Stand Against Racism 2014 Grand Island, Nebraska YWCA
Channel: Lawrence Molczyk
Date: 2014-04-25

The YWCA in Grand Island, Nebraska Called upon the community to take a stand against racism by participating in a walk held on April 24, 2014.  They encourage each one of us to take positive steps to eliminate racism in our lives.  Learn more at StandAgainstRacism.org  
  
• Learn about your family's ethnic 
background. 
• Find out if your family name was 
ever changed. 
• Notice what ethnic groups are 
missing from your workplace, your 
neighborhood, church, and 
social groups. 
• Become aware of what assumptions 
you may have about other ethnic 
groups. Make a list of them and commit 
yourself to counteract or unlearn them. 
• Speak up when you hear someone 
make a racist remark. 
• Get to know co-workers of different 
ethnic groups. 
• Form a lunch group at work that meets 
on a regular schedule to talk about 
racism. 
• Read magazines that are directed at 
ethnic groups other than your own. 
• Read books written about race and 
ethnicity in our country to broaden your 
understanding. 
• Learn about the histories of other 
ethnic groups in the United States. 
• Think about why people find it so 
difficult to talk about racism in an 
ethnically mixed group. 
• Discuss this with others of your 
own ethnicity and those who are 
ethnically different. 
• Notice how people avoid talking about 
differences. Think about what this 
avoidance creates. What does it mean 
to be different in your community? Talk 
to others about this. 
• Find others who are taking active steps 
to combat racism and become their ally.