdoj.gov/crs/
Telephone: (415) 744-6565
The U.S. Department of Justice's Community Relations Service mediates community conflicts and tensions arising from differences over race, color and national origin. Most of its work comes from requests by police chiefs, mayors, school superintendents, and other local and state authorities.

Community United Against Violence
http://www.cuav.org/
160 14th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone: (415) 777-2500
Fax: (415) 333-HELP
Community United Against Violence (CUAV) is a 20-year-old multicultural organization working to end violence against and within Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning communities. CUAV offers a 24-hour confidential, multilingual support line as well as free counseling, legal advocacy and emergency assistance to survivors of domestic violence, hate violence and sexual assault. CUAV uses education as a violence prevention tool through its speakers' bureau, youth program and domestic violence prevention program.

Davis Hate Watch
http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/davishatewatch/
This Web log, providing education and information about hate crimes and hateful acts in Davis, California, was created in response to a series of hate crimes in the area in 2003.

Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission of the City and County of Sacramento
http://www.hrfh.org/
1112 I Street, Suite 250
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 444-6903
Sacramento's Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission provides access to counseling, investigation and mediation of disputes that may arise from hate crimes, acts of racism or sexism, and housing discrimination in the Sacramento area. Its Web site includes an online version of the county and city "Fair Housing Handbook," news about upcoming events offered through the office and links to other sites.

La Raza Centro Legal
http://www.lrcl.org/
474 Valencia Street, Suite 295
San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone: (415) 575-3500
Fax: (415) 255-7593
La Raza Centro Legal provides direct legal services, education, leadership development, and opportunities to organize around community issues affecting the Latino, indigenous, immigrant and low-income communities of San Francisco and the greater Bay Area.

Marin Human Rights Roundtable on Hate Violence
http://www.volunteersolutions.org/marin/org/1334269.html
1123 Court Street, Suite 10
San Rafael, CA 94901
Telephone: (415) 457-6328
Fax: (415) 457-6178
marinhumanrights@earthlink.net
The Marin Human Rights Roundtable on Hate Violence is a coalition of diverse community-based organizations, government entities, and individuals dedicated to the prevention and elimination of hate crime and hate violence in the county of Marin. The roundtable was convened in 1996 by the Marin Community Foundation in response to increasing public concern about hate incidents in Marin. The roundtable's purpose is to build a consensus that hate violence in all forms is unacceptable.

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
http://www.pflag.org/chapters/find.html
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) offers support-group meetings, community education and advocacy opportunities in almost 500 communities throughout the United States. To find a PFLAG chapter near you, search PFLAG's online chapter database.

Santa Clara County Network for a Hate-Free Community
http://www.sccgov.org/
Office of Human Relations
70 W. Hedding Street, Lower Level
San Jose, CA 95110
Telephone: (408) 792-2304
This network, which grew out of the work of the Santa Clara County Human Relations Commission, provides community response to hate crimes and hate incidents in Santa Clara County. The network includes representatives of culturally diverse community-based organizations, school and social services, law enforcement, religious groups, and concerned members of the community.

Shasta County Citizens Against Racism
http://www.shastalink.k12.us/noracism
tomara@rsdnmp.org
Shasta County Citizens Against Racism (SCCAR), founded in response to a 1988 racially motivated shooting in Redding, California, is dedicated to the elimination of racial prejudice and social injustice through education, cultural exchanges and public advocacy.

Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights
http://www.sonoma-county.org/ooc/chr.htm
2300 Country Center Drive, B-167
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Telephone: (707) 565-2693
Sonoma County's Commission on Human Rights aims to promote better human relations among all people in the county through education and advocacy, and by initiating action that fosters the recognition of and appreciation for Sonoma's cultural diversity. The commission helps lead the Hate-Free Community Project, including citizens, businesses, churches, local government leaders and others who declare and identify their community as hate-free.

Transgender San Francisco
http://www.tgsf.org
Transgender San Francisco (TGSF) sponsors a variety of programs, including monthly socials, an annual cotillion, monthly educational seminars, a telephone hotline, a newsletter and a speakers' bureau.

 

RELIGIOUS AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

California Council of Churches
http://www.calchurches.org
2715 K Street, Suite D
Sacramento, CA 95816
Telephone: (916) 442-5447
Fax: (916) 442-3036
cccinfo@calchurches.org
The California Council of Churches educates faith-based communities on pursuing justice through study and service, and mobilizes people of faith to be effective advocates in governmental processes concerning public policy.

Council on American-Islamic Relations /California Chapter
http://www.cair-california.org/
3000 Scott Boulevard, Suite 212
Santa Clara, California 95054
Telephone: (408) 986-9874
Fax: (408) 986-9875
nocal@cair.com
CAIR is dedicated to enhancing understanding of Islam, encouraging dialogue, protecting civil liberties and empowering American Muslims. Among its activities, the organization tracks hate-motivated attacks and incidents of intimidation against Muslims.

