Supervisor Provenza joined with Supervisor Saylor, the Davis City Council, and UC Davis Chancellor Gary May earlier this month to officially launch the Hate-Free Together Campaign aimed at fighting hate speech and hateful incidents. This campaign comes off the back of incidents this year which promoted hateful ideas including anti-Semitism and racism. At the joint City-County-UC meeting on November 30th where the Hate-Free Together campaign was launched, Supervisor Provenza addressed these and other incidents, saying: “a hate act is not just an act against a particular ethnic group, race or religion. It’s an act against all racial groups, ethnic groups and religions. To the extent there is hate, anyone can be the next victim, and we have to view this as a community, as something to address as a whole any time it occurs."
The Hate-Free together campaign is built on three pillars which are all actions our community should take to address hateful conduct. These pillars are: Condemn Hate, Create Safety, Cultivate Change.
Hate-Free together targets audiences of individuals, public agencies, and businesses and urges them all to step up to combat hateful behavior. In early 2023, members of the public will be invited to community workshops to help build a dialogue over what key actions can be taken to build a more inclusive community moving forward.
The campaign is spearheaded by Jenny Tan, the Director of Community Engagement at the City of Davis, with support from County Staff including Shapree Butler and Madison York and is focused on uniting and connecting the community. Tan noted that, "... it's important that this campaign is connected to all the parts of the community and everyone sees themselves invested in this."
To get involved with Hate-Free Together, you can fill out this Google Form
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