RESOURCE AND REFERRAL LIST FOR REPORTING HATE VIOLENCE The
California Association of Human Relations Organizations (CAHRO) is concerned about the increasing threats and hate crimes committed against Muslims, Arab Americans, people of Middle Eastern descent and those who may be
mistaken as such. Already it is confirmed that one Sikh man was killed in Arizona and many more incidents of vandalism, assaults, firebombing and threats have occurred as a backlash resulting from the attack in
New York and Washington on September 11, 2001.We call on people to resist scapegoating our fellow Muslims, Arab Americans, and people of Middle Eastern descent. Below is a resource list of
organizations working to prevent and respond to hate violence in the state of California and non-profit organizations who have set up hotline numbers to take reports of hate crimes and provide legal services.
Organizations are listed in geographical order from north to south
NOTE: This list will updated as we get more information.
Anti-Hate Violence Networks and HRC
The following contacts will serve as liaisons/advocates with law enforcement, provide referrals to
counseling services, document incidents, and help the community respond to hate incidents resulting from this crisis.
Humboldt Human Relations Commission
Message only – Checked every 4 hours - 707 268-2548 California Sacramento to Oregon border & Central Valley north of Bakersfield
Helene Tennete, US Attorney's Office of Victim Assistance - 1-888-873-3480 Sonoma County
Lorene Irizari, Sonoma County HRC - 707 579-4073 Marin County
Marlene Schoonover, Marin Human Rights Roundtable on Hate Violence -
415 457-6328 San Francisco
Jill Tregor, Intergroup Clearinghouse - 415 564-9410 City of Alameda
Carol Beaver - Alamedans Together Against Hate - 510 749-5811 Santa Clara County
Delorme Mckee-Stovall, Network Against Hate Violence - 408 792-2304 Santa Barbara County
Detective Roger Esteves, Santa Barbara Network Against Hate Violence -
805 897-2335
Los Angeles County
Marshall Wong, Los Angeles County HRC - 213 974-7611 Beverly Hills
Mary O'Gorman, Beverly Hills HRC - 310 285-1079 Orange County
Rusty Kennedy, Orange County HRC - 714 567-7470 San Diego
Morris Casuto, Anti-Defamation League - 619 293-3770For incidents in other locations or if having trouble reaching the above call the:
California Association of Human Relations Organizations 415 775-2341 State agencies and non-profit organizations responding to hate
crimes against people of Middle Eastern descent For documentation, legal assistance and victim assistance National US Commission on Civil Rights
1-800-552-6843 (national) 202-376-8513 (local) Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
212-760-9110 or 212-966-5932, Email: sling@aaldef.org National Asian Pacific American Legal
Consortium(NAPALC) in Washington D.C.
202-296-2300
Northern California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
1-800-884-1684 (California)Bay Area Hate Crime Investigators Association
415-897-4372
ACLU Northern California
415-621-2493 South Asian Bar Association
Paul Greywal - 408-342-4543
Hate Crimes Hotline at 1-888-99-NOHATE (Bay Area only)
Grassroots Organizers for the Muslim and Arab Community (GOMAC)
(Also provides Arab-English translation and grief counseling)
877-282-2288 Southern California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
1-800-884-1684 (California)ACLU of Southern California
213-977-5291 Muslim Public Affairs Council
Toll Free Hotline 1-800-898-3558 For documentation of reports Arab American Anti-discrimination Committee
202-244-2990, Email: adc@adc.org
Council of Arab-Islamic Relations
http://www.cair-net.org/ National Conference for Community and Justice - Los Angeles Region
Lecia Brooks - 213-250-8787 X220
Other Resources California Attorney General Office: Hate Crime Prevention Brochure
(comes in many languages - Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, English, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, and Vietnamese)
http://caag.state.ca.us/civilrights/content/hatecrimes.htm
For
more hate crime resources, go to our
hate violence resource page
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