Jewish Community Relations Council
http://www.jcrc.org/
121 Steuart Street, 301
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (415) 957-1551
Fax: (415) 979-0981
The Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa counties is the central public affairs arm of the organized Jewish community in the Bay Area. It represents more than 80 synagogues and Jewish organizations.

 

LEGAL RESOURCES

American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California
http://www.aclunc.org/
1663 Mission Street, Suite 460
San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone: (415) 621-2493
Fax: (415) 255-1478
The San Francisco-based ACLU of Northern California works to protect civil liberties in the region, from the rights of immigrants and reproductive rights of women to the rights of Lesbians and Gays. In addition to direct litigation, the ACLU is involved in public education, legislative lobbying efforts and grass-roots organizing. After September 11, 2001, the ACLU collaborated with other local and national groups to document the backlash against certain ethnic and racial groups.

Asian Law Caucus
http://www.altrue.net/site/alc/
939 Market Street, Suite 201
San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone: (415) 896-1701
Fax: (415) 896-1702
alc@asianlawcaucus.org
The nation's oldest legal and civil rights organization serving low-income Asian- and Pacific-American communities, the Asian Law Caucus provides technical assistance and legal representation to victims of hate crimes and discrimination, and works with targeted communities to build awareness about cases. ALC works with these communities to transform awareness into pressure and to ensure that law enforcement agencies vigorously investigate and prosecute hate crimes. ALC also co-authors the annual "Audit of Violence against Asian Pacific Americans" with the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center.

Greater Sacramento Area Hate Crimes Task Force
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/cae/community/community.htm
Telephone: (916) 554-2776
Learning about hate crime -- how to prevent it, respond to it and prosecute it -- is the focus of the Greater Sacramento Area Hate Crimes Task Force, sponsored and administered by the U. S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California. The task force meets several times a year, helping law enforcement leaders and members of the community work together in the fight against hate crime.

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
http://www.lccr.com/
131 Steuart Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (415) 543-9444
Fax: (415) 543-0296
info@lccr.com
The Lawyers' Committee of the San Francisco Bay Area supports the rights of minority and low-income individuals by offering free legal assistance in civil matters and by litigating cases that have the potential to improve the lives of people often ignored by the legal system. In the wake of September 11, the Lawyers' Committee provided leadership after witnessing a severe backlash against Arabs, South Asians and Muslims as well as individuals perceived to be members of these groups. Within days of the attacks, the committee implemented a program to assist victims of discrimination and hate crimes.

Transgender Law Center
http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org
1800 Market Street, Suite 408
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: (415) 865-0176
Fax: (415) 777-5565
info@transgenderlawcenter.org
This civil rights organization utilizes direct legal services, public policy advocacy and educational opportunities to advance the rights and safety of diverse Transgender communities.

 

YOUTH AND EDUCATION RESOURCES

Anti-Defamation League
http://www.adl.org
Central Pacific Region
720 Market Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94102-2501
Telephone: (415) 981-3500
Fax: (415) 981-8933
san-francisco@adl.org
The ADL combats anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, bigotry, discrimination and prejudice. The organization offers diversity appreciation and anti-hate workshops; monitors and exposes extremist group activities; and offers security advice and training to Jewish institutions.

Facing History and Ourselves
http://www.facinghistory.org/
San Francisco/Bay Area Office
24301 Southland Drive, Suite 318
Hayward, CA 94545
Telephone: (510) 786-2500
Facing History and Ourselves helps students and teachers confront the complexities of history in ways that promote critical thinking and moral behavior. By studying the historical development of the Holocaust and other examples of collective violence, students make the essential connection between history and the moral choices they confront in their own lives.

Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network/San Francisco-East Bay
http://www.glsen-sfeb.org/
1924 Grant Street, Suite 4
Concord, CA 94520-2426
Telephone: (925) 685-5480
Fax: (925) 685-5413
respect@glsen-sfeb.org
GLSEN SF-EB strives to ensure that each member of every school community is valued and respected, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. The network's goal is to educate teachers, students, administrators and the public at large about the damaging effects homophobia and heterosexism have on youth and adults alike.

Horizons Foundation
http://www.horizonsfoundation.org/
870 Market Street, Suite 728
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: (415) 398-2333
Fax: (415) 398-4733
info@horizonsfoundation.org
This San Francisco Bay Area-based foundation serves the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community by making grants, strengthening LGBT organizations and leadership, and increasing philanthropic giving. The foundation set up the Gwen Araujo Memorial Fund for Transgender Education to support school-based programs in the nine-county Bay Area, which promotes understanding of Transgender people and issues.

Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center
http://www.lyric.org/
127 Collingwood Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
Telephone: (415) 703-6150
Fax: (415) 703-6161
A community center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Transitioning youth 23 years old and younger, the Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC) aims to build community and inspire positive social change through education enhancement, career training, health promotion and leadership development.

Youth Gender Project
http://www.youthgenderproject.org/
c/o San Francisco LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street, Suite 307
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: (415) 865-5625
ygp@youthgenderproject.org
Youth Gender Project is a youth-led organization working to empower and advocate for Transgender, Gender-variant and Questioning youth.