The Anti-Defamation League
- A World of Difference® Institute
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1985, ADL and WCVB-TV in Boston initiated the A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE‚
campaign to combat prejudice, promote democratic ideals, and strengthen
pluralism. Its success is now an international institute with diversity
education programs utilized by schools, universities, corporations,
and community and law enforcement agencies throughout the United
States and abroad.
At the heart of the Institute’s program is A CLASSROOM OF
DIFFERENCE, developed to address diversity issues in the pre-kindergarten
through 12th grade school communities. Programs include workshops
for teachers, support staff, classified staff, administrators, students,
and family members.
The centerpiece of the A CLASSROOM OF DIFFERENCE‚ teacher
training program is the Anti-Bias Teacher/Student Study Guide. Materials
and lessons are presented and utilized during the full-day training
program through role play and simulation exercises for teachers,
educators and administrators.
A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE‚ Institute programs provide practical,
experiential, hands-on training with skills to challenge prejudice
and discrimination, to foster intergroup understanding and to equip
participants to live and work successfully and civilly in a diverse
environment. The programs are designed to enable participants to:
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provide an understanding of prejudice and discrimination and
the harm they inflict upon individuals, communities, and society;
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aid individuals in recognizing their own and others’ biases
and to take personal responsibility for combating prejudice
and discrimination;
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challenge the stereotypes and biases that inhibit intergroup
understanding;
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provide techniques and develop strategies to challenge all
forms of prejudice and discrimination;
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equip people with the necessary skills to successfully live
and work within a diverse society; and
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identify factors that contribute to the promotion of intergroup
understanding and successful coalition building.
Since 1985, the A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE‚ Institute has had multiple
achievements in the United States:
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Trained more than 350,000 elementary and secondary school teachers
in public, private, and parochial school settings have participated
in the A CLASSROOM OF DIFFERENCE‚ program.
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Fostered a cohesive campus at more than 135 colleges and universities
that have hosted the A CAMPUS OF DIFFERENCE‚ program, while
400 more have used ADL anti-bias educational materials for the
same purpose.
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Conducted workplace diversity training for over 100,000 adult
workers employed in more than 100 corporations, government agencies
or small business in the public and private sectors through
the A WORKPLACE OF DIFFERENCE‚ program.
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Developed a law enforcement diversity training program currently
being implemented by the F.B.I. and police departments across
the U.S.
Internationally, A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE‚ Institute programs
operate in Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, France,
Spain, Portugal, Greece, Luxembourg, and Japan.
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Index: Podium
Tolerance - Basis for Democratic Interaction
by Florian Wenzel
Tolerance, Acceptance and Mutual Respect
by Micha Brumlik
Portrait
The Anti-Defamation League - A World of Difference Institute
Expert's Commentary
by Krzysztof Stanowski
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